Rosas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Oreja de Van Gogh

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the poignant narrative of "Rosas" by La Oreja de Van Gogh. This timeless Spanish pop ballad offers a window into themes of love, memory, and enduring hope, allowing listeners to connect with universal emotions through its evocative lyrics and melody. Discover the beauty of expressing complex feelings in Spanish through this iconic song.

[English]

On one of those days when I tend to think

Today will be the most unexpected day

We crossed paths, you decided to look

Into the little blue eyes that are now by your side

From the moment I met you

Summarizing quickly, a time of silence

I swear I haven't told anyone again

That we hold the world record in loving each other

That's why I waited with my little face soaked

For you to arrive with roses (with a thousand roses for me)

Because you already know I love those things

That it doesn't matter if it's very silly, that's how I am

And it still seems like a lie that my life is slipping away

Imagining that you come back (to stop by here)

Where every Friday afternoon, as always

Hope says "stay still, maybe today yes"

...

Escaping one night from a yawn of sun

You asked me to give you a kiss

With how cheap they are, my love

What does it cost you to silence me with one of those?

Six months passed and you said goodbye to me

A pleasure to coincide in this life

There I stayed, with the heart in one hand

And in the other, excuses that even you didn't understand

That's why I waited with my little face soaked

For you to arrive with roses (with a thousand roses for me)

Because you already know I love those things

That it doesn't matter if it's very silly, that's how I am

And it still seems like a lie that my life is slipping away

Imagining that you come back (to stop by here)

Where every Friday afternoon, as always

Hope says "stay still, maybe today yes"

And I'm starting to think (ah, ah, ah)

That true love is only the first one

And I'm starting to suspect (ah, ah, ah)

That the others are only for forgetting

That's why I waited with my little face soaked

For you to arrive with roses (with a thousand roses for me)

Because you already know I love those things

That it doesn't matter if it's very silly, that's how I am

And it still seems like a lie that my life is slipping away

Imagining that you come back (to stop by here)

Where every Friday afternoon, as always

Hope says "stay still, maybe today yes"

...

[Spanish]

En un día de estos en que suelo pensar

Hoy va a ser el día menos pensado

Nos hemos cruzado, has decidido mirar

A los ojitos azules que ahora van a tu lado

Desde el momento en el que te conocí

Resumiendo con prisas, tiempo de silencio

Te juro que a nadie le he vuelto a decir

Que tenemos el récord del mundo en querernos

Por eso esperaba con la carita empapada

Que llegaras con rosas (con mil rosas para mí)

Porque ya sabes que me encantan esas cosas

Que no importa si es muy tonto, soy así

Y aún me parece mentira que se escape mi vida

Imaginando que vuelves (a pasarte por aquí)

Donde los viernes cada tarde, como siempre

La esperanza dice "quieta, hoy quizás sí"

Escapando una noche de un bostezo de sol

Me pediste que te diera un beso

Con lo baratos que salen, mi amor

¿Qué te cuesta callarme con uno de esos?

Pasaron seis meses y me dijiste adiós

Un placer coincidir en esta vida

Ahí me quedé, en una mano el corazón

Y en la otra, excusas que ni tú entendías

Por eso esperaba con la carita empapada

Que llegaras con rosas (con mil rosas para mí)

Porque ya sabes que me encantan esas cosas

Que no importa si es muy tonto, soy así

Y aún me parece mentira que se escape mi vida

Imaginando que vuelves (a pasarte por aquí)

Donde los viernes cada tarde, como siempre

La esperanza dice "quieta, hoy quizás sí"

Y es que empiezo a pensar (ah, ah, ah)

Que el amor verdadero es tan solo el primero

Y es que empiezo a sospechar (ah, ah, ah)

Que los demás son solo para olvidar

Por eso esperaba con la carita empapada

Que llegaras con rosas (con mil rosas para mí)

Porque ya sabes que me encantan esas cosas

Que no importa si es muy tonto, soy así

Y aún me parece mentira que se escape mi vida

Imaginando que vuelves (a pasarte por aquí)

Donde los viernes cada tarde, como siempre

La esperanza dice "quieta, hoy quizás sí"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensar /pensar/ A2	verb - to think
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
decidir /deθiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want / to love
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait / to hope
enamorado /e.na.moˈɾa.ðo/ B1	adjective - in love
risa /ˈri.sa/ A2	noun - laughter
rojo /ˈro.xo/ A2	adjective - red noun - red color
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
romántico /roˈman.ti.ko/ B2	adjective - romantic
luz /lus/ A2	noun - light
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ (Spain), /ˈsje.lo/ (Latin America) B1	noun - sky
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life