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Te Dedico – Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives

Te Dedico lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2026
Genre
Latin Pop, Cumbia
Length
3:46
  1. Ya no se escribe de amores, ya no se escuchan canciones

    No more songs are written about love, no more songs are heard

  2. De esas para enamorar

    Those that make you fall in love

  3. 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

  4. Que te quiero regalar

    That I want to gift you

  5. Porque a las mujeres como tú

    Because women like you

  6. Solo las podemos adorar, y yo

    We can only adore, and I

  7. Soy un tipo simple e imperfecto

    Am a simple and imperfect guy

  8. 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

  1. Te dedico cada palabra y cada verso

    I dedicate every word and every verse to you

  2. La cumbia que llevo en los huesos

    The cumbia that I carry in my bones

  3. Y que bailamos en las Fiestas del Caimán

    And that we dance at the Caiman Festivals

  4. Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio

    I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio

  5. Aquella carta en el colegio

    That letter from school

  6. Que prometimos para siempre conservar

    That we promised to keep forever

  7. Te dedico

    I dedicate to you

  8. Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra

  9. Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra

  10. Ya no se mira a los ojos, no se enamora con flores

    No more looking into eyes, no more falling in love with flowers

  11. Ya no se saca a bailar (¿bailamos?)

    No more taking out to dance (shall we dance?)

  12. Como el sol sobre tu cara, son esas cosas bacana'

    Like the sun on your face, it's those cool things

  13. Que te voy a dedicar

    That I am going to dedicate to you

  14. Porque a las mujeres como tú

    Because women like you

  15. Solo las podemos adorar, y yo

    We can only adore, and I

  16. Soy un tipo simple e imperfecto

    Am a simple and imperfect guy

  17. 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

  18. Te dedico cada palabra y cada verso

    I dedicate every word and every verse to you

  19. La cumbia que llevo en los huesos

    The cumbia that I carry in my bones

  20. Y que bailamos en las Fiestas del Caimán

    And that we dance at the Caiman Festivals

  21. Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio

    I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio

  22. Aquella carta en el colegio

    That letter from school

  23. Que prometimos para siempre conservar

    That we promised to keep forever

  24. Te dedico

    I dedicate to you

  25. Me gusta mirarte cuando estás durmiendo

    I like to watch you when you're sleeping

  26. Me gustan las curvas que tiene tu cuerpo

    I like the curves of your body

  27. Tus libros, tus gafas y tus sentimientos

    Your books, your glasses, and your feelings

  28. Pasaron edades, pasaron inviernos

    Ages have passed, winters have passed

  29. Pasaron cometas, tiranos y reinos

    Comets, tyrants, and kingdoms have passed

  30. En cambio, contigo nunca pasa el tiempo

    Yet with you, time never passes

  31. Te dedico todas las aves y las olas

    I dedicate all the birds and the waves to you

  32. El sol cuando apenas se asoma

    The sun when it just peeks out

  33. Y con sus rayos nos comienza a saludar

    And with its rays it starts to greet us

  34. Te dedico de mi guitarra cada arpegio

    I dedicate to you from my guitar every arpeggio

  35. Aquella carta en el colegio

    That letter from school

  36. Que prometimos para siempre conservar

    That we promised to keep forever

  37. Te dedico

    I dedicate to you

  38. Lai-rai-rai-re, lai-rai-rai-ra

  39. Lai-rai-rai-ra, lai-lei-la-ra, lai-lei-la-ra

  40. Te dedico "La Reina", "Si No Te Hubieras Ido"

    I dedicate 'The Queen', 'If You Hadn't Left'

  41. "Olvídate de todo" y los "Cuatro Caminos"

    'Forget Everything' and 'The Four Roads'

  42. Te dedico "Bonita", "Arroyito", "A Dios Le Pido"

    I dedicate to you 'Pretty', 'Little Stream', 'I Ask God'

  43. Te dedico "Hasta Viejitos" y "La Tierra del Olvido"

    I dedicate 'Until Old', and 'The Land of Oblivion'

  44. "Cuando Pasan los Años", "La Provincia" con Egidio

    'When The Years Pass', 'The Province' with Egidio

  45. "Un Beso y una Flor" y este "Corazón Partido"

    'A Kiss and a Flower' and this 'Broken Heart'

  46. Te dedico "Mil Horas" del rock argentino

    I dedicate to you 'A Thousand Hours' from Argentine rock

  47. "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

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About this song

Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.

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Te Dedico

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-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-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