Life is Short
lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo
Let’s see, boys—I want to be joyful,
I want to be dazed, so I don’t have to think.
Life is short and you have to live it,
and just put reality aside.
You have to forget about sacrifice—
how much it costs to be, and to have bread—
and on these nights of partying and laughter
dress your soul in a new disguise.
Life is short and you have to live it,
you must not trust in tomorrow.
If today lies are called dreams,
perhaps tomorrow they will become the truth.
Life short and you have to live it
happily by a woman’s side,
and though she lies to us, beneath her gaze
there are reasons aplenty to love.
Orquesta Ricardo Tanturi, singer Alberto Castillo
(Spanish original after the jump)
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