22 Abriles Tengo

I'm 22 Years Old

22 Abriles Tengo

I'm a girl from SevilleSoy sevillana
I'm a girl from Seville by birthSoy sevillana de nacimiento
In my songs, I bring joyEn mi cantares traigo alegría
And I sing the same for tientosY lo mismito canto por tiento
As for fandangos and buleríasQue por fandango y bulería
I don't step out of lineNo me salgo de la raya
Nor out of my way of beingNi de mi forma de ser
And wherever I goY vaya por donde vaya
They always say oleSiempre me dicen ole

Oh, tongue, go and tellAy lengua corre ve y dile
That they talk about my old ageQue hablan de mi antigua edad
I'm 22 years old, 22 years oldTengo 22 abriles, 22 abriles
Is it envy or charity?¿es envidia o caridad?

They say my song is a sentenceMi copla dicen sentencia
They talk about jealousy and lovesHablan de celos y amores
My song has experienceMi copla tienen vivencia
Of joy and of bitter tastesDe gozo y de sin sabores
I sing, I sing to a child's laughterCanto, canto a la risa de un niño
And to a woman's soulY al alma de una mujer
I sing, I sing the burden of a loveCanto, canto la cruz de un cariño
That brings me troubleQue me trae a mal traer
My song has prestigeMi copla tienen vitola
It doesn't despise foreignersNo desprecia a los extranjeros
But as I'm SpanishMa como soy española
SpanishEspañola
For Spain I live and diePor españa vivo y muero
For Spain I live and die.Por españa vivo y muero.

Where are you going, girlDonde va niña
Where are you going, girl with that hairDonde va niña con ese pelo
And that big bun like a doorknobY ese gran moño de picaporte
It pleases the man I fancyLe gusta al hombre que yo camelo
And there's no soul to cut it offY no hay cristiano que me lo corte
Your ruffles and dressesTus volantes y vestidos
Are no longer in fashion, womanYa no se llevan mujer
I wear them because they're mineLo llevo porque son mío
And from Seville and oleY de sevilla y ole

I sing about flowery grillesYo canto reja floria
Courtyards of shadow and lightPatio de sombra y luz
I sing about my AndalusiaYo canto a mi andalucía
My AndalusiaA mi andalucía
Long live the AndalusianViva y viva lo andaluz

They say my song is a sentenceMi copla dicen sentencia
They talk about jealousy and lovesHablan de celos y amores
My song has experienceMi copla tienen vivencia
Of joy and bitter tastesDe gozo y sin sabores
I sing, I sing to a child's laughterCanto, canto a la risa de un niño
And to a woman's soulY al alma de una mujer
I sing, I sing the burden of a loveCanto, canto la cruz de un cariño
That brings me troubleQue me trae a mal traer
My song has prestigeMi copla tienen vitola
It doesn't despise foreignersNo desprecia a los extranjeros
But as I'm SpanishMa como soy española
SpanishEspañola
For Spain I live and diePor españa vivo y muero
For Spain I live and diePor españa vivo y muero