Carla Morrison: “Diamantes” (2022)
Mexican-born Carla Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and sought-after collaborator who won Latin Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Song (twice).
Her El Renacimiento LP marked a 2022 return from musical hiatus and was her first LP in 6 years.
Morrison’s list of collaborative partners reads like a Who’s Who of Latin legends, including Ricky Martin, Karol G, Natalia Lafourcade, Juan Gabriel, Kenia Os and J Balvin.
Lyric translation:
Diamantes (Diamonds)
Despertar junto a ti To wake up next to you
Es ya no tener miedo Is not to fear anymore
A tanto desconsuelo All that grief
Que una vez tuve en mí Once I had in me
Soñar junto a ti To dream next to you
Es volver a creer Is to believe again
Lo que sueños prometen In what dreams promise
Ahora que estás aquí Now that you are here
Y no puedo ocultar And I can´t hide
Como me haces brillar How you make me shine
Floto y puedo volar I float and can fly
(y ahora que estás aquí) (and now that you are here)
Ahora puedo entender Now I can understand
Que en tu esencia encontré That in your essence I found
El sentido a mi caminar The meaning of my journey
(y ahora que estás aquí) (and now that you are here)
Que rico es encontrarte How rich is to find you
Son tus besos, diamantes Your kisses are diamonds
Que cuelgan en mi cuello, radiante That hang from my neck, radiant
Me veo con tanto amor I see myself with so much love
Que tú me regalaste That you gave me
Sentarme junto a ti To sit next to you
Es toda una proeza It’s such an achievement
Mis versos manifiestan My verses manifest
Deleitas tanto en mí You delight so much in me
Dormir junto a ti To sleep next to you
Es aceptar que si muero Is to accept that if I die
Seré feliz sabiendo I will be happy knowing
Que sí te conocí That I did know you
Y no puedo ocultar And I cannot hide
Como me haces brillar How you make me shine
Floto y puedo volar I float and I can fly
(y ahora que estás aquí) (and now that you are here)
Que ya puedo entender That now I can understand
Que es amar y perder What it is to love and lose
Y en tus ojos veo eternidad And in your eyes I see eternity
(y ahora que estás aquí) (and now that you are here)
Que rico es encontrarte How rich is to find you
Son tus besos, diamantes Your kisses are diamonds
Que cuelgan en mi cuello, radiante That hang from my neck, radiant
Me veo con tanto amor I see myself with so much love
Que tú me regalaste That you gave me
Me devolviste la flor You gave back to me the flower
Que alguien un día me robó That once someone stole away from me
Contigo todo es mejor With you everything is better
Cada sonrisa, cada emoción Every smile, every emotion
(y ahora que estás aquí) (and now that you are here)
Que rico es encontrarte How rich is to find you
Son tus besos, diamantes Your kisses are diamonds
Que cuelgan en mi cuello, radiante That hang from my neck, radiant
Me veo con tanto amor I see myself with so much love
Que tú me regalaste That you gave me
Que rico es encontrarte How rich is to find you
Son tus besos, diamantes Your kisses are diamonds
Que cuelgan en mi cuello, radiante That hang from my neck, radiant
Me veo con tanto amor I see myself with so much love
Que tú me regalaste That you gave me
Every Moment Has A Song 