Volverte A Ver – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Juanes

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Daría lo que fuera por volverte a ver

I'd give anything to see you again

Daría hasta mi vida y mi fusil, mis botas y mi fe

I'd even give my life, my gun, my boots, and my faith

Por eso en la trinchera de mi soledad

That's why in the trench of my loneliness

Tus ojos son mi luz y tu esplendor, mi corazón

Your eyes are my light and your brilliance, my heart

Y si no fuera por ti, yo no podría vivir

And if it weren't for you, I couldn't live

En el vacío de estos días de no saber

In the emptiness of these days of not knowing

Y si no fuera por ti, yo no sería feliz

And if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be happy

Como lo soy cuando con tus besos me veo partir

Like I am when I see myself leaving with your kisses

Y es que sólo con saber

And it's that only knowing

Que al regresar tú esperarás por mí

That when I return, you will be waiting for me

Aumentan los latidos de mi corazón

My heart beats faster

Volverte a ver, es todo lo que quiero hacer

Seeing you again, that's all I want to do

Volverte a ver, para poderme reponer

Seeing you again, to be able to recover

Porque sin ti, mi vida, yo no soy feliz

Because without you, my life, I'm not happy

Porque sin ti, mi vida no tiene raíz

Because without you, my life has no roots

Ni una razón para vivir

Or any reason to live

Lo único que quiero es poder regresar

The only thing I want is to be able to return

Poder todas las balas esquivar y sobrevivir

To dodge all the bullets and survive

Tu amor es mi esperanza y tú mi munición

Your love is my hope and you my ammunition

Por eso regresar a ti es mi única misión

That's why returning to you is my only mission

Y si no fuera por ti, yo no podría vivir

And if it weren't for you, I couldn't live

En el vacío de estos días de no saber

In the emptiness of these days of not knowing

Y si no fuera por ti, yo no sería feliz

And if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be happy

Como lo soy cuando con tus besos me veo partir

Like I am when I leave with your kisses

Y es que sólo con saber

And it's that only knowing

Que al regresar tú esperarás por mí

That when I return, you will be waiting for me

Aumentan los latidos de mi corazón

My heart beats faster

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Volverte a ver, es todo lo que quiero hacer

Seeing you again, that's all I want to do

Volverte a ver, para poderme reponer

Seeing you again, to be able to recover

Porque sin ti, mi vida, yo no soy feliz

Because without you, my life, I'm not happy

Porque sin ti, mi vida no tiene raíz

Because without you, my life has no roots

Ni una razón para vivir

Or any reason to live

Eres todo lo que tengo y no me quiero morir

You are everything I have and I don't want to die

Sin poder, otra vez, volverte a ver

Without being able, again, to see you

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Porque sin ti, mi vida, yo no soy feliz

Because without you, my life, I'm not happy

Porque sin ti, mi vida no tiene raíz

Because without you, my life has no roots

Volverte a ver, es todo lo que quiero hacer

Seeing you again, that's all I want to do

Volverte a ver, para poderme reponer

Seeing you again, to be able to recover

Porque sin ti, mi vida, yo no soy feliz

Because without you, my life, I'm not happy

Porque sin ti, mi vida no tiene raíz

Because without you, my life has no roots

Ni una razón para vivir

Or any reason to live

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ver /ber/ A2	verb - to see
volver /bolˈbeɾ/ B1	verb - to return
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to wait; to hope
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
vida /ˈβiða/ A2	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
esperanza /espeˈɾãnθa/ B1	noun - hope
camino /kaˈmiŋɡo/ A2	noun - path, way
felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ B1	noun - happiness
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to wait; to hope
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to wait; to hope

Key Grammar Structures

• Daría lo que fuera por volverte a ver

  ➔ Conditional tense (daría) to express potentiality or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The verb "daría" is the conditional form of "dar" (to give), used to express "would give" or "would do" under hypothetical conditions.

• Tus ojos son mi luz y tu esplendor, mi corazón

  ➔ Use of possessive pronouns (tus) and the verb "son" (are) to describe possession.

  ➔ The possessive pronoun "tus" indicates "your" (plural or formal), and "son" is the third person plural form of "ser" (to be).

• Porque sin ti, mi vida, yo no soy feliz

  ➔ Use of "porque" (because) to introduce a cause or reason.

  ➔ The word "porque" introduces a causal clause explaining the reason for the main statement.

• Y si no fuera por ti, yo no podría vivir

  ➔ Conditional clauses with "si" (if) and the imperfect subjunctive tense to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "si no fuera por ti" uses "si" (if) with the imperfect subjunctive of "ser" (fuerza) to describe a hypothetical situation.

• Poder todas las balas esquivar y sobrevivir

  ➔ Use of modal verb "poder" (can/be able to) followed by infinitive to express ability or possibility.

  ➔ The verb "poder" is a modal verb meaning "can" or "be able to," used with the infinitive to indicate ability.

• Lo único que quiero es poder regresar

  ➔ Use of "lo único que" (the only thing that) to express the sole desire or requirement.

  ➔ The phrase "lo único que" emphasizes that it is the only thing the speaker desires or considers important.