Lyrics of Quisiera Amarte Menos - Chavela Vargas

Quisiera Amarte Menos (original)

Primavera de mis veinte años
Relicario de mi juventud
Un cariño ignorado soñaba
Y ese sueño yo se que eres tu
Quisiera amarte menos
No verte más quisiera
Salvarme de esta hoguera
Que no puedo resistir
No quiero este cariño
Que no me da descanso
Que sufro si no alcanzo
Y lejos no sé vivir
Quisiera amarte menos
Porque esto ya no es vida
Mi alma está perdida
De tanto quererte
No sé si necesito
Tenerte o perderte
Yo sé que te he querido
Más de lo que he podido
Quisiera amarte menos
Buscando el olvido
Y en vez de amarte menos
Te quiero mucho más

(translation)

spring of my twenties
Reliquary of my youth
An ignored love dreamed
And that dream I know it's you
I would like to love you less
I would like not to see you anymore
Save me from this bonfire
that I can't resist
I don't want this darling
that does not give me rest
What do I suffer if I don't reach
And I don't know how to live far away
I would like to love you less
Because this is no longer life
my soul is lost
from loving you so much
I don't know if I need
have you or lose you
I know that I have loved you
More than I could
I would like to love you less
looking for oblivion
And instead of loving you less
I love you more