Como Dice El Dicho

As the saying goes

Como Dice El Dicho

How ironic life is, which I never understoodQué irónica es la vida, que yo nunca comprendía
Those sayings my grandfather told meEsos dichos que mi abuelo me decía
But as time goes byPero al pasar el tiempo
Little by little, I began to understand his words full of wisdomPoco a poco, fui entendiendo sus palabras llenas de sabiduría

No matter how early he got up, he never woke up earlyPor más que madrugaba, nunca amanecía temprano
The current often put me to sleepLa corriente muchas veces me dormía
And I knew who you were hanging out with, but I didn't imagineY sabía con quién andabas, pero no me imaginaba
That a stone, with your hand, you would throwQue una piedra, con tu mano, tirarías

Even though they warned me that I would suffer for youPor más que me advertían que yo sufriría por ti
I didn't want to see what was happeningNo quise ver lo que estaba pasando
Even though love is blind, everything fades awayAunque el amor es ciego, todo se va apagando

And as the saying goes, there is no evil that lasts a hundred yearsY como dice el dicho no hay mal que dure cien años
It is much better to be alone than in bad companyMucho mejor estar solo que mal acompañado
And as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver liningY como dice el dicho no hay mal que por bien no venga
Love is paid with love and today you are payingAmor con amor se paga y hoy tú estás pagando

(A little coffee, grandpa? Tell me a saying, because when I say one thing, I say another.)(¿Un cafecito abuelo?, dime algun dicho, que yo, como digo una cosa digo otra)

After the storm, I put your love up for saleDespués de la tormenta, puse tu amor a la venta
And our fire was left in ashesY nuestro fuego se quedó en cenizas
But as the years went by, my grandfather's sayingsPero al pasar los años los refranes de mi abuelo
I was taught not to rushMe enseñaron que no hay que ir de prisa

Love without interest is what I had for youAmor sin interés es lo que yo tenía por ti
And your interest won over the feelingY tu interés le gano al sentimiento
But I don't have you and I feel calmer nowPero es que no te tengo y ya me siento más tranquilo
And I already regret loving youY de amarte ya hasta me arrepiento

You were conspicuous by your absence, although you were never goldBrillaste por tu ausencia, aunque nunca fuiste oro
In my life, you were a bitter pillEn mi vida, fuiste un trago amargo
Today I have a new saintHoy tengo santo nuevo
You don't do miracles anymoreYa tú no haces milagro

And as the saying goes, life gives you surprisesY como dice el dicho, la vida te da sorpresas
A tree that is born crooked, never straightens its branchÁrbol que nace torcido, nunca su rama endereza
As the saying goes, you learn by messing upComo dice el dicho, echando a perder se aprende
You don't really know what you have until you lose itNo sabes bien lo que tienes, hasta que lo pierdes
As the saying goesComo dice el dicho

(What is said must be said well)(Los dicho, hay que decirlos bien dichos)

And the shrimp that falls asleep is carried away by the currentY camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente
Getting up early doesn't mean that dawn comes earlierNo por mucho madrugar, amanece más temprano
Let he who is without sin cast the first stoneQue el que este libre de pecado que tire la primera piedra

And as the saying goes, life gives you surprisesY como dice el dicho, la vida te da sorpresas
A tree that is born crooked, never straightens its branchÁrbol que nace torcido, nunca su rama endereza
As the saying goes, you learn by messing upComo dice el dicho, echando a perder se aprende
You don't really know what you have until you lose itNo sabes bien lo que tienes, hasta que lo pierdes

As the saying goesComo dice el dicho