
Rubén Blades
Ilusiones lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 4:06
Igual que el primer día con aquella mirada
Just like the first day with that gaze
Con que te conocí
With which I met you
Mi corazón latía aceleradamente
My heart raced wildly
Al verte junto a mí
Seeing you beside me
No sé si era un sueño
I don't know if it was a dream
O era realidad
Or if it was reality
Lo único que sé
The only thing I know
Es que estoy enamorado de ti cada vez más
Is that I'm falling more in love with you each time
No sé ya cuántas veces
I don't know how many times
Te dije que te amaba
I've told you that I loved you
Que tú eras para mí
That you were everything for me
Todo lo que yo anhelo
All that I long for
Mi pedazo de cielo
My piece of heaven
Que no puedo vivir
That I can't live without
Así me faltan tus besos
I miss your kisses
Que me llenan de ti
That fill me with you
Te llevo tan adentro
I hold you so deep inside
Que cuando no te siento
That when I don't feel you
Yo no puedo vivir
I can't go on living
Tú eres mi alegría
You are my joy
Mi nota musical
My musical note
Fragancia inusitada
Uncommon fragrance
Te veo enamorada
I see you in love
Pero yo lo estoy más
But I'm even more so
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Eres un sueño de amor
You are a dream of love
Yo deseo tanto verte
I long so much to see you
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Nunca imaginé en verdad
I never imagined truly
Que yo pudiera tenerte
That I could have you
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Mil noches tengo guardadas
I've stored a thousand nights
Pedazos de madrugada
Pieces of early morning
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Eres mi vida, mi amor, mi alegría, mi emoción
You are my life, my love, my joy, my emotion
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Yo quisiera contemplar tu hermosura sin igual
I wish to behold your unmatched beauty
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
Pregúntale a las estrellas
Ask the stars
Que tú eres la más bella
That you are the most beautiful
Ilusiones (ilusiones), ilusiones (ilusiones)
Illusions (illusions), illusions (illusions)
El recordar es vivir
To remember is to live
Cuando yo estoy junto a ti
When I'm beside you
Ilusiones
Illusions
Tanto cariño que siento
So much affection I feel
Por ti, mi vida, me muero (ilusiones)
For you, my love, I'm dying (illusions)
Te lo quiero regalar
I want to gift it to you
Con todo mi sentimiento (ilusiones)
With all my feelings (illusions)
Tú eres, amor, el tesoro
You are, my love, the treasure
El cofre que llevo adentro (ilusiones)
The chest I carry inside (illusions)
Con esa tierna mirada
With that tender gaze
Yo, mi amor, me desespero (ilusiones)
I, my love, become desperate (illusions)
Quiero abrazarte y tenerte
I want to embrace you and hold you
Para que apagues mi fuego (ilusiones)
So you can extinguish my fire (illusions)
Que no termine este amor
May this love never end
Ojalá que sea eterno
I hope it lasts forever
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Key vocabulary
- día
- dayA1
- dije
- saidB2
- enamorada
- in love
- eres
- areA1
- aceleradamente
- acceleratingly
- adentro
- insideB2
- cuántas
- how manyA1
- deseo
- desireB2
- junto
- togetherB1
- puedo
- canA1
About this song
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.