Gracias por venir – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Javi Medina

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant world of Spanish flamenco-pop with Javi Medina’s 'Gracias por venir.' This song is a perfect tool for language learners to practice colloquial expressions of gratitude and formal Spanish social etiquette in a musical, rhythmic context.

[English]

I thought I found her so many times in so many people

in so many possibilities, but it wasn't there

and there I was, thinking it was.

And then she arrives, so beautiful without even trying,

she doesn't put on an act, and I didn't see it.

But you were there for me.

I look into her eyes, she looks at me, and I bite my lip.

I want to do it, but I don't,

and I feel like I'm going to die.

What have you done to me? You and I were two strangers.

And now there's no way to erase us,

but thank you for coming.

And...

I knew it was you; if it wasn't you, then who was it?

I've looked for every possible way,

so that in the end it would be you,

that you would be her, that it would happen.

If it wasn't you, then who was it?

I would have given my whole life,

just so in the end it would be you,

that you would be her.

I really thought she was the one,

and she wasn't even what I asked for.

But she made me so happy,

when she was around.

And I stayed waiting for her to come back.

A few springs passed by,

and the clock created a desert between us with its sand.

I look into her eyes, she looks at me, and I bite my lip.

I want to do it, but I don't,

and I feel like I'm going to die.

What have you done to me? You and I were two strangers.

And now there's no way to erase us,

but thank you for coming.

And...

I knew it was you; if it wasn't you, then who was it?

I've looked for every possible way,

so that in the end it would be you,

that you would be her, that it would happen.

If it wasn't you, then who was it?

I would have given my whole life,

just so in the end it would be you,

that you would be her.

...

[Spanish]

Creía encontrarla tantas veces en tanta gente

en tantos puedes y no era ahí

y yo que me creía que sí.

Y llega ella tan bonita y no lo ha intentado,

ni aparenta y no lo vi.

Pero estabas para mí.

La miro a los ojos, me mira y me muerdo los labios.

Yo quiero hacerlo y no lo hago,

y siento que me voy a morir.

¿Qué has hecho conmigo? si tú y yo éramos dos extraños.

Y ya no hay forma de borrarnos,

pero gracias por venir.

Y...

Sé que eras tú, si no eras tú, ¿quién era?

He buscao to' las maneras,

de que al final fueras tú,

que fueras ella y que fuera.

Si no eras tú, ¿quién era?

Había dao mi vida entera,

porque al final fueras tú,

que fueras ella.

Yo sí pensaba que era ella,

y ni siquiera era lo que pedí.

Pero me hizo tan feliz,

cuando estuvo por aquí.

Y me quedé esperando a que volviera.

Pasaron unas cuantas primaveras,

y el reloj hizo un desierto entre los dos con su arena.

La miro a los ojos, me mira y me muerdo los labios.

Yo quiero hacerlo y no lo hago,

y siento que me voy a morir.

¿Qué has hecho conmigo? si tú y yo éramos dos extraños.

Y ya no hay forma de borrarnos,

pero gracias por venir.

Y...

Sé que eras tú, si no eras tú, ¿quién era?

He buscao to' las maneras,

de que al final fueras tú,

que fueras ella y que fuera.

Si no eras tú, ¿quién era?

Había dao mi vida entera,

porque al final fueras tú,

que fueras ella.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
creía kre-ˈi-a A2	verb - to believe
bonita bo-ˈni-ta A1	adjective - pretty
aparenta a-pa-ˈɾen-ta B2	verb - to pretend / to seem
labios ˈla-bjos A2	noun - lips
extraños eks-ˈtɾa-ɲos A2	noun/adjective - strangers / strange
borrarnos bo-ˈraɾ-nos B1	verb - to erase us / to wipe us out
maneras ma-ˈne-ɾas A2	noun - ways / manners
entera en-ˈte-ɾa A2	adjective - entire / whole
feliz fe-ˈlis A1	adjective - happy
primaveras pɾi-ma-ˈve-ɾas A1	noun - springs
reloj re-ˈlox A1	noun - clock / watch
desierto de-ˈsjeɾ-to A2	noun - desert
arena a-ˈɾe-na A2	noun - sand
buscar bus-ˈkaɾ A1	verb - to look for / seek
morir mo-ˈɾiɾ A1	verb - to die

Key Grammar Structures

• Creía encontrarla tantas veces en tanta gente

  ➔ Imperfect tense for past habits/states

  ➔ The verb "creía" expresses a persistent belief in the past that set the stage for the current situation.

• y no era ahí

  ➔ Imperfect of 'ser' for location/identity

  ➔ Used to describe a state of being ("it was not there") in the past.

• y no lo ha intentado

  ➔ Pretérito perfecto compuesto

  ➔ The verb "ha intentado" refers to an action that has relevance to the present moment.

• pero estabas para mí

  ➔ Imperfect of 'estar' for location/availability

  ➔ The word "estabas" places the person in a specific availability or location in the past.

• ¿Qué has hecho conmigo?

  ➔ Pretérito perfecto + object pronoun

  ➔ "Has hecho" (have you done) acts on "conmigo" (with me), showing the effect of the other person.

• He buscao to' las maneras

  ➔ Colloquial apocope/contraction

  ➔ The reduction of 'buscado' to 'buscao' is a common linguistic feature in Spanish dialects (Andalusian).

• que fueras ella y que fuera

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive

  ➔ "Fueras" and "fuera" indicate hypothetical/wishful thinking regarding the identity of the person.

• Había dao mi vida entera

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ "Había dao" (had given) describes an action completed before another past reference point.