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Me duele más dejarte a ti It hurts me more to leave you 00:54
Que dejar de vivir Than to stop living 00:56
Me duele más tu adiós, que el peor castigo Your goodbye hurts more than the worst punishment 00:57
Que me imponga Dios That God could impose on me 01:00
No puedo ni te quiero olvidar I can't forget you or even want to 01:04
Ni a nadie me pienso entregar Nor do I intend to give myself to anyone 01:05
Sería inútil tratar de huir It would be useless to try to run away 01:14
Porque a donde voy te llevo dentro de mí Because everywhere I go, I carry you inside of me 01:21
El amor de mi vida has sido tú You’ve been the love of my life 01:28
Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz My world was blind until I found your light 01:36
Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine 01:43
Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón Your words, your life, and your heart 01:44
El amor de mi vida has sido tú You’ve been the love of my life 01:49
El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú The love of my life, you still are 02:04
Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you 02:05
De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this 02:07
¿Por qué me das libertad para amar? Why do you give me freedom to love? 02:20
Si yo prefiero estar preso de ti If I prefer to be imprisoned by you 02:22
Quizá no supe encontrar la forma Maybe I didn’t know how to find the way 02:54
De conocerte y hacerte feliz To know you and make you happy 02:55
El amor de mi vida has sido tú You’ve been the love of my life 02:57
Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz My world was blind until I found your light 02:58
Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine 03:21
Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón Your words, your life, and your heart 03:22
El amor de mi vida has sido tú You’ve been the love of my life 03:24
El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú The love of my life, you still are 03:41
Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you 03:42
De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this 03:46
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Por más que pienso no puedo entender No matter how much I think, I can't understand 03:52
¿Por qué motivo te pude perder? Why I could have lost you 03:53
¿Por qué de pronto me siento perdido? Why suddenly I feel lost 04:36
En la espalda de tu olvido, tu silencio y tu desdén In the shadow of your forgetfulness, your silence, and your disdain 04:38
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El Amor De Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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[Spanish]
[English]
Me duele más dejarte a ti
It hurts me more to leave you
Que dejar de vivir
Than to stop living
Me duele más tu adiós, que el peor castigo
Your goodbye hurts more than the worst punishment
Que me imponga Dios
That God could impose on me
No puedo ni te quiero olvidar
I can't forget you or even want to
Ni a nadie me pienso entregar
Nor do I intend to give myself to anyone
Sería inútil tratar de huir
It would be useless to try to run away
Porque a donde voy te llevo dentro de mí
Because everywhere I go, I carry you inside of me
El amor de mi vida has sido tú
You’ve been the love of my life
Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz
My world was blind until I found your light
Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz
I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine
Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón
Your words, your life, and your heart
El amor de mi vida has sido tú
You’ve been the love of my life
El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú
The love of my life, you still are
Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti
For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you
De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así
On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this
¿Por qué me das libertad para amar?
Why do you give me freedom to love?
Si yo prefiero estar preso de ti
If I prefer to be imprisoned by you
Quizá no supe encontrar la forma
Maybe I didn’t know how to find the way
De conocerte y hacerte feliz
To know you and make you happy
El amor de mi vida has sido tú
You’ve been the love of my life
Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz
My world was blind until I found your light
Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz
I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine
Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón
Your words, your life, and your heart
El amor de mi vida has sido tú
You’ve been the love of my life
El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú
The love of my life, you still are
Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti
For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you
De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así
On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this
...
...
Por más que pienso no puedo entender
No matter how much I think, I can't understand
¿Por qué motivo te pude perder?
Why I could have lost you
¿Por qué de pronto me siento perdido?
Why suddenly I feel lost
En la espalda de tu olvido, tu silencio y tu desdén
In the shadow of your forgetfulness, your silence, and your disdain
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

duele

/ˈdwe.le/

A2
  • verb
  • - to hurt

dejar

/deˈxaɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to leave

vida

/ˈbi.ða/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

amor

/aˈmoɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

adiós

/aˈðjos/

A2
  • noun
  • - goodbye

corazón

/koɾaˈθon/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

silencio

/siˈlenθjo/

B1
  • noun
  • - silence

perder

/peɾˈðeɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to lose

gestos

/ˈxestos/

B1
  • noun
  • - gestures

libertad

/liβeɾˈtað/

B2
  • noun
  • - freedom

tratar

/tɾaˈtaɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to try

siento

/ˈsjento/

A2
  • verb
  • - to feel

mundo

/ˈmundo/

A1
  • noun
  • - world

luz

/luθ/

A1
  • noun
  • - light

rogar

/roˈɣaɾ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to beg

inútil

/iˈnutil/

B2
  • adjective
  • - useless

Key Grammar Structures

  • Me duele más dejarte a ti

    ➔ Comparison of adjectives using 'más' (more)

    ➔ 'más' means 'more' and is used to compare qualities, emphasized here with the verb 'duele' (hurts).

  • No puedo ni te quiero olvidar

    ➔ Use of 'ni' for negation of multiple options

    ➔ 'ni' is a conjunction used to connect negative phrases or ideas, indicating that neither action is true or possible.

  • Porque a donde voy te llevo dentro de mí

    ➔ Use of 'porque' to introduce a reason or cause

    ➔ 'porque' means 'because' and introduces the reason for the action, in this case, the speaker's emotional connection.

  • Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz

    ➔ Use of 'hice míos' to express making something 'mine' (possessive verb construction)

    ➔ 'hice míos' means 'I made ... mine', showing possession or emotional ownership of the gestures, laughter, and voice.

  • Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti

    ➔ Use of 'por lo que más quieras' as a pleading phrase ('Whatever you most want'), and 'no me arranques' as a negative command

    ➔ 'por lo que más quieras' is a phrase meaning 'as much as you most want', expressing deep desperation or plea. 'no me arranques' is a negative command meaning 'don't tear me away'.

  • ¿Por qué motivo te pude perder?

    ➔ Use of '¿Por qué motivo?' to ask 'Why reason/motive?'

    ➔ '¿Por qué motivo?' means 'Why reason/motive?', asking for the reason behind the action of losing someone.