Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members wer… Read Full Bio ↴Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They were signed to a major label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reaching number 25 on the Oricon charts. They were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, with angelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000, they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling pretty well for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main songwriter of the band, Kazuki, died at the young age of 19. Soon after that, the band decided it was time to split. The vocalist (Yuki) and the drummer (Kazuhiro) formed Rice later that year, while the bassist (Yukito) embarked on a solo project. The band was resurrected for a short time in 2012 with all remaining members to celebrate Kazuki's 13th memorial.

Quiero Abrazarte Tanto
Raphael Lyrics

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Siento tu mano fría
correr despacio sobre mi piel,
why tu pecho en mi pecho why tu desnudez.
Ya olvido reproches que imaginé.

Vente conmigo al huerto
que están las rosas
queriendo ver la promesa

que has roto para volver
why así creer lo que les conté.

Dije que te quería
como a nada en el mundo.
Que seguía tus pasos,
tu caminar, como un lobo en celo
desde mi hogar
con la puerta abierta de par en par,
de par en par.

Que tenía en penumbra
nuestro rincón
en aquel salón con dos cubiertos
why tu canción
why con tus flores en el jarrón.

Siento tu mano tibia
que palmo a palmo besa mi piel
why tus brazos me enredan hoy como ayer;
en este nuevo día vuelvo a creer.

Vente conmigo al puerto
que hay una barca en el malecón
con tu nombre pintado secando al sol,
con tu mano grabada junto al timón.

Sabes que te quería
como a nada en el mundo…

Que tenía en penumbras
nuestro rincón…

Quiero abrazarte tanto
con mis sentidos, con tanto amor
que no haya más sonido que nuestra voz
mi cuerpo en el tuyo a continuación.

why yo andaré la tierra
como un romero buscando a un dios
why tendré tu regazo, tu comprensión
why una casa pequeña para los dos.

Tu sabes que te quiero
como a nada en el mundo…

Que tenía en penumbra
nuestro rincón…

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Quiero Abrazarte Tanto" by Raphael are a love letter to a lost love. The singer expresses his desire to be close to his love once again and forget any reproaches or disagreements that they may have had in the past. He describes the feeling of their skin touching and intertwining once again, referencing the warmth and tenderness of their embraces. He also mentions a spot in their shared living space that was kept in darkness, perhaps a place where they would retreat to be alone.

The singer invites his love to go with him to a garden where the roses are blooming and to a port where a boat with their name painted on it is waiting for them. He wants to embrace his love with all his senses and love, so much so that there is no sound but their own voices. He dreams of walking the earth together like pilgrims on a search for God and having a small home to share.

Overall, the lyrics are a plea for forgiveness and a desire to reconnect with someone who was once deeply loved. The singer longs to feel the warmth and tenderness of their embrace once again and he speaks of their love in a poetic and romantic way.

Line by Line Meaning

Siento tu mano fría
I feel your cold hand

correr despacio sobre mi piel
Running slowly over my skin

why tu pecho en mi pecho why tu desnudez.
And your chest on my chest and your nudity.

Ya olvido reproches que imaginé.
I already forget the reproaches that I imagined.

Vente conmigo al huerto
Come with me to the garden

que están las rosas queriendo ver la promesa
The roses are wanting to see the promise

que has roto para volver why así creer lo que les conté.
That you broke to come back and believe what I told them.

Dije que te quería
I said that I loved you

como a nada en el mundo.
more than anything in the world.

Que seguía tus pasos,
That I followed your footsteps

tu caminar, como un lobo en celo
your walk, like a horny wolf

desde mi hogar con la puerta abierta de par en par,
from my home with the door wide open

de par en par.
wide open.

Que tenía en penumbra nuestro rincón
I had our corner in half-light

en aquel salón con dos cubiertos why tu canción why con tus flores en el jarrón.
in that living room with two place settings and your song and your flowers in the vase.

Siento tu mano tibia
I feel your warm hand

que palmo a palmo besa mi piel
that inch by inch kisses my skin

why tus brazos me enredan hoy como ayer;
and your arms wrap around me today like yesterday;

en este nuevo día vuelvo a creer.
On this new day, I believe again.

Vente conmigo al puerto
Come with me to the port

que hay una barca en el malecón
There is a boat on the pier

con tu nombre pintado secando al sol,
With your name painted in the sun,

con tu mano grabada junto al timón.
With your hand engraved next to the helm.

Quiero abrazarte tanto
I want to hug you so much

con mis sentidos, con tanto amor
With my senses, with so much love

que no haya más sonido que nuestra voz
that there is no more sound than our voice

mi cuerpo en el tuyo a continuación.
my body next to yours.