Tengo un Tesoro – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Astola, Antoñito Molina

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of everyday Spanish through the poetic lyrics of 'Tengo un Tesoro.' This song is a perfect tool for language learners to master emotive vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing while experiencing the warmth of Andalusian musical storytelling.

[English]

Those little moments of ours with guitars and singing, - Telling you the things that nobody else knows,

Opening our hearts and singing about our fears, - Killing our problems, we become like children again,

And only dreams remain.

We have a corner where time stands still, - And that's where I'll always go to find you whenever I'm lost,

A map that will lead us back home, - In search of the treasure that was that moment,

When everything was just beginning.

I love you much more than I tell you, - We see each other much less than I'd like,

But in case you were doubting, - My mother is yours and your mother is mine.

I have a treasure of flesh and bone that is worth its weight in gold,

Who is there through thick and thin, - With whom I laugh and with whom I cry.

I have a treasure of flesh and bone that holds my password,

And their gaze unlocks me - when I see them walk through the door.

I have a treasure and I wouldn't trade - their company for anything in the world,

I have a friend to die alongside.

Summers at your beach and its sunsets, - Nights through the streets wherever they take us,

Trunks full of memories, full of travels, - When I miss you and don't feel you near,

I look at our tattoo.

I celebrate your victories with a full glass, - And I will toast to them until the day I die,

No matter how much it rains or how bad luck comes our way, - There is a treasure they can never take from me,

And that is the treasure of having you.

I love you much more than I tell you, - We see each other much less than I'd like,

But in case you were doubting, - My mother is yours and your mother is mine.

I have a treasure of flesh and bone that is worth its weight in gold,

Who is there through thick and thin, - With whom I laugh and with whom I cry.

I have a treasure of flesh and bone that holds my password,

And their gaze unlocks me - when I see them walk through the door.

I have a treasure and I wouldn't trade - their company for anything in the world,

I have a friend...

To die alongside, - And to share life,

Yours are ours - and mine are your family.

And even if I went broke, - I would still feel rich,

There is no greater treasure - Than a friend since childhood.

To die alongside, - And to share life,

Yours are ours - and mine are your family.

And even if I went broke, - I would still feel rich,

There is no greater treasure...

[Spanish]

Esos ratitos nuestros de guitarra y cante, Contándote las cosas que no sabe nadie, 

Abriendo el corazón cantándonos los miedos, Matando los problemas niños nos volvemos, 

Y solo quedan los sueños.

Tenemos un rincón donde se para el tiempo, Y allí voy a buscarte siempre que me pierdo, 

Un mapa que nos llevará de vuelta a casa, En busca del tesoro que era aquel momento, 

Cuando todo empezaba.

Te quiero mucho más de lo que te lo digo, Nos vemos mucho menos de lo que querría, 

Pero por si dudabas, Mi madre es la tuya y tu madre es la mía.

Tengo un tesoro de carne y  hueso que vale su peso en oro, 

que está en las duras y en las maduras, con el que río con el que lloro. 

Tengo un tesoro de carne y  hueso que tiene mi contraseña, 

y su mirada me desbloquea cuando lo veo cruzar la puerta.

Tengo un tesoro y no cambiaría  su compañía por nada del mundo, 

Tengo un amigo para morirnos juntos.

Veranos en tu playa y sus atardeceres, Las noches por las calles a donde nos lleven, 

Baúles de recuerdos, llenos de viajes, Cuando te echo de menos y no te siento cerca, 

Me miro nuestro tatuaje.

Celebro tus victorias con la copa llena, Y brindaré por ellas hasta que me muera, 

Por mucho que nos llueva y venga mala suerte, Hay un tesoro que jamás podrán quitarme, 

Y es el que tengo de tenerte.

Te quiero mucho más de lo que te lo digo, Nos vemos mucho menos de lo que querría, 

Pero por si dudabas, Mi madre es la tuya y tu madre es la mía.

Tengo un tesoro de carne y  hueso que vale su peso en oro, 

que está en las duras y en las maduras, con el que río con el que lloro.

Tengo un tesoro de carne y  hueso que tiene mi contraseña, 

y su mirada me desbloquea cuando lo veo cruzar la puerta.

Tengo un tesoro y no cambiaría  su compañía por nada del mundo, 

Tengo un amigo…

Para morirnos juntos, Y compartir la vida, 

Los tuyos son los nuestros y los míos tu familia.

Y aunque me arruinara Yo me siento rico, 

No hay mayor tesoro Que un amigo desde chico.

Para morirnos juntos, Y compartir la vida, 

Los tuyos son los nuestros y los míos tu familia.

Y aunque me arruinara Yo me siento rico, 

No hay mayor tesoro...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tesoro teˈsoɾo A2	noun - treasure
corazón koɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
sueños ˈsweɲos A2	noun - dreams
rincón rinˈkon B1	noun - corner
contraseña kontɾaˈseɲa B1	noun - password
atardeceres ataɾðeˈθeɾes B2	noun - sunsets
brindaré bɾinðaˈɾe B2	verb - I will toast
desbloquea dezβloˈkea B2	verb - unlocks
compañía kompaˈɲia A2	noun - company/companionship
victoria βikˈtoɾja A2	noun - victory
tatuaje tatuˈaxe B1	noun - tattoo
arruinara aruˈinaɾa B2	verb - I were to go broke / bankrupt
pesos ˈpesos A2	noun - weight
miedos ˈmjeðos A2	noun - fears
baúles baˈules B2	noun - trunks

Key Grammar Structures

• Contándote las cosas que no sabe nadie

  ➔ Gerund (Gerundio)

  ➔ The "gerundio" ("contándote") expresses an action happening simultaneously with the main verb, implying "by telling you".

• Allí voy a buscarte siempre que me pierdo

  ➔ Periphrasis of near future / Relative temporal clause

  ➔ "Voy a buscarte" is a periphrasis (ir + a + infinitive). "Siempre que" + indicative ("pierdo") refers to a habitual action.

• Te quiero mucho más de lo que te lo digo

  ➔ Comparative structure with "lo que"

  ➔ "Lo que" acts as a neuter pronoun meaning "that which" or "what", used here to compare amounts.

• Por si dudabas, mi madre es la tuya

  ➔ Subjunctive in a conditional structure

  ➔ "Por si" typically takes the indicative, but in colloquial speech, imperfect subjunctive ("dudabas" here is actually indicative, but often confused with subjunctive forms) is used for hypothetical or past speculation.

• Cuando te echo de menos y no te siento cerca

  ➔ Idiomatic expression and present indicative

  ➔ "Echar de menos" is a fixed phrase meaning "to miss". The present tense here denotes a recurring feeling.

• Jamás podrán quitarme

  ➔ Future tense with adverbial negation

  ➔ "Podrán" (third person plural future) is used to talk about an indefinite future action, emphasizing certainty.

• Y aunque me arruinara, yo me siento rico

  ➔ Concessive clause with subjunctive

  ➔ "Aunque" + imperfect subjunctive ("arruinara") creates a hypothetical concessive clause ("even if I were to go broke").

• Tengo un amigo para morirnos juntos

  ➔ Purpose clause with infinitive

  ➔ "Para" + infinitive ("morirnos") indicates the purpose or intention of having the friend.