El Día Que Me Quieras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Acaricia mi ensueño

Caress my dream

En suave murmullo

In a soft murmur

De tu suspirar

Of your sigh

Como ríe la vida

How life laughs

Si tus ojos negros

If your black eyes

Me quieren mirar

Want to look at me

Y si es mío el amparo

And if I have the shelter

De tu risa leve

Of your light laughter

Que es como un cantar

Which is like a song

Ella aquieta, mi herida

It soothes my wound

Todo, todo, se olvida

Everything, everything, is forgotten

El día que me quieras

The day that you love me

La rosa que engalana

The rose that adorns

Se vestirá de fiesta

Will dress up for a party

Con su mejor color

With its best color

Y al viento las campanas

And the bells to the wind

Dirán que ya eres mía

Will say that you are already mine

Y locas las fontanas

And the fountains, crazed

Se contarán su amor

Will tell each other their love

La noche que me quieras

The night that you love me

Desde el azul del cielo

From the blue of the sky

Las estrellas, celosas

The stars, jealous

Nos mirarán pasar

Will watch us pass

Y un rayo misterioso

And a mysterious ray

Hará nido en tu pelo

Will nest in your hair

Luciérnaga curiosa

Curious firefly

Que verá

That will see

Que eres mi

That you are my

Consuelo

Consolation

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...

Y un rayo misterioso

And a mysterious ray

Hará nido en tu pelo

Will nest in your hair

Luciérnaga curiosa

Curious firefly

Que verá

That will see

Que eres mi

That you are my

Consuelo

Consolation

...

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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.