La Torre de las Américas ^[1] (en inglés: Tower of the Americas) es una estructura de 750 pies que funciona como torre de observación y como restaurante ubicado en el Parque HemisFair en la parte sureste del centro de San Antonio, Texas, al sur de Estados Unidos. La torre fue diseñada por el arquitecto local O’Neil Ford y fue construida como una estructura temática de la feria mundial de 1968, HemisFair ’68.

La torre fue la más alta en su tipo en los Estados Unidos desde 1968 hasta 1996, cuando se completó la torre Estratósfera de Las Vegas o Stratosphere Tower. Es el edificio más alto de San Antonio, el vigésimo séptimo más alto en Texas, y el edificio más alto en Texas fuera de Dallas o Houston.

 

ENGLISH:

The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (230-meter) observation tower-restaurant located at HemisFair Park on the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O’Neil Ford^[1] and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World’s Fair, HemisFair ’68.

It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996, when the Las Vegas Stratosphere Tower was completed.^[2] It is the tallest building in San Antonio, and the 27th tallest building in Texas.

 

 

 

This is a post about a song named “Si Una Vez”.

It was (apparently) written by AB Quintanilla and originally recorded and performed  by Selena (Quintanilla Gomez)*.

I came to know it from a cover of the song done by a rock band from San Antonio.   This is another great song for learners of Spanish, as there are several great phrases, that are easier to remember because of the emotion that the singers put into their performances of the song.

Links for:

Recording of the Selena version:

 

Performance of the song by Selena:

 

Performance of the song by rock band “Girl in a Coma”**.

OK, and a performance by a young lady, taking off a little time from work, to perform the song in her office, while she still seemed to have a job. lol

Hay muchachos, aqui tenemos un video karaoke por esta cancion!

Practicar mucho , y alcanzar la excelencia en la palabra , el significado y la rapidez

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Lyrics and Translation:
Si Una Vez –

Yo te di todo mi amor y más
Y tu no reconoces ni lo que es amar

I gave you all of my love and more
And you don’t even recognize what is to love

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Yo me puse dispuesta a tus pies
Y tan solo con desprecio me has pagado
pero ahora ve.

I stood ready at your feet
And only with contempt you have paid me
But look now.

Si una vez dije que te amaba, hoy me arrepiento
Si una vez dije que te amaba
No se lo que pensé, estaba loca

 

 

If I once said that I loved you
Today I regret it
If I once said that I loved you,
I don’t know what was I thinking I was crazy.

Si una vez dije que te amaba y que por ti la vida daba
Si una vez dije que te amaba
no lo vuelvo a hacer
Ese error es cosa de ayer.

 

 

If I once said that I loved you
And that for you I’d give my life
If I once said that I loved you
I won’t do it again
That mistake is a thing from yesterday.

 

Yo se que un día tu volverás
Y tu de todo te arrepentirás.

 

I know that one day you shall return
And that you will regret everything

Yo me puse dispuesta a tus pies
Y tan solo con desprecio me has pagado
pero ahora ve.

I placed myself willingly at your feet
And only with contempt you paid me
But look now.

 

 

 

Si una vez dije que te amaba, hoy me arrepiento
Si una vez dije que te amaba
No se lo que pensé, estaba loca

 

If I once said that I loved you
Today I regret it
If I once said that I loved you
I don’t know what was I thinking I was crazy

 

Si una vez dije que te amaba y que por ti la vida daba
Si una vez dije que te amaba
no lo vuelvo a hacer
Ese error es cosa de ayer.

 

If I once said that I loved you
And that for you I’d give my life
If I once said that I loved you
I won’t do it again
That mistake is a thing from yesterday.

 

 

Si una vez dije que te amaba y que por ti la vida daba
Si una vez dije que te amaba
no lo vuelvo a hacer
Ese error es cosa de ayer.

 

 

If I once said that I loved you
And that for you I’d give my life
If I once said that I loved you
I won’t do it again
That mistake is a thing from yesterday

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* All rights reserved to the owners of copyrights.  No claim or representation is made that the author has any rights in this referenced material (but only the rights to his original input).  Sin Duda.

** Girl in a Coma is a rock band based in San Antonio, Texas, composed of Nina Diaz, her sister Panie Diaz, and their friend, Jenn Alva.  Quite a performance.
See: http://www.girlinacoma.com/