Translation of the song Un vestido y un amor artist Miguel Bosé
Un vestido y un amor
A dress and a love
Te vi... juntabas margaritas del mantel.
I saw you... you were picking daisies off the tablecloth.
Ya sé que te traté bastante mal.
I know that I treated you very wrongly.
No sé si eras un ángel o un rubí
I don't know if you were an angel or a ruby,
o simplemente te vi.
or I simply saw you.
Te vi... saliste entre la gente a saludar.
I saw you... you went through people to say hi.
Los astros se rieron otra vez.
The stars laughed again.
La llave de Mandala se quebró
The Mandala key broke,
o simplemente te vi.
or I simply saw you.
Todo lo que diga está de más.
Everything I could say would be needless.
Las luces siempre encienden en el alma
The lights always ignite the soul,
y cuando me pierdo en la ciudad
and when I get lost in the city,
tú ya sabes comprender.
you know how to understand me.
Es solo un rato, no más.
It's just a moment, nothing more.
Tendría que llorar o salir a matar.
I'd have to cry or to go out and kill.
Te vi, te vi, te vi.
I saw you, I saw you, I saw you.
Yo no buscaba a nadie y te vi.
I wasn't looking for anyone and I saw you.
Te vi... fumabas unos chinos en Madrid.
I saw you... You were smoking heroine in Madrid.
Hay cosas que te ayudan a vivir.
Some things may help you to keep living.
No hacías otra cosa que escribir
You didn't do anything but write,
y yo simplemente te vi.
and I simply saw you.
Me fuí... me voy de vez en cuando a algún lugar.
I left... once in a while I go to somewhere else.
Ya sé, no te hace gracia este país.
I know, you don't like this country.
Tenías un vestido y un amor
You had a dress, and a love,
y yo simplemente te vi.
and I simply saw you.
Todo lo que diga está de más.
Everything I could say would be needless.
Las luces siempre encienden en el alma
The lights always ignite the soul,
y cuando me pierdo en la ciudad
and when I get lost in the city,
tú ya sabes comprender.
you know how to understand me.
Es solo un rato, no más.
It's just a moment, nothing more.
Tendría que llorar o salir a matar.
I'd have to cry or to go out and kill.
Te vi, te vi, te vi.
I saw you, I saw you, I saw you.
Yo no buscaba a nadie y te vi.
I wasn't looking for anyone and I saw you.
Te vi, te vi, te vi.
I saw you, I saw you, I saw you.
Yo no buscaba a nadie y te vi.
I wasn't looking for anyone and I saw you.