Canta Corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

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Canta, corazón

Sing, heart

Que mis ojos ya latieron por aquí

That my eyes have already beat - around here

Que he soñado con su risa

That I've dreamed of her laugh

Que ha pasado por su casa

That I've passed by her house

Que ha venido porque quiere ser feliz

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

Canta, corazón

Sing, heart

Que el amor de mis amores ya está aquí

That the love of my - loves is already here

Que he guardado en cada carta

That I've kept - in every letter

Que escribí con las palabras

That I wrote with the words

Que sembraste en cada beso que te di

That you planted in every - kiss that I gave you

Y con el tiempo te pensaba aferrada a mis manos

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

Y con la lluvia consolaba tu ausencia en los años

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

Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día

And with time I knew - that one day

Morirías por volver

You would die to come back

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Volverías conmigo (oh)

You would come back to me (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

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

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Se los dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

And get me out of your life - and your mind

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(Eh)

(Eh)

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♪

Canta, corazón

Sing, heart

Que en la vida estaba escrito que ella y yo

That in life it was - written that she and I

Éramos abril y marzo

We were April and March

Una gota en el desierto

A drop in the desert

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

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

Y con el tiempo te pensaba aferrada a mis manos

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

Y con la lluvia consolaba tu ausencia en los años

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

Y con el tiempo yo sabía que algún día

And with time I knew - that one day

Morirías por volver

You would die to come back

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Volverías conmigo (oh)

You would come back to me (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

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

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

And get me out of your life - and your mind

(Eh)

(Eh)

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

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

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

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

(Oh)

(Oh)

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♪

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Volverías conmigo (oh)

You would come back to me (oh)

Volverías porque no quieres perderme

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

Te lo dije cantando (ay)

I told you singing (ay)

Te lo dije de frente (eh) y que

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

Sin mis besos no puedes empezar una mañana

Without my kisses you can't - start a morning

Y sacarme de tu vida y de tu mente

And get me out of your life - and your mind

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♪

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.