CÓSEME – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: BERET
• Album: ÁPICES #7

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Beret's "CÓSEME," a beautifully crafted Spanish urban pop song that offers a unique window into expressions of love, vulnerability, and resilience. Its introspective lyrics and heartfelt delivery make it an excellent choice for language learners to grasp authentic emotional nuances and colloquialisms in Spanish, while appreciating the power of music to convey universal human experiences.

[English]

I know you look at me, but you don't see me

I wanted your part, not to break into 100

You prefer to stay here, rather than stay

I prefer the wound over the skin

I say tomorrow everything will be fine

You keep saying I don't forget yesterday

Doubts keep killing you

And I, with a naked soul, telling you, dress me

Just tell me when, don't tell me where

We'll look at the same horizon together

We're jumping around without a direction

We're just forces together that break apart

And those plans we didn't make

Because I know there's no destination

That feels good for us

It's not with you on the path

It's walking alone, with me, and you come along too

I want to dance with luck and have it tell me

That it's coming, even if it steps on my feet

And just one mistake away from getting it right, it seems I failed you

And so it was, that I always strive to return

Knowing I could lose, knowing very well it breaks

You know what, I'm telling you, sew me up

Close what you opened well

Not that you act like you're hiding

Just tell me when, don't tell me where

We'll look at the same horizon together

We're jumping around, it's normal that I care

If I'm looking for you and now you hide in me

Just tell me well, if you love me, how much? Because I don't know anymore

You say it's not that much, but for me it is

And now, tell me, do I jump or stay on your skin?

Something says go and I say tie yourself

We all have that person who made us

A thousand pieces and told us: "now, build yourself"

I just wanted to change the air

Not needing you, if I want to breathe, too

You say you don't depend on anyone

But you only say that to think you love yourself, I know

I can no longer hold back, just having you is enough

I know you look at me, but you don't see me

I wanted your part, not to break into 100

You prefer to stay here, rather than stay

I prefer the wound over the skin

I say tomorrow everything will be fine

You keep saying I don't forget yesterday

Doubts keep killing you

And I, with a naked soul, telling you

Dress me, dress me, dress me...

...

[Spanish]

Yo sé que me miras, pero no me ves

Yo quería tu parte, no partirme en 100

Tú prefieres aquí quedo, a quédate

Yo prefiero antes la herida que la piel

Yo digo mañana todo saldrá bien

Tú sigues diciendo no olvido el ayer

A ti te siguen matando dudas

Y yo con alma desnuda, diciéndote, vísteme

Sólo dime cuando, no me digas dónde

Miraremos juntos el mismo horizonte

Vamos dando saltos sin tener un norte

Sólo somos fuerzas juntas que se rompen

Y aquellos planes qué no hicimos

Porque sé que no hay destino alguno

Que nos siente bien

No es contigo en el camino

Es caminar solo, conmigo, y que te vengas tú, también

Quiero bailar con la suerte y que me diga

Que se viene, aunque ya me pise los piés

Y a un sólo error de acertar, parece qué te fallé

Y así fue, que siempre me empeño en volver

Sabiendo que puedo perder, sabiendo muy bien que se rompe

Sabes qué, te estoy diciendo cóseme

Que cierres lo qué abriste bien

No que hagas como que te escondes

Sólo dime cuándo, no me digas dónde

Miraremos juntos el mismo horizonte

Vamos dando saltos, normal que me importe

Si te estoy buscando y, ahora, en mí te escondes

Sólo dime bien, si me quieres, ¿cuánto? Porqué ya no sé

Dices no es pa' tanto, pero pa' mí lo es

Y, ahora, dime ¿salto o me quedo en tu piel?

Algo dice vete y yo digo átate

Todos tenemos esa persona que nos hizo

Mil pedazos y nos dijo: "ahora, constrúyete"

Yo solo quería cambiar de aires

No necesitar de ti, si quiero respirar, también

Dices que no dependes de nadie

Pero, eso sólo lo dices pa pensar que te quieres, lo sé

Ya no puedo contenerme, con tenerte ya está bien

Yo sé que me miras, pero no me ves

Yo quería tu parte, no partirme en 100

Tú prefieres aquí quedo, a quédate

Yo prefiero antes la herida que la piel

Yo digo mañana todo saldrá bien

Tú sigues diciendo no olvido el ayer

A ti te siguen matando dudas

Y yo con alma desnuda, diciéndote

Vísteme, visteme, visteme...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look (at)
ves /bes/ A1	verb - see (present tense of ver)
parte /ˈpaɾ.te/ A2	noun - part
herida /eˈɾi.ða/ B1	noun - wound
piel /pjel/ A1	noun - skin
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
desnuda /dezˈnu.ða/ B1	adjective - naked, bare
horizonte /o.ɾiˈson.te/ B2	noun - horizon
fuerzas /ˈfweɾ.θas/ A2	noun - forces
planes /ˈpla.nes/ A2	noun - plans
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
bailar /bajˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck
error /eˈroɾ/ A2	noun - mistake
volver /bolˈbeɾ/ A2	verb - to return, to come back
escondes /esˈkon.des/ B1	verb - hide (present tense of esconder)
aires /ˈaj.ɾes/ B2	noun - airs, atmosphere
respirar /res.piˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to breathe

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo sé que me miras, pero no me ves

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in 'que me miras'

  ➔ The phrase 'que me miras' uses the *subjunctive mood* to express a desire or doubt.

• Yo quería tu parte, no partirme en 100

  ➔ Imperfect tense 'quería' indicating past desire

  ➔ 'Queríа' is the imperfect tense of 'querer', used to describe a past continuous desire.

• Tú prefieres aquí quedo, a quédate

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'prefieres' and imperative 'quédate'

  ➔ 'Prefieres' is the present tense of 'preferir', and 'quédate' is the imperative form of 'quedarse'.

• Vamos dando saltos sin tener un norte

  ➔ Use of the present progressive 'vamos dando' and 'sin tener' (without having)

  ➔ 'Vamos dando' is a form of the present progressive tense indicating ongoing action, and 'sin tener' expresses the absence of something.

• No es contigo en el camino

  ➔ Use of the negative 'no es' + 'contigo' (with you) in a descriptive statement

  ➔ The phrase 'no es contigo' uses the negative 'no es' (it is not) combined with 'contigo' (with you) to express a negative state or situation.

• Solo somos fuerzas juntas que se rompen

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'somos' and relative clause 'que se rompen'

  ➔ 'Somos' is the first person plural present tense of 'ser' (to be), and 'que se rompen' is a relative clause describing how 'forces' break apart.

• Y, ahora, dime ¿salto o me quedo en tu piel?

  ➔ Use of interrogative pronouns 'dime', '¿salto o me quedo?'

  ➔ 'Dime' is the imperative form of 'decir' (to tell) used here as a command to ask 'tell me'. The phrase '¿salto o me quedo?' is a question asking whether to 'jump' or stay in the person's 'skin'.