Desde cuando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the evocative Spanish of Alejandro Sanz's 'Desde Cuando.' This heartfelt ballad offers a beautiful exploration of love and longing, allowing you to connect with profound emotions through its lyrics and melody. Learning Spanish through this song provides a window into expressing deep feelings and understanding romantic nuances.

[English]

It doesn't hurt anymore

Because I finally found you

Today I look at you

And I feel a thousand things at once

You can see how much I searched, you can see how much I searched

I have so much to learn

All I have is your gaze

From my memories

Breezes emerge and fly

The crazy things

That you might want to give me

And you can see how much I searched, you can see how much I searched

I have so much to give

I recognize doors that I know

Only open once in a while

So rarely

How long have I been waiting for you?

How long have I been looking?

Your gaze in the sky, you are trembling

I've looked for you in a million dawns

And none of them make me fall in love

As you know and I've realized now

It might seem bold

But it's pure feeling

Please tell me your name, mmh

...

Na-ah-ah, na

...

Na-ra, na (Mmh)

I'll take you

To run through the streets

Let's go far

Beyond what you believe

And if I ask well, if I ask badly

I have so much to offer

I open doors that someone closed on me

And I no longer look for meaning in my pain

Look, don't drive me crazy

How long have I been waiting for you?

How long have I been looking?

Your gaze in the sky, it's trembling

I've looked for you in a million dawns

And none of them make me fall in love

As you know and I've realized now

It might seem bold

But it's pure feeling

Please tell me your name; don't drive me crazy

How long have I been waiting for you?

How long have I been looking?

Your gaze in the sky, it's trembling

I've looked for you in a million dawns

And none of them make me fall in love

And, in the end, when I find you

You were alone

...

[Spanish]

Ya no duele

Porque al fin ya te encontré

Hoy te miro

Y siento mil cosas a la vez

Mira si busqué, mira si busqué

Tengo tanto que aprender

Todo lo que tengo es tu mirar

De mis recuerdos

Salen brisas a volar

Las locuras

Que tú me quieras regalar

Y mira si busqué, mira si busqué

Tengo tanto para dar

Reconozco puertas que yo sé

Se abren solamente alguna vez

Así de poco

Desde cuando te estaré esperando

Desde cuando estoy buscando

Tu mirada en el firmamento, estás temblando

Te he buscado en un millón de auroras

Y ninguna me enamora

Como tú sabes y me he dado cuenta ahora

Puede parecer atrevimiento

Pero es puro sentimiento

Dime, por favor, tu nombre, mmh

Na-ah-ah, na

Na-ra, na (Mmh)

Yo te llevo

Por las calles a correr

Vamos lejos

Más allá de lo que crees

Y si pregunto bien, si pregunto mal

Tengo tanto que ofrecer

Abro puertas que alguien me cerró

Y no busco más sentido a mi dolor

Mira, no me vuelvas loco

Desde cuando te estaré esperando

Desde cuando estoy buscando

Tu mirada en el firmamento, va temblando

Te he buscando en un millón de auroras

Y ninguna me enamora

Como tú sabes y me he dado cuenta ahora

Puede parecer atrevimiento

Pero es puro sentimiento

Dime, por favor, tu nombre; no me vuelvas loco

Desde cuando te estaré esperando

Desde cuando estoy buscando

Tu mirada en el firmamento, va temblando

Te he buscando en un millón de auroras

Y ninguna me enamora

Y, al final, cuando te encuentro

Estabas sola

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to search for, to look for
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look at, to watch noun - gaze, look (the act of looking)
sentimiento /sen.tiˈmjen.to/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, ache, sorrow
enamorar /e.na.moˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to make someone fall in love, to charm (reflexive: to fall in love)
atrevimiento /a.tɾe.βiˈmjen.to/ B2	noun - daring, boldness, audacity
loco /ˈlo.ko/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad, insane noun (plural locuras) - craziness, follies, mad acts
firmamento /fiɾ.maˈmen.to/ B2	noun - firmament, sky, heavens
aurora /au̯ˈɾo.ɾa/ B2	noun - dawn, daybreak; aurora (borealis/australis)
puerta /ˈpweɾ.ta/ A1	noun - door, gate
recuerdo /reˈkweɾ.ðo/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
aprender /a.pɾenˈdeɾ/ A1	verb - to learn
ofrecer /o.fɾeˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to offer, to provide
temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B1	verb - to tremble, to shake, to shiver
doler /doˈleɾ/ A2	verb - to hurt, to ache, to cause pain
puro /ˈpu.ɾo/ B1	adjective - pure, clean; sheer, mere, unadulterated
sola /ˈso.la/ A1	adjective - alone, solitary (feminine form of 'solo')
cuenta /ˈkwen.ta/ B1	noun - account, bill; (in 'darse cuenta') realization, awareness

Key Grammar Structures

• Mira si busqué, mira si busqué

  ➔ Emphatic "si"

  ➔ The word ""si"" is used here for emphasis, equivalent to "how much" or "how very." It intensifies the verb "busqué" (I searched). In this context, "Mira ""si"" busqué" means "See how much I searched."

• Las locuras Que tú me quieras regalar

  ➔ Subjunctive after relative pronoun (desire/hypothetical)

  ➔ The subjunctive mood ""quieras"" (from "querer," to want) is used here because the relative clause "que tú me ""quieras"" regalar" expresses a hypothetical or desired action—the speaker is referring to "the crazy things that you *might want* to give me" or "that I *wish* you would give me," not a definite fact.

• Se abren solamente alguna vez

  ➔ Impersonal/Passive "se"

  ➔ The ""se"" before the verb ""abren"" (they open) indicates an impersonal or passive construction. It means "doors open themselves" or "are opened," without specifying who performs the action. It implies a general truth or an action whose agent is not important or unknown.

• Desde cuando te estaré esperando

  ➔ Future progressive

  ➔ The future progressive tense ""estaré esperando"" (I will be waiting) is used to express an action that will be in progress at some point in the future. Combined with "Desde cuando" (Since when), it poses a question about the duration of a future action or an action that has been ongoing and will continue.

• Te he buscado en un millón de auroras

  ➔ Present perfect

  ➔ The present perfect tense ""he buscado"" (I have searched/looked for) indicates an action that happened in the past but has a connection to the present (e.g., its effect is still felt, or it happened within an unfinished time period). Here, it emphasizes the long duration and ongoing relevance of the search.

• y me he dado cuenta ahora

  ➔ Reflexive verb + present perfect

  ➔ The phrase ""darse cuenta de"" (to realize) is a reflexive verb. Combined with the present perfect ""he dado,"" it forms ""me he dado cuenta,"" meaning "I have realized." The reflexive pronoun ""me"" refers back to the subject, indicating that the action of realizing is done by and to the speaker.

• Dime, por favor, tu nombre

  ➔ Affirmative imperative

  ➔ The verb ""Dime"" is the affirmative imperative form of "decir" (to tell) combined with the direct object pronoun "me" (me). It is a direct command or request, meaning "Tell me."

• no me vuelvas loco

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase ""no me vuelvas loco"" uses the negative imperative form ""no vuelvas"" (don't turn/make) combined with the reflexive pronoun "me." It's a command telling someone *not* to do something, specifically, "don't drive me crazy."

• Más allá de lo que crees

  ➔ "Lo que" (neutral relative pronoun)

  ➔ ""Lo que"" functions as a neutral relative pronoun, meaning "what" or "that which." It refers to an abstract concept, an idea, or something unspecified. Here, "Más allá de ""lo que"" crees" means "Beyond what you believe."

• Estabas sola

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The imperfect tense ""estabas"" (you were) is used to describe a past state, condition, or ongoing action without a specific beginning or end. Here, it describes a past state of being alone.