Spanish Songs, Translated

When friendship starts feeling like something more

This collaboration between Pablo Alborán and María Becerra lives in a very specific emotional space:

Not strangers.
Not lovers.

But something that keeps drifting dangerously close.

“Amigos” is about:

• emotional dependence disguised as friendship
• healing each other… a little too well
• and that quiet tension of what if this is more?

It feels light on the surface, almost like a party song, but underneath:

This is about two people who are already each other’s everything.

Listen to the song

Amigos – Pablo Alborán & María Becerra

Amigos – Spanish Lyric Translation

Dime cuánto va a dolerme la verdad.
Tell me how much the truth is going to hurt me

Tampoco sé muy bien si la quiero oír.
I am not even sure if I want to hear it

Sé que en eso hemos basado la amistad
I know that is what our friendship is based on

Un día te protejo a ti, tú otro a mí.
One day I protect you, another day you protect me

Siempre logras que vuelva otra vez la fiesta
You always manage to bring the party back again

y que el mundo frene su velocidad.
and make the world slow down

Con una copa de más como respuesta
With one drink too many as the answer

a cada mal de amores, a cada pena
to every heartbreak, to every sorrow

pa que ya no llore.
so that I do not cry anymore

Puedo ver la vida en color
I can see life in color

todo el barrio nos mira
the whole neighborhood watches us

bebernos las horas como si fueran licor.
drinking the hours as if they were liquor

Te doy la mano y corremos
I hold your hand and we run

dentro de un rato volvemos
in a little while we come back

que nadie llame que no respondemos.
let no one call, we will not answer

Destinados como el mar y la arena
Destined like the sea and the sand

Algo me falta si tú no estás aquí.
Something is missing if you are not here

Eres como la sangre que hay en mis venas,
You are like the blood in my veins

indispensable para mí.
indispensable for me

Si supieras que esa respuesta es todo lo que quieres oír.
If you knew that answer is everything you want to hear

Yo ya te dejé la puerta abierta, contigo me atrevo a sentir.
I already left the door open, with you I dare to feel

No me alcanza el tiempo cuando estoy contigo.
Time is not enough when I am with you

Faltan tantos momentos, sobran los motivos
So many moments are missing, there are plenty of reasons

pa que ya no llores.
so that you do not cry anymore

Puedo ver la vida en color
I can see life in color

Todo el barrio nos mira
The whole neighborhood watches us

bebernos las horas como si fueran licor.
drinking the hours as if they were liquor

Te doy la mano y corremos.
I hold your hand and we run

Dentro de un rato volvemos.
In a little while we come back

Que nadie llame que no respondemos.
Let no one call, we will not answer

Siempre logras que vuelva otra vez la fiesta
You always bring the party back

y que el mundo frene su velocidad.
and make the world slow down

Con una copa de más como respuesta
With one drink too many as the answer

a cada mal de amores, a cada pena
to every heartbreak, to every sorrow

pa que ya no llore.
so that I do not cry anymore

Tú me curas esta soledad, soledad, soledad…
You heal this loneliness, loneliness, loneliness

Puedo ver la vida en color.
I can see life in color

Todo el barrio nos mira
The whole neighborhood watches us

bebernos las horas como si fueran licor.
drinking the hours as if they were liquor

Te doy la mano y corremos.
I hold your hand and we run

Dentro de un rato volvemos.
In a little while we come back

Que nadie llame que no respondemos.
Let no one call, we will not answer

What this song is really saying

On the surface:

• friendship
• fun
• late nights
• running away from problems

Underneath:

What they say	What they mean
“Amigos”	Emotional dependence
“Te protejo”	You are my safe place
“No respondemos”	We escape reality together
“Me curas la soledad”	You are more than a friend

This is classic almost-love energy.

The kind that works… until it doesn’t.

Learn Spanish Vocabulary Through This Song

Word / Phrase	Meaning	Context	Example
doler	to hurt	Va a dolerme	Me duele
amistad	friendship	Basado en la amistad	Nuestra amistad
pena	sorrow	Cada pena	Qué pena
indispensable	essential	Indispensable para mí	Es indispensable
curar	to heal	Me curas	Curar heridas

Spanish Grammar Breakdown Made Simple

Structure	Explanation	Example	New Example
Future structure	going to happen	Va a dolerme	Va a pasar
Reflexive pronoun	emotional effect	Dolerme	Gustarme
Present tense habit	repeated action	Siempre logras	Siempre hago
Comparative simile	like/as	Como el mar	Como tú
Negative command idea	avoidance	Que nadie llame	Que nadie venga

Quick Quiz

1. “Doler” means:

A. To love
B. To hurt
C. To forget
D. To call

2. “Amistad” means:

A. Love
B. Friendship
C. Memory
D. Promise

3. “Pena” means:

A. Joy
B. Anger
C. Sorrow
D. Luck

4. “Indispensable” means:

A. Optional
B. Replaceable
C. Essential
D. Temporary

5. “Curar” means:

A. To hide
B. To heal
C. To run
D. To wait

Answers:
1-B
2-B
3-C
4-C
5-B

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