Mi Princesa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: David Bisbal

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful journey, and "Mi Princesa" by David Bisbal is a perfect companion. This beautiful ballad is rich with the expressive and romantic vocabulary of Spanish. Its true emotional depth was highlighted when Bisbal re-recorded it for a charity supporting Alzheimer's, as the song is a special point of connection for his father, who lives with the disease. Through this song, you can learn how language can convey profound love and serve as a bridge to memory itself.

[English]

What miracle has to happen?

For you to love me

What star from the sky has to fall?

To be able to convince you

So my soul doesn't feel alone

I want to escape this eternal night

Many people say that men never cry

But I have had to return to my childhood, once again

I keep asking myself

Why do I keep loving you and you leave my wounds bleeding?

I can't shower you with jewels or money

But I can give you a heart that is true

My wings in the wind need your kisses

Accompany me on the journey that I can't fly alone

And you know you're the princess of my enchanted dreams

How many wars I have fought to have you here by my side!

I don't get tired of looking for you, I wouldn't mind risking it

If at the end of this adventure, I manage to conquer you

And I have painted my princess in an imaginary painting

I sang in her ear, whispering very slowly

I have been shipwrecked for so long and I know it wasn't in vain

I haven't stopped trying

Because I believe in miracles

I keep walking in the desert of desire

So many early mornings I have lost myself in the memory

Living the despair

Dying in sadness for not seeing this destiny change

I can't shower you with jewels or money

But I can give you a heart that is true

My wings in the wind need your kisses

Accompany me on the journey that I can't fly alone

...

And you know you're the princess of my enchanted dreams

How many wars I have fought to have you here by my side!

I don't get tired of looking for you, I wouldn't mind risking it

If at the end of this adventure, I manage to conquer you

And I have painted my princess in an imaginary painting

I sang in her ear, whispering very slowly

I have been shipwrecked for so long and I know it wasn't in vain

I haven't stopped trying

Because I believe in miracles, uhh

...

[Spanish]

¿Qué milagro tiene que pasar?

Para que me ames

¿Qué estrella del cielo ha de caer?

Para poderte convencer

Que no sienta mi alma sola

Quiero escaparme de este eterno anochecer

Dice mucha gente que los hombres nunca lloran

Pero yo he tenido que volver a mi niñez, una vez más

Me sigo preguntando

¿Por qué te sigo amando y dejas desangrando mis heridas?

No puedo colmarte ni de joyas, ni dinero

Pero puedo darte un corazón que es verdadero

Mis alas en el viento, necesitan de tus besos

Acompáñame en el viaje que volar solo no puedo

Y sabes que eres la princesa de mis sueños encantados

¡Cuántas guerras he librado por tenerte aquí a mi lado!

No me canso de buscarte, no me importaría arriesgarte

Si al final de esta aventura, yo lograra conquistarte

Y he pintado a mi princesa en un cuadro imaginario

Le cantaba en el oído, susurrando muy despacio

Tanto tiempo he naufragado y yo sé que no fue en vano

No he dejado de intertarlo

Porque creo en los milagros

Sigo caminando en el desierto del deseo

Tantas madrugadas me he perdido en el recuerdo

Viviendo el desespero

Muriendo en la tristeza por no ver cambiar este destino

No puedo colmarte ni de joyas, ni dinero

Pero puedo darte un corazón que es verdadero

Mis alas en el viento, necesitan de tus besos

Acompáñame en el viaje que volar solo no puedo

Y sabes que eres la princesa de mis sueños encantados

¡Cuántas guerras he librado por tenerte aquí a mi lado!

No me canso de buscarte, no me importaría arriesgarte

Si al final de esta aventura, yo lograra conquistarte

Y he pintado a mi princesa en un cuadro imaginario

Le cantaba en el oído, susurrando muy despacio

Tanto tiempo he naufragado y yo sé que no fue en vano

No he dejado de intertarlo

Porque creo en los milagros, uhh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
milagro /miˈlaɣɾo/ B2	noun - miracle
estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ A2	noun - star
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall
convencer /kõβenˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to convince
siente /ˈsjenta/ A2	verb - he/she/it feels
heridas /iˈðjas/ A2	noun - wounds
colmarte /kõlˈmaɾte/ B2	verb - to fill you up
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
alas /ˈalas/ A2	noun - wings
besos /ˈnesos/ A2	noun - kisses
viaje /ˈbja.xe/ A2	noun - journey
sueños /ˈɾeɣo/ A2	noun - dreams
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué milagro tiene que pasar?

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'tener que' to express obligation or necessity.

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• ¿Por qué te sigo amando?

  ➔ Use of the present indicative tense to describe ongoing feelings or actions.

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• He tenido que volver a mi niñez, una vez más

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense ('he tenido') with 'que' to indicate obligation or necessity experienced in the past, combined with an infinitive.

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• Le cantaba en el oído, susurrando muy despacio

  ➔ Imperfect tense ('cantaba') with gerund ('susurrando') to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

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• No he dejado de intertarlo

  ➔ Use of the present perfect with 'dejar de' to indicate cessation of an action.

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• Porque creo en los milagros

  ➔ Use of the verb 'creer en' (to believe in) to express belief or faith in something.

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• Viviendo el desespero

  ➔ Use of the gerund ('viviendo') to describe an ongoing action or state.

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