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Payaso – Lyrics Meaning in English – Vicente Fernández

“Payaso” (Clown) by Vicente Fernández is a poignant song that explores the duality of appearance and reality. Through the metaphor of a clown, Fernández paints a picture of a person who hides their inner turmoil behind a facade of joy and laughter. The lyrics reveal a deep sense of loss and suffering, contrasting the public persona of happiness with the private pain of a broken soul. The song poignantly reflects on the cost of maintaining a cheerful exterior while grappling with profound emotional struggles.

Singer: Vicente Fernández

En un cofre de vulgar hipocresía
Ante la gente oculto mi derrota
Payaso con careta de alegría
Pero tengo por dentro el alma rota

In a box of common hypocrisy
I hide my failure from the people
A clown wearing a mask
But inside, my soul is broken

En la pista fatal de mi destino
Una mala mujer cruzó el camino
Soy comparsa que juego con mi vida
Pero siento que mi alma esta perdida

On the fateful path of my fate
A cruel woman crossed my way
I’m just a player gambling with my life
But I feel that my soul is gone

Payaso, soy un triste payaso
Que oculto mi fracaso
Con risas y alegrías
Que me llena de espanto

Clown, I’m a sad clown
Hiding my failure
Behind smiles and joy
That fills me with dread

Payaso, soy un triste payaso
Que en medio de la noche
Me pierdo en la penumbra
Con mi risa y mi llanto

Clown, I’m a sad clown
Who, in the middle of the night
Gets lost in the shadows
Behind my smiles and my tears

Ya no puedo soportar mi careta
Ante el mundo estoy riendo
Y dentro de mi pecho
Mi corazón sufriendo

I can’t wear mask anymore
I smile for everyone
But inside
My heart is suffering

Ja
El nació en el gran circo de la vida
Siendo el payaso de todos consentido
Los niños lo seguían con alegría
Gozando con su amigo preferido

Ha
He was born in the big circus of life
As everyone’s favorite clown
Kids happily followed him
Enjoying time with their favorite friend

Y así de grande como fue su triunfo
Fue su fracaso pasional muy frio
Y hoy en las sombras sin amor perdido
Quedo el payaso sepultado en el olvido

Just as great as his success was
His failure was very cold
Now, in the shadows, lost without love
The clown remains buried in oblivion

Ya no puedo soportar mi careta
Ante el mundo estoy riendo
Y dentro de mi pecho
Mi corazón sufriendo

I can’t wear mask anymore
I smile for everyone
But inside
My heart is suffering

Payaso, payaso

Clown, Clown

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