Bésame Mucho
Chucho Valdés & Irakere Lyrics

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Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta la noche
La última vez

Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte
Perderte después

Quiero tenerte muy cerca
Mirarme en tus ojos
Verte junto a mí
Piensa que tal vez mañana
Yo ya estaré lejos
Muy lejos de aquí

Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta la noche
La última vez

Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte
Perderte después

Bésame, bésame mucho

Compositor: Consuelo Velazquez

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Chucho Valdés & Irakere's Bésame Mucho set the scene for a passionate and urgent romance. The singer implores their lover to kiss them deeply and repeatedly, "como si fuera esta la noche / La última vez" ("as if this were the night / The last time"). They express a deep fear of losing their lover, asking them to kiss them "mucho" so that they won't be lost "después" ("afterwards"). The singer wants to be as close as possible to their lover, looking into their eyes and having them be near. However, they also acknowledge the fleeting nature of their romance, suggesting that tomorrow they may already be far away from each other.

Line by Line Meaning

Bésame, bésame mucho
Kiss me, kiss me deeply and frequently

Como si fuera esta la noche
As if tonight is our last night together

La última vez
Possibly the final time we can share moments like this

Que tengo miedo a perderte
I fear losing you, departing from your embrace

Perderte después
Losing you later

Quiero tenerte muy cerca
I yearn to hold you close

Mirarme en tus ojos
I want to stare into your beautiful eyes

Verte junto a mí
To see you right next to me

Piensa que tal vez mañana
Acknowledge that tomorrow may bring changes

Yo ya estaré lejos
I may be far away tomorrow

Muy lejos de aquí
To somewhere beyond this place