10. Ojalá – Silvio Rodríguez
Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez’s “Ojalá” (a word that means something between “Hopefully” and “I wish”) is one of the most beautiful songs in Spanish ever written, and the music is as moving as the lyrics. Although it’s supposedly a love song, it’s also considered a political hymn because of the subtext. I think it’s, in fact, the only one in this list that’s not entirely a love song, nor is it a pop song. RESPECT to Silvio Rodriguez, he’s the real MVP here. As for the chorus lyrics:
Ojalá se te acabe la mirada constante
La palara precisa, la sonrisa perfecta
Ojalá pase algo que te borre de pronto
Una luz cegadora, un disparo de nieve
Ojalá por lo menos que me lleve la muerte
Para no verte tanto, para no verte siempre
En todos los segundos, en todas las visiones
Ojalá que no pueda tocarte ni en canciones
Hopefully you’ll run out of that constant smile
Of the precise word, of the perfect smile
Hopefully something will happen that’ll suddenly erase you
A blinding light, a shot made of snow
Hopefully death will take me, at least
So I won’t see you that much, so I won’t see you always
Every second, in every vision
Hopefully I won’t be able touch you, not even in songs*
*(this here is a word play in spanish, where “touch” actually means the same as “play”)
A little tip: “Ojalá” is pronounced “Ohahlah”.
And now, let’s see what else we have in our list of easiest karaoke songs in Spanish for beginners.
