Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Fonsi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt Spanish lyrics of Luis Fonsi's "Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti" to experience the raw emotion of a love that's hard to let go. This ballad, a masterclass in expressing profound sadness and longing, offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Spanish vocabulary and expressions related to emotions and relationships, making the language truly come alive through its relatable and touching story.

[English]

I still feel your caresses

And your breath on my skin

No one can make me forget your smile

And I keep loving you today more than yesterday

Dreaming of seeing you again

Every day that passes your absence kills me more

And I lose faith

I wish I could forget you

With someone else to take you forever from me

To tell you to your face that I don't need you

To be able to live

I wish I could erase you from my heart

To take your sweet taste from my mouth

Not to miss you when night falls

And without reproach resign myself to your goodbye

But when I think I've forgotten you

I discover that I still love you

I know I'm guilty of my fate

And that my suffering won't

Make you come back to me again, believe

I made you cry and I regret it

Love, how sorry I am

If I don't see you again

I won't survive

Every day that passes your absence kills me more

And I lose faith

I wish I could forget you

With someone else to take you forever from me

To tell you to your face that I don't need you

To be able to live (I wish I could erase you)

I wish I could erase you from my heart (my heart)

To take your sweet taste from my mouth

Not to miss you when night falls

And without reproach

Resign myself to your goodbye

But I still love you!

...

I wish I could forget you

With someone else to take you forever from me

To tell you to your face that I don't need you

To be able to live (I wish I could erase you)

I wish I could erase you from my heart

To take your sweet taste from my mouth

Not to miss you when night falls

And without reproach

Resign myself to your goodbye

I wish I could forget you

With someone else to take you forever from me

To tell you to your face that I don't need you (I wish I could forget you)

I wish I could erase you from my heart

...

To take your sweet taste from my mouth (forget you)

I wish I could erase you from my heart

To take your sweet taste from my mouth

...

[Spanish]

Todavía yo siento tus caricias

Y tu respiración sobre mi piel

No hay quién me haga olvidar tu sonrisa

Y sigo amándote hoy más que ayer

Soñando con volverte a ver

Cada día que pasa más me mata tu ausencia

Y pierdo la fe

Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti

Con otra sacarte por siempre de mí

Decirte a la cara que no me haces falta

Para poder vivir

Quisiera borrarte de mi corazón

Quitar de mi boca tu dulce sabor

No echarte de menos al llegar la noche

Y sin reproche resignarme a tu adiós

Más cuando creo que ya te he olvidado

Descubro que aún te amo

Sé que soy culpable de mi suerte

Y que mi sufrimiento no

Te hará volver en mí otra vez, creer

Te hice llorar y me arrepiento

Amor, cuánto lo siento

Si no te vuelvo a ver

No sobreviviré

Cada día que pasa más me mata tu ausencia

Y pierdo la fe

Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti

Con otra sacarte por siempre de mí

Decirte a la cara que no me haces falta

Para poder vivir (quisiera borrarte)

Quisiera borrarte de mi corazón (mi corazón)

Quitar de mi boca tu dulce sabor

No echarte de menos al llegar la noche

Y sin reproche

Resignarme a tu adiós

¡Pero es que aún te amo!

Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti

Con otra sacarte por siempre de mí

Decirte a la cara que no me haces falta

Para poder vivir (quisiera borrarte)

Quisiera borrarte de mi corazón

Quitar de mi boca tu dulce sabor

No echarte de menos al llegar la noche

Y sin reproche

Resignarme a su adiós

Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti

Con otra sacarte por siempre de mí

Decirte a la cara que no me haces falta (quisiera poder olvidarme de ti)

Quisiera olvidarte de mi corazón

Quitar de mi boca tu dulce sabor (olvidarte)

Quisiera borrarte de mi corazón

Quitar de mi boca tu dulce sabor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
siento /ˈsjento/ A2	verb - I feel
caricias /kaˈɾiθjas/ B1	noun - caresses
respiración /respiɾaˈɾi.on/ B1	noun - breathing
sonrisa /sonˈɾisa/ A2	noun - smile
amando /aˈmando/ B1	verb - loving
ausencia /awˈsenθja/ B2	noun - absence
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
sabor /saˈβoɾ/ A2	noun - flavor
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
reproche /reˈpɾotʃe/ B2	noun - reproach
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ B1	noun - luck
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
sentir /senˈtir/ B1	verb - to feel

Key Grammar Structures

• Quisiera poder olvidarme de ti

  ➔ Conditional mood (subjunctive) used to express wishes or desires.

  ➔ The phrase "Quisiera poder" indicates a desire to forget someone.

• No hay quién me haga olvidar tu sonrisa

  ➔ Impersonal constructions with 'hay' to express existence.

  ➔ The phrase "No hay quién" means there is no one who can make me forget your smile.

• Cada día que pasa más me mata tu ausencia

  ➔ Use of present tense to express ongoing actions or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Cada día que pasa" indicates that with each passing day, the absence becomes more painful.

• Sé que soy culpable de mi suerte

  ➔ Use of present indicative to express certainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Sé que soy culpable" indicates a strong belief in one's own responsibility.

• Quisiera borrarte de mi corazón

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express wishes.

  ➔ The phrase "Quisiera borrarte" expresses a desire to erase someone from one's heart.

• Y sin reproche resignarme a tu adiós

  ➔ Use of infinitive verbs to express actions without a subject.

  ➔ The phrase "sin reproche resignarme" indicates accepting a farewell without blame.

• ¡Pero es que aún te amo!

  ➔ Use of emphatic expressions to convey strong feelings.

  ➔ The phrase "¡Pero es que aún te amo!" emphasizes the speaker's ongoing love despite the circumstances.