| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And put up a parking lot
| Y poner un estacionamiento
|
| With a pink hotel, a boutique
| Con un hotel rosa, una boutique
|
| And a swinging hot spot
| Y un punto caliente oscilante
|
| Don't it always seem to go
| ¿No parece que siempre se va?
|
| That you don't know what you've got
| Que no sabes lo que tienes
|
| 'Till it's gone
| 'Hasta que se ha ido
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And put up a parking lot
| Y poner un estacionamiento
|
| They took all the trees
| Se llevaron todos los árboles.
|
| And put them in a tree museum
| Y ponerlos en un museo de árboles
|
| And they charged all the people
| Y cargaron a todo el pueblo
|
| A dollar and a half to see 'em
| Un dólar y medio para verlos
|
| Don't it always seem to go
| ¿No parece que siempre se va?
|
| That you don't know what you've got
| Que no sabes lo que tienes
|
| 'Till it's gone
| 'Hasta que se ha ido
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And they put up a parking lot
| Y pusieron un estacionamiento
|
| Hey farmer farmer
| Oye granjero granjero
|
| Put away that D.D.T. | Guarda ese D.D.T. |
| now
| ahora
|
| Give me spots on my apples
| Dame manchas en mis manzanas
|
| But leave me the birds and the bees
| Pero déjame los pájaros y las abejas
|
| Please
| Por favor
|
| Don't it always seem to go
| ¿No parece que siempre se va?
|
| That you don't know what you've got
| Que no sabes lo que tienes
|
| 'Till it's gone
| 'Hasta que se ha ido
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And put up a parking lot
| Y poner un estacionamiento
|
| Late last night
| Tarde la noche pasada
|
| I heard the screen door slam
| Escuché la puerta mosquitera cerrarse de golpe
|
| And a big yellow taxi
| Y un gran taxi amarillo
|
| Took away my old man
| Se llevó a mi viejo
|
| Don't it always seem to go
| ¿No parece que siempre se va?
|
| That you don't know what you've got
| Que no sabes lo que tienes
|
| 'Till it's gone
| 'Hasta que se ha ido
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And put up a parking lot
| Y poner un estacionamiento
|
| Don't it always seem to go
| ¿No parece que siempre se va?
|
| That you don't know what you've got
| Que no sabes lo que tienes
|
| 'Till it's gone
| 'Hasta que se ha ido
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| Put up a parking lot
| Poner un estacionamiento
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| And put up a parking lot
| Y poner un estacionamiento
|
| They paved paradise
| pavimentaron el paraíso
|
| Put up a parking lot | Poner un estacionamiento |