Héroe – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Iglesias

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Quiero ser tu heroe

I want to be your hero

Si una vez

If just once

Yo pudiera llegar

I could manage

A erizar

To make your skin shiver

De frio tu piel

With cold

A quemar, que se yo, tu boca

And set your lips on fire, somehow

Y morirme allí después

And then die right there

Y si entonces

And if then

Temblaras por mi

You would tremble for me

Y lloraras

And you would cry

Al verme sufrir

When you see me suffer

Ay, sin dudar

Oh, without a doubt

Tu vida

Give your

Entera dar

Whole life

Como yo la doy por ti

As I give mine for you

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

If I could be your hero

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

If I could be your God

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

For saving you a thousand times

Puede ser mi salvación

It can be my salvation

Si supieras

If you only knew

La locura que llevo

The madness I carry

Que me hiere

That hurts me

Y me mata por dentro

And kills me inside

Y que más da

And what does it matter

Mira que al final

Look, in the end

Lo que importa es que te quiero

What matters is that I love you

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

If I could be your hero

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

If I could be your God

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

For saving you a thousand times

Puede ser mi salvación

It can be my salvation

Hay, dejame tocarte

Oh, let me touch you

Quiero acariciarte

I want to caress you

Una vez más

One more time

Mira que al final

Look, in the end

Lo que importa es que te quiero

What matters is that I love you

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

If I could be your hero

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

If I could be your God

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

For saving you a thousand times

Puede ser mi salvación

It can be my salvation

Quiero ser tu heroe

I want to be your hero

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

If I could be your God

Porque salvarte a ti mil veces

Because saving you a thousand times

Puede ser mi salvación

It can be my salvation

Puede ser mi salvación

It can be my salvation

Quiero ser tu heroe

I want to be your hero

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Héroe /ˈeɾoe/ B1	noun - hero
Querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
Poder /poˈðeɾ/ A1	verb - to be able to, can, may
Salvar /salˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to save, to rescue
Salvación /salβaˈθjon/ B1	noun - salvation, rescue
Dios /djos/ A2	noun - God
Vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
Locura /loˈkuɾa/ B1	noun - madness, insanity; folly, craziness
Sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure
Morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to die
Piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
Boca /ˈboka/ A1	noun - mouth
Quemadura /keˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to burn
Erizar /eɾiˈθaɾ/ B2	verb - to make stand on end, to bristle; to make one's hair stand on end (e.g., from fear or cold)
Temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B1	verb - to tremble, to shake
Llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry, to weep
Herir /eˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to wound, to hurt, to injure
Matar /maˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to kill
Acariciar /akaɾiˈθjaɾ/ B1	verb - to caress, to stroke
Dudar /duˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to doubt, to hesitate

Key Grammar Structures

• Si una vez Yo pudiera llegar

  ➔ Conditional Type 2 (Imperfect Subjunctive)

  ➔ "pudiera" is the imperfect subjunctive of "poder", used with "si" to express a hypothetical or unlikely condition. It implies "If I could...".

• Y morirme allí después

  ➔ Reflexive Infinitive

  ➔ "morirme" combines the infinitive "morir" (to die) with the reflexive pronoun "-me" (myself). It indicates that the action of dying is performed by and affects the subject (I).

• Al verme sufrir

  ➔ "Al" + Infinitive

  ➔ This construction means "upon seeing me suffer". "Al" followed by an infinitive expresses an action that occurs simultaneously or immediately after another. "verme" is "ver" (to see) + object pronoun "me".

• Que salvarte a ti mil veces

  ➔ Infinitive with Attached Pronoun and Redundant Personal 'a'

  ➔ "salvarte" is the infinitive "salvar" (to save) with the direct object pronoun "te" (you) attached. The "a ti" further emphasizes or clarifies the direct object, a common feature in Spanish for personal objects.

• La locura que llevo

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "que"

  ➔ "que" functions as a relative pronoun, linking the main clause "La locura" to the subordinate clause "llevo" (I carry). Here, "que" replaces "la locura" and is the direct object of "llevo".

• Lo que importa es que te quiero

  ➔ Neutral Relative Pronoun "lo que"

  ➔ "Lo que" means "what" or "that which". It acts as a neutral relative pronoun, referring to an abstract idea or an unspecified thing, serving as the subject of "importa" (matters).

• Hay, dejame tocarte

  ➔ Imperative with Attached Object Pronouns

  ➔ "déjame" is the affirmative imperative of "dejar" (to let) with the direct object pronoun "me" attached. "tocarte" is the infinitive "tocar" (to touch) with the direct object pronoun "te" attached. Pronouns are affixed to affirmative imperatives and infinitives.

• A erizar / A quemar, que se yo, tu boca

  ➔ "A" + Infinitive (Purpose/Result)

  ➔ The preposition "a" followed by an infinitive expresses the purpose, intent, or result of an action, meaning "to" or "in order to" do something. Here, "a erizar" and "a quemar" describe the intended effect.