Si Vas a Enamorar a Un Poeta

If You're Going to Make a Poet Fall in Love

Si Vas a Enamorar a Un Poeta

She asked me to sing a cappellaMe pidió que cantara a capela
She asked me to kiss her slowlyMe pidió que la besase lento
I played our song on the pianoLe toqué en el piano nuestro tema
I kissed her and time frozeLa besé y se nos congeló el tiempo

She asked me to finally trustMe pidió que por fin confiase
To let go of my fears when we see each otherQue sacase mis miedos al vernos
She asked me not to fall in loveMe pidió que no me enamorase
I tried and I couldn't help itLo intenté y no supe no hacerlo

I had barely realizedYo que apenas me había dado cuenta
As always, it was just a storyCómo siempre que solo era un cuento
For the heart, we were bandagesPara el corazón éramos vendas
For the mind, only regretsPara la mente solo lamentos

I only hope she forgives me one daySolo espero que un día me perdone
For arriving at her worst momentPor llegar en su peor momento
She was only expecting some flowersElla solo esperaba unas flores
And me to see her bloom from withinY yo verla florecer por dentro

I don't understand why it happens againNo entiendo que vuelva a pasarme
I open up to someone and then lose themMe abro con alguien y luego lo pierdo
Is it that my heart burns?¿Será que mi corazón arde?
Maybe no one wants to hold itQuizás nadie quiera cogerlo

Maybe I'm too late, maybe I'm a plan BQuizás llego tarde, quizás soy un plan B
Maybe I was just a pastimeQuizás solo fui un pasatiempo
Maybe you do want to stayTal vez sí que quieras quedarte
But I must warn you about thatPero debo avisarte de eso

If you're going to make a poet fall in loveSi vas a enamorar a un poeta
You'll be the inspiration for his versesSerás la inspiración de sus versos
You'll live forever in his wordsVivirás para siempre en sus letras
You'll fill his notebook with colorLlenarás de color su cuaderno

You'll give him the most beautiful songLe darás la canción más bonita
While the city still shivers asleepMientras la ciudad aún tirita durmiendo
You'll think he'll forget you one dayPensarás que un día te olvidará
But it will never happenY jamás terminará ocurriendo

If you're going to make a poet fall in loveSi vas a enamorar a un poeta
Don't let him say: I love youNo dejes que te diga: Te quiero
Don't ask him to promise itNo le pidas que te lo prometa
Or he'll give you the most sincere loveO va a darte el amor más sincero

You'll be the muse in his art, a distant longingSerás musa en su arte, un anhelo distante
A doubt that was never spokenUna duda que nunca dijeron
Maybe he'll never dare to tell youTal vez nunca se atreva a contarte
Maybe you'll never see each other againQuizás nunca volveréis a veros

If you're going to make a poet fall in loveSi vas a enamorar a un poeta
You might have already done itPuede que ya empezaras hacerlo
It happened without you even realizingQue ocurriera sin darte ni cuenta
Counting his desires by the hundredsQue contaras sus ganas por cientos

The beauty lies in having scarsLo bonito es que haya cicatrices
And choosing with an open heartY elegir a corazón abierto
He never cared if you liedA él jamás le importó si mentiste
If he loved you, he didn't want to break itSi te quiso, no quiso romperlo

It hurts not knowing what you wantMe duele no saber lo que quieres
Maybe you'll condemn me to oblivionQuizás me condenes al olvido
I don't even know how much blame you haveYa no sé ni la culpa que tienes
Or how much belongs to fateNi cuánta pertenece al destino

Either way, here I amSea como sea, aquí sigo
Thinking of you and writing to youTe pienso y te escribo
And if one day I fall in loveY por si algún día me enamoro
Always carry this with youLleva siempre esto contigo

You know, from the first day I saw you, I knew you were differentSabes, desde el primero día que te vi sabía que eras diferente
I was enchanted, it was a special connectionMe encantaste, era una conexión especial
I knew I would end up feeling such beautiful things for youSabía que terminaría por sentir cosas tan bonitas por ti
But not right now, I'm not at my best and you know itPero ahora mismo no, no estoy en mi mejor momento y lo sabes
I'm afraid of hurting you, of hurting myselfTengo miedo de hacerte daño, de hacerme daño
Maybe it's best to leave it hereQuizá lo mejor sea dejarlo aquí
Because if you fall in love, and I don'tPorque si tú te enamoras, y yo no lo hago
We both will have lostLos dos habremos perdido