Querido Tommy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Tommy Torres
• Album: 12 Historias

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Querido, Tommy

Dear Tommy

Te escribo esta carta

I'm writing you this letter

No sé si tú

I don't know if you

Realmente lees estas cartas

Really read these letters

Te escribo para pedirte algo

I'm writing to ask you for something

Que para mí es de vida o muerte

That for me is a matter of life or death

No pienses que exagero

Don't think I'm exaggerating

Es la verdad

It's the truth

Mi nombre es Paco

My name is Paco

Y te escribo de Santiago

And I'm writing to you from Santiago

Hay una chica

There's a girl

Que no se sale de mi mente

Who doesn't leave my mind

Para eso eres tan elocuente

For that, you are so eloquent

Y a ella le encantan tus canciones

And she loves your songs

Te imaginas ya por donde voy

Can you imagine where I'm going with this?

Es que con ella

It's just that with her

No me salen las palabras

I can't find the words

Y quizás

And maybe

Tú pudieras ayudarme

You could help me

A decirle que yo muero aquí por ella

To tell her that I'm dying here for her

De una forma un poco más poética

In a way that's a bit more poetic

Que eso del romanticismo

Because that romanticism

A mí no se me da

Is not my strong suit

Dame algo tan bonito

Give me something so beautiful

Que le saque mil suspiros

That it takes a thousand sighs from her

Decirle que la amo

To tell her that I love her

Y nada más

And nothing more

No sé si bastará

I don't know if it will be enough

No, oh, no

No, oh, no

...

...

Señor Tommy

Mr. Tommy

Aquí le escribo nuevamente

I'm writing to you again

No me ha contestado

You haven't replied

Pensaba que era buena gente

I thought you were a good person

Puede que esté muy ocupado

You might be very busy

Pero yo estoy desesperado

But I'm desperate

Ayúdeme a encontrar la forma

Help me find a way

De decirle que yo muero aquí por ella

To tell her that I'm dying here for her

Pero de una forma un poco más poética

But in a way that's a bit more poetic

Que eso del romanticismo

Because that romanticism

A mí no se me da

Is not my strong suit

Deme algo tan bonito

Give me something so beautiful

Algo que nunca le hayan dicho

Something that has never been said to her

Decirle que la amo

To tell her that I love her

Y nada más

And nothing more

No sé si bastara

I don't know if it will be enough

...

...

Amigo Paco

Friend Paco

Disculpa la demora

Sorry for the delay

Espero no te moleste

I hope it doesn't bother you

Que haya copiado aquí tu historia

That I've copied your story here

En el amor no soy experto

In love, I'm not an expert

No sé de dónde sacaste eso

I don't know where you got that from

Y nada puede estar más lejos

And nothing could be further

De la verdad

From the truth

No confundas

Don't confuse

Palabrería por sentimiento

Words for feelings

Las metáforas

Metaphors

Solo pajas del intelecto

Are just intellectual fluff

Si me preguntas

If you ask me

Qué decirle a tu chica

What to say to your girl

Solo dile que te mueres por ella

Just tell her you're dying for her

No se me ocurre una mejor manera

I can't think of a better way

Que eso del romanticismo

Than that romanticism

Es solo un juego de ajedrez

It's just a game of chess

Cuando se trata de sentimientos

When it comes to feelings

No hay nada como ser directo

There's nothing like being direct

Dile que la amas

Tell her you love her

Y nada más

And nothing more

Seguro bastará

I'm sure it will be enough

Oh-uh-oh-oh

Oh-uh-oh-oh

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carta /ˈkarta/ A1	noun - letter
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
muerte /ˈmwerte/ A2	noun - death
verdad /berˈdad/ A2	noun - truth
mente /ˈmente/ B1	noun - mind
canciones /kanˈθjones/ A2	noun - songs
palabras /paˈlabɾas/ A1	noun - words
ayudar /a.ʝuˈðar/ A1	verb - to help
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
forma /ˈfoɾma/ A1	noun - form, way
romantiscismo /romanˈtisimo/ B2	noun - romanticism
bonito /boˈnito/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful
suspiros /susˈpiɾos/ B2	noun - sighs
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A1	noun - story
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
sentimientos /sen.tiˈmjen.tos/ B1	noun - feelings

Key Grammar Structures

• No sé si tú realmente lees estas cartas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in noun clauses after verbs of doubt/uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "No sé si" triggers the subjunctive mood because it expresses doubt. The verb "lees" becomes "leas" (though the form is same here) in the subjunctive. It asks whether he *actually* reads the letters, not stating it as a fact.

• Para eso eres tan elocuente

  ➔ Use of "tan" (so) to express a degree of quality.

  ➔ "Tan elocuente" means "so eloquent". It's emphasizing Tommy Torres's eloquence.

• Te imaginas ya por donde voy

  ➔ Use of "por donde" to indicate direction or intention.

  ➔ "Por donde voy" refers to "where I'm going with this" or "what I'm getting at". It implies a direction of thought or argument.

• Que para mí es de vida o muerte

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "de vida o muerte" (of life or death).

  ➔ This is a common idiom meaning something is extremely important or critical.

• Puede que esté muy ocupado

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "puede que" (it is possible that).

  ➔ "Puede que" expresses uncertainty, so the verb that follows is in the subjunctive mood. "Esté" is the subjunctive form of "estar".

• Espero no te moleste que haya copiado aquí tu historia

  ➔ Subjunctive after "Espero que no" introducing a subordinate clause expressing a wish/hope with negation.

  ➔ Because there's a 'no' expressing a negative hope/wish, 'haya copiado' is in the subjunctive. It expresses that he *hopes* Paco isn't bothered, but it's not a certainty.

• No confundas palabrería por sentimiento

  ➔ Use of imperative mood (No confundas) for giving a command or instruction.

  ➔ "No confundas" is a direct command: "Don't confuse...". The 's' at the end is dropped in the imperative form for tú.