A la primera persona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

A la primera persona

To the first person

Que me ayude a comprender

Who helps me understand

Pienso entregarle mi tiempo

I plan to give them my time

Pienso entregarle mi fe

I plan to give them my faith

Yo no pido que las cosas me salgan siempre bien

I don't ask for things to always go well for me

Pero es que ya estoy harto de perderte sin querer

But I'm already tired of losing you unintentionally

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A la primera persona que me ayude a salir

To the first person who helps me get out

De este infierno en el que yo mismo decidí vivir

Of this hell I decided to live in myself

Le regalo cualquier tarde pa' los dos

I'll give them any afternoon for us two

Lo que digo es que ahora mismo

What I mean is that right now

Ya no tengo ni si quiera donde estar

I don't even have a place to be anymore

El oro pa' quien lo quiera

Gold for whoever wants it

Pero si hablamos de ayer

But if we talk about yesterday

Es tanto lo que he bebido

I've drunk so much

Y sigo teniendo sed

And I'm still thirsty

Al menos tú lo sabías

At least you knew it

Al menos no te decía

At least I didn't tell you

Que las cosas no eran como parecían

That things weren't as they seemed

Pero es que a la primera persona

But to the first person

Que me ayude a sentir otra vez

Who helps me feel again

Pienso entregarle mi vida

I plan to give them my life

Pienso entregarle mi fe

I plan to give them my faith

Aunque si no eres la persona que soñaba para

Although if you're not the person I dreamed of for

¿Qué voy a hacer? Nada

What am I going to do? Nothing

¿Qué voy a hacer de los sueños?

What will I do with the dreams?

¿Qué voy a hacer con aquellos besos?

What will I do with those kisses?

¿Qué puedo hacer con todo aquello?

What can I do with all that?

¿Que soñamos?

That we dreamed of?

Dime dónde lo metemos

Tell me where we put it

¿Dónde guardo la mirada que me diste alguna vez?

Where do I keep the look you once gave me?

¿Dónde guardo las promesas?

Where do I keep the promises?

¿Dónde guardo el ayer?

Where do I keep yesterday?

¿Dónde guardo niña?

Where do I keep, girl?

Tu manera de tocarme

Your way of touching me

¿Dónde guardo mi fe?

Where do I keep my faith?

Aunque lo diga la gente

Even if people say it

Yo no lo quiero escuchar

I don't want to hear it

No hay más miedo que el que se siente

There's no more fear than what you feel

Cuando ya no sientes na'

When you don't feel anything anymore

Niña tú lo ves tan fácil

Girl, you see it so easy

Ay amor

Oh love

Pero es que cuanto más sencillo tú lo ves

But the simpler you see it

Más dificil se me hace

The harder it becomes for me

A la primera persona que me ayude a caminar

To the first person who helps me walk

Pienso entregarle mi tiempo

I plan to give them my time

Pienso entregarle hasta el mar

I plan to give them even the sea

Yo no digo que sea fácil pero niña

I'm not saying it's easy, but girl

Ahora mismo ya no tengo ni si quiera donde estar

Right now I don't even have a place to be anymore

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A la primera persona que no me quiera juzgar

To the first person who won't judge me

Pienso entregarle caricias que yo tenía guardas'

I plan to give them caresses I had saved

Yo no pido que las cosas me salgan siempre bien

I don't ask for things to always go well for me

Pero es que ya estoy harto de perderte

But I'm already tired of losing you

Y a la primera persona

And to the first person

Que me lleve a la verdad

Who leads me to the truth

Pienso entregarle mi tiempo

I plan to give them my time

No quiero esperar más

I don't want to wait anymore

Yo no te entiendo cuando me hablas

I don't understand you when you talk to me

¡Qué mala suerte!

What bad luck!

Y tú dices que la vida tiene cosas así de fuertes

And you say life has such tough things

Yo te puedo contar cómo es una llama por dentro

I can tell you what a flame is like inside

Yo puedo decirte cuánto es que pesa su fuego

I can tell you how much its fire weighs

Y es que amar en soledad

And loving in solitude

Es como un pozo sin fondo

Is like a bottomless well

Donde ni existe ni Dios

Where neither God exists

Donde no existen verdades

Where no truths exist

Es todo tan relativo

Everything is so relative

Como que estamos aquí

Like we're here

No sabemos pero amor

We don't know, but love

Dame sangre para vivir

Give me blood to live

Al menos tú lo sabías

At least you knew it

Al menos no te decía

At least I didn't tell you

Que las cosas no eran como parecían

That things weren't as they seemed

Y es que

And it's that

A la primera persona que no me quiera juzgar

To the first person who won't judge me

Pienso entregarle caricias que yo tenía guardás

I plan to give them caresses I had saved

Niña tú lo ves tan fácil

Girl, you see it so easy

Ay amor

Oh love

Pero es que cuanto más sencillo tú lo ves

But the simpler you see it

Más difícil se me hace

The harder it becomes for me

A la primera persona que no me quiera juzgar

To the first person who won't judge me

Pienso entregarle caricias que yo tenía guardás

I plan to give them caresses I had saved

Yo no digo que sea fácil pero niña

I'm not saying it's easy, but girl

Ahora mismo ya no tengo ni si quiera donde estar

Right now I don't even have a place to be anymore

Ni si quiera donde estar

Not even a place to be anymore

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
persona /peɾˈsona/ A1	noun - person
comprender /kompɾenˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand, to comprehend
tiempo /ˈtjemplo/ A1	noun - time noun - weather
entregar /entɾeˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to hand over, to deliver, to give up (e.g., life, faith)
fe /fe/ B1	noun - faith, trust, belief
perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ A1	verb - to lose
infierno /inˈfjerno/ B2	noun - hell; a very difficult or unpleasant situation
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A1	verb - to feel verb - to regret
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A1	noun - dream noun - sleepiness, sleep
guardar /ɡwaɾˈðaɾ/ A1	verb - to keep, to save, to store
miedo /ˈmjedo/ A1	noun - fear
fácil /ˈfa.sil/ A1	adjective - easy
difícil /diˈfi.sil/ A1	adjective - difficult, hard
juzgar /xuzˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to judge, to pass judgment
caricia /kaˈɾi.sja/ B1	noun - caress, stroke, loving touch
verdad /beɾˈðað/ A2	noun - truth
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - solitude, loneliness
sangre /ˈsanɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood

Key Grammar Structures

• Pienso entregarle mi tiempo

  ➔ Verbal Periphrasis: "Pensar + Infinitive" (Intention)

  ➔ The phrase "Pienso entregarle" (I intend to give him/her/it) uses the periphrasis "pensar + infinitive" to express a future intention or plan.

• No pido que las cosas me salgan siempre bien

  ➔ Subjunctive in Noun Clauses (after verbs of desire/request)

  ➔ The verb "salgan" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows the verb "pedir" (to ask/request) in a negative construction, expressing a desire or condition the speaker does not request.

• Pero es que ya estoy harto de perderte sin querer

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression: "Estar harto de + Infinitive"

  ➔ The phrase "estoy harto de perderte" means "I'm tired/fed up with losing you." This structure expresses exasperation or annoyance with an ongoing situation or action.

• Ya no tengo ni si quiera donde estar

  ➔ Emphasis on Negation: "Ya no... ni siquiera"

  ➔ The construction "Ya no... ni siquiera" (no longer... not even) emphasizes the complete absence of something. "Ya no tengo" means "I no longer have," and "ni siquiera" further stresses the lack.

• Es tanto lo que he bebido y sigo teniendo sed

  ➔ Present Perfect ("he bebido") and Gerund of Continuity ("sigo teniendo")

  ➔ "He bebido" is the Present Perfect, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance in the present (the amount drunk). "Sigo teniendo" uses the gerund to express that the action of "having thirst" continues.

• Al menos tú lo sabías

  ➔ Preterite Imperfect Tense

  ➔ "Sabías" is in the Imperfect tense, used here to describe a past state or condition (knowing something) that was ongoing or habitual, rather than a single completed action.

• Pero es que cuanto más sencillo tú lo ves, más dificil se me hace

  ➔ Comparative Structure: "Cuanto más... más..." and Pronominal Verb: "Hacerse"

  ➔ The structure "Cuanto más... más..." translates to "the more... the more...", showing a direct correlation. "Se me hace" (from hacerse) means "it becomes for me," indicating something becomes difficult *for the speaker*.

• Pienso entregarle caricias que yo tenía guardas'

  ➔ Preterite Imperfect ("tenía guardas'") and Colloquial/Informal Usage

  ➔ "Tenía guardas'" uses the Imperfect to describe a past state of possession or storage. The word "guardas'" is a colloquial or informal shortening of "guardadas" (kept/stored), demonstrating everyday speech.

• Y es que amar en soledad es como un pozo sin fondo

  ➔ Use of "Ser como" (for Comparisons and Similes)

  ➔ "Es como un pozo sin fondo" uses "ser como" to draw a comparison or simile, explaining that loving in solitude is *like* a bottomless pit, emphasizing its endless and frustrating nature.

• Donde ni existe ni Dios

  ➔ Double Negation: "Ni... ni..."

  ➔ The phrase "ni existe ni Dios" uses the double negation "ni... ni..." to express "neither... nor...", emphasizing the complete absence of two or more things (in this case, God and implicitly anything else that might exist).