Respiro – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Siddhartha, Ximena Sariñana
• Album: Memoria Futuro

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of emotional discovery, and 'Respiro' by Siddhartha and Ximena Sariñana is a perfect companion for that journey. This beautiful and calming song from Mexico not only offers a chance to learn Spanish vocabulary related to love and relationships but also delves into the universal need for personal space and understanding. Its gentle melody and thoughtful lyrics make it an accessible and moving piece for language learners, offering a special insight into contemporary Mexican music and the nuances of expressing complex emotions.

[English]

♪

It's not you nor was it me

It's not so easy to love each other

Nor to know how to apologize

Nor to be able to talk - face to face

Hope has changed

And with it, luck

To know how to say I love you

Every time I am sincere

Uh, you like to disappear

Leaving the ashes - of the past to fly

Uh, you escape to the countryside - to breathe

Your heartbeats explode - in total silence

This is how you get love used to breathing

It's not you nor was it me

It's not so easy to love each other

Nor to know how to apologize

Nor to be able to talk - face to face

Hope has changed

And with it, luck

To know how to say I love you

Every time I am sincere

Uh, you like to disappear

Leaving the ashes - of the past to fly

Uh, you return home - and upon entering

Your smile explodes - in an offering of peace

This is how you get love used to

To strip away - from your mind

When you are - my heart

You know how to do me good

To bring me back to life - and change

What disrupts - my harmony

When you are - my heart

You know how to do me good

To bring me back to life - and change

What disrupts - my harmony is leaving

♪

It's not you nor was it me

It's not so easy to love each other

Nor to know how to apologize

Nor to be able to talk - face to face

It's not you nor was it me

It's not so easy to love each other

Nor to know how to apologize

Nor to be able to talk - face to face

This is how you get love used to breathing

♪

[Spanish]

♪

No eres tú ni era yo

No es tan fácil quererse

Ni saber pedir perdón

Ni poderse hablar de frente

La esperanza cambió

Y con ella la suerte

De saber decir te quiero

Cada vez que sea sincero

Uh, te gusta desaparecer

Dejando las cenizas del pasado volar

Uh, escapas al campo a respirar

Estallan tus latidos en silencio total

Así acostumbras al amor a respirar

No eres tú ni era yo

No es tan fácil quererse

Ni saber pedir perdón

Ni poderse hablar de frente

La esperanza cambió

Y con ella la suerte

De saber decir te quiero

Cada vez que sea sincero

Uh, te gusta desaparecer

Dejando las cenizas del pasado volar

Uh, regresas a casa y al entrar

Estallan tu sonrisa en una ofrenda de paz

Así acostumbras al amor

A despojarse de tu mente

Cuando eres tú mi corazón

Sabes hacerme bien

Regresarme a la vida y cambiar

Lo que desafina mi armonía

Cuando eres tú mi corazón

Sabes hacerme bien

Regresarme a la vida y cambiar

Lo que desafina mi armonía ya se va

♪

No eres tú ni era yo

No es tan fácil quererse

Ni saber pedir perdón

Ni poderse hablar de frente

No eres tú ni era yo

No es tan fácil quererse

Ni saber pedir perdón

Ni poderse hablar de frente

Así acostumbras al amor a respirar

♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
esperanza /espeˈɾansa/ B2	noun - hope
sincero /sinˈseɾo/ B2	adjective - sincere, honest
enamorarse /ena.moˈɾaɾ.se/ B2	verb - to fall in love
desaparecer /desa.paɾeˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to disappear
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
latido /laˈti.ðo/ B1	noun - heartbeat
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun - past
ser /seɾ/ A1	verb - to be
poder /poˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to be able to, can
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
cambiar /kanˈβjaɾ/ B1	verb - to change
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• No eres tú ni era yo

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'eres' and imperfect tense 'era' to describe ongoing states.

  ➔ The Spanish verbs 'eres' and 'era' are used to express ongoing or habitual states in the present and past, respectively.

• Ni saber pedir perdón

  ➔ Use of infinitive verbs 'saber' and 'pedir' to express ability and actions.

  ➔ The infinitives 'saber' (to know/how to) and 'pedir' (to ask for) are used to describe abilities and actions that can be done.

• Dejando las cenizas del pasado volar

  ➔ Use of present participle 'dejando' to indicate an ongoing or simultaneous action.

  ➔ The gerund 'dejando' (leaving / letting) indicates an ongoing or concurrent action happening at the same time as another activity.

• Así acostumbras al amor a respirar

  ➔ Use of the verb 'acostumbras' (from 'acostumbrar') in present tense to express habitual actions.

  ➔ The verb 'acostumbras' in the present tense indicates a habitual action or tendency.

• Cuando eres tú mi corazón

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'eres' and the direct object pronoun 'tú' to specify whom the subject is.

  ➔ 'eres' is the second person singular present form of 'ser', and 'tú' is the informal 'you' pronoun, indicating who the subject is.