Quisiera Amarte Menos

I Wish I Could Love You Less

Quisiera Amarte Menos

Spring of my twentiesPrimavera de mis veinte años
Reliquary of my youthRelicario de mi juventud
An ignored affection was dreamingUn cariño ignorado soñaba
And I know now that dream is youY ese sueño ya sé que eres tú

How many times I begged destinyCuántas veces rogaba al destino
To be a slave of your blue dreamSer esclavo de tu sueño azul
And now that I know the cost of an affectionY hoy que sé lo que cuesta un cariño
I can't bear my slavery anymoreYa no puedo con mi esclavitud

I wish I could love you lessQuisiera amarte menos
I wish I could not see you anymoreNo verte más quisiera
Save myself from this fireSalvarme de esta hoguera
That I can't resistQue no puedo resistir

I don't want this affectionNo quiero este cariño
That gives me no restQue no me da descanso
Because I suffer if I reach youPues sufro si te alcanzo
And I don't know how to live far awayY lejos no sé vivir

I wish I could love you lessQuisiera amarte menos
Because this is no longer lifePorque esta ya no es vida
My life is lostMi vida está perdida
From loving you so muchDe tanto quererte

I don't know if I needNo sé si necesito
To have you or lose youTenerte o perderte
I know I have loved youYo sé que te he querido
More than I couldMás de lo que he podido

I wish I could love you lessQuisiera amarte menos
Seeking to forgetBuscando el olvido
And instead of loving you lessY en vez de amarte menos
I love you much moreTe quiero mucho más

Between two who truly love each otherEntre dos que se quieren de veras
Affection must be differentEl cariño distinto ha de ser
While one gives their whole lifeMientras uno da entera su vida
The other just lets themselves be lovedOtro solo se deja querer

I know it, yet I can'tYo lo sé y, sin embargo, no puedo
Console myself with just loving youConsolarme con quererte yo
I'm afraid it will never endTengo miedo que nunca termine
This harsh sentence of loveEsta dura condena de amor

I wish I could love you lessQuisiera amarte menos
I wish I could not see you anymoreNo verte más quisiera
Save myself from this fireSalvarme de esta hoguera
That I can't resistQue no puedo resistir

I don't want this affectionNo quiero este cariño
That gives me no restQue no me da descanso
Because I suffer if I reach youPues sufro si te alcanzo
And I don't know how to live far awayY lejos no sé vivir