Translation of the song lyrics Éramos distintos - Cafe Quijano

Éramos distintos (original)

Eramos distintos, siempre lo dijimos
Éramos distintos
Hasta que quisimos y pudimos descubrirnos
Éramos distintos
Y quién iba a decir que no era más que una ilusión;
Supimos, con el tiempo, que no basta con amor
Cuantas veces vimos que éramos distintos
No era la verdad… Éramos igual que los demás.
Y me duelen los recuerdos que
se olvidan de que fuimos
Algo más que un desatino, mucho más que un mal destino
Y me duele ver que siempre nos creimos convencidos
De que el otro era el motivo de que todo esté perdido.
Era yo tu espejo,
tú eras mi reflejo
Éramos el mismo
Eramos dos gotas con distinto recorrido
Éramos distintos
Y quien iba a creer que siendo iguales no pudimos
Hacer el sueño eterno y reir en el camino
Cuantas veces vimos que éramos distintos!
No era la verdad, éramos igual que los demás.
Y me duelen los recuerdos que se
olvidan de que fuimos
Algo más que un desatino, mucho más que un mal destino
Y me duele ver que siempre nos creimos convencidos
De que el otro era el motivo de que todo esté perdido
Y me duele convertirme en nostalgia sin olvido
En abrazos encogidos que no abrazan con cariño
Y me duele imaguinarme quien se cruza en tu camio
Y me duele, sobre todo, no poder soñar contigo
No poder morir contigo

(translation)

We were different, we always said it
we were different
Until we wanted and were able to discover ourselves
we were different
And who would say that it was nothing more than an illusion;
We learned, over time, that love is not enough
How many times we saw that we were different
It wasn't the truth… We were just like everyone else.
And the memories that hurt me
they forget that we were
Something more than a mistake, much more than a bad destiny
And it hurts me to see that we always thought we were convinced
That the other was the reason that everything is lost.
I was your mirror
you were my reflection
we were the same
We were two drops with different routes
we were different
And who would believe that being equal we could not
Make eternal sleep and laugh on the way
How many times we saw that we were different!
It wasn't the truth, we were just like everyone else.
And the memories that I know hurt me
they forget what we were
Something more than a mistake, much more than a bad destiny
And it hurts me to see that we always thought we were convinced
That the other was the reason that everything is lost
And it hurts me to become nostalgic without forgetting
In shrunken hugs that don't embrace fondly
And it hurts me to imagine who crosses your path
And it hurts me, above all, not being able to dream of you
not being able to die with you