Vivir Sin Aire – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maná

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depth of emotional expression with Maná's "Vivir Sin Aire." This iconic Latin rock ballad uses powerful metaphors of air and water to illustrate the intensity of love and the pain of separation, offering a poignant look into the human heart that resonates across generations and can help learners connect with the nuances of Spanish emotion.

[English]

I wish I could live without air

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I wish I could live without water

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I would love to love you a little less

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I wish I could live without you

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But I can't

I feel like I'm dying

I'm drowning without your love

I wish I could live without air

I wish I could ease my suffering

I wish I could live without water

I would love to steal your heart

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How could a fish swim without water? (No, no)

How could a bird fly without wings?

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How could a flower grow without soil?

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I wish I could live without you

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But I can't

I feel like I'm dying

I'm drowning without your love

I wish I could live without air

I wish I could ease my suffering

I wish I could live without water

I would love to steal your heart

I wish I could forget you

I wish I could lock you in a box

I wish I could erase you with a breath

I would love to kill this song

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[Spanish]

Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire

Como quisiera poder vivir sin agua

Me encantaría quererte un poco menos

Como quisiera poder vivir sin ti

Pero no puedo

Siento que muero

Me estoy ahogando sin tu amor

Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire

Como quisiera calmar mi aflicción

Como quisiera poder vivir sin agua

Me encantaría robar tu corazón

¿Cómo pudiera un pez nadar sin agua? (No, no)

¿Cómo pudiera un ave volar sin alas?

¿Cómo pudiera la flor crecer sin tierra?

Como quisiera poder vivir sin ti

Pero no puedo

Siento que muero

Me estoy ahogando sin tu amor

Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire

Como quisiera calmar mi aflicción

Como quisiera poder vivir sin agua

Me encantaría robar tu corazón

Como quisiera lanzarte al olvido

Como quisiera guardarte en un cajón

Como quisiera borrarte de un soplido

Me encantaría matar esta canción

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1	noun - water
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to sing
caminar /kaˈmiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
siento /ˈsjen.to/ A2	verb - I feel
muero /ˈmwe.ɾo/ A2	verb - I die
calmar /kalˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to calm, to soothe
aflicción /aflikˈθjon/ C1	noun - suffering, distress
robar /roˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to steal
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
guardarte /ɡwarˈdaɾ.te/ B1	verb - to keep, to guard yourself

Key Grammar Structures

• Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing desire

  ➔ The phrase "quisiera" is in the imperfect subjunctive, used here to express a wish or desire.

• Me estar ahogando sin tu amor

  ➔ Present continuous tense using reflexive pronoun + estar + gerund

  ➔ The phrase uses "estar" plus the gerund "ahogando" to form the present continuous, emphasizing an ongoing action.

• ¿Cómo pudiera un pez nadar sin agua?

  ➔ Conditional mood (pudiera) expressing hypothetical ability or possibility

  ➔ The verb "pudiera" is in the imperfect subjunctive, indicating a hypothetical scenario or ability.

• Como quisiera poder vivir sin agua

  ➔ Expressing hypothetical desire in the imperfect subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase shows a hypothetical wish, using the imperfect subjunctive "quisiera" and infinitive "poder".

• Me encantaría robar tu corazón

  ➔ Conditional tense expressing a desire or wish

  ➔ The phrase "encantaría" is in the conditional tense, indicating a wish or desire that is hypothetical.