Héroe – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Iglesias

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply emotional and memorable experience, and Enrique Iglesias's 'Héroe' is a perfect example. This iconic pop ballad offers simple yet powerful lyrics that express profound love and commitment, making it an accessible and moving song for Spanish language learners. The repetition of key phrases and heartfelt emotion in the song can help solidify vocabulary and comprehension in a way that is both engaging and culturally significant.

[English]

I want to be your hero

If just once

I could manage

To make your skin shiver

With cold

And set your lips on fire, somehow

And then die right there

And if then

You would tremble for me

And you would cry

When you see me suffer

Oh, without a doubt

Give your

Whole life

As I give mine for you

If I could be your hero

If I could be your God

For saving you a thousand times

It can be my salvation

If you only knew

The madness I carry

That hurts me

And kills me inside

And what does it matter

Look, in the end

What matters is that I love you

If I could be your hero

If I could be your God

For saving you a thousand times

It can be my salvation

Oh, let me touch you

I want to caress you

One more time

Look, in the end

What matters is that I love you

If I could be your hero

If I could be your God

For saving you a thousand times

It can be my salvation

I want to be your hero

If I could be your God

Because saving you a thousand times

It can be my salvation

It can be my salvation

I want to be your hero

...

[Spanish]

Quiero ser tu heroe

Si una vez

Yo pudiera llegar

A erizar

De frio tu piel

A quemar, que se yo, tu boca

Y morirme allí después

Y si entonces

Temblaras por mi

Y lloraras

Al verme sufrir

Ay, sin dudar

Tu vida

Entera dar

Como yo la doy por ti

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

Puede ser mi salvación

Si supieras

La locura que llevo

Que me hiere

Y me mata por dentro

Y que más da

Mira que al final

Lo que importa es que te quiero

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

Puede ser mi salvación

Hay, dejame tocarte

Quiero acariciarte

Una vez más

Mira que al final

Lo que importa es que te quiero

Si pudiera ser tu heroe

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

Que salvarte a ti mil veces

Puede ser mi salvación

Quiero ser tu heroe

Si pudiera ser tu Dios

Porque salvarte a ti mil veces

Puede ser mi salvación

Puede ser mi salvación

Quiero ser tu heroe

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.