Por Primera Vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camilo, Evaluna Montaner

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional discovery, and 'Por Primera Vez' by Camilo and Evaluna Montaner is a perfect song to start with. Its beautiful, clear lyrics about love and vulnerability offer a window into the Spanish language's romantic side. What makes this song special is its authenticity; it's a real-life love story turned into a song, allowing learners to connect with genuine emotions while they learn.

[English]

I have so many desires

Oh, to kiss you in the mornings

Right when you wake up

(I love you)

But I'm scared (I'm scared)

That you might look for someone perfect

And I'm just flesh and bone

If I could control time

I would wait again

A thousand and one times

To see how you wake up

For the first time, a beautiful sunrise

For the first time, what I want and need

For the first time, today the sky sleeps with me

For the first time, I was reborn with you

Yeah-yeah, with you

If I have you, I lack nothing

So long that yesterday was and it's almost tomorrow

To give you the kisses we never gave

To tell you beautiful things, I will always be here

Because I feel good when you feel good

My life is life only with you

If you're not here, it makes no sense, love (It no longer makes sense, love)

What I want and need (You and me)

For the first time, a beautiful sunrise (A beautiful sunrise)

For the first time, what I want and need (You are what I need)

For the first time, today the sky sleeps with me (Yeah-yeah)

For the first time, I was reborn with you

(Yeah-yeah, with you)

My life is life only with you (Only with you)

If you're not here, it makes no sense, love (That it makes no sense)

What I want and need (Tell me)

My life is life only with you

If you're not here, it makes no sense, love

What I want and need (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

For the first time, a beautiful sunrise (A beautiful sunrise)

For the first time, what I want and need (That I love you, come)

For the first time, today the sky sleeps with me

For the first time, I was reborn with you

Yeah-yeah, with you

If I could control time

I would wait again

A thousand and one times

To see how you wake up

...

[Spanish]

Tengo tantas ganas

Ay, de besarte en las mañanas

Justo cuando te levantas

(Te amo)

Pero tengo miedo (Tengo miedo)

Que busques a alguien perfecto

Y yo tan de carne y hueso

Si pudiera controlar el tiempo

Yo volvería a esperar de nuevo

Una y mil veces

Pa' ver como amaneces

Por primera vez, un amanecer bonito

Por primera vez, lo que quiero y necesito

Por primera vez, hoy duerme el cielo conmigo

Por primera vez, yo volví a nacer contigo

Yeah-yeah, contigo

Si yo te tengo no me falta nada

Tan largo que fue ayer y ya casi es mañana

Pa' darte los beso' que nunca nos dimo'

Para decirte cosa' bonita' siempre yo aquí estaré

Porque yo me siento bien cuando tú te sientes bien

Mi vida es vida solo contigo

Si tú no estás no tiene sentido, amor (Ya no lo tiene, amor)

Lo que quiero y necesito (Tú y yo)

Por primera vez, un amanecer bonito (Un amanecer bonito)

Por primera vez, lo que quiero y necesito (Tú eres lo que yo necesito)

Por primera vez, hoy duerme el cielo conmigo (Yeah-yeah)

Por primera vez, yo volví a nacer contigo

(Yeah-yeah, contigo)

Mi vida es vida solo contigo (Solo contigo)

Si tú no estás no tiene sentido, amor (Que no tiene sentido)

Lo que quiero y necesito (Dime)

Mi vida es vida solo contigo

Si tú no estás no tiene sentido, amor

Lo que quiero y necesito (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

Por primera vez, un amanecer bonito (Un amanecer bonito)

Por primera vez, lo que quiero y necesito (Que te quiero, ven)

Por primera vez, hoy duerme el cielo conmigo

Por primera vez, yo volví a nacer contigo

Yeah-yeah, contigo

Si pudiera controlar el tiempo

Yo volvería a esperar de nuevo

Una y mil veces

Pa' ver cómo amaneces

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ganas /ˈɡanas/ A2	noun - desire, eagerness
besarte /beˈsaɾte/ A2	verb - to kiss you
miedo /ˈmjɛðo/ A2	noun - fear
perfecto /peɾˈfekto/ A2	adjective - perfect
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time
volvería /bolˈbeɾia/ B1	verb - I would return
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait
amanecer /amaneseɾ/ B1	verb - to dawn
bonito /boˈnito/ A2	adjective - pretty, nice
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
sentido /senˈtido/ B1	noun - meaning, sense
falta /ˈfalta/ B1	noun - lack, absence
cielo /ˈsjelo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo tantas ganas Ay, de besarte en las mañanas

  ➔ tener + tantas/muchas ganas de + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses a strong desire or longing to do something. Here, it indicates a strong desire to kiss the person in the mornings.

• Que busques a alguien perfecto Y yo tan de carne y hueso

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que' expressing doubt or fear. 'Tan' + adjective/adverb + 'de' + noun.

  ➔ The subjunctive 'busques' shows the speaker's fear that the other person might look for someone perfect. 'Tan de carne y hueso' means 'so human' or 'just flesh and blood'.

• Si pudiera controlar el tiempo Yo volvería a esperar de nuevo

  ➔ Second conditional: Si + past subjunctive, conditional simple.

  ➔ Expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation. 'Si pudiera' indicates 'if I could' and 'volvería' indicates 'I would return'.

• Para darte los beso' que nunca nos dimo'

  ➔ Relative clause with subjunctive mood 'dimo'' because the existence of the kisses is uncertain or hypothetical. Use of apostrophe (') to indicate the omission of letters.

  ➔ 'Que nunca nos dimo'' uses the subjunctive because the kisses are something desired but that haven't happened. The apostrophe represents the shortened form of 'dimos'.

• Mi vida es vida solo contigo Si tú no estás no tiene sentido, amor

  ➔ 'Si' clause expressing a condition. 'Tener sentido' - to make sense, to have meaning.

  ➔ Expresses the idea that the speaker's life only has meaning when they are with the other person. 'Si tú no estás' sets the condition, and 'no tiene sentido' is the result.