Aquello Que Me Diste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Inmensas tempestades, tu mano y la mía

Huge storms, your hand and mine

Tienes algo, no sé qué es

You have something, I don't know what it is

Hay tanto de melódico en tu fantasía

There's so much melody in your fantasy

Y un toque de misterio, mi límite

And a touch of mystery, my limit

Conservo algún recuerdo que no debería

I keep some memories I shouldn't

Lo sé, ¿qué puedo hacer?

I know, what can I do?

A todos nos ocurre la monotonía

Monotony happens to all of us

Nos gana la batalla alguna vez, alguna vez, eh, eh

It wins the battle over us sometimes, sometimes, eh, eh

Alguna vez, alguna vez, eh, eh

Sometimes, sometimes, eh, eh

Por eso, vida mía, por el día a día

That's why, my love, for every day

Por enseñarme a ver el cielo más azul

For teaching me to see the sky bluer

Por ser mi compañera y darme tu energía

For being my companion and giving me your energy

No cabe en una vida mi gratitud

My gratitude doesn't fit in one lifetime

Por aguantar mis malos ratos y manías

For enduring my bad moods and quirks

Por conservar secretos en ningún baúl

For keeping secrets so well, not stored away

Quiero ser, por una vez

I want to be, for once,

Capaz de ganar y de perder

Capable of winning and losing

Perdona si me ves perder la compostura

Forgive me if you see me lose my composure

En serio, te agradezco que hayas sido mía

Seriously, I thank you for having been mine

Si ves que mi canción, acaso, no resulta

If you see that my song, perhaps, doesn't work out

Avísame y recojo la melancolía, melancolía

Let me know and I'll collect the melancholy, melancholy

Te dejaré una ilusión

I will leave you an illusion

Envuelta en una promesa de eterna pasión

Wrapped in a promise of eternal passion

Una esperanza pintada en un mar de cartón

A hope painted on a cardboard sea

Un mundo nuevo que sigue donde un día lo pusiste

A new world that continues where you once placed it

Tú eres esa mujer

You are that woman

Por quien me siento ese hombre capaz de querer

For whom I feel like that man capable of loving

Viviendo, cada segundo, la primera vez

Living, every second, the first time

Sabiendo que me quisiste y todo aquello que me diste (Oh, no)

Knowing that you loved me and everything you gave me (Oh, no)

Yeh-eh

Yeh-eh

Yeh, yei, eh y ey

Yeh, yei, eh and ey

Oh, no

Oh, no

Conserva mi recuerdo de piratería

Preserve my memory of mischief

Derrama los secretos y abre aquel baúl

Spill the secrets and open that chest

Sigamos siendo cómplices en compañía

Let's continue being accomplices together

De aquello que me diste bajo el cielo azul

Of what you gave me under the blue sky

Por aguantar mis malos ratos y manías

For enduring my bad moods and quirks

Por conservar secretos que me guardas tú

For keeping secrets you hold for me

Quiero ser por, una vez

I want to be, for once,

Capaz de ganar y de perder (Oh, no)

Capable of winning and losing (Oh, no)

Perdón, si alguna vez guardé la compostura

Forgive me, if I ever held my composure

No sabes lo que ha sido que hayas sido mía

You don't know what it has been like for you to be mine

Comprendo que agotaste toda tu dulzura

I understand that you exhausted all your sweetness

Pero no me pidas, niña, la melancolía, melancolía

But don't ask me, girl, for melancholy, melancholy

Te dejaré una ilusión

I will leave you an illusion

Envuelta en una promesa de eterna pasión

Wrapped in a promise of eternal passion

Una esperanza pintada en un mar de cartón

A hope painted on a cardboard sea

Un mundo nuevo que sigue donde un día lo pusiste

A new world that continues where you once placed it

Tú eres esa mujer

You are that woman

Por quien me siento ese hombre capaz de querer

For whom I feel like that man capable of loving

Vivo, cada segundo, la primera vez

Living, every second, the first time

Sabiendo que me quisiste y todo aquello que me diste, eh

Knowing that you loved me and everything you gave me, eh

No-oh, oh-oh, oh-yeh

No-oh, oh-oh, oh-yeh

Un mundo nuevo que sigue

A new world that continues

Donde un día lo pusiste

Where you once placed it

Tú eres esa mujer

You are that woman

Por quien me siento ese hombre capaz de querer

For whom I feel like that man capable of loving

Vivo, cada segundo, la primera vez

Living, every second, the first time

Sabiendo que me quisiste y todo aquello que me diste

Knowing that you loved me and everything you gave me

No, oh; no, no, no, oh

No, oh; no, no, no, oh

Uh

Uh

Uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempestad /t̪empest̪ˈað̞/ B2	noun - storm, tempest; (figurative) great trouble or turmoil
misterio /misˈt̪eɾjo/ B1	noun - mystery, enigma
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ A2	noun - memory, recollection; souvenir
monotonía /monot̪oˈnia/ B1	noun - monotony, tediousness
batalla /baˈt̪aʎa/ B1	noun - battle, fight, struggle
gratitud /ɡɾaˈt̪it̪uð̞/ B1	noun - gratitude, thankfulness
manía /maˈnia/ B2	noun - quirk, peculiar habit; obsession
secreto /seˈkɾet̪o/ A2	noun - secret
compostura /komposˈt̪uɾa/ B2	noun - composure, self-possession
melancolía /melanˈkolia/ B2	noun - melancholy, sadness, gloom
ilusión /iluˈsjon/ B1	noun - hope, excitement, dream; illusion
promesa /pɾoˈmesa/ A2	noun - promise, pledge
pasión /paˈsjon/ B1	noun - passion, strong emotion; enthusiasm
esperanza /espeˈɾansa/ A2	noun - hope, expectation
dulzura /d̪ulˈsuɾa/ B1	noun - sweetness; gentleness, tenderness
cómplice /ˈkomplise/ B2	noun - accomplice, partner in crime adjective - complicit; involved in a shared secret or activity
aguantar /aɣwanˈt̪aɾ/ B1	verb - to endure, to bear, to tolerate, to put up with
enseñar /enseˈɲaɾ/ A1	verb - to teach, to show
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to wish; to love (people)
dar /d̪aɾ/ A1	verb - to give, to provide

Key Grammar Structures

• Conservo algún recuerdo que no debería

  ➔ Conditional simple and relative clause

  ➔ The verb "debería" (should/ought to) expresses a recommendation, obligation, or probability. The phrase "que no debería" acts as a relative clause, modifying "recuerdo" (memory), indicating a memory that ideally shouldn't be kept.

• A todos nos ocurre la monotonía

  ➔ Impersonal verb construction with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ Similar to "gustar," the verb "ocurrir" (to happen/to occur) often uses an indirect object pronoun ("nos" - to us) to indicate who experiences the action. "A todos" is added for clarity or emphasis, stressing that it happens to everyone.

• Por enseñarme a ver el cielo más azul

  ➔ “Por” + infinitive (reason) and “enseñar a” + infinitive

  ➔ "Por" followed by an infinitive verb indicates the reason or cause for an action or emotion. "Enseñar a" is a common verb phrase meaning "to teach someone to do something," followed by the infinitive verb describing the action taught.

• No cabe en una vida mi gratitud

  ➔ Impersonal expression using the verb “caber”

  ➔ The phrase "No cabe" (literally "it doesn't fit") is an impersonal expression used to convey that something is too vast, immense, or overwhelming to be contained, expressed, or understood. Here, it means the gratitude is immeasurable.

• te agradezco que hayas sido mía

  ➔ Present Perfect Subjunctive

  ➔ The present perfect subjunctive, here "hayas sido," is used after expressions of emotion, desire, doubt, or gratitude (like "agradecer") when the action in the subordinate clause has already occurred relative to the main verb.

• Un mundo nuevo que sigue donde un día lo pusiste

  ➔ Relative clauses with “que” and “donde” + Preterite tense

  ➔ The pronoun "que" introduces a relative clause describing "un mundo nuevo." The adverb "donde" (where) functions as a relative adverb introducing another clause. "Pusiste" is the preterite tense of "poner" (to put), used for a single, completed action in the past at a specific time ("un día").

• Tú eres esa mujer por quien me siento ese hombre capaz de querer

  ➔ Preposition + relative pronoun (“por quien”) and “ser capaz de”

  ➔ "Por quien" acts as a compound relative pronoun, referring to "esa mujer" and meaning "for whom" or "because of whom." "Ser capaz de" is a fixed expression meaning "to be capable of," always followed by an infinitive verb.

• Sigamos siendo cómplices en compañía

  ➔ “Nosotros” command (first person plural imperative)

  ➔ "Sigamos" is the "nosotros" command form of the verb "seguir" (to continue/to keep doing). This form expresses a suggestion or command for a group that includes the speaker ("Let's continue..."). It is formed using the present subjunctive.

• Pero no me pidas, niña, la melancolía

  ➔ Negative “tú” imperative with object pronoun placement

  ➔ "No pidas" is the informal singular negative command for the verb "pedir" (to ask for). In negative commands, object pronouns (like "me" for "to me" or "from me") are always placed before the conjugated verb.

• Sabiendo que me quisiste y todo aquello que me diste

  ➔ Gerund and neuter demonstrative pronoun “aquello que”

  ➔ The word "Sabiendo" (knowing) is a gerund, indicating an action that happens simultaneously or provides context to the main clause. "Aquello que" is a neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to an abstract idea, concept, or unspecified thing, meaning "that which" or "what."