Piensa En Mi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luz Casal

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si tienes un hondo penar, piensa en mí

If you feel deep sorrow, think of me

Si tienes ganas de llorar, piensa en mí

If you feel like crying, think of me

Ya ves que venero tu imagen divina

You see I cherish your divine image

Tu párvula boca que siendo tan niña

Your little mouth, so young

Me enseño a pecar

That taught me to sin

Piensa en mí, cuando sufras

Think of me when you suffer

Cuando llores, también piensa en mí

When you cry, also think of me

Cuando quieras quitarme la vida

When you want to take my life

No la quiero para nada

I don’t want it at all

Para nada me sirve sin ti

It’s of no use to me without you

Piensa en mí, cuando sufras

Think of me when you suffer

Cuando llores, también piensa en mí

When you cry, also think of me

Cuando quieras quitarme la vida

When you want to take my life

No la quiero para nada

I don’t want it at all

Para nada me sirve sin ti

It’s of no use to me without you

Piensa en mí, cuando sufras

Think of me when you suffer

Cuando llores, también piensa en mí

When you cry, also think of me

Cuando quieras quitarme la vida

When you want to take my life

Para nada, para nada me sirve sin ti

It’s of no use to me at all, without you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
piensa /ˈpjensa/ A1	verb - think
hondo /ˈondo/ B2	adjective - deep, profound
penar /peˈnaɾ/ B2	noun - sorrow, suffering
ganas /ˈɡanas/ B1	noun - desire, urge
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
venero /beˈneɾo/ C1	verb - to venerate, to revere
imagen /iˈmaxen/ B1	noun - image
divina /diˈβina/ B2	adjective - divine
párvula /ˈpaɾbula/ C2	adjective - very young, childish
boca /ˈboka/ A1	noun - mouth
niña /ˈniɲa/ A1	noun - girl
enseño /enˈseɲo/ A2	verb - I teach
pecar /peˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to sin
sufras /ˈsufɾas/ B1	verb - to suffer
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
sirve /ˈsiɾβe/ A2	verb - serves, is useful

Key Grammar Structures

• Si tienes un hondo penar, piensa en mí

  ➔ Present subjunctive mood with 'tienes' and 'pensar' to express a hypothetical or subjective situation.

  ➔ The structure 'Si + present indicative, ...' is used in Spanish to form conditional sentences similar to 'if' clauses in English.

• Ya ves que venero tu imagen divina

  ➔ Use of the present indicative 'ves' to state a fact or observation, and the verb 'venero' in present tense indicating ongoing reverence.

  ➔ 'Ves' is the second person singular present form of 'ver', meaning 'to see'.

• Cuando sufras, cuando llores, también piensa en mí

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive 'sufras' and 'llores' to express actions that are subjective or uncertain, often following 'cuando' in a temporal clause.

  ➔ 'Cuando' can introduce a subordinate clause that requires the subjunctive when referring to future or uncertain actions.

• Cuando quieras quitarme la vida

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive 'quitarme' after 'cuando' to express a hypothetical or uncertain action.

  ➔ 'Quitarme' is the first person singular form of 'quitarse' in subjunctive, used here after 'cuando' signaling a possible future action.

• No la quiero para nada

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'querer' ('quiero') with indirect object pronoun 'la' to express 'I don't want it at all'.

  ➔ 'La' is the direct object pronoun referring to 'la vida' in the previous line, meaning 'it' or 'her'.

• Para nada me sirve sin ti

  ➔ Use of 'sirve' (from 'servir') in the third person singular present tense to say 'it is useful' or 'it serves', with 'sin ti' indicating 'without you'.

  ➔ 'Sirve' is the third person singular form of 'servir', meaning 'to serve' or 'to be useful'.