Soy Como Quieres Tu – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: De Pueblo En Pueblo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romanticism with José José. This song is a perfect gateway for learners to master emotional expression and evocative vocabulary in Spanish, offering a masterclass in how passion and nuance are conveyed through language.

[English]

I am

Exactly how you want me

And I love you

Like no one has ever loved before

I am the one who must understand your life

And if you manage to understand what you hold within me

But

If you kiss me

Perhaps

I can understand you better

I am the person you need

The one who runs to your side if you ask for love

You don't know the bitter days

Nor the hours I have spent in sadness

Waiting in silence for you to remember me

But one day

You will understand

That I am

Just as you desire

However you want me

...

But

If you kiss me

Perhaps

I can understand you better

I am the person you need

The one who runs to your side if you ask for love

You don't know the bitter days

Nor the hours I have spent in sadness

Waiting in silence for you to remember me

But one day

You will understand

That I am

Just as you desire

However you want me, oh!

However you want me

However you want me, oh!

However you want me

However you want

However you want me, ah!

...

[Spanish]

Yo soy

Como quieras tú

Y te amo

Como nunca nadie amé

Yo soy quien deberás tu vida comprender

Y si logra entender lo que guardas en mí

Pero

Si me besas tú

Puede

Que te entienda yo mejor

Yo soy la persona que tú necesitas

La que corre a tu lado si pides amor

Tú no sabes los días amargos

Ni las horas que triste he pasado

Esperando en silencio que tú te acordaras de mí

Pero un día

Tú comprenderás

Que yo soy

Como lo deseas tú

Como quieras tú

Pero

Si me besas tú

Puede

Que te entienda yo mejor

Yo soy la persona que tú necesitas

La que corre a tu lado si pides amor

Tú no sabes los días amargos

Ni las horas que triste he pasado

Esperando en silencio que tú te acordaras de mí

Pero un día

Tú comprenderás

Que yo soy

Como lo deseas tú

Como quieras tú, ¡ay!

Como quieras tú

Como quieras tú, ¡ay!

Como quieras tú

Como quieras

Como quieras tú, ¡ah!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quieras kieras A1	verb - to want
amo amo A1	verb - to love
comprender komprender A2	verb - to understand
besas besas A2	verb - to kiss
entienda entienda A2	verb - to understand
persona persona A1	noun - person
necesitas nesesitas A1	verb - to need
corre kore A1	verb - to run
amor amor A1	noun - love
amargos amargos B1	adjective - bitter
triste triste A1	adjective - sad
esperando esperando A2	verb - waiting
silencio silensio A2	noun - silence
acordaras akordaras B1	verb - to remember
deseas deseas A2	verb - to desire / wish

Key Grammar Structures

• Como quieras tú

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in a relative clause of manner.

  ➔ The verb "quieras" is in the present subjunctive because it refers to a hypothetical or future desire.

• Como nunca nadie amé

  ➔ Past tense usage (Pretérito Indefinido).

  ➔ The verb "amé" is in the first-person singular preterite to describe a completed action in the past.

• Yo soy quien deberás tu vida comprender

  ➔ Future tense (Futuro Próximo/Simple).

  ➔ The verb "deberás" indicates future obligation or certainty.

• Y si logra entender

  ➔ Conditional "if" clause (Oración condicional).

  ➔ The particle "si" introduces a real or likely condition in the present indicative.

• Si me besas tú, puede que te entienda

  ➔ Subjunctive after "puede que".

  ➔ The phrase "puede que" triggers the subjunctive ("entienda") to express possibility or doubt.

• La que corre a tu lado

  ➔ Relative pronoun with definite article.

  ➔ "La que" functions as "the one who" (feminine), referring back to "la persona".

• Esperando en silencio que tú te acordaras de mí

  ➔ Subjunctive in a secondary clause (Imperfecto de Subjuntivo).

  ➔ The verb "acordaras" is in the imperfect subjunctive, often used after verbs of emotion or longing in the past.

• Tú no sabes los días amargos

  ➔ Present indicative with direct object.

  ➔ The verb "sabes" is the second-person singular present indicative of "saber".