Monton de Estrellas

Andy had to start Monton de Estrellas twice last night so that Mikey could dance the whole thing. That's the song all the Spanish speakers sing along to - I do as well, but I've discovered that I can't dance well and sing in Spanish at the same time.

And for those who want to know what it's actually about, here's a translation I did a couple of years ago for a dancer whose favourite song it is.

I don't know why I'm singing to her
if I should hate her
with the strength of my heart
I stil haven't completely erased her
she's always present
like now in this song
innumerable are the times I've tried
to forget her and I haven't managed
to wrench out a single second from my mind
because she knows all my past
she knows me too well
and perhaps that's why she'd take advantage

because in love I'm a fool
who's suffered a thousand defeats, who doesn't have
powers to defend myself
but she always takes advantage
sometimes to reject me
and other times
she does it to keep me hanging on, that's how it is

Today I remember the song I made her one day
and basically I didn't know that would be bad for me
I gradually fell into an abyss
the same thing always happened
nobody knows what I suffered
a complete victim of her whims
but one day I opened my eyes
and angrily I wrenched her from my memory
little by little I made progress
and in the arms of another lover
I could bring this story to an end

But in love I'm a fool
who's suffered a thousand defeats, who doesn't have
powers to defend myself
but she would always take advantage
and if one day she'd kiss me, that was
just to keep me hanging on, that's how it is

That's how it was
just how it was
It was all because of her
I loved her, I adored her
but I had to hate her
That's how it was
oh yeah
it was all because of her
how I loved that woman
because I thought she was good
It was just like that
oh God!
It was all because of her
I could climb to the sky
to bring her down a bunch of stars
That's how it was
it was all because of her
a baby bird that was flying
and I took it to placate her
it was all like that
oh God!
it was all because of her
everything got away from me
and now I can't see her

That's how it was
just how it was
It was all because of her
she took me for a fool
that's how it was
I was in love with her
it was all because of her
she left me a novel
that's how it was
oh yeah!
it was all because of her
that's just how it was
it was just like that
oh yeah
it was all because of her
I loved her, I adored her
but I had to hate her
it was just like that
oh God!
It was all for her
how I loved that woman
because I thought she was good
It was just like that
oh God!
It was all because of her
I could climb to the sky
to bring her down a pile of stars
That's how it was
it was all because of her
a baby bird that was flying
and I took it to placate her
it was all like that
oh God!
it was all because of her
everything got away from me
and now I can't see her