Como la Flor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ángela Aguilar
• Album: Baila esta Cumbia

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the enduring legacy of Selena's "Como la Flor" through Ángela Aguilar's tribute rendition. This song, a beautiful Tejano cumbia, delves into themes of love, loss, and resilience, offering a poignant narrative that resonates across generations. By learning "Como la Flor," you can connect with the rich cultural heritage of Mexican-American music and appreciate the emotional depth that makes Selena's work timeless.

[English]

I know you have a new love

But still, I wish you the best

If you didn’t find happiness in me

Maybe someone else will give it to you

Like the flower (like the flower)

With so much love (with so much love)

That you gave me

It withered away

I'm leaving today (today)

I know how to lose

But ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

Ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

...

...

If you only knew how much it hurts to lose your love

With your goodbye, you take my heart

I don’t know if I can love again

Because I gave you all the love I had to give

Like the flower (like the flower)

With so much love (with so much love)

That you gave me

It withered away

I'm leaving today (today)

I know how to lose

But ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

Ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

...

Like the flower (like the flower)

With so much love (with so much love)

That you gave me

It withered away

I'm leaving today (today)

I know how to lose

But ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

Ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

Ah-ah, oh, how it hurts!

...

[Spanish]

Yo sé que tienes un nuevo amor

Sin embargo, te deseo lo mejor

Si en mí no encontraste felicidad

Tal vez alguien más te la dará

Como la flor (como la flor)

Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)

Me diste tú

Se marchitó

Me marcho hoy (hoy)

Yo sé perder

Pero, ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Si vieras cómo duele perder tu amor

Con tu adiós te llevas mi corazón

No sé si pueda volver a amar

Porque te di todo el amor que pude dar

Como la flor (como la flor)

Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)

Me diste tú

Se marchitó

Me marcho hoy (hoy)

Yo sé perder

Pero, ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Como la flor (como la flor)

Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)

Me diste tú

Se marchitó

Me marcho hoy (hoy)

Yo sé perder

Pero, ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ B1	noun - happiness
dulce /ˈdulθe/ A2	adjective - sweet
hoja /ˈoxa/ A2	noun - leaf
marchitar /maɾtʃiˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to wither
doler /doˈleɾ/ B2	verb - to hurt
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
pueblo /ˈpweβlo/ A2	noun - people, town
corazón /koraˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo sé que tienes un nuevo amor

  ➔ Present tense to express current knowledge.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo sé" means "I know," indicating current awareness.

• Si en mí no encontraste felicidad

  ➔ Conditional clause to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Si en mí no encontraste" means "If you did not find in me," indicating a hypothetical scenario.

• Como la flor (como la flor)

  ➔ Simile to compare feelings to a flower.

  ➔ The phrase "Como la flor" means "Like the flower," suggesting fragility and beauty.

• Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)

  ➔ Prepositional phrase to indicate the manner of giving.

  ➔ The phrase "Con tanto amor" means "With so much love," indicating the depth of feeling.

• Me marcho hoy (hoy)

  ➔ Present tense to indicate immediate action.

  ➔ The phrase "Me marcho hoy" means "I leave today," indicating a decision made in the present.

• Pero, ah-ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele!

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence to express strong emotion.

  ➔ The phrase "¡cómo me duele!" means "how it hurts me!" expressing deep sorrow.

• No sé si pueda volver a amar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "No sé si pueda" means "I don't know if I can," indicating uncertainty about future feelings.