Amor... Amar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camilo Sesto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of "Amor... Amar" by Camilo Sesto, a poignant ballad that beautifully translates the complexities of love and empathy into music. Through its evocative lyrics and Sesto's masterful vocal delivery, listeners can connect with the universal human experience of longing and the desire for profound emotional connection.

[English]

I don't have wings to tell you

My wounds

And clouds pass in the sky

Of the snowbird

Love, if your pain were mine

And mine yours

How beautiful it would be, love, to love

...

I have no window to look out

My solitude

And even the silence's glass

Cries in silence

Love, if your pain were mine

And mine yours

How beautiful it would be, love, to love

I have neither today nor yesterday

But I will have a tomorrow to fly

I walk the streets with your name

Clenched in my fist

And I'm dragging a scarf of memories

Toward oblivion

Love, if your pain were mine

And mine yours

How beautiful it would be, love, to love

...

Riding the night

...

Your name approaches

...

I have no tears nor caresses

And in the air

Many black fans

Announced your arrival to me

Love, if your pain were mine

And mine yours

How beautiful it would be, love, to love

...

[Spanish]

Yo no tengo alas para decirte

Mis heridas

Y en el cielo pasan nubes

Del pájaro de nieve

Amor, si tu dolor fuera mío

Y el mío tuyo

Qué bonito sería, amor, amar

No tengo ventana para asomar

Mi soledad

Y hasta los cristales del silencio

Lloran silencio

Amor, si tu dolor fuera mío

Y el mío tuyo

Qué bonito sería, amor, amar

No tengo hoy ni ayer

Pero sí tendré un mañana para volar

Yo voy por las calles con tu nombre

Cerrado en mi puño

Y voy arrastrando una bufanda con recuerdos

Hacia el olvido

Amor, si tu dolor fuera mío

Y el mío tuyo

Qué bonito sería, amor, amar

Cabalgando la noche

Se acerca tu nombre

Yo no tengo llanto ni caricias

Y en el aire

Muchos abanicos negros

Me anunciaron tu llegada

Amor, si tu dolor fuera mío

Y el mío tuyo

Qué bonito sería, amor, amar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alas /ˈalas/ A2	noun - wings
heridas /eˈriðas/ B1	noun - wounds
nubes /ˈnuβes/ A1	noun - clouds
pájaro /ˈpa.xaɾo/ A2	noun - bird
nieve /ˈnjeβe/ A2	noun - snow
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
ventana /benˈtana/ A2	noun - window
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness
cristales /kɾisˈtales/ B2	noun - crystals
silencio /silˈenθjo/ B1	noun - silence
bufanda /buˈfanda/ B2	noun - scarf
recuerdos /reˈkweɾðos/ B1	noun - memories
olvido /oˈliðo/ B2	noun - forgetfulness
cabalgando /kabalˈɣando/ B2	verb - riding
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
llanto /ˈʎanto/ B1	noun - tears
caricias /kaˈriθjas/ B2	noun - caresses
abanicos /aβaˈnikos/ B2	noun - fans