Agua dulce, agua salá [English translation]

Ay, ay, ay, ay…

With the passing of the years

I have learned that

you should live intensely,

otherwise life ends.

With the passing of the years

affections get much better,

you start to appreciate what you have

and to respect other people.

Sweet water, salty water,

easy come, easy go. 1

Sweet water, salty water,

blessed life, it gives and takes away.

Water that falls from the sky

upon the waves of the seas,

I want to drink you sweet

and you turn salty.

I want to drink you sweet

and you turn salty.

Sweet water, salty water,

sweet water, salty water.

Ay, ay, ay, ay…

With the passing of the years

you have to choose your steps wisely,

take a better way

even if it seems to be a longer one.

With the passing of the years

you learn from your mistakes,

your heart gets tough

and the emotions much stronger.

Sweet water, salty water,

easy come, easy go.

Sweet water, salty water,

blessed life, it gives and takes away.

Water that falls from the sky

upon the waves of the seas,

I want to drink you sweet

and you turn salty.

I want to drink you sweet

and you turn salty.

Sweet water, salty water,

sweet water, salty water.

1. Spanish idiom (“Lo que por agua viene, por agua se va”). Literally: “by water it comes, by water it goes (away).”