Tan Cerquita Lyrics in English Aleks Syntek
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tan Cerquita by Aleks Syntek from Spanish to English.
Cuantos signos de interrogación
How many question marks
Entre libros de una biblioteca
Among books in a library
Y después las tazas de café
And then the coffee cups
Nos colgaron de la misma luna
We hung from the same moon
Esos lentes no dejaron ver
Those glasses didn't let me see
El secreto bajo tus pupilas
The secret under your pupils
Que asomaban un eterno amor
That revealed an eternal love
Donde yo solo veía a una amiga
Where I only saw a friend
Que tonto fui
How foolish I was
Que nunca vi
That I never saw
Medalla de oro de los distraídos
Gold medal for the distracted
Soy un rotundo descuido
I'm a total oversight
Y dime ahora que hago aquí
And tell me now what I'm doing here
Coleccionando besos
Collecting kisses
Con estas ganas de darte
With these desires to give you
Lo que gritan mis silencios
What my silences scream
Y es que no hay nada más triste
And there's nothing sadder
Que no haberme dado cuenta
Than not having realized
Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí
So close I had you and I lost you
Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí
So close I had you and I lost you
Fuiste quien me devolvió la fe
You were the one who gave me back my faith
Medicina para mis tristezas
Medicine for my sorrows
Si tuviera ojos mi corazón
If my heart had eyes
No te hubiera cerrado la puerta
It wouldn't have closed the door on you
Lo que no fue
What wasn't
Ya no será
It won't be anymore
No creo que nadie lo tuviera merecido
I don't think anyone deserved it
Soy un perfecto perdido
I'm a perfect lost cause
Y dime ahora que hago aquí
And tell me now what I'm doing here
Coleccionando besos
Collecting kisses
Con estas ganas
With these desires
De darte lo que gritan mis silencios
To give you what my silences scream
Y es que no hay nadie más triste
And there's nobody sadder
Que no haberme dado cuenta
Than not having realized
Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí
So close I had you and I lost you
Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí
So close I had you and I lost you
Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí
So close I had you and I lost you
Te perdí
I lost you
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cerquita — very close
Cerquita is the diminutive form of cerca, meaning "close". The addition of -ita intensifies the meaning, conveying "very close" or "so close".
In the song, the phrase "Tan cerquita que te tuve y te perdí" (So close I had you and I lost you) beautifully expresses the bittersweet regret of having someone incredibly near, almost within reach, only to let them slip away. It's a common and endearing way to add emphasis in Spanish.
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