Me Toca A Mí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Morat, Camilo

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and 'Me Toca a Mí' by Morat and Camilo is a great place to start with Spanish. The song's clear and emotional lyrics about love and friendship make it easy to connect with and understand the universal feelings being expressed. The repetition in the chorus will help you pick up key phrases, and the song's popularity offers a window into contemporary Latin pop music.

[English]

[APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE]

♪♪

GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING!

WELCOME TO THIS SHOW

IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT MORAT AND CAMILO

I'M SO DESPERATE TO GET CLOSER

And see what happens (And see what happens)

To tell you what I've Never been able to

Show up at your house (Show up at your house)

You're with someone else And I'm counting my doubts

But reality Has never been so harsh

Seeing you happy, tortures me

His hand on your waist

I swear, it doesn't help

WHY DO I HAVE TO SWALLOW AN "I LOVE YOU"?

To pretend that I'm made Of steel

ALWAYS

ALWAYS WHEN I SEE YOU ARRIVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE

WHY DO I HAVE TO LIVE DISGUISED AS A FRIEND

IF I WANT EVERYTHING WITH YOU?

ALWAYS, ALWAYS

I DON'T PLAN TO LOVE YOU HALFWAY

LOOK, AT ANY MOMENT I'M GOING TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP

AND IF YOUR HEART IS BROKEN, I'LL PICK UP THE PIECES

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HIDE IT, BUT FOR YOU, I FORCE MYSELF TO

BEING JUST YOUR FRIEND IS ALMOST A PUNISHMENT NOW

NOTHING TO SAY, THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW

I'M THINKING OF YOU, YOU'RE WITH SOMEONE ELSE

FORGIVE ME IF OUR FRIENDSHIP GETS SCREWED UP

MAY THE KISS WE GIVE EACH OTHER SEEM ACCIDENTAL

I CAN PRETEND FOR ANOTHER YEAR

BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT

TELL ME, WHAT DOES IT MATTER?

FORGIVE ME IF OUR FRIENDSHIP GETS SCREWED UP

BUT I ASK MYSELF AGAIN

WHY DO I HAVE TO

HAVE TO SWALLOW AN "I LOVE YOU,"

PRETEND THAT I'M MADE OF STEEL?

ALWAYS

ALWAYS WHEN I SEE YOU ARRIVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE

WHY DO I HAVE TO

LIVE DISGUISED AS A FRIEND

IF I WANT EVERYTHING WITH YOU?

ALWAYS

ALWAYS

I DON'T PLAN TO LOVE YOU HALFWAY

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

TO ME

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

WHY DO I HAVE TO?

TO ME

I'M SO DESPERATE TO GET CLOSER

TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS

[APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU EVERYONE

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY

AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT EDITION

OF YEM TONIGHT!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

[APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE]

[Spanish]

[APLAUSOS DEL PÚBLICO]

♪♪

¡BUENAS NOCHES, BUENAS NOCHES!

BIENVENIDOS A ESTE PROGRAMA

ES UN HONOR PRESENTARLES A MORAT Y CAMILO

♪ QUÉ GANAS TENGO DE ACERCARME DE MÁS ♪

♪ Y VER LO QUE PASA (Y VER LO QUE PASA) ♪

♪ DECIRTE LO QUE NUNCA HE SIDO CAPAZ ♪

♪ CAERTE A TU CASA (CAERTE A TU CASA) ♪

♪ TÚ ESTÁS CON ALGUIEN MÁS Y YO CONTANDO MIS DUDAS ♪

♪ PERO LA REALIDAD NUNCA HABÍA SIDO TAN DURA ♪

♪ VERTE FELIZ, ME TORTURA ♪

♪ SU MANO EN TU CINTURA ♪

♪ TE JURO, NO AYUDA ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ TENER QUE TRAGARME UN "TE QUIERO"? ♪

♪ FINGIR QUE ESTOY HECHO DE ACERO ♪

♪ SIEMPRE ♪

♪ SIEMPRE QUE TE VEO LLEGAR CON ALGUIEN MÁS ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ VIVIR DISFRAZADO DE AMIGO ♪

♪ SI YO QUIERO TODO CONTIGO? ♪

♪ SIEMPRE, SIEMPRE ♪

♪ NO PIENSO QUERERTE A LA MITAD ♪

♪ MIRA QUE EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO VOY A DAR EL PRIMER PASO ♪

♪ Y SI EL CORAZÓN TE ROMPEN, YO RECOJO LOS PEDAZOS ♪

♪ NO SÉ DISIMULAR, PERO POR TI ME OBLIGO ♪

♪ SER SOLO TU AMIGO YA CASI ES CASTIGO ♪

♪ NADA QUE DECIR, YA NO HAY VUELTA ATRÁS ♪

♪ YO PENSANDO EN TI, TÚ CON ALGUIEN MÁS ♪

♪ PERDONA SI NUESTRA AMISTAD SE LLEGA A JODER ♪

♪ QUE EL BESO QUE NOS DEMOS PAREZCA ACCIDENTAL ♪

♪ PUEDO PRETENDER POR UN AÑO MÁS ♪

♪ PERO NO ESTÁ BIEN ♪

♪ DIME, ¿QUÉ MÁS DA? ♪

♪ PERDONA SI NUESTRA AMISTAD SE LLEGA A JODER ♪

♪ PERO ME VUELVO A PREGUNTAR ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ ♪

♪ TENER QUE TRAGARME UN "TE QUIERO," ♪

♪ FINGIR QUE ESTOY HECHO DE ACERO? ♪

♪ SIEMPRE ♪

♪ SIEMPRE QUE TE VEO LLEGAR CON ALGUIEN MÁS ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ ♪

♪ VIVIR DISFRAZADO DE AMIGO ♪

♪ SI YO QUIERO TODO CONTIGO? ♪

♪ SIEMPRE ♪

♪ SIEMPRE ♪

♪ NO PIENSO QUERERTE A LA MITAD ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ A MÍ ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ? ♪

♪ A MÍ ♪

♪ QUÉ GANAS TENGO DE ACERCARME DE MÁS ♪

♪ A VER LO QUE PASA ♪

[APLAUSOS DEL PÚBLICO]

GRACIAS, GRACIAS, GRACIAS A TODOS

ESTO HA SIDO TODO POR HOY

Y NOS VEMOS EN LA PRÓXIMA EDICIÓN

¡DE YEM TONIGHT!

GRACIAS, GRACIAS, GRACIAS

[APLAUSOS DEL PÚBLICO]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ganas /ˈɡanas/ B1	noun - desire, willingness
acercarme /aθeɾˈkaɾme/ B1	verb - to approach, to get closer
pasa /ˈpasa/ A1	verb - to happen, to pass
capaz /kaˈpas/ B1	adjective - capable, able
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house, home
dudas /ˈduðas/ B1	noun - doubts, uncertainties
realidad /re.a.liˈðað/ B1	noun - reality
dura /ˈduɾa/ A2	adjective - hard, tough
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
tortura /toɾˈtuɾa/ B2	verb - to torture noun - torture
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
cintura /θinˈtuɾa/ A2	noun - waist
ayuda /aˈʝuða/ A1	verb - to help noun - help
tragarme /tɾaˈɣaɾme/ B2	verb - to swallow
fingir /finˈxiɾ/ B2	verb - to pretend
acero /aˈθeɾo/ B1	noun - steel
disfrazado /disfɾaˈθaðo/ B2	verb - disguised
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A1	noun - friend
mitad /miˈtað/ A2	noun - half
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
pedazos /peˈðaθos/ A2	noun - pieces
castigo /kasˈtiɣo/ B2	noun - punishment
amistad /amisˈtað/ A2	noun - friendship
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ QUÉ GANAS TENGO DE ACERCARME DE MÁS ♪

  ➔ Qué + noun + tener + de + infinitive: Expressing a strong desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Qué ganas tengo de acercarme de más" translates to "How much I want to get closer." "Qué ganas" expresses a strong desire, and "de acercarme" is the infinitive phrase indicating the action desired. The "de más" intensifies the desire to get even closer.

• ♪ TÚ ESTÁS CON ALGUIEN MÁS Y YO CONTANDO MIS DUDAS ♪

  ➔ Estar con alguien: To be with someone (relationship). Present continuous for ongoing actions.

  ➔ "Tú estás con alguien más" means "You are with someone else." "Contando mis dudas" uses the present continuous to describe the speaker currently counting or considering their doubts. The use of “mis” shows possession of the dudas.

• ♪ ¿POR QUÉ ME TOCA A MÍ TENER QUE TRAGARME UN "TE QUIERO"? ♪

  ➔ Tocar a alguien + infinitive: To be someone's turn to do something. Tener que + infinitive: To have to do something.

  ➔ "¿Por qué me toca a mí tener que tragarme un 'Te quiero'?" means "Why is it my turn to have to swallow a 'I love you'?" "Me toca a mí" means it's *my* turn. "Tener que tragarme" means to have to swallow/suppress. It highlights the frustration of having to hide one's feelings.

• ♪ SIEMPRE QUE TE VEO LLEGAR CON ALGUIEN MÁS ♪

  ➔ Siempre que + subjunctive (in some contexts) / indicative: Every time that / whenever. Ver + infinitive: To see someone doing something.

  ➔ "Siempre que te veo llegar con alguien más" means "Every time I see you arrive with someone else." "Siempre que" introduces a repeated action. "Ver + llegar" is a common construction indicating seeing someone arrive.

• ♪ SI YO QUIERO TODO CONTIGO? ♪

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 2: Si + imperfect subjunctive + conditional simple. Used to express hypothetical situations that are unlikely to happen.

  ➔ The question mark indicates that the first part of the sentence is missing, but it is implicitly assumed. In a type 2 conditional sentence structure, the first part is "Si yo quisiera todo contigo", but it is shortened and the verb is omitted for stylistic purposes. "Yo quiero todo contigo" indicates a desire to have everything with the other person.

• ♪ MIRA QUE EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO VOY A DAR EL PRIMER PASO ♪

  ➔ Mira que + subjunctive/indicative (depending on context, here indicative): Pay attention to the fact that... (emphasizing). Ir a + infinitive: To be going to do something (future).

  ➔ "Mira que en cualquier momento voy a dar el primer paso" means "Look, at any moment I'm going to take the first step." "Mira que" emphasizes the statement. "Voy a dar" is the future periphrastic tense using ir + a + infinitive.