| Quiero un amante (original) | Quiero un amante (translation) |
|---|---|
| Mi madre lloraba y mí | My mother cried and I |
| madre reía | mother laughed |
| y el tiempo pasaba | and time passed |
| y ella envejecía | and she grew old |
| cogido a sus faldas | caught up her skirts |
| aprendía a quererla | I learned to love her |
| pero ella | but she |
| lloraba su cama | cried his bed |
| Vacía no tuve mas padre | Empty I had no more father |
| que un simple apellido | than a simple surname |
| y fue mi madre, padre y madre, | and it was my mother, father and mother, |
| todo sola | all alone |
| y luego triste en su cama | and then sad in his bed |
| en su cama desierta | in his deserted bed |
| mi madre cantaba | my mother sang |
| Yo quiero un amante | I want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amigo | i want a friend |
| quiero una vida | i want a life |
| de la que no puedo | of which I can't |
| avergonzarme | embarrass me |
| del panadero o del portero | of the baker or the porter |
| de todo el barrio | from the whole neighborhood |
| que quiere espiarme | who wants to spy on me |
| quiero un amor, | I want a love, |
| quiero cualquier cosa | i want anything |
| de la que no tenga | of which you do not have |
| que ocultarme | to hide |
| Tal vez ahora es tarde para | Maybe it's too late now |
| comprenderla | understand her |
| pero me doy cuenta | but i realize |
| no debí acusarte | I shouldn't have accused you |
| no supe entender | I didn't know how to understand |
| que te sintieras sola | that you felt alone |
| en las noches frías | in the cold nights |
| al acostarte | when you go to bed |
| Perdona, perdona | sorry, sorry |
| tu canción es buena | your song is good |
| es limpia y la debí | It's clean and I owed it |
| cantar contigo | sing with you |
| Yo quiero un amante | I want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amigo | i want a friend |
| quiero una vida | i want a life |
| de la que no puedo | of which I can't |
| avergonzarme | embarrass me |
| del panadero o del portero | of the baker or the porter |
| de todo el barrio | from the whole neighborhood |
| que quiere espiarme | who wants to spy on me |
| quiero un amor, | I want a love, |
| quiero cualquier cosa | i want anything |
| de la que no tenga | of which you do not have |
| que ocultarme | to hide |
| Del panadero o del portero | From the baker or the porter |
| y de mi hijo | and my son |
| que quiere juzgarme | who wants to judge me |
| quiero un amor, | I want a love, |
| quiero cualquier cosa | i want anything |
| de la que no tenga | of which you do not have |
| que ocultarme | to hide |
| Yo quiero un amante | I want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amante | i want a lover |
| quiero un amigo | i want a friend |
| quiero una vida | i want a life |
| de la que no puedo | of which I can't |
| avergonzarme | embarrass me |
