Romantic pop song (w8)

“Te Recuerdo” (English Translation: Remembering you)

Te Recuerdo, viendo el azul del cielo (I remember you, gazing at the blue of the sky)

Pienso en ti, y vuelo (I think of you, and I fly)

Vuelo, y atravieso el tiempo, llego a ti (I fly, and surpass time, I arrive to you)

(Interlude)

Y siento, siento que ya te quieres ir (and I can feel you wanting to leave)

Ya no quiero que te angusties y que te asustes solo quiero darte amor y darte todo todo ( I don’t want you to worry or be scared, I only want to give you love and everything)

Dime porque no soy suficiente o por qué prefieres a la mala fama (Tell me why I’m not enough or why you prefer troubled paths)

Si sabes que soy de lo más más puro, que por ti hiciera lo inimaginable, lo sabes y aun así me desprecias y no quedas feliz. ( you know my love comes in the purest form, that for you I’d do the unimaginable, you know and you still don’t appreciate me and remain unhappy.)

Pero en fin, yo nunca pude hacerte ver las cosas como son. Ya no me sirve recordarte con tanto dolor, ya no existes. ( But in the end I couldn’t make you see things the way they really were. It’s useless to remember you with so much plain, you no longer exist.)

Tu existencia fue un regalo tan lindo, y siempre te recordare, con tanto amor. (You’re existence was such a beautiful gift, and I’ll remember you now with so much love)

Te Recuerdo, viendo el azul del cielo (I remember you, gazing at the blue of the sky)

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

This is a song I wrote thinking of a lost loved one. Someone who has died and you could have made happy, you felt they were the one. (Hypothetical situation)

I wrote this song in Spanish because I feel like the words are much easier to romanticize. I began strumming my ukelele and created a sorrowful yet uplifting tune which is where these lyrics were born. This process is difficult because it’s kind of like writing an essay. A lot of thinking and second guessing followed by insecurity and personal judging.

I think this song is successfull at evoking a feeling of pain and nostalgia. I used to write songs all the time, of course only for my ears and I used that practice as a safe space or “destresser” if you will. I missed writing music and this activity certainly sparked positive thoughts about this process. I plan on connecting with music again. However I’m not sure if writing songs is for me however creating music is definitely something I would be apart of; singing and playing instruments, not exactly composing the lyrics.

I have attached a brief sample of my practicing process and me just messing with the notes on the next post. Just to give you the general tune.