VocalEssence Chorus

SON DE LA VIDA

Sung in Spanish
Gentlemen, I suggest,
That life is to be enjoyed,
Gentlemen, this I suggest to you.

Don’t agonize about the future,
The past is only a joke now,
It’s better to enjoy the present,
The present is the only thing that exists.

That’s why it’s better for us to enjoy
Life’s groovy beat.

Sometimes I break down and cry
Because my heart aches,
But it doesn’t hurt as much
Whenever I sing this song.

When I have money
I enjoy it with all my heart
But when I don’t have a penny
I have fun anyway, dancing to the beat of this song.

This is the way we sing in México,
With love and with passion,
And with our throats wide open,
Giving our hearts away.
—Text by José Galván Castañeda