Sálvame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: RBD
• Album: Rebelde

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Spanish with RBD's iconic ballad, "Sálvame." This powerful song, often considered an anthem for a generation, offers a unique opportunity to connect with authentic Spanish expressions of heartbreak and longing, making language learning an immersive and heartfelt experience.

[English]

Missing you is my need

I live in despair

Since you won't be back anymore

I survive on pure anxiety

With a lump in my throat

And I can't stop thinking about you

Little by little the heart

Is losing faith

Losing its voice

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from loneliness

(Save me from boredom)

I'm made to your will

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from darkness

(Save me from boredom)

Never let me fall

...

I try so hard to move on

But "love" is the word

That I sometimes struggle to forget

I survive on pure anxiety

With a lump in my throat

And I can't stop thinking about you

Little by little the heart

Is losing faith

Losing its voice

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from loneliness

(Save me from boredom)

I'm made to your will

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from darkness

(Save me from boredom)

Never let me fall

...

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from loneliness

(Save me from boredom)

I'm made to your will

(Save me from oblivion)

Save me from darkness

(Save me from boredom)

Never let me fall

(Save me from oblivion)

(Save me from boredom)

(Save me from...)

...

[Spanish]

Extrañarte es mi necesidad

Vivo en la desesperanza

Desde que tú ya no vuelves más

Sobrevivo por pura ansiedad

Con el nudo en la garganta

Y es que no te dejo de pensar

Poco a poco el corazón

Va perdiendo la fe

Perdiendo la voz

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la soledad

(Sálvame del hastío)

Estoy hecho a tu voluntad

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la oscuridad

(Sálvame del hastío)

No me dejes caer jamás

Me propongo tanto continuar

Pero "amor" es la palabra

Que me cuesta a veces olvidar

Sobrevivo por pura ansiedad

Con el nudo en la garganta

Y es que no te dejo de pensar

Poco a poco el corazón

Va perdiendo la fe

Perdiendo la voz

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la soledad

(Sálvame del hastío)

Estoy hecho a tu voluntad

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la oscuridad

(Sálvame del hastío)

No me dejes caer jamás

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la soledad

(Sálvame del hastío)

Estoy hecho a tu voluntad

(Sálvame del olvido)

Sálvame de la oscuridad

(Sálvame del hastío)

No me dejes caer jamás

(Sálvame del olvido)

(Sálvame del hastío)

(Sálvame del...)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
extrañar /ekstɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss (someone or something)
necesidad /neθesiˈðað/ B2	noun - need, necessity
vivo /ˈbi.βo/ A1	verb - I live adjective - alive
desesperanza /desespeˈɾanθa/ C1	noun - hopelessness
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return
sobrevivo /soβɾeˈβi.βo/ B2	verb - I survive
ansiedad /ansiˈeðað/ B2	noun - anxiety
nudo /ˈnu.ðo/ B1	noun - knot
garganta /ɡaɾˈɣanta/ B1	noun - throat
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to think
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
fe /fe/ B1	noun - faith
voz /bos/ A1	noun - voice
olvido /olˈβiðo/ B2	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - solitude, loneliness
hastío /asˈti.o/ C1	noun - boredom, weariness
oscuridad /oskuriˈðað/ B1	noun - darkness
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall

Key Grammar Structures

• Extrañarte es mi necesidad

  ➔ The verb 'es' (is) is used to express identity or equivalence.

  ➔ In this line, 'Extrañarte' (missing you) is identified as a necessity.

• Vivo en la desesperanza

  ➔ The present tense 'vivo' (I live) indicates a current state.

  ➔ Here, the speaker expresses their current existence in despair.

• Con el nudo en la garganta

  ➔ The phrase 'con el nudo' (with the knot) uses a prepositional phrase to describe a feeling.

  ➔ This line conveys the feeling of having a lump in the throat due to emotion.

• Poco a poco el corazón va perdiendo la fe

  ➔ The phrase 'va perdiendo' (is losing) uses the present continuous to indicate an ongoing action.

  ➔ This line suggests that the heart is gradually losing faith.

• Sálvame del olvido

  ➔ The imperative 'sálvame' (save me) is used to give a command or request.

  ➔ In this line, the speaker is pleading for rescue from oblivion.

• Estoy hecho a tu voluntad

  ➔ The phrase 'estoy hecho' (I am made) uses the passive voice to indicate a state of being.

  ➔ This line indicates that the speaker is shaped by the will of another.

• No me dejes caer jamás

  ➔ The negative imperative 'no me dejes' (don't leave me) is used to express a strong request.

  ➔ In this line, the speaker is urgently asking not to be abandoned.