QUERERTE A TI – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ÁNGELA CARRASCO

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Quererte a ti es como querer

Loving you is like wanting

Arrancarle un quejido al viento

To pull a sigh from the wind

Un beso al vacío

A kiss into the void

Y una sonrisa al silencio

And a smile into the silence

Quererte a ti es conjugar

Loving you is to conjugate

El verbo "amar" en soledad

The verb "to love" in solitude

Un "te quiero" sin respuesta

A "I love you" without a reply

Y no querer ver que mis caricias te molestan

And not wanting to see that my caresses bother you

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Es querer ganar el cielo por amor

Is wanting to win heaven for love

Es haber perdido el miedo al dolor

Is having lost the fear of pain

Es luchar contra nadie en la batalla

Is fighting against no one in battle

Y ahogar el fuego que me nace en las entrañas

And drowning the fire that arises in my guts

Quererte a ti, quererte a ti

Loving you, loving you

Es callar y esperar

Is to be silent and wait

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Es querer ganar el cielo por amor

Is wanting to win heaven for love

Es haber perdido el miedo al dolor

Is having lost the fear of pain

Es luchar contra nadie en la batalla

Is fighting against no one in battle

Y ahogar el fuego que me nace en las entrañas

And drowning the fire that arises in my guts

Quererte a ti, quererte a ti

Loving you, loving you

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Alimentar la palabra "ternura"

Is to nourish the word "tenderness"

Y esconder mis lágrimas en las espaldas

And hide my tears on my back

De mis noches en blanco y oscuras

From my nights in white and dark

Lágrimas de celos y dudas

Tears of jealousy and doubts

De nada sirve que yo te llore

It’s of no use for me to cry for you

De nada sirve que yo te implore

It’s of no use for me to implore you

¿Hasta cuándo y hasta dónde

Until when and until where

Tengo que esperar que de mí te enamores?

Do I have to wait for you to fall in love with me?

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Es querer ganar el cielo por amor

Is wanting to win heaven for love

Es haber perdido el miedo al dolor

Is having lost the fear of pain

Es luchar contra nadie en la batalla

Is fighting against no one in battle

Y ahogar el fuego que me nace en las entrañas

And drowning the fire that arises in my guts

Quererte a ti, quererte a ti

Loving you, loving you

Es callar y esperar

Is to be silent and wait

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Es querer ganar el cielo por amor

Is wanting to win heaven for love

Es haber perdido el miedo al dolor

Is having lost the fear of pain

Es luchar contra nadie en la batalla

Is fighting against no one in battle

Y ahogar el fuego que me nace en las entrañas

And drowning the fire that arises in my guts

Quererte a ti, quererte a ti

Loving you, loving you

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Quererte a ti

Loving you

Es querer ganar el cielo por amor

Is wanting to win heaven for love

Es haber perdido el miedo al dolor

Is having lost the fear of pain

Es luchar contra nadie...

Is fighting against no one...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
viento /ˈbjento/ A1	noun - wind
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
vacío /baˈθio/ B1	noun - emptiness, void adjective - empty
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ A2	noun - silence
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - solitude, loneliness
respuesta /resˈpuesta/ A2	noun - answer, reply
caricias /kaˈɾisjas/ B2	noun - caresses, affections
molestar /molesˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to bother, to annoy
cielo /ˈθjelo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
luchar /luˈt͡ʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to fight
batalla /baˈtaʎa/ B1	noun - battle
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A1	noun - fire
lágrimas /ˈlaɡɾimas/ A2	noun - tears
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
dudas /ˈdudas/ B1	noun - doubts
celos /ˈθelos/ B1	noun - jealousy
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait

Key Grammar Structures

• Quererte a ti es como querer arrancarle un quejido al viento.

  ➔ Use of 'es como' to express comparison.

  ➔ The phrase "es como" introduces a simile, comparing the act of loving to something else.

• Es luchar contra nadie en la batalla.

  ➔ Use of 'contra' to indicate opposition.

  ➔ The word "contra" indicates that there is no one to fight against, emphasizing the internal struggle.

• Alimentar la palabra 'ternura'.

  ➔ Use of infinitive 'alimentar' to express purpose.

  ➔ The infinitive "alimentar" indicates the action of nurturing the concept of tenderness.

• ¿Hasta cuándo y hasta dónde tengo que esperar que de mí te enamores?

  ➔ Use of indirect questions.

  ➔ The phrase introduces an indirect question about the duration and extent of waiting for love.