El Día Que Me Quieras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enduring beauty of "El Día Que Me Quieras" by Luis Miguel, a song that masterfully blends the passion of tango with the warmth of a romantic ballad. Through its evocative lyrics, you can explore themes of love, hope, and idealized romance, offering a glimpse into the rich emotional landscape of Latin music.

[English]

Caress my dream

In a soft murmur

Of your sigh

How life laughs

If your black eyes

Want to look at me

And if I have the shelter

Of your light laughter

Which is like a song

It soothes my wound

Everything, everything, is forgotten

The day that you love me

The rose that adorns

Will dress up for a party

With its best color

And the bells to the wind

Will say that you are already mine

And the fountains, crazed

Will tell each other their love

The night that you love me

From the blue of the sky

The stars, jealous

Will watch us pass

And a mysterious ray

Will nest in your hair

Curious firefly

That will see

That you are my

Consolation

...

And a mysterious ray

Will nest in your hair

Curious firefly

That will see

That you are my

Consolation

...

[Spanish]

Acaricia mi ensueño

En suave murmullo

De tu suspirar

Como ríe la vida

Si tus ojos negros

Me quieren mirar

Y si es mío el amparo

De tu risa leve

Que es como un cantar

Ella aquieta, mi herida

Todo, todo, se olvida

El día que me quieras

La rosa que engalana

Se vestirá de fiesta

Con su mejor color

Y al viento las campanas

Dirán que ya eres mía

Y locas las fontanas

Se contarán su amor

La noche que me quieras

Desde el azul del cielo

Las estrellas, celosas

Nos mirarán pasar

Y un rayo misterioso

Hará nido en tu pelo

Luciérnaga curiosa

Que verá

Que eres mi

Consuelo

Y un rayo misterioso

Hará nido en tu pelo

Luciérnaga curiosa

Que verá

Que eres mi

Consuelo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
acaricia /akaˈɾisja/ B2	verb - caresses, strokes gently
ensueño /enˈsweɲo/ C1	noun - dream, reverie
suave /ˈswabe/ B1	adjective - soft, gentle
murmullo /muɾˈmuʎo/ B2	noun - murmur, whisper
suspirar /suspiˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to sigh
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
negros /ˈneɣɾos/ A1	adjective - black
amparo /amˈpaɾo/ C1	noun - protection, refuge
risa /ˈrisa/ A2	noun - laughter
leve /ˈleβe/ B1	adjective - light, slight
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	noun - song, singing verb - to sing
herida /eˈɾida/ B1	noun - wound
rosa /ˈrosa/ A1	noun - rose
engalana /eŋɡaˈlana/ C1	verb - adorns, decorates
fiesta /ˈfjesta/ A2	noun - party, celebration
viento /ˈbjento/ A1	noun - wind
campanas /kamˈpanas/ A2	noun - bells
locas /ˈlokas/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad
fontanas /fonˈtanas/ B2	noun - fountains
azul /aˈθul/ A1	adjective - blue
cielo /ˈθjelo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
estrellas /esˈtɾeʎas/ A1	noun - stars
celosas /θeˈlosas/ B2	adjective - jealous
rayo /ˈraʝo/ B1	noun - ray, lightning bolt
misterioso /misteˈɾjoso/ B2	adjective - mysterious
nido /ˈnido/ A2	noun - nest
pelo /ˈpelo/ A1	noun - hair
luciérnaga /luˈθjeɾnaɣa/ B2	noun - firefly
curiosa /kuˈɾjosa/ B1	adjective - curious
consuelo /konˈswelo/ B2	noun - comfort, solace

Key Grammar Structures

• Acaricia mi ensueño

  ➔ Imperative mood (Tú form)

  ➔ The verb "acariciar" (to caress) is conjugated in the imperative mood for the "tú" form, which is used for informal commands or requests: "Acaricia" means "Caress".

• Como ríe la vida

  ➔ Figurative Language (Personification)

  ➔ "La vida" (life) is personified by the verb "reír" (to laugh). This gives life human-like qualities.

• Si tus ojos negros me quieren mirar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Conditional Clause)

  ➔ The verb "querer" (to want) is in the subjunctive mood in the conditional clause. Although technically indicative is possible here, the subjunctive gives a more emotive and lyrical feel. The entire clause expresses a condition: "If your black eyes want to look at me."

• Que es como un cantar

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ Uses "como" (like, as) to compare the girl's laughter (risa leve) to a song (cantar).

• El día que me quieras

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (Rare, but used for emphasis and a somewhat archaic tone)

  ➔ The verb "querer" (to love) is conjugated in the future subjunctive. This form is rarely used in modern Spanish, but its use adds emphasis and a slightly archaic, romantic feel. It could be interpreted as 'the day when you should/were to love me'

• Se vestirá de fiesta

  ➔ Future Tense (Simple Future)

  ➔ The verb "vestir" (to dress) in the reflexive form "vestirse" (to get dressed) is conjugated in the future tense. It indicates a future action: "It will dress up for a party."

• Dirán que ya eres mía

  ➔ Indirect Statement

  ➔ This sentence reports what the bells will say. "Dirán" is the future tense of "decir" (to say), and "que" introduces the indirect statement: "They will say that you are already mine."

• Desde el azul del cielo

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (describing location)

  ➔ "Desde el azul del cielo" is a prepositional phrase using "desde" (from) to indicate origin from the blue sky. This provides context of location to the next part of the verse.

• Hará nido en tu pelo

  ➔ Future Tense with Figurative Language (Metaphor)

  ➔ The verb "hacer" (to make) is used in the future tense. However, the phrase "hará nido" (will make a nest) in "tu pelo" (your hair) is metaphorical. It doesn't literally mean a ray of light will build a nest in the hair; it suggests the light will settle or linger there, like a bird in a nest.