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

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Nos presentó tu amiga

Your friend introduced us

La que dice que adivina futuros por venir

The one who says she foresees futures to come

No sé qué más decirte

I don't know what else to tell you

Sentado del pasillo en una orilla

Sitting in the hallway by the edge

¿Te acuerdas ya de mí?

Do you remember me already?

Regálame la silla cansada de la esquina

Give me the worn-out chair from the corner

Donde te esperé

Where I waited for you

Donde siempre te esperaba, amor

Where I always waited for you, my love

Yo puedo regalarte alguna risa

I can give you some laughter

Y hacer una canción

And write a song

Y un pañuelo de lunares

And a polka-dot scarf

Y te regalo tiempo pa' que te lo pongas

And I give you time to wear it

Y una promesa, niña, si te encuentro un día

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

Te pienso dar de una

I'm going to give you all at once

Todos aquellos besos que te decía

All those kisses I used to talk about

Por el puente de la esperanza

Over the bridge of hope

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Thinking that loving you was worth it

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

We spent such vibrant little moments

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

And we saw little spots to fall in love

La calle del pensamiento

The street of thought

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

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

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Give me the artistic chair

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

I pass by your door almost every day

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

Cuándo asomarte

When to show yourself

Y hasta volvieron de las rimas

And even from the rhymes, they returned

Imágenes jugando

Images playing

Colga'a de no sé qué

Hanging from I don't know what

Seguro que era abril

It must have been April

Volvieron todas, todas menos una

All of them returned, all but one

Que se olvidó de mí

That forgot about me

Que el pañuelo es pa' llorarte

That the scarf is for crying over you

Y no tiene remedio para el que componga

And there's no remedy for the one who writes

Si alguna vez te encuentro por mi cobardía

If I ever find you despite my cowardice

Te pienso dar de una

I'm going to give you all at once

Todo' aquellos besos que te merecías

All those kisses you deserved

Por el puente de la esperanza

Over the bridge of hope

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Thinking that loving you was worth it

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

We spent such vibrant little moments

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

And we saw little spots to fall in love

La calle del pensamiento

The street of thought

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

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

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Give me the artistic chair

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

I pass by your door almost every day

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

Por el puente de la esperanza

Over the bridge of hope

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Thinking that loving you was worth it

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

We spent such vibrant little moments

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

And we saw little spots to fall in love

La calle del pensamiento

The street of thought

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

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

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Give me the artistic chair

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

I pass by your door almost every day

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte

I pass by and you decide when to show yourself

Tú sigues sin asomarte

You still don't show yourself

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Thinking that loving you was worth it

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

We spent such vibrant little moments

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

And we saw little spots to fall in love

(Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse)

(And we saw little spots to fall in love)

La calle del pensamiento

The street of thought

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

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

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Give me the artistic chair

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

I pass by your door almost every day

(Yo paso, yo paso, yo paso)

(I pass, I pass, I pass)

Por el puente de la esperanza

Over the bridge of hope

Buscaba un rinconcito para la risa

I was looking for a little corner for laughter

Pensando que ha valido la pena amarte

Thinking that loving you was worth it

Pasamos momentitos tan flamenquitos

We spent such vibrant little moments

Y vimos rinconcitos pa' enamorarse

And we saw little spots to fall in love

La calle del pensamiento

The street of thought

Me lleva a aquella orilla, no sé si te acuerdas

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

Regálame la silla que tiene arte

Give me the artistic chair

Yo paso por tu puerta casi to' los días

I pass by your door almost every day

Yo paso y tú decides cuándo asomarte...

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

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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".