Translation of "Contaban" in English

Y cuando contaban estas historias,

But increasingly, when they told these stories,

¡No contaban con mi poder evangelizador!

You weren't counting on my evangelizing power!

Las contaban de forma que no se olvidaran

They were told in a way to be remembered

Nos contaban de frijoles y a veces decían garbanzos

they would count us from beans and sometimes they would say chickpeas

Los años sesenta y setenta, aún contaban con fechas.

The sixties and seventies, they were still provided with dates.

Tom y María le contaban a Johannes, que ellos no creían que Elke estuviera bien.

Tom and Mary told John that they didn't think Alice was well.