Te Guardo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Silvana Estrada

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a beautiful linguistic journey with Silvana Estrada's 'Te Guardo.' This poetic song, rich in metaphors and heartfelt expression, offers an authentic window into Spanish vocabulary and emotional nuance, making it a special piece for language learners to connect with deeply.

[English]

I have three possible sides to me

And you take them all away

I have a laughter with wings

That flies when we are alone

I have a voice and a skin

That want you to decipher them

My life is far too short

To understand what they say

Your eyes, which when I look at them

Shine just like mine do

But I can't seem to understand what they mean

But if one day you find me

And you think differently now

I'll save a little bit of faith for you

To open my eyes and see you

But if one day you find me

And you think differently now

I'll save my morning light for you

My eyes, my love, and my pillow

...

I have two pending kisses

One for each cheek

And an abyss of glass

For every wound

I have a hollow space

That your embrace would fill

If the chance should ever come

To see each other away from everyone

My life is far too short

And your gaze is so gentle

And I don't mind thinking about

The impossibility of having you

But if one day you find me

And you think differently now

I'll save a little bit of faith for you

To open my eyes and see you

But if one day you find me

And you think differently now

I'll save my morning light for you

My eyes, my love, and my pillow

...

[Spanish]

Tengo tres caras posibles

Tú me las quitas todas

Tengo una risa con alas

Que vuela si estamos a solas

Tengo una voz y una piel

Que quieren que tú las descifres

Tengo la vida muy corta

Para entender lo que dicen

Tus ojos que, cuando los miro

Brillan igual que los míos

Pero no logro entender de qué van

Pero si un día tú me encuentras

Y ahora piensas diferente

Te guardo un poquito de fe

Para abrir los ojos y verte

Pero si un día tú me encuentras

Y ahora piensas diferente

Te guardo mi luz de mañana

Mis ojos, mi amor y mi almohada

Tengo dos besos pendientes

Uno por cada mejilla

Y un abismo de cristal

Por cada herida

Tengo el espacio carente

Que ocuparía tu abrazo

Si se nos diera el caso

De vernos lejos de la gente

Tengo la vida muy corta

Y tú la mirada decente

Y a mí no me importa pensar

Lo imposible de tenerte

Pero si un día tú me encuentras

Y ahora piensas diferente

Te guardo un poquito de fe

Para abrir los ojos y verte

Pero si un día tú me encuentras

Y ahora piensas diferente

Te guardo mi luz de mañana

Mis ojos, mi amor y mi almohada

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caras ˈkaɾas B1	noun - faces
vuela ˈbwela A2	verb - flies
descifres desθiˈfɾes B2	verb - decipher
brillan bɾiˈʎan A2	verb - shine
encuentras enˈkwentɾas A2	verb - find
guardo ˈɡwaɾðo A2	verb - I keep
fe fe B1	noun - faith
luz lus A1	noun - light
besos ˈbesos A2	noun - kisses
pendientes penˈdjentes B1	adjective - pending
abismo aˈβismo B2	noun - abyss
herida eˈɾiða A2	noun - wound
carente kaˈɾente B2	adjective - lacking
abrazo aˈβɾaso A2	noun - hug
decente deˈθente B1	adjective - decent
imposible impoˈsiβle B1	adjective - impossible
almohada almoˈðaða A2	noun - pillow

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo tres caras posibles

  ➔ Present tense of 'tener' (to have) + adjective

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense to state a current ability or characteristic. 'Tres caras posibles' means 'three possible faces'. The verb **'tengo'** indicates possession of these possibilities.

• Tus ojos que, cuando los miro

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' + subordinate clause with 'cuando'

  ➔ This sentence uses a relative clause to describe the eyes. **'que'** introduces the clause, and **'cuando'** introduces a time clause indicating 'when'. 'Los miro' means 'I look at them'.

• Te guardo un poquito de fe

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'te' + verb 'guardar' (to keep/save) + quantifier 'un poquito' + noun 'fe' (faith)

  ➔ This is a metaphorical expression. **'Te guardo'** means 'I save for you' or 'I keep for you'. **'Un poquito de fe'** means 'a little bit of faith'. The speaker is offering a small amount of their faith to the person they are addressing.

• Mis ojos, mi amor y mi almohada

  ➔ Noun series with possessive adjectives

  ➔ This is a list of things the speaker is offering. **'Mis ojos'** (my eyes), **'mi amor'** (my love), and **'mi almohada'** (my pillow) are all things deeply personal and intimate.