Mi Persona Favorita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz, Camila Cabello

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Yo no entiendo de colores ni de razas

I don't see colors or races

A mí me gusta el morenito de tu cara

I love the warm glow of your face

Te he buscado en cada tarde, vida mía

I've looked for you every evening, my darling

Se me corta la respiración por ti, lo siento, baby

You take my breath away, I feel it, baby

Tu pasito en mi camino va naciendo

Your little steps are appearing on my path

Solo porque tú me miras yo me muero

Just because you look at me, I melt

Los atardeceres de tus ojos, mira

The sunsets in your eyes, oh look

La verdad que tiene, niña, tus enojos

Even your anger, dear, holds a truth

Yo sé que tú a mí me quieres un poco

I know you love me a little bit

Con tu carita posada en mi hombro

With your sweet face resting on my shoulder

Mira quien canta, es la voz de mi alma

Listen to who's singing, it's the voice of my soul

Mi persona favorita

My favorite person

Tiene la cara bonita

Has such a pretty face

Tiene un ángel su sonrisa

There's an angel in her smile

Tiene un corazón y yo...

She has a heart, and I...

A mi persona favorita

For my favorite person

Yo le canto esta cosita

I sing this little song

De juguete, tú en mi vida

Like a toy, you're in my life

Juega con mi corazón

You play with my heart

Eres como el sol, sales sin razón (Sales sin razón)

You are like the sun, you shine without a reason (You shine without a reason)

Dando luz y calma

Bringing light and calm

Una sola flor que me guardo yo

A single flower that I keep just for me

Y tu voz que me desarma

And your voice that disarms me

Yo sé que tú a mí me quieres un poco

I know you love me a little bit

Con tu carita posada en mi hombro

With your sweet face resting on my shoulder

Mira quien canta, es la voz de mi alma (Lere le leire)

Listen to who's singing, it's the voice of my soul (Lere le leire)

Mi persona favorita

My favorite person

Tiene la cara bonita

Has such a pretty face

Tiene un ángel su sonrisa

There's an angel in her smile

Tiene un corazón y yo...

She has a heart, and I...

A mi persona favorita

For my favorite person

Yo le canto esta cosita

I sing this little song

De juguete, tú en mi vida

Like a toy, you're in my life

Juega con mi corazón

You play with my heart

Yo sé que tú a mí me quieres un poco

I know you love me a little bit

Con tu carita pegada en mi hombro

With your sweet face pressed against my shoulder

Mi persona favorita

My favorite person

Tiene la cara bonita

Has such a pretty face

Tiene un ángel su sonrisa

There's an angel in her smile

Tiene un corazón y yo...

She has a heart, and I...

A mi persona favorita

For my favorite person

Yo le canto esta cosita

I sing this little song

De juguete, tú en mi vida

Like a toy, you're in my life

Juega con mi corazón

You play with my heart

Mi persona favorita

My favorite person

Tiene la cara bonita

Has such a pretty face

Tiene un ángel su sonrisa

There's an angel in her smile

Tiene un corazón y yo...

She has a heart, and I...

A mi persona favorita

For my favorite person

Yo le canto esta cosita

I sing this little song

De juguete, tú en mi vida

Like a toy, you're in my life

Juega con mi corazón

You play with my heart

Mi persona favorita (Mi persona favorita)

My favorite person (My favorite person)

Tiene la cara bonita (Tiene la cara bonita)

Has such a pretty face (Has such a pretty face)

Tiene un ángel su sonrisa (Aaaah)

There's an angel in her smile (Aaaah)

Tiene un corazón y yo...

She has a heart, and I...

A mi persona favorita

For my favorite person

Yo le canto esta cosita

I sing this little song

De juguete, tú en mi vida

Like a toy, you're in my life

Juega con mi corazón

You play with my heart

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
persona /peɾˈsona/ A1	noun - person, individual
favorita /faβoˈɾita/ A2	adjective - favorite (feminine form)
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
bonita /boˈnita/ A1	adjective - beautiful, pretty (feminine form)
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
ángel /ˈaŋxel/ B1	noun - angel
sonrisa /sonˈɾisa/ A2	noun - smile
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
ojo /ˈoxo/ A1	noun - eye
respiración /respiɾaˈθjon/ B1	noun - breath, respiration
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
luz /luθ/ A2	noun - light
calma /ˈkalma/ B1	noun - calm, tranquility
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul, spirit
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want; to love (affectionately)
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look, to watch
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A1	verb - to play
hombro /ˈombɾo/ A2	noun - shoulder
desarmar /desaɾˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to disarm (literally); to melt, to overwhelm (figuratively, emotionally)

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo no entiendo de colores ni de razas

  ➔ Double Negation ("no...ni...ni")

  ➔ The structure "no...ni...ni" is used to negate multiple elements, meaning "neither...nor...nor".

• A mí me gusta el morenito de tu cara

  ➔ Verbs like 'gustar' (Indirect Object Pronoun)

  ➔ Verbs like "gustar" agree with the subject (the thing that is liked, "el morenito"), and the person experiencing the liking is indicated by an indirect object pronoun ("me"). "A mí" adds emphasis.

• Te he buscado en cada tarde, vida mía

  ➔ Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto (Present Perfect)

  ➔ "he buscado" indicates an action that started in the past and continues or has an effect in the present, or occurred in an uncompleted time frame like "en cada tarde" (every afternoon).

• Se me corta la respiración por ti

  ➔ Impersonal/Accidental 'se' + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The "se" in "se me corta" indicates an action happening involuntarily or accidentally, often combined with an indirect object pronoun ("me") to show who is affected, implying "my breath gets cut (off to me)".

• Tu pasito en mi camino va naciendo

  ➔ Verbal Periphrasis: 'ir' + gerund

  ➔ The periphrasis "va naciendo" implies an action that is gradually developing or progressing over time, similar to "is progressively being born" or "is slowly emerging".

• La verdad que tiene, niña, tus enojos

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ "que" introduces a relative clause that modifies "la verdad", acting as the direct object of "tiene" (what "tus enojos" have is "la verdad").

• Con tu carita posada en mi hombro

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective

  ➔ "posada" (from the verb "posar" - to rest/place) acts as an adjective modifying "carita", agreeing in gender and number, meaning "placed" or "resting".

• Eres como el sol, sales sin razón

  ➔ Simile using 'como' + Prepositional phrase 'sin' + noun

  ➔ "como" is used to compare "tú" to "el sol", creating a simile. "sin razón" is a prepositional phrase meaning "without reason", indicating a lack of a cause.

• Dando luz y calma

  ➔ Gerund expressing manner or consequence

  ➔ "Dando" (the gerund of "dar" - to give) describes the manner in which the subject "sales" (you go out/emerge) acts, or a consequence of that action: by giving light and calm.

• Juega con mi corazón

  ➔ Imperative (Tú form)

  ➔ "Juega" is a direct command or request addressed to "tú" (you), the implied recipient of the song's affection, acting as a playful invitation.