Te Vi Venir – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Sin Bandera

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional discovery, and Sin Bandera's 'Te Vi Venir' is a perfect companion for Spanish learners. This classic ballad's clear and emotive lyrics offer a beautiful way to learn vocabulary related to love, vulnerability, and hope. The song's heartfelt expression and beautiful melody make the process of learning both enjoyable and memorable, allowing you to connect with the heart of Latin pop.

[English]

I don't even have you yet

And I'm already afraid of losing you, my love

How quickly you've sunk into me

Inside all this pain

I don't know you that well

And I already put all my cards in your favor

I'm not afraid to bet on us

Losing you does scare me

I have no other refuge but fantasy

...

There's nothing left for me to do

But write you a poetry

Because I saw you coming and I didn't hesitate

I saw you arrive, and I held you tight

And I poured all my passion so you'd stay

And then I kissed you and took the risk with the truth

I caressed you

And finally I opened my heart so you could pass through, oh

I gave you my love unconditionally so you'd stay

...

Now I’ll wait a few days

To see if what I gave you was enough

You don’t know what terror it feels

Waiting every dawn

If you no longer wanted to come back

This love would lose its meaning forever

I wouldn’t understand this world anymore

I’d turn away from people

I have no other refuge but fantasy

There's nothing left for me to do

But write you a poetry, oh

Because I saw you coming and I didn't hesitate

I saw you arrive and I held you tight

And I poured all my passion so you'd stay

And then I kissed you and took the risk with the truth

I caressed you

And finally I opened my heart so you could pass through, oh

I gave you my love unconditionally so you'd stay, oh

I gave you my love unconditionally so you'd stay

My love unconditionally

...

So you'd stay

...

[Spanish]

Aún ni siquiera te tengo

Y ya tengo miedo de perderte, amor

Qué rápido se me ha clavado

Qué dentro todo este dolor

Es poco lo que te conozco

Y ya pongo todo el juego a tu favor

No tengo miedo de apostarte

Perderte sí me da pavor

No me queda más refugio, que la fantasía

No me queda más que hacer

Que hacerte una poesía

Porque te vi venir y no dudé

Te vi llegar, y te abracé

Y puse toda mi pasión para que te quedaras

Y luego te besé y me arriesgué con la verdad

Te acaricié

Y al fin abrí mi corazón para que tú pasaras, oh

Mi amor te di sin condición para que te quedaras

Ahora esperaré algunos días

Para ver si lo que te di fue suficiente

No sabes qué terror se siente

La espera cada madrugada

Si tú ya no quisieras volver

Se perdería el sentido del amor por siempre

No entendería ya este mundo

Me alejaría de la gente

No me queda más refugio que la fantasía

No me queda más que hacer

Que hacerte una poesía, oh

Porque te vi venir y no dudé

Te vi llegar y te abracé

Y puse toda mi pasión para que te quedaras

Y luego te besé y me arriesgué con la verdad

Te acaricié

Y al fin abrí mi corazón para que tú pasaras, oh

Mi amor te di sin condición para que te quedaras, oh

Mi amor te di sin condición para que te quedaras

Mi amor te di sin condición

Para que te quedaras

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miedo /ˈmjɛðo/ A2	noun - fear
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
juego /ˈxweɣo/ A2	noun - game
pasión /paˈsjon/ B1	noun - passion
verdad /beɾˈðað/ B1	noun - truth
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
fantasía /fantasˈia/ B2	noun - fantasy
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait
suficiente /sufiˈθjente/ B1	adjective - sufficient
quedar /keˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to stay
días /ˈdi.as/ A1	noun - days
sentido /senˈtido/ B2	noun - sense
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people

Key Grammar Structures

• Aún ni siquiera te tengo

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a current state of not having someone.

• No tengo miedo de apostarte

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The sentence uses a negative form to express the absence of fear.

• Te vi venir y no dudé

  ➔ Past tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past tense to describe an action that has already occurred.

• Mi amor te di sin condición

  ➔ Past tense with direct object

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense with a direct object to indicate what was given.

• Ahora esperaré algunos días

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense to express an action that will happen.

• Si tú ya no quisieras volver

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation.

• No me queda más refugio que la fantasía

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The sentence uses a comparative structure to indicate the only remaining refuge.