Colombia, Mi Encanto – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Carlos Vives
• Album: Encanto

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with a culture, and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" is the perfect song to begin your journey with Spanish. Performed by the legendary Carlos Vives, this song is a joyful celebration of all things Colombian. Its upbeat tempo and repetitive, heartfelt lyrics make it easy to sing along and pick up new vocabulary. Through this song, you'll not only learn Spanish words but also feel the warmth, rhythm, and pride of the Colombian spirit.

[English]

Oh Colombia!

...

Party night, everyone comes to celebrate

Party night, everyone arrives to enjoy

Keep dancing happily in my paradise

And revealing miracles on every floor

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Colombia, I love you so much

That your charm always makes me fall in love

Colombia, I love you so much

Keep blessing your charm

Colombia

Charm, charm

As dawn arrives, doors are opening wide

They stay open as coffee warmth fills the house

A joyful song letting good overcome evil

Don’t wake me, this feels like a real dream

Colombia, I love you so much

That your charm always makes me fall in love

Colombia, I love you so much

Your charm keeps blessing you

Colombia

Charm, charm

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Colombia, I adore you so much

Your name has a charm

From Bogotá to Palenque

I left with everyone

Colombia, land so beautiful

Mother Nature

Gave you a way of being

Colombia stays, my favorite place

Colombia, I love you so much

That your charm always makes me fall in love

Colombia, I love you so much

Your charm keeps blessing you

And it’s because, Colombia, I love you so much

That your charm always makes me fall in love

Colombia, I love you so much

Your charm keeps blessing you

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Charm (ah-eh, ah-eh)

...

[Spanish]

¡Colombia!

Noche de fiesta, todos vienen a celebrar

Noche de fiesta, todos llegan para gozar

Sigue bailando, contento en mi paraíso

Y revelando milagros en cada piso

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Que siempre me enamora tu encanto

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Que sigas bendiciendo tu encanto

Colombia

Encanto, encanto

Abriendo puertas va llegando la madrugada

Siguen abiertas y el café se cuela en la casa

Canción alegre para que gane el bien sobre el mal

No me despierten, que esto parece un sueño real

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Que siempre me enamora tu encanto

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Te sigue bendiciendo tu encanto

Colombia

Encanto, encanto

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Colombia, te adoro tanto

Tu nombre tiene un encanto

De Bogotá hasta Palenque

Me fui con toda la gente

Colombia, tierra tan bella

La madre naturaleza

Te dio una forma de ser

Colombia stays, my favorite place

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Que siempre me enamora tu encanto

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Te sigue bendiciendo tu encanto

Y es que a ti, Colombia, yo te quiero tanto

Que siempre me enamora tu encanto

Colombia, te quiero tanto

Te sigue bendiciendo tu encanto

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh, ah-eh)

Encanto (ah-eh, ah-eh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fiesta /ˈfjesta/ A1	noun - party, festival
celebrar /θeleˈβɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to celebrate
gozar /ɡoˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to enjoy
bailando /baiˈlando/ A1	verb - dancing
contento /konˈtento/ A2	adjective - happy, content
paraíso /paɾaˈiso/ B1	noun - paradise
revelando /reβeˈlando/ B2	verb - revealing
milagros /miˈlaɣɾos/ B1	noun - miracles
encanto /enˈkanto/ B2	noun - charm, enchantment
enamora /enaˈmoɾa/ B2	verb - to enamor, to captivate
bendiciendo /bendiˈθiendo/ B2	verb - blessing
puertas /ˈpweɾtas/ A1	noun - doors
madrugada /maðɾaˈɣaða/ B1	noun - early morning, dawn
alegre /aˈleɣɾe/ A2	adjective - happy, joyful
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
adoro /aˈðoɾo/ B1	verb - I adore
tierra /ˈtjera/ A1	noun - land, earth
bella /ˈbeʎa/ A2	adjective - beautiful
madre /ˈmaðɾe/ A1	noun - mother
naturaleza /natuɾaˈleθa/ B1	noun - nature

Key Grammar Structures

• que siempre me enamora tu encanto

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'que' expressing a result or cause

  ➔ 'que' introduces a subordinate clause that explains the cause or result of the main clause

• Colombia, te quiero tanto

  ➔ Use of direct object pronoun 'te' with the verb 'querer' to express love or affection

  ➔ 'te' is a direct object pronoun representing 'you', combined with 'querer' meaning 'to love' or 'to want'

• Abriendo puertas va llegando la madrugada

  ➔ Gerund phrase used to describe ongoing action, with 'Abriendo' derived from 'abrir' (to open)

  ➔ 'Abriendo' is the gerund form of 'abrir', used here to indicate an ongoing action of doors opening

• siguen abiertas y el café se cuela en la casa

  ➔ Use of present tense 'siguen' + adjective 'abiertas' to indicate continuation; 'se cuela' as reflexive verb in passive voice

  ➔ 'Siguen' is the present form of 'seguir', meaning 'they continue'; 'se cuela' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to seep' or 'to filter'

• Y revelando milagros en cada piso

  ➔ Present participle 'revelando' indicates ongoing action of revealing miracles

  ➔ 'Revelando' is the gerund form of 'revelar', used to describe the ongoing act of revealing miracles

• No me despierten, que esto parece un sueño real

  ➔ Imperative form 'no me despierten' (don't wake me up) using pronoun 'me' with the verb in the subjunctive mood

  ➔ 'No me despierten' is a negative imperative, telling others not to wake the speaker, with 'me' as the indirect object pronoun