Laura Pausini
Carta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:42
Quiero decirte aquello que
I want to tell you what
No conseguí decir jamás
I could never say
Que he mantenido oculto en mí
That I've kept hidden inside me
Por mucho tiempo ya
For such a long time now
Hay un amor que crece en mí
There's a love that grows within me
Que no sé cómo esconder
That I don't know how to hide
Ahora te deseo junto a mí
Now I desire you by my side
Quiero decirte sólo que
I just want to tell you that
Tu sigues siendo mi alegría
You continue to be my joy
Cuando con ella estás así
When you're with her like that
Mis celos son una agonía
My jealousy is a torment,
Por todo aquello que me das
For all the things you give me.
Aunque sin quererlo dar
Even if you don't mean to give,
Esto te lo tengo que contar
This I have to share with you.
De como cuando tú no estás
About how, when you're not here,
La soledad se mete en mí
Loneliness creeps into me.
Y me doy cuenta que, además
And I realize that, besides,
No me divierto ya sin ti
I no longer have fun without you.
En cambio, si conmigo estás
On the other hand, if you're with me,
Este oscuro gris será
This dark gray will become...
De colores con la vida que le das
Of colors with the life that you give
Y qué difícil es
And how difficult it is
El hablarte de esto a ti
To talk to you about this
Que de amor no te gusta hablar
That you don't like to talk about love
Ni conmigo, ni sin mí
Neither with me, nor without me
Tal vez porque
Maybe because
Tienes miedo como yo
You're afraid like I am
De una respuesta que
Of an answer that
Pudiera abrir tu corazón
Could open your heart
Quiero decirte aquello que
I want to tell you that
No logré decir jamás
I could never say
Que he mantenido siempre oculto en mí
That I've always kept hidden within me
Hay un amor que crece en mí
There's a love that's growing inside me
Que no sé cómo esconder
That I don't know how to hide
Ahora te deseo muy junto a mí
Now I want you very close to me
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Key vocabulary
- quiero
- want
- decirte
- tell you
- aquello
- that
- que
- that
- conseguí
- achieved
- decir
- say
- jamás
- never
- he
- I have
- mantenido
- maintained
- oculto
- hidden
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About this song
Laura Pausini is an Italian pop singer associated with adult contemporary and known for her powerful vocals and international chart success since her 1993 debut. She has sold tens of millions of albums worldwide, with multiple Italian chart-topping releases and a Golden Globe for her 2021 song “Io sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead.