Recuérdame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Ángel Gómez Jaramillo, Rocío Garcel

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Recuérdame

Remind me

Hoy me tengo que ir mi amor

Today I have to leave, my love

Recuérdame

Remind me

No llores, por favor

Please don't cry

Te llevo en mi corazón

I'll carry you in my heart

Y cerca me tendrás

And you'll be close to me

A solas yo te cantaré

Alone, I will sing to you

Soñando en regresar

Dreaming of returning

Recuérdame

Remind me

Aunque tengo que emigrar

Even though I have to go far away

Recuérdame

Remind me

Si mi guitarra oyes llorar

If you hear my guitar crying

Ella con su triste canto

She, with her sad song

Te acompañará

Will accompany you

Hasta que en mis brazos tú estés

Until you are in my arms again

Recuérdame

Remind me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recuérdame /reˈkweɾ.da.me/ B1	verb - remember me
ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
cerca /ˈθeɾ.ka/ A2	adjective - near
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
regresar /re.ɣɾeˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to return
emigrar /e.miˈɣɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to emigrate
guitarra /ɡiˈta.ra/ A1	noun - guitar
canto /ˈkan.to/ B1	noun - song, singing
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad
brazos /ˈbɾa.sos/ A2	noun - arms
estés /esˈtes/ B1	verb - you are (subjunctive of estar)

Key Grammar Structures

• Recuérdame

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb 'recordar' (to remember).

  ➔ The word "Recuérdame" is a command asking someone to remember the speaker.

• Hoy me tengo que ir mi amor

  ➔ Present tense with 'tener que' (to have to).

  ➔ The phrase "me tengo que ir" indicates a necessity to leave.

• No llores, por favor

  ➔ Negative imperative form.

  ➔ The phrase "No llores" is a command telling someone not to cry.

• Te llevo en mi corazón

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'llevar' (to carry).

  ➔ The phrase "Te llevo en mi corazón" expresses affection and emotional connection.

• A solas yo te cantaré

  ➔ Future tense of the verb 'cantar' (to sing).

  ➔ The phrase "te cantaré" indicates an intention to sing to someone in the future.

• Soñando en regresar

  ➔ Gerund form of the verb 'soñar' (to dream).

  ➔ The phrase "Soñando en regresar" expresses a continuous action of dreaming about returning.

• Aunque tengo que emigrar

  ➔ Conjunction 'aunque' (although) with present tense.

  ➔ The phrase "Aunque tengo que emigrar" introduces a contrast between the necessity to emigrate and the feelings involved.

• Si mi guitarra oyes llorar

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' (if).

  ➔ The phrase "Si mi guitarra oyes llorar" sets a condition for the listener regarding the guitar's sound.