Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Amar Y El Querer by José José from Spanish to English.
Casi todos sabemos querer
Almost everybody knows how to want
Pero pocos sabemos amar
But few know how to love
Y es que amar y querer no es igual
And it's that to love and to want aren't the same
Amar es sufrir, querer es gozar
To love is to suffer, to want is to enjoy
El que ama pretende servir
The one that loves aims to serve
El que ama su vida la da
The one that loves gives their life
Y el que quiere pretende vivir
And the one that wants aims to live
Y nunca sufrir, y nunca sufrir
And never suffer, and never suffer
El que ama no puede pensar
The one that loves can't think
Todo lo da, todo lo da
Gives everything, gives everything
El que quiere pretende olvidar
The one that wants aims to forget
Y nunca llorar, y nunca llorar
And never cry, and never cry
El querer pronto puede acabar
Wanting can end soon
El amor no conoce el final
Love doesn't know the end
Es que todos sabemos querer
It's that everybody knows how to want
Pero pocos sabemos amar
But few know how to love
El amar es el cielo y la luz
Loving is the sky and the light
El amar es total plenitud
Loving is total fullness
Es el mar que no tiene final
It's the sea that has no end
Es la gloria y la paz, es la gloria y la paz
It's the glory and the peace, it's the glory and the peace
El querer es la carne y la flor
Wanting is the flesh and the flower
Es buscar el obscuro rincón
It's seeking the dark corner
Es morder, arañar y besar
It's biting, scratching and kissing
Es deseo fugaz, es deseo fugaz
It's fleeting desire, it's fleeting desire
El que ama no puede pensar
The one that loves can't think
Todo lo da, todo lo da
Gives everything, gives everything
El que quiere pretende olvidar
The one that wants aims to forget
Y nunca llorar, y nunca llorar
And never cry, and never cry
El querer pronto puede acabar
Wanting can end soon
El amor no conoce el final
Love doesn't know the end
Es que todos sabemos querer
It's that everybody knows how to want
Pero pocos sabemos amar
But few know how to love
El que ama no puede pensar
The one that loves can't think
Todo lo da, todo lo da
Gives everything, gives everything
El que quiere pretende olvidar
The one that wants aims to forget
Y nunca llorar, y nunca llorar
And never cry, and never cry
El querer pronto puede acabar
Wanting can end soon
El amor no conoce el final
Love doesn't know the end
Es que todos sabemos querer
It's that everybody knows how to want
Pero pocos sabemos amar
But few know how to love
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