Luis Enrique
Mientras dormías lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Pop, Salsa
- Length
- 4:34
Desperté mientras dormías
I woke up while you were sleeping
Después de haber amado hasta el cansancio
After having loved until exhaustion
Aluciné con tu belleza
I was dazzled by your beauty
Con la magia de tu encanto
By the magic of your charm
Recordé cuando te conocí
I remembered when I met you
Sentí que eras la mitad de mi vida
I felt that you were half of my life
En ese instante comprendí
In that moment, I understood
Que nuestras almas se reconocían
That our souls recognized each other
Sé que siempre esperé por ti
I know I always waited for you
Que guardé lo mejor de mí para ti
That I saved the best of me for you
Eres tú, la razón por la que soy feliz
You are the reason I am happy
Pienso al contemplarte
I think while contemplating you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Lo nuestro estaba escrito
What we have was meant to be
Pienso al contemplarte
I think while contemplating you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Eres mi destino
You are my destiny
Desperté mientras dormías
I woke up while you were sleeping
Como si estuviera hipnotizado
As if I were hypnotized
Por tu belleza angelical
By your angelic beauty
Por la paz que solo tú me has dado
For the peace that only you have given me
Rocé tus labios y robé un suspiro a tu sueño
I brushed your lips and stole a sigh from your dream
Y suavemente murmuré
And softly I whispered
"¡Ay, amor! Sé que antes te amé"
"Oh, love! I know I loved you before"
Sé que siempre esperé por ti
I know I've always waited for you
Que guardé lo mejor de mí para ti
That I saved the best of me for you
Eres tú, la razón por la que soy feliz
It's you, the reason why I'm happy
Pienso al contemplarte
I think while gazing at you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Lo nuestro estaba escrito
What we have was written
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I gaze at you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Eres mi destino
You are my destiny
¡Cuánto te amo, mi vida!
Oh, how I love you, my life!
Eres mi destino
You are my destiny
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I gaze at you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Lo nuestro estaba escrito
What we have was written
¡Ay, amor! Eres mi destino
Oh, love! You are my destiny
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I gaze at you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Lo nuestro estaba escrito
What we had was meant to be
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I behold you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Eres mi destino
You are my destiny
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I behold you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Lo nuestro estaba escrito
What we had was meant to be
Pienso al contemplarte
I think when I behold you
No es cuestión de suerte
It's not a matter of luck
Eres mi destino
You are my destiny
Key vocabulary
- dormías
- slept
- después
- afterA1
- hasta
- untilA1
- cansancio
- fatigueB2
- aluciné
- I hallucinated
- amado
- belovedB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- desperté
- woke upB1
- eras
- you wereB1
- mitad
- halfB1
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About this song
Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer based in California, associated with salsa romántica. He is known for the 2009 hit single “Yo Ne Sé Mañana” and the Grammy-winning album Ciclos, as well as for his intimate vocals and percussion work.