Espacio en Tu Corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Iglesias
• Album: Final Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and 'Espacio en Tu Corazón' by Enrique Iglesias is a perfect example. This romantic ballad, with its clear and emotional Spanish lyrics, allows learners to connect with universal feelings of love and loss. The song's structure and repetitive chorus can help in memorizing new vocabulary and understanding grammatical structures in a meaningful context.

[English]

Hey

Tell me if you can see

In a phrase, on a piece of paper

Everything I tried to tell you

...

I know

Maybe I won't see you again

With the same eyes that

We looked at each other the day before yesterday

...

You still love me, I know it very well

I know no one can quench your thirst

But if I leave, I know I'll lose

That space in your heart that I stole

...

Today

Winter left again

And your voice fell silent

It was that time didn't forgive us

...

Between lights and shadows

Dark ones that illuminate

And cover the scarce

Tenderness left behind

You only come to make me cry

...

You still love me, I know it very well

I know no one can quench your thirst

But if I leave, I know I'll lose

That space in your heart that I stole

You still love me, I know it very well

I know no one can quench your thirst

But if I leave, I know I'll lose

That space in your heart that I stole

...

That space in your heart

That I stole

That space in your heart

...

You still love me, I know it very well

I know no one can quench your thirst

But if I leave, I know I'll lose

That space in your heart that I stole

...

[Spanish]

Hey

Dime si alcanzas a ver

En una frase, en un papel

Todo lo que te intenté decir

Yo sé

Tal vez, no te vuelva a ver

Con los mismos ojos que

Nos mirábamos antes de ayer

Todavía me quieres, lo sé muy bien

Sé que nadie puede apagar tu sed

Pero si me voy, sé que perderé

Ese espacio en tu corazón que me robé

Hoy

De nuevo se fue el invierno

Y tu voz quedó en silencio

Fue que el tiempo no nos perdonó

Entre luces y sombras

Oscuras que alumbran

Y cubran la escasa

Ternura que queda atrás

Solo vienes a hacerme llorar

Todavía me quieres, lo sé muy bien

Sé que nadie puede apagar tu sed

Pero si me voy, sé que perderé

Ese espacio en tu corazón que me robé

Todavía me quieres, lo sé muy bien

Sé que nadie puede apagar tu sed

Pero si me voy, sé que perderé

Ese espacio en tu corazón que me robé

Ese espacio en tu corazón

Que me robé

Ese espacio en tu corazón

Todavía me quieres, lo sé muy bien

Sé que nadie puede apagar tu sed

Pero si me voy, sé que perderé

Ese espacio en tu corazón que me robé

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A1	noun - heart; core
espacio /esˈpasjo/ A1	noun - space; room; area
robar /roˈbaɾ/ A2	verb - to steal; to rob
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want; to love; to wish
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A1	verb - to lose; to miss
sed /sed/ A2	noun - thirst
apagar /apaˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to turn off; to extinguish; to put out
silencio /siˈlensjo/ A2	noun - silence; quiet
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time; weather
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry; to weep
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look; to watch; to see
ojo /ˈoxo/ A1	noun - eye
voz /bos/ A2	noun - voice
invierno /imˈbjeɾno/ A2	noun - winter
sombra /ˈsombɾa/ B1	noun - shadow; shade; darkness
ternura /teɾˈnuɾa/ B2	noun - tenderness; softness; affection
oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ A2	adjective - dark; obscure
alcanzar /alcanˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to reach; to achieve; to catch up with
decir /deˈsiɾ/ A1	verb - to say; to tell
frase /ˈfɾase/ A2	noun - phrase; sentence

Key Grammar Structures

• Dime si alcanzas a ver

  ➔ Imperative + indirect question with 'si' + 'alcanzar a + infinitive'

  ➔ "Dime" is the informal singular imperative of 'decir' (to tell). "Si" introduces an indirect question, similar to 'whether' or 'if' in English. The verb phrase "alcanzar a" means 'to manage to,' 'to be able to,' or 'to succeed in doing something.' Here, it implies managing to perceive or understand.

• Todo lo que te intenté decir

  ➔ Neuter relative pronoun 'lo que' + indirect object pronoun 'te'

  ➔ "Lo que" functions as a neuter relative pronoun, meaning 'what' or 'that which.' It refers to an abstract idea or an unspecified thing. "Te" is the indirect object pronoun (to you) of the verb 'intentar decir' (to try to say).

• Tal vez, no te vuelva a ver

  ➔ 'Tal vez' + present subjunctive + 'volver a + infinitive'

  ➔ "Tal vez" (perhaps/maybe) often triggers the subjunctive mood when expressing possibility or doubt, especially when the speaker is not certain. "Volver a + infinitive" is a common Spanish construction meaning 'to do something again.' "Vuelva" is the present subjunctive form of 'volver.'

• Nos mirábamos antes de ayer

  ➔ Reciprocal verb in the imperfect tense

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "nos" indicates a reciprocal action, meaning 'each other' or 'one another.' The verb 'mirarse' (to look at each other) is used. The imperfect tense ("mirábamos") describes a past action that was ongoing, habitual, or a state, emphasizing the duration or regularity of looking at each other.

• Todavía me quieres, lo sé muy bien

  ➔ Neuter direct object pronoun 'lo' referring to a preceding statement or concept

  ➔ The pronoun "lo" here is a neuter direct object pronoun. It doesn't refer to a specific masculine or feminine noun but rather to the entire preceding idea or statement: 'that you still love me.' This is a common way to refer to a general truth or concept.

• Pero si me voy, sé que perderé

  ➔ First conditional sentence (Type 1: 'Si + present indicative, future indicative')

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a real or very probable condition and its likely result. "Si me voy" (If I leave) is the condition in the present indicative, and "perderé" (I will lose) is the result in the future indicative.

• Ese espacio en tu corazón que me robé

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun 'me' with 'robar' (to steal), implying 'to steal for oneself' or 'to claim/take for oneself' + relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ While 'robar' usually means 'to steal,' the reflexive "me robé" here implies the subject took something for themselves, or perhaps 'snatched' a metaphorical space. It's not a literal theft but rather a claiming or winning of that space. "Que" is a relative pronoun linking the space to the action.

• Fue que el tiempo no nos perdonó

  ➔ Impersonal construction 'Fue que...'

  ➔ The construction "Fue que..." (literally 'It was that...') is an emphatic or explanatory phrase, often used to introduce a reason or an explanation. It highlights the following clause as the cause or the truth of a situation. It's similar to saying 'The thing is that...' or 'What happened was that...'

• Solo vienes a hacerme llorar

  ➔ Verb phrase 'venir a + infinitive' + causative verb 'hacer + infinitive'

  ➔ "Vienes a" is a common Spanish construction meaning 'you come to' or 'you are coming to.' "Hacerme llorar" uses the causative verb 'hacer' (to make) followed by an infinitive ("llorar" - to cry) and an object pronoun ("me" - me). This means 'to make me cry.'