Abrázame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Oreja de Van Gogh

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si has tenido que pensar

If you had to think

Si me lo dabas al llegar

If you gave me everything upon arriving

Ese beso nació muerto

That kiss was born dead

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Si a un centímetro de mí

If my heart is a centimeter from me

No se arrodilla tu corazón

And it doesn't kneel down

Entonces, no lo quiero

Then I don’t want it

Y cada vez me cuesta más

And it’s getting harder each time

Guardar la luna al despertar

To keep the moon when I wake up

Porque es de noche aquí en mi pecho

Because it’s nighttime here in my chest

Nuestra estrella se cayó

Our star fell down

Y nos partió la casa en dos

And split our house in two

Camino del infierno

On the road to hell

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Que el sol se va

Because the sun is setting

Y hay que volver

And we have to go back

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Que tengo miedo

I’m afraid

A no volver

Of not returning

A no volver

Of not returning

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Fue tan bonito imaginar

It was so beautiful to imagine

Que era posible caminar

That walking was possible

Descalzos por el tiempo

Barefoot through time

La rutina me enseñó

Routine taught me

Entre sus dedos un mechón

Between her fingers, a lock of hair

De lo que fue querernos

Of what it was to love each other

Si tengo cielo al que mirar

If I have the sky to look at

Y estas dos alas para volar

And these two wings to fly

¿Por qué sigo en el suelo?

Why am I still on the ground?

Será que pesa el corazón

Maybe my heart is heavy

Después de tanto, tanto amor

After so, so much love

Será porque te quiero

Maybe it’s because I love you

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Que el sol se va

Because the sun is setting

Y hay que volver

And we have to go back

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Que tengo miedo

I’m afraid

A no volver

Of not returning

A no volver

Of not returning

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Abrázame

Hold me tight

Que el sol se va

Because the sun is setting

Y hay que volver

And we have to go back

No te vayas sin mí

Don’t leave without me

No me dejes atrás

Don’t leave me behind

Que supimos querernos

Because we knew how to love each other

Como nadie lo hará

Like no one else ever will

Caminemos los dos

Let’s walk together

Hacia el mismo lugar

Toward the same place

Que se lleve la brisa

May the breeze take away

Las cenizas al mar

The ashes to the sea

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensar /pensar/ B1	verb - to think
tener /teˈneɾ/ A2	verb - to have
llegar /ʝeˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to arrive
nacer /naˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to be born
arrodillarse /aɾoðiˈʝaɾse/ C1	verb - to kneel down
guardar /guarˈðar/ A2	verb - to keep, to save
despertar /despeɾˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to wake up
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall
quererse /keˈɾeɾse/ B2	verb - to love each other
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A1	verb - to walk
imaginar /imaxiˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to imagine
volar /boˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to fly
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to happen
llevar /ʝeβˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to carry, to bring

Key Grammar Structures

• Si has tenido que pensar

  ➔ Present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) is used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "Si has tenido" indicates a condition that is dependent on the action of thinking.

• Entonces, no lo quiero

  ➔ Use of 'no' for negation in Spanish.

  ➔ The word "no" negates the desire expressed in the sentence.

• Porque es de noche aquí en mi pecho

  ➔ Use of 'porque' to introduce a reason.

  ➔ The word "porque" connects the cause of the situation described.

• Que el sol se va

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Que el sol se va" expresses a wish or a situation that is not certain.

• No te vayas sin mí

  ➔ Use of the imperative mood to give commands or requests.

  ➔ The phrase "No te vayas" is a command asking someone not to leave.

• Que supimos querernos

  ➔ Use of the past simple tense to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Que supimos" indicates a completed action in the past regarding love.

• Caminemos los dos

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express a suggestion or desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Caminemos los dos" suggests that both people should walk together.