Tu Cariño se Me Va – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Buddy Richard

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Tu cariño se me va

Your love is slipping away from me

Se me va como el agua entre los dedos

It slips like water between my fingers

Y no lo puedo evitar

And I can't stop it

A pesar que de pena yo me muero

Even though it kills me with sorrow

Era dueño de tu amor

I was the owner of your love

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Es mi culpa este dolor

This pain is my fault

No me quites este amor

Don’t take this love from me

Reconozco mi error

I admit my mistake

Se me parte el corazón

My heart is breaking

Sin tu amor no viviré

Without your love, I can't live

Y por siempre lloraré

And I will cry forever

Recordando tu querer

Remembering your affection

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Tu sonrisa se me va

Your smile is slipping away from me

Ya no está

It’s no longer here

Aunque trato de buscarla

Even though I try to find it

Era dueño de tu amor

I was the owner of your love

...

...

Es mi culpa este dolor

This pain is my fault

...

...

No me quites este amor

Don’t take this love from me

Reconozco mi error

I admit my mistake

Se me parte el corazón

My heart is breaking

...

...

Sin tu amor no viviré

Without your love, I can't live

Y por siempre llorare

And I will cry forever

Recordando tu querer

Remembering your affection

Tu cariño se me va

Your love is slipping away from me

Se me va, se me va

It’s slipping away, slipping away

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cariño /kaˈɾiɲo/ A2	noun - affection, tenderness
se /se/ A2	pronoun - himself, herself, itself, oneself; used as reflexive or object pronoun
va /βa/ A2	verb - goes
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A2	noun - water
dolor /doˈlor/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
error /eˈroɾ/ B1	noun - mistake, error
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to cry
recordando /re.korˈðan.do/ B2	verb - remembering, recalling
sonrisa /sonˈɾisa/ A2	noun - smile
buscarla /βusˈkaɾla/ B1	verb - to look for her
tratando /tɾaˈtando/ B2	verb - trying, attempting

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu cariño se me va

  ➔ Present tense to express ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "se me va" indicates that something is slipping away from the speaker.

• Era dueño de tu amor

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe past states or actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Era dueño" indicates a past possession or state of being.

• No me quites este amor

  ➔ Imperative mood to give commands or requests.

  ➔ The phrase "No me quites" is a plea not to take away love.

• Sin tu amor no viviré

  ➔ Future tense to express actions that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "no viviré" indicates a future state of not living without love.

• Se me parte el corazón

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions done to oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "Se me parte" indicates that the heart is breaking for the speaker.

• Recordando tu querer

  ➔ Gerund to express ongoing actions or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Recordando" indicates the act of remembering, which is ongoing.