Yo Queria Ser Mayor

I Wanted to Be Older

Yo Queria Ser Mayor

It was the spring of the pale verseEra la primavera del verso pálido
Of my years of promises and disappointmentsDe mis años de promesas y desengaños
When I understood that the time had comeCuando comprendí que había llegado
To distance myself from my pastEl momento de alejarme de mi pasado

One Sunday in April I gathered courageUn domingo de abril tomé coraje
And I left, leaving my best suitY me marché dejando mi mejor traje
To face life face to faceA verme con la vida cara a cara
To discover the world at dawnA conocer el mundo de madrugada

I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor
I wanted to be olderQueria ser mayor

I wanted to be a capable manYo queria ser un hombre habilitado
I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor
And not be a grumpy childY no ser un niño malhumorado
I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor

People have taught me to be discreetLa gente me ha enseñado a ser discreto
Calm, accommodating, balancedSereno, complaciente, equilibrado
In exchange for my dreams, they have left meA cambio de mis sueños me han dejado
A place for vice and sinUn sitio para el vicio y el pecado

I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor
I wanted to be olderQueria ser mayor

I wanted to be a capable manYo queria ser un hombre habilitado
I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor
And not be a grumpy childY no ser un niño malhumorado
I wanted to be olderYo queria ser mayor
I don't want to be older anymoreYa no quiero ser mayor

I don't want to be olderNo quiero ser mayor
I don't want to be a tamed manNo quiero ser un hombre domesticado

I don't want to be olderYa no quiero ser mayor
I don't want to be olderNo quiero ser mayor
I prefer to be a child in lovePrefiero ser un niño enamorado