Limón y Sal – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Julieta Venegas
• Album: Limón y Sal

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the Spanish language through Julieta Venegas' iconic song "Limón y Sal." This mid-tempo pop ballad offers a beautiful exploration of love's complexities, teaching valuable vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. You can learn about embracing imperfections and finding beauty in the balance of life's sweet and sour moments.

[English]

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah

I have to confess that sometimes

I don't like your way of being

Then you disappear on me

And I don't quite understand why

You don't say anything romantic

When the sunset arrives

You get in a strange mood

With every full moon of the month

But everything else

Outweighs the good you give me

Just having you close

I feel like I'm starting over

I love you with lemon and salt

I love you just the way you are

There's no need to change anything about you

I love you whether you come or go

If you go up, if you go down, if you're not sure

About what you feel

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah

I have to confess to you now (confess to you now)

I never believed in happiness

Sometimes something resembles it

But it's pure coincidence (coincidence)

Then I find myself

In your eyes, they give me something more

Just having you close

I feel like I'm starting over

I love you with lemon and salt

I love you just the way you are

There's no need to change anything about you

I love you whether you come or go

If you go up, if you go down, if you're not sure

About what you feel

I love you with lemon and salt

I love you just the way you are

There's no need to change anything about you

I love you whether you come or go

If you go up, if you go down, if you're not sure

About what you feel

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Even if you're not sure about what you feel

What you feel for me, ah

Even if you're not sure about what you feel

What you feel for me

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

What you feel for me

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Just having you close

I feel like I'm starting over

Thank you

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[Spanish]

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah

Tengo que confesar que a veces

No me gusta tu forma de ser

Luego te me desapareces

Y no entiendo muy bien por qué

No dices nada romántico

Cuando llega el atardecer

Te pones de un humor extraño

Con cada luna llena al mes

Pero todo lo demás

Le gana a lo bueno que me das

Solo tenerte cerca

Siento que vuelvo a empezar

Yo te quiero con limón y sal

Yo te quiero tal y como estás

No hace falta cambiarte nada

Yo te quiero si vienes o si vas

Si subes, si bajas, si no estás seguro

De lo que sientes

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah

Tengo que confesarte ahora (confesarte ahora)

Nunca creí en la felicidad

A veces algo se le parece

Pero es pura casualidad (casualidad)

Luego me vengo a encontrar

En tus ojos me dan algo más

Solo tenerte cerca

Siento que vuelvo a empezar

Yo te quiero con limón y sal

Yo te quiero tal y como estás

No hace falta cambiarte nada

Yo te quiero si vienes o si vas

Si subes, si bajas, si no estás seguro

De lo que sientes

Yo te quiero con limón y sal

Yo te quiero tal y como estás

No hace falta cambiarte nada

Yo te quiero si vienes o si vas

Si subes, si bajas, si no estás seguro

De lo que sientes

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Aunque no estés seguro de lo que sientes

Lo que sientes por mí, ah

Aunque no estés seguro de lo que sientes

Lo que sientes por mí

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Lo que sientes por mí

Ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Solo tenerte cerca

Siento que vuelvo a empezar

Gracias

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confesar /kon.feˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to confess
gustar /ɡusˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to like
forma /ˈfoɾ.ma/ A2	noun - form, shape, way
desaparecer /de.sa.pa.ɾeˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to disappear
entender /en.tenˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand
romántico /roˈman.ti.ko/ B1	adjective - romantic
atardecer /a.taɾ.ðeˈθeɾ/ B1	noun - sunset, dusk
extraño /eksˈtɾa.ɲo/ B1	adjective - strange, odd
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to win, to earn
tener /teˈneɾ/ A1	verb - to have
cerca /ˈθeɾ.ka/ A2	adverb - nearby, close
empezar /em.peˈθaɾ/ A2	verb - to begin, to start
cambiar /kamˈbjaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
seguro /seˈɣu.ɾo/ B1	adjective - safe, sure
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to believe
felicidad /fe.li.θiˈdad/ B1	noun - happiness
casualidad /ka.swa.liˈdad/ B2	noun - chance, coincidence
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• No me gusta tu forma de ser

  ➔ Use of double negation with 'no' + verb + 'gusta' to express negation of preference.

  ➔ 'No' before the verb 'me gusta' emphasizes the negation, common in Spanish to express dislikes.

• Siento que vuelvo a empezar

  ➔ Use of 'siento que' to express feelings or emotions about a situation, with present tense verb.

  ➔ 'Siento que' means 'I feel that' and introduces the speaker's emotional perception of the situation.

• Yo te quiero tal y como estás

  ➔ Use of 'tal y como estás' to indicate accepting someone as they are; idiomatic expression.

  ➔ The phrase 'tal y como estás' means 'just as you are' and reflects unconditional acceptance.

• Aunque no estés seguro de lo que sientes

  ➔ Use of 'aunque' (although) + subjunctive mood to express concession or uncertainty.

  ➔ 'Aunque' means 'although' and is followed by the subjunctive to show contrast or uncertainty.

• Yo te quiero con limón y sal

  ➔ Use of 'con' (with) + noun to indicate way or manner, expressing acceptance of imperfections.

  ➔ 'Con' means 'with' and indicates that the love accepts all aspects, including flaws, symbolized by 'limón y sal' (lemon and salt).

• No hace falta cambiarte nada

  ➔ Use of 'no hace falta' + infinitive ('cambiar') to indicate that something is unnecessary.

  ➔ 'No hace falta' means 'it is not necessary' and is followed by an infinitive verb to indicate something is not required.

• Le gana a lo bueno que me das

  ➔ Use of 'le gana a' + noun phrase to express preference or that something outweighs another.

  ➔ 'Le gana a' means 'it wins over' or 'prefers' and shows that something is more favored than another.