Songs and Lyrics (Lehrer)/Te Amo

by Thomas Andrew Lehrer

Te Amo

words and music by Tom Lehrer (with thanks to Munro Edmonson)

He:	Te amo, vida de mi vida, Te amo con todo mi corazón. Por tí yo muero, mi querida, Déjame decirte mi pasión.
She:	The moon is high above, And I'm in the mood for love, And I just love the song he is playing, The night is so romantic, But it's driving me just frantic, Cause I don't understand a word he's saying. My troubles all might vanish If I knew a little Spanish, But I'm afraid it's only Greek to me. And yet I wish I knew Just what the guy would do If I should say "Si, Si."
HE:	Mi amor,	SHE:	I think he said "amor."
	Un favor		I've heard that word before.
	Yo te pido.
	Mi amor,		I'm almost sure that love
	Un favor		Is what he's thinking of.
	Un besito de contestación.
	(Alt.: Yo te pido solamente que me envíes tu un beso del balcón.)		There he goes again!
	Te amo,		The moon is high above,
	vida		And I'm in the mood for love,
	de mi vida.		And I just love the song that he's playing.
	Te amo		The night is so romantic,
	con todo		But it's driving me just frantic,
	mi corazón.		'Cause I don't understand a word he's saying.
	Por tí		My troubles all might vanish
	yo muero,		If I knew a little Spanish,
	mi querida.		But I'm afraid it's only Greek to me.
	Déjame		And yet I wish I knew
	decirte		Just what the guy would do,
	mi pasión.		If I should say "Si, Si."
	Si, Si?
			Si, Si!
	Si, Si?
			Si, Si!
	Ella dice "Si, Si"!		So we shall see, Si, Si!