Regalame La Silla Donde Te Espere – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Alejandro Sanz's "Regalame La Silla Donde Te Espere" to deepen your Spanish language skills. This evocative song, rich in emotion and metaphorical imagery, offers a beautiful way to understand nuanced expressions of love, longing, and memory in Spanish. Its poetic lyrics and heartfelt delivery make it a captivating piece for language learners eager to connect with authentic Spanish musical storytelling.

[English]

Your friend introduced us

The one who says she foresees futures to come

I don't know what else to tell you

Sitting in the hallway by the edge

Do you remember me already?

Give me the worn-out chair from the corner

Where I waited for you

Where I always waited for you, my love

I can give you some laughter

And write a song

And a polka-dot scarf

And I give you time to wear it

And a promise, girl, if I find you one day

I'm going to give you all at once

All those kisses I used to talk about

Over the bridge of hope

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Thinking that loving you was worth it

We spent such vibrant little moments

And we saw little spots to fall in love

The street of thought

Leads me to that shore, I don't know if you remember

Give me the artistic chair

I pass by your door almost every day

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

When to show yourself

And even from the rhymes, they returned

Images playing

Hanging from I don't know what

It must have been April

All of them returned, all but one

That forgot about me

That the scarf is for crying over you

And there's no remedy for the one who writes

If I ever find you despite my cowardice

I'm going to give you all at once

All those kisses you deserved

Over the bridge of hope

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Thinking that loving you was worth it

We spent such vibrant little moments

And we saw little spots to fall in love

The street of thought

Leads me to that shore, I don't know if you remember

Give me the artistic chair

I pass by your door almost every day

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

Over the bridge of hope

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Thinking that loving you was worth it

We spent such vibrant little moments

And we saw little spots to fall in love

The street of thought

Leads me to that shore, I don't know if you remember

Give me the artistic chair

I pass by your door almost every day

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

You still don't show yourself

Thinking that loving you was worth it

We spent such vibrant little moments

And we saw little spots to fall in love

(And we saw little spots to fall in love)

The street of thought

Leads me to that shore, I don't know if you remember

Give me the artistic chair

I pass by your door almost every day

(I pass, I pass, I pass)

Over the bridge of hope

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Thinking that loving you was worth it

We spent such vibrant little moments

And we saw little spots to fall in love

The street of thought

Leads me to that shore, I don't know if you remember

Give me the artistic chair

I pass by your door almost every day

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself...

...

[Spanish]

Nos presentó tu amiga

La que dice que adivina futuros por venir

No sé qué más decirte

Sentado del pasillo en una orilla

¿Te acuerdas ya de mí?

Regálame la silla cansada de la esquina

Donde te esperé

Donde siempre te esperaba, amor

Yo puedo regalarte alguna risa

Y hacer una canción

Y un pañuelo de lunares

Y te regalo tiempo pa' que te lo pongas

Y una promesa, niña, si te encuentro un día

Te pienso dar de una

Todos aquellos besos que te decía

Por el puente de la esperanza

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

La calle del pensamiento

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

Cuándo asomarte

Y hasta volvieron de las rimas

Imágenes jugando

Colga'a de no sé qué

Seguro que era abril

Volvieron todas, todas menos una

Que se olvidó de mí

Que el pañuelo es pa' llorarte

Y no tiene remedio para el que componga

Si alguna vez te encuentro por mi cobardía

Te pienso dar de una

Todo' aquellos besos que te merecías

Por el puente de la esperanza

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

La calle del pensamiento

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

Por el puente de la esperanza

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

La calle del pensamiento

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

Tú sigues sin asomarte

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

(Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse)

La calle del pensamiento

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

(Yo paso, yo paso, yo paso)

Por el puente de la esperanza

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

La calle del pensamiento

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
silla /ˈsiʎa/ A1	noun - chair
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to wait; to hope
regalar /reɣaˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to give (a gift); to offer
risa /ˈrisa/ A2	noun - laughter; laugh
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
pañuelo /paˈɲwelo/ A2	noun - handkerchief; scarf
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
promesa /pɾoˈmesa/ B1	noun - promise
beso /ˈbeso/ A2	noun - kiss
puente /ˈpwente/ A2	noun - bridge
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
rinconcito /rinkoŋˈθito/ B1	noun - small corner; cozy spot (diminutive of 'rincón')
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
pensamiento /pensaˈmjento/ A2	noun - thought; thinking
orilla /oˈɾiʎa/ B1	noun - shore; bank; edge
arte /ˈaɾte/ B1	noun - art; skill; craft
asomar /asoˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to appear; to show (oneself) briefly; to peek out
cobardía /kobaɾˈðia/ B2	noun - cowardice
pena /ˈpena/ B1	noun - pity; sorrow; effort (in 'valer la pena')

Key Grammar Structures

• Nos presentó tu amiga

  ➔ Preterite Tense & Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The verb "presentó" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. "Nos" is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to us" or "us".

• La que dice que adivina futuros por venir

  ➔ Relative Pronoun with Demonstrative & "por + infinitive"

  ➔ "La que" acts as "the one who" or "she who". The phrase "por venir" (literally "for to come") means "yet to come" or "future".

• ¿Te acuerdas ya de mí?

  ➔ Reflexive Verb "acordarse de" & Adverb "ya"

  ➔ "Te acuerdas" comes from the reflexive verb "acordarse de" meaning "to remember (about)". The adverb "ya" indicates "already" or "by now".

• Regálame la silla cansada de la esquina

  ➔ Imperative Command & Attached Object Pronoun & Personification

  ➔ "Regálame" is an informal imperative command (tú form) with the indirect object pronoun 'me' attached. "Cansada" (tired) is an example of personification, attributing human qualities to an inanimate object.

• Donde siempre te esperaba, amor

  ➔ Imperfect Tense & Relative Adverb "donde"

  ➔ "Esperaba" is in the imperfect tense, used to describe habitual, ongoing, or continuous actions in the past. "Donde" is a relative adverb introducing a clause of place.

• Y te regalo tiempo pa' que te lo pongas

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood with "para que" & Double Object Pronouns & Colloquialism

  ➔ The phrase "pa' que te lo pongas" uses "para que" (so that) which always requires the subjunctive mood ("pongas"). "Te lo" combines direct ("lo" = it, referring to time) and indirect ("te" = to you) object pronouns. Note the colloquial "pa'" for "para".

• Si te encuentro un día / Te pienso dar de una / Todos aquellos besos que te decía

  ➔ Type 1 Conditional Sentence & "pensar + infinitive" (informal future)

  ➔ "Si te encuentro" initiates a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a real possibility. "Te pienso dar" uses "pensar + infinitive", a common informal way to express future intention ("I intend to give").

• Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

  ➔ Gerund & Idiomatic Expression "valer la pena" & Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "Pensando" is a gerund, indicating a simultaneous action. "Ha valido la pena" is an idiomatic expression meaning "to be worth it", used here in the present perfect tense.

• Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

  ➔ Preposition "por" & Colloquialism

  ➔ The preposition "por" is used here to indicate "movement through or along a place" ("through your door"). "To'" is a colloquial abbreviation for "todos", meaning "all".

• Tú sigues sin asomarte

  ➔ Verbal Periphrasis "seguir sin + infinitive"

  ➔ "Sigues sin asomarte" is a verbal periphrasis "seguir sin + infinitive" meaning "to continue without doing something" or "still not doing something". "Asomarte" means "to lean out/appear".