There are many innovative ways to practice Spanish, and listening to songs in Spanish is an excellent alternative to improve our listening and comprehension skills while learning new words.
Listening to songs in Spanish also allows us to learn about the culture of other countries either in the present, or the past as with today´s song. It is a famous son that some people know as “Bessa me mucho”, but in reality the title is: “Besame Mucho” which translates as “Kiss me a lot” in English.
This song is recognized to be the most sung and recorded Mexican song in history and it was written in 1940 by the young Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. Miss Velazquez wrote this masterpiece even though she had never been kissed at that time. Actually, she thought kissing was a sin according to what she had heard.
Today we will take a look at a video that shows the lyrics in Spanish and English of Besame Mucho, in the video you will also be able to listen to Besame Mucho performed by the Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. He is a famous tenor, singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist who became blind at age 12 after being injured in a football accident.
Over his career Bocelli has sold more than 80 million records all over the world and has become the biggest selling artist in the history of classical music. In recent years he has also crossed over to other genres and languages. The song we are about to listen, Besame Mucho is a beautiful examples of this kind of musical cross over. Without further ado, here it is:
Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velazquez and performed by Andrea Bocelli, with lyrics in Spanish translated to English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WDwTJ_uaao
Bésame Mucho translated to English:
Here’s the full song in Spanish along with its English translation:
- Bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- como si fuera esta noche
- (as if this night were)
- la última vez
- (the last time)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- que tengo miedo a perderte
- (that I’m afraid to lose you)
- perderte después
- (lose you afterwards)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- como si fuera esta noche
- (as if this night were)
- la última vez
- (the last time)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- que tengo miedo a perderte
- (that I’m afraid to lose you)
- perderte después
- (lose you afterwards)
- quiero tenerte muy cerca
- (I want to have you very close to me)
- mirarme en tus ojos
- (to see myself in your eyes)
- verte junto a mi
- (to see you next to me)
- piensa que tal vez mañana
- (think that perhaps tomorrow)
- yo estaré lejos
- (I will be far away)
- muy lejos de ti
- (far away from you)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- como si fuera esta noche
- (as if this night were)
- la última vez
- (the last time)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- que tengo miedo a perderte
- (that I’m afraid to lose you)
- perderte después
- (lose you afterwards)
- bésame, bésame mucho
- (Kiss me, kiss me a lot)
- que tengo miedo a perderte
- (that I’m afraid to lose you)
- perderte después
- (lose you afterwards)
- que tengo miedo a perderte
- (that I’m afraid to lose you)
- perderte después
- (lose you afterwards)
In the end, learning Spanish is only a matter of being persistent and finding fun ways to practice common words and phrases. Using music as a learning tool for beginners learning Spanish is a productive way to do all this while learning a little about other cultures and enjoying beautiful tunes throughout your day.
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