Yo No Nací Para Amar Lyrics in English Kalimba

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Yo No Nací Para Amar by Kalimba from Spanish to English.
A mis dieciséis
At sixteen
Anhelaba tanto un amor que no llegó
I longed so much for a love that never came
Siempre lo esperé
I always waited for it
Todos mis amigos se encontraban en la misma situación
All my friends were in the same situation
Y después yo vi
And then I saw
Cómo iban cambiando su manera de vivir
How they were changing their way of living
Todos con su amor
All of them with their love
Cada uno de ellos muy sonrientes, muy felices, menos yo
Each one of them very smiling, very happy, except me
Una soledad
A loneliness
Cada vez más triste y más obscura yo viví
Each time sadder and darker I lived
Y a esa edad
And at that age
Todos preguntaban los motivos, yo solía siempre decir
Everyone asked the reasons, I always used to say
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Tan solo fui un loco soñador, no más
I was just a crazy dreamer, nothing more
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Mis sueños nunca se volvieron realidad
My dreams never came true
Siempre lo busqué
I always looked for it
Pero nunca pude encontrar ese amor
But I could never find that love
Siempre lo esperé
I always waited for it
Y en todas partes que esperaba, ese amor nunca llegó
And everywhere I waited, that love never came
Hoy mi soledad
Today my loneliness
Cada vez más triste y más obscura pueden ver
Each time sadder and darker you can see
Hoy, en esta edad
Today, at this age
Aún me preguntan mis amigos y es tan triste responder
My friends still ask me and it's so sad to answer
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Tan solo fui un loco soñador, no más
I was just a crazy dreamer, nothing more
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Mis sueños nunca se volvieron realidad
My dreams never came true
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Tan solo fui un loco soñador, no más
I was just a crazy dreamer, nothing more
Yo no nací para amar, nadie nació para mí
I wasn't born to love, nobody was born for me
Mis sueños no se realizaron
My dreams weren't realized
Yo no nací
I wasn't born
Para amar
To love
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anhelaba — longed for

Anhelaba comes from the verb anhelar, meaning 'to long for' or 'to yearn for'. It's a more intense and poetic way to express desire than simply 'querer' (to want).

In the song, Kalimba sings, "Anhelaba tanto un amor que no llegó" (I longed so much for a love that never arrived). This word perfectly captures the deep, unfulfilled yearning that is central to the song's theme of loneliness and the search for love.

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