Spanish Songs, Translated

Your local Yatra fangirl is back!

And this time with a Colombian legendary artist – Carlos Vives.

An absolutely catchy tune, with a super-sweet video that would definitely make you melt all over and get all warm and gooey inside, the song is worth a listen and the video worth a watch.

Don’t think you can listen to this song without catching yourself nodding to AT LEAST the chorus. In this realm of instagram reel-worthy music with work on only one part, Robarte Un Beso [steal you a kiss] deserves to stand out with its 1+ billion views on YouTube.

¡Vamos, amigos!

Appendix:
1. Normal: Original Spanish lyric
2. Italics: Translated English lyric
3. –Italics nestled within hyphens–: Random comments that you can safely ignore

Robarte un Beso – Carlos Vives, Sebastián Yatra [Spanish to English translation] [de Español a Inglés]

La letra
Lyrics

Son muchos años que pasaron sin decir te quiero
Many years have passed without me telling you I love you
Y en verdad te quiero
And in fact I do love you
Pero encuentro formas de engañar mi corazón
But I find ways to cheat/deceive my heart

Son muchos años que pasaron sin robarte un beso
Many years have passed without stealing a kiss from you
Solo quiero un beso
I only want a kiss
y por esa boca no me importa ser ladrón
And because of this mouth I don’t care about being a thief

No puede ser que no he encontrado todavía las palabras
It’s not possible that I have not found the words yet
Y en esa noche no dije nada
And on that night, I didn’t say anything
No puede ser que en un segundo me perdí en tu mirada
It’s not possible that in a second I got lost in your gaze
Cuando por dentro yo te gritaba
When on the inside I was screaming at you

[Déjame robarte un beso que me llegue hasta el alma
Let me steal a kiss from you that reaches my soul
Como un vallenato de esos viejos que nos gustaban
Like the vallenato of the old ones we liked
— Vallenato is a form of Colombian folk music. It also means “born in the valley”. I think here, they mean the music. Please cmiiw.
Sé que sientes mariposas, yo también sentí sus alas
I know that you feel butterflies, I also felt their wings
Déjame robarte un beso que te enamore y tú no te vayas
Let me steal a kiss from you so that you fall in love and don’t leave] X2

Déjame robarte el corazón
Let me steal your heart
Déjame escribirte una canción
Let me write you a song
Déjame que con un beso nos perdamos los dos
Let me, with a kiss, make us both get lost

Déjame robarte el corazón
Let me steal your heart
Déjame subirle a esta canción
Let me turn up this song
Para que bailemos juntos como nadie bailó
In order for us to dance together like no one has danced

Déjame robarte un beso que me llegue hasta el alma
Let me steal a kiss from you that reaches my soul
Como un vallenato de esos viejos que nos gustaban
Like the vallenato of the old ones we liked
Sé que sientes mariposas, yo también sentí sus alas
I know that you feel butterflies, I also felt their wings
Déjame robarte un beso que te enamore y tú no te vayas
Let me steal a kiss from you so that you fall in love and don’t leave

[Yo sé que a ti te gusta que yo te cante así
I know that you like it when I sing to you like this
Que tú te pones seria pero te hago reír
That you act serious but I make you laugh
Que sé que tú me quieres.. Por qué tú eres así
That I know that you love me.. why are you like this?
Y cuando estamos juntos ya no sé que decir
And when we are together I never know what to say] X2

[Déjame robarte un beso que me llegue hasta el alma
Let me steal a kiss from you that reaches my soul
Como un vallenato de esos viejos que nos gustaban
Like the vallenato of the old ones we liked
Sé que sientes mariposas, yo también sentí sus alas
I know that you feel butterflies, I also felt their wings
Déjame robarte un beso que te enamore y tú no te vayas
Let me steal a kiss from you so that you fall in love and don’t leave] X2

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