Canta Corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Fernández
• Album: 15 Años De Éxitos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Alejandro Fernández with 'Canta Corazón,' a song that beautifully captures the yearning for a lost love and the unwavering hope for reunion. Through its passionate lyrics and Latin pop rhythms, this song offers a great opportunity to learn emotional vocabulary and explore themes of love and longing in Spanish.

[English]

♪

Sing, heart

That my eyes have already beat - around here

That I've dreamed of her laugh

That I've passed by her house

That I've come because - she wants to be happy

Sing, heart

That the love of my - loves is already here

That I've kept - in every letter

That I wrote with the words

That you planted in every - kiss that I gave you

And with time I thought of you - clinging to my hands

And with the rain I consoled - your absence in the years

And with time I knew - that one day

You would die to come back

I told you singing (ay)

I told you to your face - (eh) and that

You would come back to me (oh)

You would come back because - you don't want to lose me

I told you singing (ay)

I told them to their faces - (eh) and that

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

And get me out of your life - and your mind

♪

(Eh)

♪

Sing, heart

That in life it was - written that she and I

We were April and March

A drop in the desert

That we were going to be as - together as the moon and the sun

And with time I thought of you - clinging to my hands

And with the rain I consoled - your absence in the years

And with time I knew - that one day

You would die to come back

I told you singing (ay)

I told you to your face (eh) - and that

You would come back to me (oh)

You would come back because - you don't want to lose me

I told you singing (ay)

I told you to your face (eh) - and that

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

And get me out of your life - and your mind

(Eh)

(Ta, ra, ra, ra, ta, ta, ta)

(Ta, ra, ra, ra, ta, ta, ta)

(Oh)

♪

I told you singing (ay)

I told you to your face - (eh) and that

You would come back to me (oh)

You would come back because you - don't want to lose me

I told you singing (ay)

I told you to your face (eh) - and that

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

And get me out of your life - and your mind

♪

[Spanish]

♪

Canta, corazón

Que mis ojos ya latieron por aquí

Que he soñado con su risa

Que ha pasado por su casa

Que ha venido porque quiere ser feliz

Canta, corazón

Que el amor de mis amores ya está aquí

Que he guardado en cada carta

Que escribí con las palabras

Que sembraste en cada beso que te di

Y con el tiempo te pensaba aferrada a mis manos

Y con la lluvia consolaba tu ausencia en los años

Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día

Morirías por volver

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

Volverías conmigo (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Se los dije de frente (eh) y que

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

♪

(Eh)

♪

Canta, corazón

Que en la vida estaba escrito que ella y yo

Éramos abril y marzo

Una gota en el desierto

Que íbamos a estar tan juntos como la luna y el sol

Y con el tiempo te pensaba aferrada a mis manos

Y con la lluvia consolaba tu ausencia en los años

Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día

Morirías por volver

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

Volverías conmigo (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

(Eh)

(Ta, ra, ra, ra, ta, ta, ta)

(Ta, ra, ra, ra, ta, ta, ta)

(Oh)

♪

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

Volverías conmigo (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
canta /ˈkan.ta/ A1	verb - to sing
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
beso /ˈbe.so/ A2	noun - kiss
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2	noun - dream
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time
manos /ˈma.nos/ A2	noun - hands
carta /ˈkaɾ.ta/ B1	noun - letter
feliz /feˈliz/ B1	adjective - happy
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ B1	verb - to return
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
ausencia /awˈsen.sja/ B2	noun - absence
sembrar /semˈbɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to sow
escrito /esˈkɾi.to/ B2	adjective - written
luna /ˈlu.na/ B2	noun - moon
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun

Key Grammar Structures

• Que mis ojos ya latieron por aquí

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense ('ya latieron') to indicate an action that has been completed recently.

  ➔ 'Ya' means 'already', and combined with the verb, it forms the present perfect, indicating recent completion.

• Que he soñado con su risa

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense ('he soñado') to express an experience or action that has occurred in the past but is relevant now.

  ➔ 'He soñado' is the present perfect, formed with 'he' (I have) + past participle, indicating an experience up to now.

• Que ha pasado por su casa

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense ('ha pasado') to indicate an action that has happened in the recent past.

  ➔ 'Ha pasado' is the present perfect form, meaning 'has passed' or 'has happened', emphasizing recent completion.

• Con el tiempo te pensaba aferrada a mis manos

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense ('pensaba') to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

  ➔ 'Pensaba' is the imperfect tense, used here to describe ongoing feelings or mental states in the past.

• Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día morirías por volver

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense ('sabía') to express a mental state or knowledge in the past, with the conditional tense ('morirías') to indicate future possibility or likelihood.

  ➔ 'Sabía' is the imperfect tense, indicating a past mental state or knowledge, while 'morirías' is the conditional tense, expressing a hypothetical future action.

• Que en la vida estaba escrito que ella y yo éramos abril y marzo

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense ('estaba') to express a belief or something believed to be destined or written in life.

  ➔ 'Estaba' is the imperfect tense, often used to describe beliefs or states that are considered unchanging or destined in the past.

• Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día morirías por volver

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense ('sabía') for past knowledge, and conditional form ('morirías') to express future hypothetical or potential actions.

  ➔ 'Sabía' indicates a past mental state or knowledge, while 'morirías' is the conditional tense, showing a hypothetical future possibility.