José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945 in Lares, Puerto… Read Full Bio ↴José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945 in Lares, Puerto Rico) is a singer and guitarist, who has been successful in both Spanish and English music. A victim of congenital glaucoma, he was left permanently blind at birth. He is most known for his Christmas song "Feliz Navidad", as well as his covers of "California Dreamin'" and "Light My Fire".

Cuando Pienso En Ti
José Feliciano Lyrics

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Cuando pienso en ti
Recuerdo que contigo
Conocí el amor
Me sangran las heridas
Que dejó, que haré sin ti

Cuando te perdí
Buscaba en mi almohada

Siempre tu calor
Me ahogaba muy adentro este dolor
Dónde estás mi amor

Cuando pienso en ti
Tu cuerpo en mi cuerpo
Vuelvo yo a sentir
Cuando pienso en ti
Recuerdo aquellas noches
Sin fin, sin fin

Cuando pienso en ti
Me aferro a este dolor
Que siempre vive en mí

Cuando pienso en ti
Recuerdo a ese hombre que yo fui
Que yo te dí

Cuando pienso en ti
Me envuelve la tristeza
De un presente gris
Me abrazo a la nostalgia

Porque así soy feliz
Estás en mí

Overall Meaning

"Cuando Pienso En Ti," translates to "When I think of you," a song by Puerto Rican guitarist, singer and songwriter José Feliciano. In this ballad, the artist speaks about the memory of his past love who he can no longer be with, reminiscing on times when they were together. The song reminds him of how they fell in love and how he struggled to deal with the pain of losing them.

The first verse states, "When I think of you, I remember that with you, I knew love. My wounds bleed, left from what you did, what will I do without you?" The first stanza establishes the theme of the song: lost love. The second verse states, "When I lost you, I searched my pillow for your warmth. This pain suffocates me within. My love, where are you?" This stanza expresses the despair and confusion following the loss of the person he loves.

The chorus repeats the title of the song: "When I think of you, your body against mine, I feel it once again. When I think of you, I remember those endless nights." The artist tries to relive the memories of their time together in his mind.

The third verse expresses the artist's inability to move on, "When I think of you, I cling to this pain that always lives within me." The fourth verse speaks to the man he was with his lost love, "When I think of you, I remember the man I once was, that I gave to you." These lines suggest that the artist blames himself for the loss of his love and that he is trying to be the man he once was for her.

Finally, the artist concludes with, "When I think of you, sadness envelopes me, of a present that is gray. I embrace my nostalgia because that is when I am happiest. You are within me." The closing lines imply that the artist knows he cannot return to the past and that his love is merely a memory.

Overall, "Cuando Pienso En Ti," is a beautifully melancholic song that speaks the pain of lost love.

Line by Line Meaning

Cuando pienso en ti
Whenever I think of you

Recuerdo que contigo
I remember that it was with you

Conocí el amor
That I first experienced love

Me sangran las heridas
The wounds you left still hurt me

Que dejó, que haré sin ti
What will I do without the love you took away?

Cuando te perdí
When I lost you

Buscaba en mi almohada
I searched for your warmth in my pillow

Siempre tu calor
Your warmth always comforted me

Me ahogaba muy adentro este dolor
This pain within me was suffocating

Dónde estás mi amor
Where are you, my love?