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Old May 02, 2013, 11:05 AM
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Ayuda con la letra de una canción

¡Hola!

I am trying to transcribe this song, as I can only find lyrics for the Portuguese and not the Spanish version of the song. Until 0:55 I am fairly certain that the lyrics are correct, but after that it gets sketchy and I would really appreciate some help on the parts that I couldn't figure out, but of course also corrections on what I already have:


Yo sin ti,
No tengo porque,
Porque yo sin ti,
No sé ni llorar
Soy llama sin luz
jardin sin rosa
rosa sin amor
Amor sin quedar.

Yo sin ti,
soy el desamor
un barco sin mar
Un campo sin flor
tristeza que va
tristeza fatal
Yo sin ti, mi amor,
Soy nada no.

Ah, que ???,
que ganas de ver renacer nuestra vida,
vuelve querida, que mis brazos
quienen a tener, tus brazos ???
Estoy tan sola,
Cansada de mirar nuestro ???
ven mira la vida
Yo sin ti mi amor, soy nada no.


¡Muchas Gracias!

Kata
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Old May 02, 2013, 08:11 PM
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Yo sin ti,
No tengo porqué,
Porque yo sin ti,
No sé ni llorar.
Soy llama sin luz,
Jardín sin rosa,
Rosa sin amor,
Amor sin quedar.

Yo sin ti,
Soy el desamor,
Un barco sin mar,
Un campo sin flor,
Tristeza que va,
Tristeza fatal.
Yo sin ti, mi amor,
Soy nada no.

Ay, que congoja,
que ganas de ver renacer nuestra vida,
Vuelve querida, que mis brazos que me anhelan tener
tus brazos tanto como ayer.
Estoy tan sola,
Cansada de mirar nuestro cuarto vacío,
Ven y mira la vida.
Yo sin ti, mi amor,
Soy nada no.
Here's my attempt.
The Spanish she uses doesn't match what several others have sung.
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Old May 03, 2013, 11:07 AM
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I'm making a little addition to Rusty's proposal:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty
Yo sin ti,
No tengo porqué,
Porque yo sin ti,
No sé ni llorar.
Soy llama sin luz,
Jardín sin rosal,
Rosa sin amor,
Amor sin quedar.

Yo sin ti,
Soy el desamor,
Un barco sin mar,
Un campo sin flor,
Tristeza que va,
Tristeza fatal.
Yo sin ti, mi amor,
Soy nada no.

Ay, qué congoja,
qué ganas de ver renacer nuestra vida,
Vuelve querida, que mis brazos que me anhelan tener
tus brazos tanto como ayer.
Estoy tan sola,
Cansada de mirar nuestro cuarto vacío,
Ven y mira la vida.
Yo sin ti, mi amor,
Soy nada no.
As a side comment, to me "amor sin quedar" doesn't make much sense, but that's what she seems to sing.

And finally, the thread title has been changed to "letra de una canción". In Spanish it's singular.
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Old May 03, 2013, 08:45 PM
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'Amor sin quedar' may have been chosen because it rhymes with the original Portuguese.
'Amor sem se dar' ('Amor sin darse')

I had those accents in 'qué' in mind but didn't include them.
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Old May 04, 2013, 05:13 PM
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I see. That explains the strange language combinations.

Don't worry. I almost missed them too.
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