El Amor Vuela – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido, Manuel Carrasco

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and 'El Amor Vuela' by Cupido and Manuel Carrasco offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary Spanish. The song's lyrics, filled with modern colloquialisms and poetic metaphors, provide a window into how love and relationships are discussed in today's Spain. The contrast between Pimp Flaco's indie-inflected delivery and Manuel Carrasco's passionate, traditional style also showcases the diversity of the Spanish musical landscape. By engaging with this song, learners can not only improve their vocabulary and comprehension but also gain a deeper cultural understanding of Spanish expressions of emotion.

[English]

I have a lot of questions, and I don’t know anything about journalism.

Whenever you want, call me—my number is still the same.

I keep telling you I don’t want to be a parrot.

I don’t even know what I’m doing; I’m doing everything without thinking.

Going into places without actually going in.

Scuba diving without the sea.

All I do is try.

Talk to you and have you look me in the eyes.

So you forget that sometimes I’m a fool.

That I don’t want to mess things up when I do.

May you forgive me if I’ve forgotten everything.

All I do is try.

Talk to you and have you look me in the eyes.

So you forget that sometimes I’m a fool.

That I don’t want to mess things up when I do.

Because love flies, leaves, and then returns.

It’s a game like Sega.

I don’t know—let whoever wants or can be saved.

I can be your puppet and the bills will end up on you.

I can buy a ring and keep it trapped in my pocket.

And I can even be perfect—how do you want it?

Like the ones you see on those damn social networks.

And no, that’s not who I am.

I admit I’m just another face in the crowd, but I don’t follow the herd.

It’s just that sometimes I don’t understand you, nor do I understand myself.

If we love each other, it’s both our fault.

With that.

All I do is try.

Talk to you and have you look me in the eyes.

So you forget that sometimes I’m a fool.

That I don’t want to mess things up when I do.

May you forgive me if I’ve forgotten everything.

All I do is try.

Talk to you and have you look me in the eyes.

So you forget that sometimes I’m a fool.

That I don’t want to mess things up when I do.

Because love flies, leaves, and then returns.

It’s a game like Sega.

I don’t know—let whoever wants or can be saved.

Because love flies, leaves, and then returns.

It’s a game like Sega.

I don’t know—let whoever wants or can be saved.

Or whoever wants or can.

And it goes, and goes, and goes.

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[Spanish]

Tengo muchas preguntas y no sé periodismo

Cuando quieras me llamas, mi número es el mismo

Siempre te lo repito, no quiero ser un loro

No sé ni lo que hago, lo estoy haciendo todo sin pensar

Entrando en los sitios, sin entrar

Submarinismo sin el mar

No hago otra cosa que intentar

Hablarte y que tú me mires a los ojos

Que te olvides de que a veces soy un bobo

Que no quiero joderlo cuando lo jodo

Que me perdone si te olvide de todo

No hago otra cosa que intentar

Hablarte y que tú me mires a los ojos

Que te olvides de que a veces soy un bobo

Que no quiero joderlo cuando lo jodo

Porque el amor vuela y se va y después llega

Es un juego como la Sega

Yo qué sé, que se salve quien quiera o quien pueda

Puedo ser tu marioneta y que te salgan las cuentas

Puedo comprar un anillo y asfixiarlo en el bolsillo

Y hasta puedo ser perfecto, ¿cómo quieres?

Como los que miras en las putas redes

Y no, pero es que ese no soy yo

Lo admito, yo soy del montón, pero no voy con el rebaño

Solo es que a veces no te entiendo ni me entiendo yo

Si nos queremos, es culpa de los dos

Con eso

No hago otra cosa que intentar

Hablarte y que tú me mires a los ojos

Que te olvides de que a veces soy un bobo

Que no quiero joderlo cuando lo jodo

Que me perdone si te olvide de todo

No hago otra cosa que intentar

Hablarte y que tú me mires a los ojos

Que te olvides de que a veces soy un bobo

Que no quiero joderlo cuando lo jodo

Porque el amor vuela y se va y después llega

Es un juego como la Sega

Yo qué sé, que se salve quien quiera o quien pueda

Porque el amor vuela y se va y después llega

Es un juego como la Sega

Yo qué sé, que se salve quien quiera o quien pueda

O quien quiera o quien pueda

Y se va y se va y se va

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
preguntas preguntas A1	noun - questions
número número A1	noun - number
loro loro A1	noun - parrot
pensar pensar A1	verb - to think
submarinismo submarinismo B2	noun - scuba diving
mar mar A1	noun - sea
intentar intentar A2	verb - to try
hablar hablar A1	verb - to speak
mirar mirar A1	verb - to look
ojos ojos A1	noun - eyes
olvidar olvidar A2	verb - to forget
bobo bobo B1	adjective - foolish, silly
joder joder B2	verb - to screw, to mess up (vulgar)
perdonar perdonar A2	verb - to forgive
amor amor A1	noun - love
volar volar A2	verb - to fly
juego juego A1	noun - game
marioneta marioneta B1	noun - puppet
anillo anillo A2	noun - ring
asfixiar asfixiar B2	verb - to suffocate

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando quieras me llamas, mi número es el mismo

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in Adverbial Clauses (with 'Cuando')

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando quieras" uses the subjunctive mood because 'cuando' introduces an adverbial clause expressing a future possibility or uncertainty. The subjunctive shows it's not a guaranteed event but a hypothetical one: "Whenever you want."

• No hago otra cosa que intentar Hablarte y que tú me mires a los ojos

  ➔ Ne... que + infinitive construction. Also, use of 'que' to link two verbs coordinated by 'y' after the 'intentar'

  ➔ "No hago otra cosa que intentar..." translates to "I do nothing other than try...". It emphasizes the exclusive action. The 'que' after 'intentar' is necessary to introduce the second action (que tú me mires a los ojos) coordinated with 'hablarte'. Without 'que', the sentence would be grammatically incorrect.

• Que me perdone si te olvide de todo

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'si' expressing a hypothetical situation. (Also, the use of reflexive pronoun 'me' with 'perdone'.)

  ➔ The 'si' clause "si te olvide de todo" requires the subjunctive because it is a hypothetical situation - 'if I forget everything'. The use of "Que me perdone" is like saying "May he/she forgive me" or "Let him/her forgive me" in this context, requesting forgiveness.

• Puedo ser tu marioneta y que te salgan las cuentas

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'y que' introducing a result clause after 'Puedo'. Use of 'salir' to express that the accounts add up.

  ➔ Here, 'y que te salgan las cuentas' introduces a potential result of the speaker being the other person's puppet. The subjunctive 'salgan' expresses uncertainty. 'Salir las cuentas' means 'the accounts add up', in this case meaning 'things work out for you'.

• Y hasta puedo ser perfecto, ¿cómo quieres?

  ➔ Use of 'hasta' meaning 'even' or 'up to'. Implies a limit reached, or something surprising.

  ➔ The word "hasta" is used to emphasize the extreme degree to which the speaker is willing to go. "Even I can be perfect," suggests that it's a surprising or difficult feat, highlighting a significant sacrifice or change.