Matt Monro (December 1, 1930 - February 7, 1985) was a ballad singer of th… Read Full Bio ↴Matt Monro (December 1, 1930 - February 7, 1985) was a ballad singer of the 1960s and one of great international postwar entertainers. Throughout his 30-year career he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls and stadiums across the globe, from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. He sold more than 25 million records during his lifetime (most of those sales however didn't come until after his death), imbuing each one with his elegant blend of majesty, sincerity, and superior technique.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Matt Monro Lyrics

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No puedo creer que es verdad
Que tanta felicidad
Haya viajado hasta mí
Y simplemente aprendí
Que el cielo siento alcanzar
Pensando que voy a amar
Por eso no puedo así
Quitar mis ojos de ti.

Tú tienes que perdonar
Mi insolencia al mirar
Toda mi culpa no es
Me he enamorado esta vez
Difícil es ser y existir
Sin ti no quiero vivir
Por eso no puedo así
Quitar mis ojos de ti.

Te quiero mucho
Mi bien compréndelo te quiero mucho
Con toda intensidad te necesito
Dígote la verdad.

Te quiero mucho
Y pido sin cesar que no me dejes
Ya que te encontré
Pues voy a amarte
Siempre quiero amarte.

No puedo creer que es verdad
Que tanta felicidad
Haya viajado hasta mí
Y simplemente aprendí
Que el cielo siento alcanzar
Pensando que voy a amar
Por eso no puedo así
Quitar mis ojos de ti.

Te quiero mucho
Mi bien compréndelo te quiero mucho
Con toda intensidad te necesito
Dígote la verdad.

Te quiero mucho
Y pido sin cesar que no me dejes
Ya que te encontré
Pues voy a amarte
Siempre quiero amarte.

Te quiero mucho
Mi bien compréndelo te quiero mucho

Con toda intensidad te necesito
Dígote la verdad.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Matt Monro's song, "No Puedo Quitar Mis Ojos De Ti" (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) speak of the overwhelming feeling of love and happiness that the singer experiences upon falling in love. He cannot believe that such happiness has come his way and that he has finally found someone whom he can love and care for. He talks about feeling as if he is reaching for the heavens when he thinks about loving this person. However, along with the joy and love comes a sense of insecurity and fear of losing this special someone. The singer pleads with his love to forgive his insolence in constantly looking at them and to not leave him. He declares his love with all his intensity and asks them to understand his feelings.

The lyrics are simple, yet deeply emotional, conveying the intensity of the singer's love and fear of losing it. It is a song that many can relate to as falling in love is a universal experience. The singer's declarations of love are full of passion and sincerity, making it a classic love song.

Line by Line Meaning

No puedo creer que es verdad
I cannot believe that it is true

Que tanta felicidad
That so much happiness

Haya viajado hasta mí
Has traveled to me

Y simplemente aprendí
And I simply learned

Que el cielo siento alcanzar
That I feel like reaching the sky

Pensando que voy a amar
Thinking that I am going to love

Por eso no puedo así
That is why I cannot

Quitar mis ojos de ti.
Take my eyes off you.

Tú tienes que perdonar
You have to forgive

Mi insolencia al mirar
My insolence when I look

Toda mi culpa no es
It is not all my fault

Me he enamorado esta vez
I have fallen in love this time

Difícil es ser y existir
It is difficult to be and exist

Sin ti no quiero vivir
I do not want to live without you

Por eso no puedo así
That is why I cannot

Quitar mis ojos de ti.
Take my eyes off you.

Te quiero mucho
I love you so much

Mi bien compréndelo te quiero mucho
My love, understand that I love you so much

Con toda intensidad te necesito
I need you with all my intensity

Dígote la verdad.
I am telling you the truth.

Y pido sin cesar que no me dejes
And I ask without ceasing that you do not leave me

Ya que te encontré
Now that I have found you

Pues voy a amarte
I am going to love you

Siempre quiero amarte.
I always want to love you.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Broma 16
Written by: Bob Crewe, Robert Gaudio

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