El Amor De Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camilo Sesto

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the timeless Spanish ballad "El Amor De Mi Vida" by Camilo Sesto. This song offers a window into the complexities of love and loss, allowing listeners to connect with profound emotions and perhaps reflect on their own significant relationships through its powerful lyrics and melody.

[English]

It hurts me more to leave you

Than to stop living

Your goodbye hurts more than the worst punishment

That God could impose on me

I can't forget you or even want to

Nor do I intend to give myself to anyone

It would be useless to try to run away

Because everywhere I go, I carry you inside of me

You’ve been the love of my life

My world was blind until I found your light

I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine

Your words, your life, and your heart

You’ve been the love of my life

The love of my life, you still are

For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you

On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this

Why do you give me freedom to love?

If I prefer to be imprisoned by you

Maybe I didn’t know how to find the way

To know you and make you happy

You’ve been the love of my life

My world was blind until I found your light

I made your gestures, your laughter, and your voice mine

Your words, your life, and your heart

You’ve been the love of my life

The love of my life, you still are

For the love of everything, don't tear me away from you

On my knees I beg, don’t leave me like this

...

No matter how much I think, I can't understand

Why I could have lost you

Why suddenly I feel lost

In the shadow of your forgetfulness, your silence, and your disdain

...

[Spanish]

Me duele más dejarte a ti

Que dejar de vivir

Me duele más tu adiós, que el peor castigo

Que me imponga Dios

No puedo ni te quiero olvidar

Ni a nadie me pienso entregar

Sería inútil tratar de huir

Porque a donde voy te llevo dentro de mí

El amor de mi vida has sido tú

Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz

Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz

Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón

El amor de mi vida has sido tú

El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú

Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti

De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así

¿Por qué me das libertad para amar?

Si yo prefiero estar preso de ti

Quizá no supe encontrar la forma

De conocerte y hacerte feliz

El amor de mi vida has sido tú

Mi mundo era ciego hasta encontrar tu luz

Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz

Tus palabras, tu vida y tu corazón

El amor de mi vida has sido tú

El amor de mi vida sigues siendo tú

Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti

De rodillas te ruego, no me dejes así

Por más que pienso no puedo entender

¿Por qué motivo te pude perder?

¿Por qué de pronto me siento perdido?

En la espalda de tu olvido, tu silencio y tu desdén

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
duele /ˈdwe.le/ A2	verb - to hurt
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
adiós /aˈðjos/ A2	noun - goodbye
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ B1	noun - silence
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
gestos /ˈxestos/ B1	noun - gestures
libertad /liβeɾˈtað/ B2	noun - freedom
tratar /tɾaˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to try
siento /ˈsjento/ A2	verb - to feel
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
rogar /roˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to beg
inútil /iˈnutil/ B2	adjective - useless

Key Grammar Structures

• Me duele más dejarte a ti

  ➔ Comparison of adjectives using 'más' (more)

  ➔ 'más' means 'more' and is used to compare qualities, emphasized here with the verb 'duele' (hurts).

• No puedo ni te quiero olvidar

  ➔ Use of 'ni' for negation of multiple options

  ➔ 'ni' is a conjunction used to connect negative phrases or ideas, indicating that neither action is true or possible.

• Porque a donde voy te llevo dentro de mí

  ➔ Use of 'porque' to introduce a reason or cause

  ➔ 'porque' means 'because' and introduces the reason for the action, in this case, the speaker's emotional connection.

• Hice míos tus gestos, tu risa y tu voz

  ➔ Use of 'hice míos' to express making something 'mine' (possessive verb construction)

  ➔ 'hice míos' means 'I made ... mine', showing possession or emotional ownership of the gestures, laughter, and voice.

• Por lo que más quieras, no me arranques de ti

  ➔ Use of 'por lo que más quieras' as a pleading phrase ('Whatever you most want'), and 'no me arranques' as a negative command

  ➔ 'por lo que más quieras' is a phrase meaning 'as much as you most want', expressing deep desperation or plea. 'no me arranques' is a negative command meaning 'don't tear me away'.

• ¿Por qué motivo te pude perder?

  ➔ Use of '¿Por qué motivo?' to ask 'Why reason/motive?'

  ➔ '¿Por qué motivo?' means 'Why reason/motive?', asking for the reason behind the action of losing someone.