Cerca de los Ojos y Lejos del Corazon – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Nilton César
• Album: Yo Tengo un Mar de Amor

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant themes of love and emotional distance in Nilton César's classic "Cerca de los Ojos y Lejos del Corazón." This song offers a window into the complexities of human connection, allowing listeners to connect with universal feelings of longing and yearning through its evocative melody and heartfelt lyrics.

[English]

I wish I could understand when I want to talk to her

Her eyes don't look at me or give me much attention

I wish I could understand why she doesn't try to discover

That I have so much love to give her, so much emotion

So much emotion

...

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes and so far from my heart

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes and so far from my heart

...

I must have her love even if it costs me my life

I will search for the path that leads me to her life

I have to admit that I am her friend and nothing more

I want her to discover that I truly love her

I truly love her

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes and so far from my heart

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes, and so far from my heart

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes and so far from my heart

I am suffering, this loneliness

She is close to my eyes and so far from my heart

And so far from my heart

And so far from my heart

And so far from my heart

...

[Spanish]

Quisiera comprender cuando con ella quiero hablar

Sus ojos no me miran ni me dan mucha atención

Quisiera comprender por que no intenta descubrir

Que tengo para darle mucho amor mucha emoción

Mucha emoción

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

Su amor he de tener aunque me cueste a mi la vida

Buscaré el camino que me lleve hasta su vida

Yo tengo que admitir que soy su amigo y nada más

Yo quiero que descubra que la quiero de verdad

La quiero de verdad

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos, y tan lejos de mi corazón

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

Y tan lejos de mi corazón

Y tan lejos de mi corazón

Y tan lejos de mi corazón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
comprender /kom.pɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
atención /a.tenˈθjon/ B1	noun - attention
intentar /in.tenˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to try
descubrir /des.kuβˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to discover
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
emoción /e.moˈθjon/ B1	noun - emotion
sufriendo /suˈfɾjen.do/ B1	verb - suffering
soledad /so.leˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness
cerca /ˈθeɾ.ka/ A1	adjective - near
lejos /ˈle.xos/ A1	adjective - far
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way
admitir /að.miˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to admit
verdad /beɾˈðað/ A2	noun - truth

Key Grammar Structures

• Quisiera comprender cuando con ella quiero hablar

  ➔ Use of the conditional form 'quisiera' to express a polite request or wish.

  ➔ 'Quisiera' is the imperfect subjunctive or conditional form of 'querer', indicating politeness or hypothetical desire.

• Sus ojos no me miran ni me dan mucha atención

  ➔ Use of negative adverb 'no' to negate the verb 'mirar' and 'dar' indicating lack of attention.

  ➔ 'No' is a negation particle used to make the verbs 'mirar' (to look) and 'dar' (to give) negative, emphasizing the lack of attention.

• Estoy sufriendo, esta soledad

  ➔ Use of the present continuous 'estoy sufriendo' to indicate ongoing suffering.

  ➔ 'Estoy sufriendo' is a present continuous form of 'sufrir' (to suffer), emphasizing that suffering is happening now.

• Buscaré el camino que me lleve hasta su vida

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'Buscaré' to express an intention or plan.

  ➔ 'Buscaré' is the first person singular future tense of 'buscar', indicating a will or plan to look for something.

• Ella cerca de mis ojos y tan lejos de mi corazón

  ➔ Use of 'cerca de' and 'lejos de' to describe physical or emotional proximity/distancing.

  ➔ 'Cerca de' means 'close to' and 'lejos de' means 'far from', used here to contrast proximity to the eyes and emotional distance from the heart.

• Yo tengo que admitir que soy su amigo y nada más

  ➔ Use of 'tener que' + infinitive to express obligation or necessity.

  ➔ 'Tener que' means 'to have to' and indicates an obligation or necessity to do something.