Charly García
Waitin' lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 4:11
Yo quiero amor
I want love
Nada más, baby
Nothing more, baby
Yo espero
I wait
Yo espero por mí
I wait for myself
Yo tengo amor
I have love
Para dar, baby
To give, baby
Yo espero
I wait
Yo espero por mí
I wait for myself
Antes de descansar
Before resting
Yo vi una estrella
I saw a star
Era una luz
It was a light
Para mí
For me
Me tengo que ayudar
I have to help myself
Solo un momento
Just a moment
Porque yo espero
Because I wait
Por mí
For me
Yo solo espero
I just wait
Yo tengo amor
I have love
Nada más, baby
Nothing more, baby
Yo quiero
I want
Yo espero
I wait
Quiero tocar el piano baby
I want to play the piano, baby
Yo voy a ser
I am going to be
Como yo quiera
However I want
No voy a andar
I won't be wandering
Por ahí
Around
Tu mente va a estallar
Your mind is going to explode
En un momento
In a moment
Nada me puede hacer
Nothing can make me
Más feliz
Happier
Porque yo espero
Because I wait
Yo quiero amor
I want love
Nada mas, baby
Nothing more, baby
Yo espero
I wait
Yo espero por mí
I wait for myself
Yo espero por mí
I wait for myself
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Key vocabulary
- era
- wasB1
- mas
- moreB1
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- ser
- beB1
- ahí
- thereB1
- va
- goesA2
- vi
- I sawA2
- antes
- beforeA1
- más
- moreA1
- quiero
- wantA1
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About this song
Charly García was an Argentine musician and songwriter who helped define Latin and Argentine rock, spanning pop, indie rock, and electronic styles. He is known for composing influential songs across multiple generations and for major roles in bands including Sui Generis and Serú Girán, as well as for his prolific solo career and albums such as Yendo de la Cama al Living, Say No More, and Cronicas.