I Saw You In The Wild

Te Vi en la Selva

I Saw You In The Wild

Te vi en la selvaI saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te conocí en la selvai knew you in the wild

Estabas nervioso, estabas furiosoyou were nervous, you were furious
tenías mucha seguridad en tus pasosyou were very sure-footed
sueños e intencionesdreams and intentions
llenos de asombro y admiraciónfull of wonder and amazement(?)
el fuego en tus ojosthe fire in your eyes
estabas en tu disfrazyou were in your disguise
estabas atormentado, estabas vacíoyou were haunted you were hollow
no podías ver el mañanayou could not see tomorrow

en la selva,in the wild,
te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te conocí en la selvai knew you in the wild

en los libros, en los árbolesin the books, in the trees
te estabas satisfaciendo tus propias necesidadesyou were spreading your own needs(?)
y todos se quitaban el sombrero ante tiand their hats all went off to you
intentaban mostrarte respetothey were trying to show respect for you
yo estaba lleno de preocupacióni was riddled with worry
tú estabas siempre apuradoyou were all in a hurry
un enredo cristalizado de cosascrystallized mess of things
había un miedo en ello y todo un granthere was a fear in it and all a great(?)

en la selva,in the wild,
te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te conocí en la selvai knew you in the wild

aferrándote a ideales elevadosholding onto high ideals
viviendo incongruentementeliving incongruously
estabas allí entre las hojasyou were there among the leaves
tus necesidades te dirigíanyour needs were directing you
y la naturaleza salvaje, te hablabaand the wilderness, it spoke to you
amenazaba con ahogartethey were threatened to choke you
siempre estabas alertayou were always aware
podías sentir que yo estaba allíyou could sense that i was there

en la selva,in the wild,
te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te conocí en la selvai knew you in the wild

podía decir por tu miradai could tell by your look
que venías de un libroyou came from a book
y leí muchas vecesand i read many times
todas tus líneas más divertidasall your funniest(?) lines
y las ramas con los sabiosand the branches with the sages
pasé todas las páginasi turned all the pages
éramos dos pares de ojoswe were two sets of eyes
dos fuegos ardiendo detrástwo fires burning behind

en la selva,in the wild,
te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te vi en la selvai saw you in the wild
Te conocí en la selvai knew you in the wild