José José - Cinco Minutos - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation José José - Cinco Minutos




Cinco Minutos
Five Minutes
Quisiera cinco minutos
I would like five minutes
Un buen espejo, un foco viejo
A good mirror, an old spotlight
Y corazón
And heart
Mirarme abietamente
To look at myself openly
Tras desnudarme para mostrarme
After undressing to show myself
Tal como soy
Just as I am
Quisiera cinco minutos
I would like five minutes
Quedarme quieto con mis secretos
To stay still with my secrets
Y meditar
And to meditate
Decirme por un instante
To say to myself for a moment
Si ya es bastante
If it’s enough already
O tengo aguante
Or I have the endurance
Para algo más
For something else
Y ver hasta qué punto
And to see to what extent
Vale la pena
It’s worthwhile
Andar de viento en viento
To drift about from wind to wind
Haciendo de veleta
Acting like a weather vane
Y ver hasta qué punto
And to see to what extent
Es natural
It’s natural
Buscarse uno las olas
To seek for oneself the waves
Y hacerse un temporal
And to become a storm
Quisiera cinco minutos
I would like five minutes
Un techo plano sobre mis manos
A flat roof over my hands
Y algo de luz
And some light
Y hablarme de pillo a pillo
And to talk to myself from rascal to rascal
Y preguntarme sin escaparme
And to ask myself without escaping
Qué buscas
What are you looking for?
Quisiera cinco minutos
I would like five minutes
Un fino acero y abrirme entero
A fine steel blade and to open myself up completely
De par en par
Wide open
Juzgarme honestamente
To judge myself honestly
Secar mi frente y simplemente
To dry my forehead and simply
Reflexionar
To reflect
Y ver hasta qué punto
And to see to what extent
Vale la pena
It’s worthwhile
Andar de viento en viento
To drift about from wind to wind
Haciendo de veleta
Acting like a weather vane
Y ver hasta qué punto
And to see to what extent
Es natural
It’s natural
Buscarse uno las olas
To seek for oneself the waves
Y hacerse un temporal
And to become a storm
Y ver hasta qué punto
And to see to what extent
Tengo el honor
I have the honour
De ser yo de mismo
To be myself and of myself
Mi esclavo o mi señor
My servant or my master
Y tengo cinco minutos
And I have five minutes
Lo que no tengo es valor
What I don’t have is the courage





Writer(s): Rafael Pérez Botija


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