Lyric discussion by persephone_ 

Cover art for La Playa lyrics by La Oreja De Van Gogh

Here's a translation into English. It's pretty literal so you can follow it with the Spanish if you like. Apologies for the less poetic bits - doesn't do the song justice!

The Beach

I don't know if you still remember me We met at the same time You, the sea and the sky And the one who brought me to you

You held my embraces Keeping watch over that moment Although it was the first And I kept it for myself

If I could be born again I'd see you wake up every day (literally, 'I'd see you dawn every day') Smiling like you did every time Like you did that time

I'm going to write you the most beautiful song in the world I'm going to capture our story in just one second And one day you'll see that this crazy person forgets very little However many years of his long life go by

That day I said good bye To that beach of my life I made you a promise: That I would see you like this again

Today it's been more than fifty summers Since we've seen each other You, the sea and the sky Or the one who brought me to you

If I could be born again I'd see you wake up every day Smiling like you did every time Like you did that time

I'm going to write you the most beautiful song in the world I'm going to capture our story in just one second And one day you'll see that this crazy person forgets very little However many years of his long life go by

And I'm going to write you the most beautiful song in the world And I'm going to capture our story in just one second And one day you'll see that this crazy person forgets very little However many years go by However many years of your long life go by Your life Your life

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