limon y sal

After reviewing a few different lists of life goals for myself, I realized how much I miss learning Spanish. I want so badly to be fluent! In any effort, I listened all day to this song and got most of the translation right once I checked :) I love the sound of women singing in spanish; maybe I should change my last name to Lopez and do a cross-over album a la J Lo or Christina Aguilera (if she can be blonde, I can be latina). Regardless, I first heard this song on one of my favorite albums, "Anna and Lydia". When my cousin got married, the brides' to be had a bridal shower and their friend contacted all of the guests to submit a song that reminded them of the lovely ladies. Great idea and a great compilation of love songs (and the token Britney Spears "Gimme More"). Anyhow, listen to the song and forget about the crazy video. In fact, don't watch it. It's beyond weird but the song is so special.

Regardless, viva la music, viva la anna y la lydia, y viva amor :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF-U8V894RA

Limo y Sal
Julieta Venegas


Tengo que confesar que a veces
No me gusta tu forma de ser.

I have to confess that sometimes
I do not like your way of being.

Luego te me desapareces
Y no entiendo muy bien por qué.

Then you disappear on me
And I do not understand very well why.

No dices nada romántico
Cuando llega el atardecer.
Te pones de un humor extraño
Con cada luna llena al mes.

You never say anything romantic
When (the) dusk comes.
You get into a strange mood
With every full moon of the month.

Pero todo lo demás le gana lo bueno que me das.
Sólo tenerte cerca siento que vuelvo a empezar.

But everything else is beaten by the good that you give me.
Just having you close I feel that I begin again.

Chorus:
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Yo te quiero con limón y sal,
Yo te quiero tal y como estás,
No hace falta cambiarte nada.

I love you with lemon and salt,
I love you just as you are,
There is no need to change anything (about you).

Yo te quiero si vienes o si vas,
Si subes y bajas y no estás
Seguro de lo que sientes.

I love you if you are coming or going,
If you rise and fall and (if) you are not
Sure of what you feel.
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Tengo que confesarte ahora
Nunca creí en la felicidad.
A veces algo se le parece,
Pero es pura casualidad.

I have to confess to you now
That I never believed in happiness.
Sometimes something appears to people,
But it is pure coincidence.

Luego me vengo a encontrar
Con tus ojos y me dan algo más.
Sólo tenerte cerca
Siento que vuelvo a empezar.

Then I come to find myself
With your eyes and they give me something more.
Just having you close
I feel that I begin again.

[Chorus x2]

Sólo tenerte cerca
Siento que vuelvo a empezar.

Just having you close
I feel that I begin again.