Amiga Mia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Amiga mía, lo sé

My friend, I know

Solo vives por él, él lo sabe también

You only live for him, and he knows it too

Pero él no te ve como yo, suplicarle a mi boca

But he doesn't see you like I do, begging my mouth

Que diga que él me ha confesado entre copas

To say that he confessed to me over drinks

Que es con tu piel con quien sueña de noche

That it's your skin he dreams of at night

Y que enloquece con cada botón que

And that he goes crazy with every button that

Te desabrochas pensando en sus manos

You unbutton, thinking of his hands

Él no te ha visto temblar esperando

He hasn't seen you tremble waiting

Una palabra, algún gesto, un abrazo

For a word, a gesture, a hug

Él no te ve como yo suspirando

He doesn't see you like I do, sighing

Con los ojitos abiertos de par en par

With your eyes wide open

Escucharme y nombrarle

Listening to me and naming him

¡Ay amiga mía! Lo sé y él también

Oh, my friend! I know, and he does too

Amiga mía, no sé qué decir ni qué hacer

My friend, I don't know what to say or do

Para verte feliz

To see you happy

Ojalá pudiera mandar en el alma

If only I could control the soul

Y la libertad, es lo que a él le hace falta

And freedom, that's what he's missing

Llenarte los bolsillos de guerras ganadas

To fill your pockets with won victories

De sueños, de ilusiones renovadas

With dreams, with renewed hopes

Yo quiero regalarte una poesía

I want to give you a poem

Tú piensas que estoy dando las noticias

You think I'm just giving you the news

Amiga mía

My friend

Ojalá algún día

I hope one day

Escuchando mi canción de pronto entiendas

Listening to my song, you suddenly understand

Que lo nunca quise fue contar tu historia

That what I never wanted was to tell your story

Porque pudiera resultar conmovedora

Because it might turn out to be moving

Pero perdona

But forgive me

Amiga mía

My friend

No es inteligencia ni sabiduría

This isn't intelligence or wisdom

Esta es mi manera de decir las cosas

This is my way of saying things

No es que sea mi trabajo, es que es mi idioma

It's not my job, it's my language

Y amiga mía

And my friend

Princesa de un cuento infinito

Princess of an endless story

Amiga mía

My friend

Tan solo pretendo que cuentes conmigo

I just want you to count on me

Amiga mía

My friend

A ver si uno de estos días

Let's see if one of these days

Por fin aprendo

I finally learn

A hablar sin tener que dar tantos rodeos

To speak without beating around the bush so much

Que toda esta historia

That this whole story

Me importa porque eres mi amiga

Matters to me because you're my friend

Amiga mía, lo sé

My friend, I know

Solo vives por él, que él lo sabe también

You only live for him, and he knows it too

Pero él no te ve como yo, suplicarle a mi boca

But he doesn't see you like I do, begging my mouth

Que diga que él me ha confesado entre copas

To say that he confessed to me over drinks

Que es con tu piel con quien sueña de noche

That it's your skin he dreams of at night

Amiga mía, no sé qué decir ni qué hacer

My friend, I don't know what to say or do

Para verte feliz

To see you happy

Ojala pudiera mandar en el alma

If only I could control the soul

O en la libertad, que es lo que a él le hace falta

Or freedom, that's what he's missing

Llenarte los bolsillos de guerras ganadas

To fill your pockets with won victories

De sueños e ilusiones renovadas

With dreams and renewed hopes

Yo quiero regalarte una poesía

I want to give you a poem

Tú piensas que estoy dando las noticias

You think I'm just giving you the news

Amiga mía

My friend

Princesa de un cuento infinito

Princess of an endless story

Amiga mía

My friend

Tan solo pretendo que cuentes conmigo

I just want you to count on me

Amiga mía

My friend

A ver si uno de estos días

Let's see if one of these days

Por fin aprendo

I finally learn

A hablar sin tener que dar tantos rodeos

To speak without beating around the bush so much

Que toda esta historia

That this whole story

Me importa porque eres mi amiga

Matters to me because you're my friend

No, no, no

No, no, no

Amiga mía

My friend

Princesa de un cuento infinito

Princess of an endless story

Amiga mía

My friend

Tan solo pretendo que cuentes conmigo

I just want you to count on me

Amiga mía

My friend

A ver si uno de estos días

Let's see if one of these days

Por fin aprendo

I finally learn

A hablar sin tener que dar tantos rodeos

To speak without beating around the bush so much

Que toda esta historia

That this whole story

Me importa porque eres mi amiga

Matters to me because you're my friend

No, oh, yeah

No, oh, yeah

Amiga mía

My friend

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amiga /aˈmi.ɣa/ A1	noun - female friend
suplicar /su.pliˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to beg, to plead, to implore
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth
confesar /koɱ.feˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to confess, to admit
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
enloquecer /en.lo.keˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to drive crazy, to go mad, to madden
temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B1	verb - to tremble, to shake
abrazo /aˈβɾa.so/ A2	noun - hug, embrace
suspirar /sus.piˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to sigh
feliz /feˈlis/ A1	adjective - happy
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul, spirit
libertad /li.βeɾˈtað/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty
guerra /ˈɡe.ra/ B1	noun - war, struggle, conflict
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B1	noun - hope, dream, illusion, excitement
regalar /re.ɣaˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to give (as a gift), to present
poesía /po.eˈsi.a/ B1	noun - poetry, poem
conmovedor /koɱ.mo.βeˈðoɾ/ B2	adjective - moving, touching, poignant
princesa /pɾinˈse.sa/ A2	noun - princess
rodeos /roˈðe.os/ B2	noun - detours, circumlocutions, beating around the bush (usually used in the plural with verbs like 'dar')

Key Grammar Structures

• Pero él no te ve como yo, suplicarle a mi boca

  ➔ Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns

  ➔ In "no **te** ve", "te" is a Direct Object Pronoun (DOP) meaning "you" (masculine/feminine singular, informal). In "**suplicarle** a mi boca", "le" is an Indirect Object Pronoun (IOP) referring to "a mi boca" (to my mouth), indicating who or what receives the action.

• Que diga que él me ha confesado entre copas

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present Subjunctive) & Present Perfect

  ➔ "**diga**" is in the present subjunctive, likely following an implied verb of wanting or requesting (e.g., "Yo quiero que..."). "**ha confesado**" is the present perfect tense, indicating an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• Que es con tu piel con quien sueña de noche

  ➔ Emphatic Structures with Relative Pronouns

  ➔ The structure "**es con... con quien**" is an emphatic construction used to highlight the prepositional phrase ("con tu piel") that follows it. "quien" is a relative pronoun used for people, and here it refers to the person associated with "tu piel."

• Ojalá pudiera mandar en el alma

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (with "Ojalá")

  ➔ "**Ojalá**" (meaning "I wish," "hopefully," or "if only") always introduces a subjunctive clause. "**pudiera**" is in the imperfect subjunctive, used to express a wish or a hypothetical situation that is contrary to fact or unlikely to happen in the present or future.

• La libertad, es lo que a él le hace falta

  ➔ Impersonal Verbs ("hacer falta") & Relative Pronoun "lo que"

  ➔ "**hace falta**" is an impersonal verb phrase meaning "is needed" or "is lacking." The actual subject is "la libertad." "**lo que**" acts as a neutral relative pronoun, meaning "what" or "that which."

• Que toda esta historia Me importa porque eres mi amiga

  ➔ Impersonal Verb ("importar") with Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "**Me importa**" uses the verb "importar" (to matter/to be important to), which functions similarly to "gustar." "Toda esta historia" is the subject that matters, and "**me**" is the indirect object pronoun indicating *to whom* it matters.

• No es que sea mi trabajo, es que es mi idioma

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after "No es que..."

  ➔ The expression "**No es que**..." (It's not that...) always requires the verb in the following clause to be in the subjunctive mood, even if the statement might seem factual. Here, "**sea**" is the present subjunctive of "ser."

• Tan solo pretendo que cuentes conmigo

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (after verbs of influence/volition)

  ➔ Verbs like "pretender" (to intend, to claim) often trigger the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause when they express a wish, an intention, or a desire for an action carried out by a *different* subject. Here, "**cuentes**" is the present subjunctive of "contar."

• A hablar sin tener que dar tantos rodeos

  ➔ Preposition "sin" + Infinitive, and "tener que" + Infinitive (obligation)

  ➔ The preposition "**sin**" (without) is always followed by an infinitive in Spanish, not a gerund. "**tener que**" is a common structure expressing obligation or necessity, meaning "to have to," and here it's used with another infinitive "dar."