Pintame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Elvis Crespo
• Album: Suavemente

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Pintame

Paint me

[03:08.99]Le dije yo al pintor, pintame la carita

[03:08.99]I told the painter, paint me the little face

de la niña mas bonita, dentro de mi corazon

of the most beautiful girl, inside my heart

Pinta, Pinta, Pinta su carita

Paint, Paint, Paint her little face

Sin esa carita, hoy me muero yo

Without that little face, today I will die

(pequeña hechate paca)

(little one, come here)

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[00:46.13]Quiero su carita pintada en mi corazón

[00:46.13]I want her little face painted in my heart

[00:49.83]y le dije al pintor que no se pueda borrar

[00:49.83]and I told the painter that it shouldn't be erased

Pintame su nariz, para respirar su aire

Paint me her nose, so I can breathe her air

pintame su boquita, para yo poder besarle

paint me her little mouth, so I can kiss her

pintame sus ojitos, para que me puedan mirar

paint me her little eyes, so they can look at me

pintamela enterita, que no se pueda borrar

paint it all for me, so it can't be erased

[01:18.65]Quiero su carita, pintada en mi corazon

[01:18.65]I want her little face, painted in my heart

[01:22.80]y le dije al pintor, que no se pueda borrar

[01:22.80]and I told the painter, that it shouldn't be erased

PINTAME SU NARIZ, PARA RESPIRAR SU AIRE

PAINT ME HER NOSE, SO I CAN BREATHE HER AIR

PINTAME SU BOQUITA, PARA YO PODER BESARLE

PAINT ME HER LITTLE MOUTH, SO I CAN KISS HER

PINTAME SUS OJITOS, PARA QUE ME PUEDAN MIRAR

PAINT ME HER LITTLE EYES, SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ME

PINTAME SU CARITA, SU CARITA, SU CARITA

PAINT ME HER LITTLE FACE, HER LITTLE FACE, HER LITTLE FACE

Y que no se pueda borrar

And that it shouldn't be erased

PINTA, pinta su carita

PAINT, paint her little face

PINTA, que yo quiero sentir

PAINT, because I want to feel

PINTA, su carita en mi corazon

PAINT, her little face in my heart

PINTA, o sino yo no puedo vivir

PAINT, or else I can't live

PINTA, pinta, pintame

PAINT, paint, paint me

PINTA, ay pintamela otra vez

PAINT, oh paint it for me again

PINTA, que sin esa nina

PAINT, because without that girl

PINTA, ay yo me morire

PAINT, oh I will die

PINTA, PINTA, PINTA SU CARITA

PAINT, PAINT, PAINT HER LITTLE FACE

sin esa carita, hoy me muero yo

without that little face, today I will die

PINTA,amigo pintor

PAINT, friend painter

PINTA,pintame la carita

PAINT, paint me the little face

PINTA,que esa nina es

PAINT, because that girl is

PINTA,la que mi corazon necesita

PAINT, the one my heart needs

PINTA,y te digo

PAINT, and I tell you

PINTAME,ay pintame, pintame, pintame

PAINT ME, oh paint me, paint me, paint me

PINTA,sin esa carita

PAINT, without that little face

PINTA,ay yo me morire

PAINT, oh I will die

que es la nina mas bonita, dentro de mi corazon

because she is the most beautiful girl, inside my heart

PINTA, PINTA, PINTA, SU CARITA

PAINT, PAINT, PAINT, HER LITTLE FACE

Sin esa carita hoy me muero yo

Without that little face today I will die

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pintar /pin.taɾ/ A2	verb - to paint, to draw
carita /kaˈɾi.ta/ A2	noun - little face
bonita /boˈni.ta/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful
corazon /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
respirar /res.piˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to breathe
borrar /boˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to erase, to delete
besar /bɛsˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at, to watch
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
siento /ˈsjento/ A2	verb - I feel
vivo /ˈbi.βo/ A2	verb - to live
quiero /ˈkje.ɾo/ A2	verb - I want
sentir /senˈtɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to feel, to sense

Key Grammar Structures

• Le dije yo al pintor, pintame la carita

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "Le dije" uses the preterite tense to express that the speaker told the painter in the past.

• Quiero su carita pintada en mi corazón

  ➔ Present tense to express a desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero" indicates the speaker's current desire for something.

• Pintame su nariz, para respirar su aire

  ➔ Imperative form to give a command or request.

  ➔ The word "Pintame" is an imperative form asking the painter to paint.

• que no se pueda borrar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express a wish or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "que no se pueda borrar" expresses a wish that something cannot be erased.

• Pintame, ay pintame, pintame, pintame

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "pintame" emphasizes the speaker's urgent request.

• que sin esa niña, ay yo me morire

  ➔ Conditional structure to express a consequence.

  ➔ The phrase "que sin esa niña" indicates a condition that leads to the consequence of dying.

• Sin esa carita, hoy me muero yo

  ➔ Use of 'sin' to indicate absence.

  ➔ The word "sin" indicates the absence of the face, which is crucial for the speaker's emotional state.