I don't know how it started
Maybe by listening to a radio
He was a giant in front of me
A sudden flash
From that talking wardrobe
Something that you don't know what it is
With a small accordion
Playing at being a singer
And on a chair, you feel like a king
Because the enchantment is a bandit
It besieges you and steals you away for itself

At the piano every day
Lessons on the staff
And a guitar around a campfire
And accompanied by mom
To do contests and auditions
With the result of another no
Then pulling yourself together and searching
Never resigned to opportunities
And trying again as long as you can
Because even when it's enough
There's always a bit of hope

Like a race in mid-air
From a dream to reality
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Because life is varied art
And I am a man of various ages
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

I held back my eyes and my lungs
And I kept time so that
It wouldn't take all the illusions
But that it would fight against me

And I sign in faith a contract
With my name on a record
When no one believes in it anymore
Then all of a sudden I understand
That my voice is on the radio
And my face is on TV
So many venues and theaters
Up to stadium concerts
And singing and arms that go up
But you surrender expatriated
When you come down from the stage

Like a race in mid-air
From a dream to reality
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Because life is varied art
And I am a man of various ages
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

I have crossed the years and the seasons
And I have counted the time provided that
It wouldn't age these songs of mine
But would only keep the count for me

And I leave the best for last
In this fabulous dance
That is half a century long, a moment
But it has been a grand thrill

If I have more regrets or more remorse
How many moments I remember and how many I don't know

And now it's strange to think
Of everything that happened
And if it has passed or if it's always there
How much I have changed
If I am still the same
So much has lasted until now
And when the time comes
For my exit from the scene
I know that she won't leave me
Because the future was then
And I have already had that life
Who knows

Because life is varied art
And I am a man of various ages
(Always in mid-air from a dream to reality ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta)
Man of various ages
(Always in mid-air from a dream to reality ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta)
Man of various ages
(Always in mid-air from a dream to reality ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta)
Man of various ages
(Always in mid-air from a dream to reality ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta)
Man of various ages

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