Emmanuel Cortes
Amor lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Regional Mexican
- Length
- 4:00
No te pido que te cuides
I don't ask you to take care of yourself
Esa delgadez extrema
That extreme thinness
Solo pido que me mires
I only ask that you look at me
Con esa mirada buena
With that kind gaze
Tus ojos no son luceros
Your eyes are not bright stars
Que alumbran la madrugada
That light up the dawn
Pero, si me miran, siento
But when you look at me, I feel
Que me tocas con tus manos
That you touch me with your hands
Tus manos no son hermosas
Your hands are not beautiful
No veo estilo en sus dedos
I see no style in your fingers
Pero qué humano reposan
But what humans rest
Si se enroscan en tu pelo
If they curl up in your hair
Tu pelo ya sin color
Your hair now devoid of color
Sin ese brillo supremo
Without that supreme shine
Cuida y resguarda con celo
Carefully guard with zeal
Lo que cubre con amor
What covers with love
Tu cerebro, porque piensas
Your brain, because you think
Porque es tu clave y motor
Because it's your key and engine
Va generando la fuerza
It generates the strength
Que me hace humano y mejor
That makes me human and better
Cuerpo, manos, ojos, pelo
Body, hands, eyes, hair
Carne y hueso inanimados
Flesh and bone, lifeless
Que cobran vida, y por eso
That come to life, and that's why
Quiero vivir
I want to live
A tu lado
By your side
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Key vocabulary
- buena
- goodA2
- clave
- keyA2
- hace
- doesA2
- humano
- humanA2
- pido
- askA2
- va
- goesA2
- vida
- lifeA2
- ya
- alreadyA2
- cuides
- care
- esa
- thatA1
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About this song
Emmanuel Cortés is a Mexican regional singer and songwriter. He is known for blending norteño and cumbia in songs like “Amor,” a viral hit that helped bring attention to his romantic corridos and pop and led to releases including the 2023 EP Memorias <3 and the 2025 EP Pensando en Ti.