Te He Querido Tanto
Ana Torroja Lyrics


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Te he querido tanto
Que aullaban los perros
Gritaban los locos
Lloraban los cuerdos

Al verme intentando
Derretir el viejo
Corazón de hielo
Que llevabas dentro

Recojo mis cosas
Me pongo el abrigo
No tengo la culpa

Si todas tus risas
Y todas tus rosas
Se vienen conmigo

Te he querido tanto
Y por tanto tiempo
Y con tantas ganas
Y con tanto empeño

Con tan poca suerte
Con tan poco acierto
Con poca esperanza
Sin ningún remedio

Mi amor sin respuesta
Se iba al vertedero
Inundando calles
Alfombrando suelos

Cubriendo paredes
Llenando de besos
Las alcantarillas
Y los sumideros

Recojo mis cosas
Me pongo el abrigo
No tengo la culpa

Si todas tus risas




Y todas tus rosas
Se vienen conmigo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ana Torroja's song "Te He Querido Tanto" narrate the story of a love that was given with all the heart and soul, but which was not reciprocated in the same measure. The first stanza speaks of the intensity of this love, where the howling of dogs, the screams of the mad, and the tears of the sane, are metaphors for the emotion evoked. The chorus repeats the phrase "te he querido tanto" (I loved you so much), emphasizing the depth and duration of this unrequited love.


The second stanza details the efforts and attempts of the singer to melt the "old heart of ice" that the object of their affection has. Despite their best efforts, they were unsuccessful in winning their love. The third and final stanza speaks of the aftermath of this unrequited love, where the singer is forced to leave and take all the happy memories and moments with them. They refuse to take the blame for the situation, as they gave everything they had, and it was not their fault that it was not reciprocated.


Overall, "Te He Querido Tanto" is a powerful ode to unrequited love, where the intensity of the emotion is conveyed through powerful metaphors and imagery, and the pain of the aftermath is acknowledged with grace and dignity.


Line by Line Meaning

Te he querido tanto
I have loved you so much


Que aullaban los perros
That dogs howled


Gritaban los locos
That crazy people yelled


Lloraban los cuerdos
That sane people cried


Al verme intentando
While seeing me trying


Derretir el viejo
To melt the old


Corazón de hielo
Heart of ice


Que llevabas dentro
That you had inside


Recojo mis cosas
I collect my things


Me pongo el abrigo
I put on my coat


No tengo la culpa
It's not my fault


Si todas tus risas
If all your laughs


Y todas tus rosas
And all your roses


Se vienen conmigo
Come with me


Y por tanto tiempo
And for so long


Y con tantas ganas
And with so much desire


Y con tanto empeño
And with such effort


Con tan poca suerte
With so little luck


Con tan poco acierto
With so little success


Con poca esperanza
With little hope


Sin ningún remedio
Without any remedy


Mi amor sin respuesta
My love without response


Se iba al vertedero
Went to the dump


Inundando calles
Flooding streets


Alfombrando suelos
Covering floors


Cubriendo paredes
Covering walls


Llenando de besos
Filling with kisses


Las alcantarillas
The sewers


Y los sumideros
And the drains




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