Camilo, Evaluna Montaner – Por Primera Vez [song translation]

¡Hola! Bienvenidos a la traducción del español al inglés de la canción ‘Por Primera Vez’ de Camilo y Evaluna Montaner.

We’re in for a treat today! ‘Por Primera Vez’ is a sweet and soulful love song by real-life couple Camilo and Evaluna Montaner. This track is a beautiful ode to firsts in a relationship – the first time they held hands, the first kiss, and yes, even their wedding day!

The video of Por Primera Vez [linked below] takes us right into their special day, giving us all the feels with its candid and heartfelt moments. If you’re a sucker for love stories and soulful tunes, this one’s for you. Let’s break down the lyrics and soak in the romance together!

Notable phrases [las frases]

Tener ganas: to have desires, to look forward to
Tener miedo: to be afraid
Ser de carne y hueso: to be made of flesh and bones [to be human/mortal]
La amanecer: sunrise, dawn
Me falta nada: I don’t lack anything
Volver a nacer: to be born again
Tener sentido / No tener sentido: to make sense / to not make sense
De nuevo: again

Camilo, Evaluna Montaner – Por Primera Vez (Official Video)

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

Camilo, Evaluna Montaner – Por Primera Vez [Spanish to English line-by-line song translation]

La letra
Lyrics

Tengo tantas ganas
I am so looking forward to
— Literally, this phrase translates to ‘I have so many desires’ but colloquially, ‘tener las ganas’ is to look forward to
Ay, de besarte en las mañanas
Ay, to kiss you in the mornings
Justo cuando te levantas (te amo)
Just when you wake up [I love you]
Pero tengo miedo (tengo miedo)
But I am afraid [I am afraid]
— ‘tener miedo’ is ‘to be afraid’ [literally, ‘to have fear’]
Que busques a alguien perfecto
That you might look for someone perfect
Y yo tan de carne y hueso
And I am only human
— ‘Ser de carne y hueso’ means ‘to be made of flesh and blood’ i.e. to be human

Si pudiera controlar el tiempo
If I could control time
Yo volvería a esperar de nuevo
I would go back to waiting again
Una y mil veces
A thousand and one times
Pa’ ver cómo amaneces
To see how you wake up

Por primera vez
For the first time
Un amanecer bonito
A beautiful sunrise
— amanecer can be sunrise, or dawn
Por primera vez
For the first time
Lo que quiero y necesito
Whatever I want and need
Por primera vez
For the first time
Hoy duerme el cielo conmigo
Today the sky sleeps with me
Por primera vez (te amo)
For the first time [I love you]
Yo volví a nacer contigo
I was born again with you
Yeah, yeah, contigo
Yeah, yeah, with you

Si yo te tengo, no me falta nada
If I have you, I don’t need anything else
Tan largo que fue ayer y ya casi es mañana
It’s been so long since it was yesterday, and now it’s almost tomorrow
Pa’ darte los besos que nunca nos dimos
In order to give you the kisses that we never gave each other

Para decirte cosas bonitas
To tell you beautiful things
Siempre yo aquí estaré
I will always be here
Porque yo me siento bien
Because I feel good
Cuando tú te sientes bien
When you feel good

Mi vida es vida solo contigo
My life is only life with you
Si tú no estás, no tiene sentido, amor
If you are not here, it doesn’t make sense, love
Lo que quiero y necesito
Whatever I want and need
Tú y yo
You and I

Por primera vez
For the first time
Un amanecer bonito
A beautiful sunrise
Por primera vez
For the first time
Lo que quiero y necesito
Whatever I want and need
Por primera vez
For the first time
Hoy duerme el cielo conmigo
Today the sky sleeps with me
Por primera vez (te amo)
For the first time [I love you]
Yo volví a nacer contigo
I was born again with you
Yeah, yeah, contigo
Yeah, yeah, with you

[Mi vida es vida solo contigo
My life is only life with you
Si tú no estás, no tiene sentido, amor
If you are not here, it doesn’t make sense, love
Lo que quiero y necesito
Whatever I want and need] X2

And that’s all for today! See you next time.

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