Camino De Rosas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ven

Come

Que cuando viene lo que venga, ya es ayer

When whatever comes, comes, it's already yesterday

Que con los tiempos no se juega, no inventes

Don't play games with time, don't pretend

Cuando me siento que me duermo y

When I feel myself falling asleep and

Pa' empezar, el ayer

To start, yesterday

Pero es que tú

But it's that you

Conviertes, inviertes, te diviertes, esa es tu virtud

You transform, you invest, you have fun, that's your gift

Te ríes de los tiempos y de su magnitud

You laugh at time and its importance

Y a mí me haces olvidar el ayer

And you make me forget yesterday

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Soy el comandante de tus pasos elegantes

I am the commander of your elegant steps

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El general de tus destinos. De tu boca, el capitán

The general of your destinies. From your lips, the captain

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Y lo que más me asombra es que no sé

And what amazes me most is that I don't know

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De ti más que apareces y te conviertes en ley

Anything more about you than that you appear and become law

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Pero, tu nombre lo olvidé y es lo que hay

But, I forgot your name, and that's just how it is

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Yo no me atrevo a preguntarte otra vez

I don't dare ask you again

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Camino de rosas para quien lo sabe

A path of roses for those who know

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Camino de espinas pa' el que llega tarde

A path of thorns for those who arrive late

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Camino despacio, que todo me asombre

I walk slowly, letting everything amaze me

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Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Camino de rosas para quien lo sabe

A path of roses for those who know

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Camino de espinas pa' el que llega tarde

A path of thorns for those who arrive late

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Camino despacio, que todo me asombre

I walk slowly, letting everything amaze me

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Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Soy el comandante de tus pasos elegantes

I am the commander of your elegant steps

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El general de tus destinos y, de tu boca, el capitán

The general of your destinies and, from your lips, the captain

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Y lo que más me asombra es que no ves

And what amazes me most is that you don't see

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Que cuando tú apareces, niña, te convierto en ley

That when you appear, girl, I make you law

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Pero, tu nombre lo olvidé y es lo que hay

But, I forgot your name, and that's just how it is

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No me atrevo a preguntarte, otra vez, eh, eh, eh

I don't dare ask you, again, eh, eh, eh

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Camino de rosas para quien lo sabe

A path of roses for those who know

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...

Camino de espinas pa' el que llega tarde

A path of thorns for those who arrive late

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...

Camino despacio, que todo me asombre

I walk slowly, letting everything amaze me

...

...

Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Camino de rosas para quien lo sabe

A path of roses for those who know

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...

Camino de espinas pa' el que llega tarde

A path of thorns for those who arrive late

...

...

Camino despacio, que todo me asombre

I walk slowly, letting everything amaze me

...

...

Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

After this date, I'll learn your name

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ayer /aˈʝeɾ/ A1	noun - yesterday
virtud /biɾˈtuð/ B1	noun - virtue; good quality or habit; strength
magnitud /maɣniˈtuð/ B2	noun - magnitude, size, importance, extent
comandante /komanˈdante/ B2	noun - commander; major (military rank)
pasos /ˈpasos/ A2	noun - steps, paces; progress
elegantes /eleˈɣantes/ B1	adjective - elegant, stylish, smart (plural)
general /xeneˈɾal/ B1	noun - general (military rank)
destinos /desˈtinos/ B1	noun - destinies, fates; destinations
capitán /kapiˈtan/ B1	noun - captain
asombrar /asomˈbɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to astonish, to surprise, to amaze
ley /lei̯/ B1	noun - law, rule, principle; (figurative) something absolute or undeniable
atreverse /atɾeˈβeɾse/ B2	verb - to dare, to venture, to be bold enough
camino /kaˈmino/ A1	noun - path, road, way verb - I walk (first person singular present indicative of 'caminar')
rosas /ˈrosas/ A2	noun - roses (plural of rose)
espinas /esˈpinas/ B2	noun - thorns, spines
cita /ˈsita/ A2	noun - appointment, date; quote, citation
convertir /kombeɾˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to convert, to transform, to turn into
invertir /imbeɾˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to invest (money, time); to reverse, to invert
divertir /diβeɾˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to amuse, to entertain, to have fun
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• Que cuando viene lo que venga, ya es ayer

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in adverbial clauses of time

  ➔ The verb "venga" is in the present subjunctive, used after "cuando" to refer to an uncertain or future event, indicating "whatever comes" or "when it comes (in the future)".

• Que con los tiempos no se juega, no inventes

  ➔ Impersonal "se" construction

  ➔ The "se" in "se juega" makes the verb impersonal, meaning "one does not play" or "you don't play" (in a general sense), without specifying who the agent is.

• Y a mí me haces olvidar el ayer

  ➔ Causative construction (hacer + infinitive)

  ➔ "haces olvidar" means "you make me forget". The verb "hacer" (to make/to do) followed by an infinitive indicates that the subject causes someone else to perform the action of the infinitive. The indirect object pronoun "me" refers to "a mí".

• Y lo que más me asombra es que no sé

  ➔ Relative pronoun "lo que"

  ➔ "lo que" means "what" or "that which", referring to an unspecified or abstract thing. It functions as the subject of the clause "lo que más me asombra" (what surprises me most).

• Pero, tu nombre lo olvidé y es lo que hay

  ➔ Redundant direct object pronoun

  ➔ The direct object "tu nombre" is repeated by the direct object pronoun "lo" before the verb "olvidé". This is common in Spanish for emphasis or clarity, especially when the object appears before the verb.

• Yo no me atrevo a preguntarte otra vez

  ➔ Verb + preposition + infinitive (atreverse a + infinitive)

  ➔ "atrevo a preguntar" illustrates a common Spanish construction where certain verbs (like "atreverse," to dare) are followed by a specific preposition ("a") before an infinitive. "Preguntarte" is "to ask you".

• Camino de rosas para quien lo sabe

  ➔ Relative pronoun "quien"

  ➔ "quien" is a relative pronoun that means "who" or "whoever", referring to a person. In this context, "para quien lo sabe" means "for whoever knows it" or "for those who know it".

• Camino despacio, que todo me asombre

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing purpose/wish

  ➔ The conjunction "que" followed by the present subjunctive "asombre" expresses a purpose, desire, or consequence: "so that everything may surprise me" or "may everything surprise me".

• Después de esta cita me aprendo tu nombre

  ➔ Reflexive verb (pronominal verb) "aprenderse"

  ➔ "me aprendo" uses the reflexive pronoun "me" with the verb "aprender" (to learn), forming "aprenderse". This often implies learning something thoroughly, internalizing it, or doing it for one's own benefit.