Cuerpo sin Alma – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Las Colombianitas

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Tuuuuu, no eres como yo,

You, you're not like me,

como yo te buscaba,

like I was searching for you,

como te necesitaba

like I needed you.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por que yo busco un cuerpo,

Because I'm looking for a body,

un cuerpo pero que lleve en si,

a body but that carries within,

en si un espiritu de amor, de amor y de verdad, de amor y de lealtad, de amor y santidad

within a spirit of love, of love and truth, of love and loyalty, of love and holiness.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Tuuuuu,

you're not like me,

no eres como yo,

you're not like me,

como yo te buscaba,

like I was searching for you,

como te necesitaba

like I needed you.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por que tu tienes un cuerpo,

Because you have a body,

un cuerpo elegante y precioso ohhh si,

an elegant and precious body, oh yes,

pero te falta un espiritu de amor, de amor y de lealtad, de amor y santidad.

but you lack a spirit of love, of love and loyalty, of love and holiness.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

Por eso es que tuuuuuu no,

That's why you,

no vas a ser para mi

are not going to be for me.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
alma /ˈal.ma/ A2	noun - soul
amor /aˈmor/ A1	noun - love
espíritu /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/ B1	noun - spirit
lealtad /le.alˈtad/ B2	noun - loyalty
verdad /beɾˈðad/ B1	noun - truth
elegante /eleˈɣan.te/ B1	adjective - elegant
precioso /pɾeˈθjo.so/ B2	adjective - precious
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to search
necesitar /neθesiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to need
ser /seɾ/ A1	verb - to be
faltar /falˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to lack
santidad /san.tiˈðad/ C1	noun - holiness

Key Grammar Structures

• no eres como yo

  ➔ Negation of the verb 'ser' in the present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative form 'no' before the verb 'eres' (you are), negating the statement.

• busco un cuerpo

  ➔ First person singular present tense of 'buscar' to express 'I seek'

  ➔ The verb 'busco' is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing action or desire.

• lleve en si

  ➔ Subjunctive mood of 'llevar' in the present, expressing a wish or hypothetical situation

  ➔ The phrase uses the present subjunctive form 'lleve' to express a wish or condition.

• te falta un espiritu

  ➔ Present tense of 'faltar' (to lack) in third person singular

  ➔ The verb 'falta' indicates that someone or something is missing in the present tense.

• te busca un cuerpo

  ➔ Present tense of 'buscar' with indirect object pronoun 'te' (you)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'buscar' in present tense with the indirect object 'te', meaning 'you seek'.

• no vas a ser para mi

  ➔ Futuro tense with 'ir a' + infinitive, expressing a negative future statement

  ➔ The phrase uses 'ir a' plus infinitive 'ser' in negative form to express 'you will not be'.