
Carlos Vives
Te Dedico lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:46
Ya no se escribe de amores, ya no se escuchan canciones
No more songs are written about love, no more songs are heard
De esas para enamorar
Those that make you fall in love
Y aunque no sea como un Lama, son esas cosas del alma
And although it's not like a Lama, it's those soulful things
Que te quiero regalar
That I want to gift you
Porque a las mujeres como tú
Because women like you
Solo las podemos adorar, y yo
We can only adore, and I
Soy un tipo simple e imperfecto
Am a simple and imperfect guy
Que ha vivido más del cuento y cada día te quiere más
Who has lived more than just a tale and loves you more every day
Te dedico cada palabra y cada verso
I dedicate every word and every verse to you
La cumbia que llevo en los huesos
The cumbia that I carry in my bones
Y que bailamos en las Fiestas del Caimán
And that we dance at the Caiman Festivals
Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio
I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio
Aquella carta en el colegio
That letter from school
Que prometimos para siempre conservar
That we promised to keep forever
Te dedico
I dedicate to you
Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra
Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra
Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra
Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra
Ya no se mira a los ojos, no se enamora con flores
No more looking into eyes, no more falling in love with flowers
Ya no se saca a bailar (¿bailamos?)
No more taking out to dance (shall we dance?)
Como el sol sobre tu cara, son esas cosas bacana'
Like the sun on your face, it's those cool things
Que te voy a dedicar
That I am going to dedicate to you
Porque a las mujeres como tú
Because women like you
Solo las podemos adorar, y yo
We can only adore, and I
Soy un tipo simple e imperfecto
Am a simple and imperfect guy
Que ha vivido más del cuento y cada día te quiere más
Who has lived more than just a tale and loves you more every day
Te dedico cada palabra y cada verso
I dedicate every word and every verse to you
La cumbia que llevo en los huesos
The cumbia that I carry in my bones
Y que bailamos en las Fiestas del Caimán
And that we dance at the Caiman Festivals
Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio
I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio
Aquella carta en el colegio
That letter from school
Que prometimos para siempre conservar
That we promised to keep forever
Te dedico
I dedicate to you
Me gusta mirarte cuando estás durmiendo
I like to watch you when you're sleeping
Me gustan las curvas que tiene tu cuerpo
I like the curves of your body
Tus libros, tus gafas y tus sentimientos
Your books, your glasses, and your feelings
Pasaron edades, pasaron inviernos
Ages have passed, winters have passed
Pasaron cometas, tiranos y reinos
Comets, tyrants, and kingdoms have passed
En cambio, contigo nunca pasa el tiempo
Yet with you, time never passes
Te dedico todas las aves y las olas
I dedicate all the birds and the waves to you
El sol cuando apenas se asoma
The sun when it just peeks out
Y con sus rayos nos comienza a saludar
And with its rays it starts to greet us
Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio
I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio
Aquella carta en el colegio
That letter from school
Que prometimos para siempre conservar
That we promised to keep forever
Te dedico
I dedicate to you
Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra
Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra
Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra, lai-lei-la-ra
Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra, lai-lei-la-ra
Te dedico "La Reina", "Si No Te Hubieras Ido"
I dedicate 'The Queen', 'If You Hadn't Left'
"Olvídate de todo" y los "Cuatro Caminos"
'Forget Everything' and 'The Four Roads'
Te dedico "Bonita", "Arroyito", "A Dios Le Pido"
I dedicate to you 'Pretty', 'Little Stream', 'I Ask God'
Te dedico "Hasta Viejitos" y "La Tierra del Olvido"
I dedicate 'Until Old', and 'The Land of Oblivion'
"Cuando Pasan los Años", "La Provincia" con Egidio
'When The Years Pass', 'The Province' with Egidio
"Un Beso y una Flor" y este "Corazón Partido"
'A Kiss and a Flower' and this 'Broken Heart'
Te dedico "Mil Horas" del rock argentino
I dedicate to you 'A Thousand Hours' from Argentine rock
"El Amor de Mi Tierra" y el último disco
'The Love of My Land' and the last album
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Key vocabulary
- durmiendo
- sleeping
- alma
- soulB2
- amor
- loveB1
- aunque
- althoughB1
- bailamos
- we dance
- bailar
- danceA1
- bonita
- prettyA1
- cada
- eachB2
- comienza
- begins
- cuento
- storyA2
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.