Celia Cruz

"La Vida es un Carnaval"

(Life is a Carnival)

Lyric Snippet:

"Todo aquel que piense que la vida es desigual Tiene que saber que no es así Que la vida es una hermosura, hay que vivirla Todo aquel que piense que está solo y que está mal Tiene que saber que no es así Que en la vida no hay nadie solo, siempre hay alguien

Ay, no hay que llorar, que la vida es un carnaval Es más bello vivir cantando Oh, oh, oh, ay, no hay que llorar Que la vida es un carnaval Y las penas se van cantando"

(Anyone that thinks that life is unfair

They really need to know it's not like that

Life is a beautiful thing, we have to live it

Anyone that thinks they are alone and that it's wrong

They really need to know it's not like that

In this life there's no one alone, there's always someone

Ay, there's no need to cry, because life is a carnival,

It's more beautiful to live singing.

Oh, Ay, there's no need to cry,

For life is a carnival

And your pains go away by singing.)

Discussion Questions:

• What do you think this song means?

• Is life always fair?

• Is life a beautiful thing?

• Can life be both?

• Singing can help some people feel better. What helps you to feel better when you're upset?