Esclavo y Amo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Javier Solis
• Album: 20 Auténticos Éxitos Originales

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound emotional depth of Javier Solís's classic "Esclavo y Amo." This bolero ranchero masterpiece offers a unique window into expressing intense love, showcasing Solís's powerful vocal delivery and emotional resonance. By exploring its lyrics, you can gain insight into the complexities of passion and devotion in Spanish.

[English]

I don't know what your eyes have

I don't know what your mouth has

That dominates my cravings

And drives my blood crazy

I don't know how I came to love you

Nor how I came to adore you

I feel like I die a thousand times

When I'm not looking at you

At night, when I lie down

I ask God to make me forget you

And at dawn I wake up

Just to adore you

What influence your lips have

That when they kiss me, I tremble

They make me feel like a slave

And lord of the universe (Eah)

...

At night, when I lie down

I ask God to make me forget you

And at dawn I wake up

Just to adore you

What influence your lips have

That when they kiss me, I tremble

They make me feel like a slave

And lord of the universe

...

[Spanish]

No sé qué tienen tus ojos

No sé qué tiene tu boca

Que domina mis antojos

Y a mi sangre vuelve loca

No sé cómo fui a quererte

Ni cómo te fui adorando

Me siento morir mil veces

Cuando no te estoy mirando

De noche, cuando me acuesto

A Dios le pido olvidarte

Y al amanecer despierto

Tan solo para adorarte

Qué influencia tienen tus labios

Que cuando me besan, tiemblo

Hacen que me sienta esclavo

Y amo del universo (Eah)

De noche, cuando me acuesto

A Dios le pido olvidarte

Y al amanecer despierto

Tan solo para adorarte

Qué influencia tienen tus labios

Que cuando me besan, tiemblo

Hacen que me sienta esclavo

Y amo del universo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth
sangre /ˈsaŋ.ɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
adorar /a.ðoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to adore, to worship
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
influencia /in.fluˈen.θja/ B2	noun - influence
labios /ˈla.βjos/ B2	noun - lips
tiemblo /ˈtjem.blo/ B2	verb - I tremble
esclavo /esˈkla.βo/ B2	noun - slave
amo /ˈa.mo/ B2	noun - lover
universo /uniˈβeɾ.so/ B2	noun - universe

Key Grammar Structures

• Que domina mis antojos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express necessity or influence

  ➔ The phrase "que domina" uses the subjunctive mood to indicate influence or effect.

• Cuando no te estoy mirando

  ➔ Present continuous tense with reflexive pronouns

  ➔ The phrase "no te estoy mirando" uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• A Dios le pido olvidarte

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun placement with the verb "pido" (I ask for)

  ➔ The phrase "A Dios le pido" uses indirect object pronoun "le" to show who is being asked.

• Tiemblo

  ➔ Present tense of the verb "temblar" (to tremble)

  ➔ The word "tiemblo" is the first person singular present tense of "temblar", expressing the subject's trembling.

• Hacen que me sienta esclavo

  ➔ Use of "hacen" + que + subjunctive or indicative to express causation

  ➔ The phrase "hacen que me sienta" uses causative construction "hacen... que..." to indicate that something causes a feeling.

• Y amo del universo

  ➔ Use of "del" as contraction of de + el (of the), forming a compound noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "amo del universo" uses "del" as a contraction to specify "of the universe."