Rich Man

Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, Sooliman E. Rogie

Lyrics Translation

When I was young, I was told I'd find
One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind
And I'm the one

100 to one says I wouldn't react
But I'm the 1 in 100 who will swing right back
Yes I'm the one

Thousands of steps and staircases to climb
Thousands of men you'd most likely decline
And yet I'm the one

10,000 to 1, could I possibly bet?
I'm compelled by your love and I haven't lost yet
Clearly you're the one

One in a million don't mean what it meant
And these millions of gold coins won't gleam when they're spent
And you're left with none

Ten million dollars
Could win the whole lot
But if ten million dollars is all that you got
You won't be the one

Hundreds of millions of papers to sign
Hundreds of millions of souls left behind
And yet we're the ones

A billion to one
Don't the odds make you sick?
To be one in a billion's a terrible trick
You're the wretched one

When I was young, I was told I'd find
Cuando era joven, me dijeron que encontraría
One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind
Un hombre rico de cada diez tiene una mente satisfecha
And I'm the one
Y yo soy el uno
100 to one says I wouldn't react
Cien a uno dice que no reaccionaría
But I'm the 1 in 100 who will swing right back
Pero yo soy el 1 de cada 100 que responderá con fuerza
Yes I'm the one
Sí, yo soy el uno
Thousands of steps and staircases to climb
Miles de pasos y escaleras para subir
Thousands of men you'd most likely decline
Miles de hombres que probablemente rechazarías
And yet I'm the one
Y aún así, yo soy el uno
10,000 to 1, could I possibly bet?
10,000 a 1, ¿podría apostar?
I'm compelled by your love and I haven't lost yet
Estoy impulsado por tu amor y aún no he perdido
Clearly you're the one
Claramente tú eres el uno
One in a million don't mean what it meant
Uno en un millón ya no significa lo que significaba
And these millions of gold coins won't gleam when they're spent
Y estos millones de monedas de oro no brillarán cuando se gasten
And you're left with none
Y te quedas sin ninguno
Ten million dollars
Diez millones de dólares
Could win the whole lot
Podrían ganar todo el lote
But if ten million dollars is all that you got
Pero si diez millones de dólares es todo lo que tienes
You won't be the one
No serás el uno
Hundreds of millions of papers to sign
Cientos de millones de papeles para firmar
Hundreds of millions of souls left behind
Cientos de millones de almas dejadas atrás
And yet we're the ones
Y aún así, somos los únicos
A billion to one
Un billón a uno
Don't the odds make you sick?
¿No te enferman las probabilidades?
To be one in a billion's a terrible trick
Ser uno en un billón es un terrible truco
You're the wretched one
Eres el desdichado uno

Trivia about the song Rich Man by Vampire Weekend

When was the song “Rich Man” released by Vampire Weekend?
The song Rich Man was released in 2019, on the album “Father of the Bride”.
Who composed the song “Rich Man” by Vampire Weekend?
The song “Rich Man” by Vampire Weekend was composed by Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, Sooliman E. Rogie.

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