Cuando Tú Me Quieras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Night after night, I dream of you

I feel your life within mine

Like a divine shadow

Like a distant echo that

I can barely hear

When you love me

When I see you smile

The bells will ring

And cheerful butterflies will show off

Their colors in a gentle sway

When you love me

When you tell me yes

I will steal the stars to give to you one day

And surrender at your feet

Flowers will climb to your balcony

Flowers that, blushing,

Will reflect the sparkle,

The sparkle of your eyes,

When you love me

When you love me

When you tell me yes

I will steal the stars to give to you one day,

And surrender at your feet

Flowers will climb to your balcony

Flowers that, blushing,

Will reflect the sparkle

The sparkle of your eyes

When you love me

When you love me

When you tell me yes

I will steal the stars to give to you one day

...

And surrender at your feet

...

[Spanish]

Noche a noche sueño contigo

Siento tu vida en la mia

Cual sombra divina

Cual eco distante que

Apenas puedo oir

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando te vea sonreir

Vibrarán las campanas

Y alegres mariposas lucirán

Sus colores en suave vaivén

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando me digas que sí

Robaré las estrellas para ofrecerte un día

Y rendirme a tus pies

Subirán por tu balcón

Las flores que en rubor

Reflejaran el brillo,

El brillo de tus ojos,

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando me digas que si

Robaré las estrellas para ofrecerte un dia,

Y rendirme a tus pies

Subirán por tu balcón

Las flores que en rubor

Reflejarán el brillo

El brillo de tus ojos

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando tu me quieras

Cuando me digas que sí

Robaré las estrellas para ofrecerte un dia

Y rendirme a tus pies

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueño sweˈɲo A2	noun - dream verb - to dream
siento ˈsjento A2	verb - I feel
sombra ˈsombra A2	noun - shadow
divina diˈβina B1	adjective - divine
eco ˈeko A2	noun - echo
vibrarán βiβɾaˈɾan B1	verb - will vibrate
mariposas maɾiˈposas A2	noun - butterflies
lucirán luθiˈɾan B1	verb - will shine
colores koˈloɾes A1	noun - colors
vaivén baiˈβen B2	noun - back and forth movement
robaré roβaˈɾe B1	verb - I will steal
estrellas esˈtɾeʎas A1	noun - stars
ofrecerte oˈfɾeθeɾte B1	verb - to offer you
rendirme renˈdiɾme B2	verb - to surrender myself
balcón balˈkon A2	noun - balcony
rubor ruˈβoɾ B1	noun - blush
reflejarán reflexaˈɾan B2	verb - will reflect
brillo ˈbriʎo A2	noun - shine

Key Grammar Structures

• Noche a noche sueño contigo

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of time + Verb + Prepositional phrase (with pronoun)

  ➔ The phrase "Noche a noche" (night after night) functions as an adverbial phrase indicating frequency. The verb "sueño" (I dream) is followed by "contigo" (with you), a prepositional phrase acting as an indirect object.

• Cual sombra divina

  ➔ Simile + Noun + Adjective

  ➔ "Cual" functions as a simile, comparing the subject to a "sombra" (shadow) which is described as "divina" (divine).

• Cuando tu me quieras

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ "Cuando" introduces a subordinate clause expressing time. "Tu" is a possessive pronoun, and "me quieras" is the verb in the subjunctive mood, expressing a hypothetical or uncertain situation.