Amé – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Christian Nodal

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Christian Nodal's "Amé," a moving regional Mexican ballad that beautifully explores themes of enduring love and the power of memory. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its poetic and accessible lyrics, rich with everyday expressions and tender sentiments. Its emotional depth and Nodal's captivating delivery make it a special piece for language learners to connect with culturally and emotionally.

[English]

(Sir) Eighty-seven

Eighty-eight

Eighty-nine

Ninety candles on the cake, my love

(MUSIC)

If I forget you

Tell me the story of us

Tell me from where I know you

To see if that way I remember little by little

If I forget you

Tell me why I fell in love

And how you prepare your coffee

Give me the first kiss for the second time

What was the first ballad I dedicated to you?

If I forget you, just say that I loved you

I loved

The mornings that started with a kiss

When the wind disheveled your hair

The shine on the ring on your finger

And I loved

When every moon was a honeymoon

Drawing wrinkles on our skin

If I forget you, never forget that I loved you

Amen

(MUSIC)

I loved

The mornings that started with a kiss

When the wind disheveled your hair

The shine on the ring on your finger

And I loved

When every moon was a honeymoon

Drawing wrinkles on our skin

If I forget you, never forget that I loved you

Amen

(MUSIC)

(BLOW)

[Spanish]

(Señor) Ochenta y siete

Ochenta y ocho

Ochenta y nueve

Noventa velitas tiene el pastel, mi amor

(MÚSICA)

♪ Si te olvido ♪

♪ Platícame la historia de nosotros ♪

♪ Cuéntame de dónde te conozco ♪

♪ Para ver si así recuerdo poco a poco ♪

♪ Si te olvido ♪

♪ Cuéntame por qué me enamoré ♪

♪ Y cómo te preparas el café ♪

♪ Dame el primer beso por segunda vez ♪

♪ ¿Cuál fue la primer balada que te dediqué? ♪

♪ Si te olvido, solo cuenta que te amé ♪

♪ Amé ♪

♪ Las mañanas que empezaban con un beso ♪

♪ Cuando el aire despeinaba tu cabello ♪

♪ El brillo en el anillo de tu dedo ♪

♪ Y amé ♪

♪ Cuando cada luna fue luna de miel ♪

♪ Dibujarnos las arrugas en la piel ♪

♪ Si te olvido, nunca olvides que te amé ♪

♪ Amén ♪

(MÚSICA)

♪ Amé ♪

♪ Las mañanas que empezaban con un beso ♪

♪ Cuando el aire despeinaba tu cabello ♪

♪ El brillo en el anillo de tu dedo ♪

♪ Y amé ♪

♪ Cuando cada luna fue luna de miel ♪

♪ Dibujarnos las arrugas en la piel ♪

♪ Si te olvido, nunca olvides que te amé ♪

♪ Amén ♪

(MÚSICA)

(SOPLIDO)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvido /olˈβiðo/ B2	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion verb (1st person singular present indicative of olvidar) - I forget
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - history, story
enamoré /enamoˈɾe/ B2	verb (1st person singular preterite indicative of enamorar) - I fell in love
beso /ˈbeso/ A2	noun - kiss
balada /baˈlada/ B1	noun - ballad
mañanas /maˈɲanas/ A1	noun - mornings
aire /ˈaiɾe/ A2	noun - air
cabello /kaˈβeʎo/ A2	noun - hair
brillo /ˈbɾiʎo/ B1	noun - shine, sparkle
anillo /aˈniʎo/ A2	noun - ring
dedo /ˈdedo/ A1	noun - finger
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
arrugas /aˈruɣas/ B2	noun - wrinkles
pastel /pasˈtel/ A1	noun - cake
velitas /beˈlitas/ A1	noun - candles (diminutive)

Key Grammar Structures

• Si te olvido, platícame la historia de nosotros

  ➔ Conditional sentences (type 1) with imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence is structured as 'If I forget you, tell me our story.' 'Si' introduces the condition; 'platícame' is an imperative, a command form.

• Cuéntame de dónde te conozco

  ➔ Indirect question with preposition

  ➔ This sentence uses 'de dónde' to form an indirect question within a command. It translates to 'Tell me from where I know you'.

• Para ver si así recuerdo poco a poco

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in subordinate clause introduced by 'para'

  ➔ 'Para ver' introduces a purpose clause. 'Recuerdo' is in the present subjunctive because the outcome is uncertain.

• Cuéntame por qué me enamoré

  ➔ Indirect question with 'por qué'

  ➔ This is an indirect question, a question embedded within a statement. 'Por qué' means 'why'.

• Y cómo te preparas el café

  ➔ Indirect question with 'cómo' and reflexive verb

  ➔ This sentence uses an indirect question to ask 'how you prepare your coffee'. 'Te preparas' is a reflexive verb indicating that the subject is performing the action on themselves.

• Dame el primer beso por segunda vez

  ➔ Imperative mood and use of 'por' to indicate manner

  ➔ 'Dame' is in the imperative mood, a command. 'Por segunda vez' indicates the manner in which the action should be done - for the second time.

• ¿Cuál fue la primer balada que te dediqué?

  ➔ Direct question in the past tense

  ➔ This is a direct question about a past event. 'Fue' is the past tense of 'ser'. The word 'primer' is shortened to 'primer' before a masculine singular noun

• Si te olvido, solo cuenta que te amé

  ➔ Conditional sentence (type 1) with imperative mood

  ➔ Similar to the first sentence, this employs a type 1 conditional (real/probable condition) with an imperative in the result clause. 'Cuenta' is a command.