Bésame Mucho Lyrics in English by SUAREZ
En fuite literally means "in flight" or "on the run." It's a poetic French phrase used to describe something that is escaping or slipping away quickly, adding a sense of urgency.
In the song, the singer feels the pressure of "le temps en fuite" (the fleeting time). This beautifully captures the central theme: a desperate plea to hold onto a moment of love, knowing that time is relentlessly running out. It's a dramatic and memorable expression that perfectly conveys the song's passionate emotion.
SUAREZ jumps straight into classic desperation with the famous Spanish opening line, “Bésame, bésame mucho / Como si fuera esta noche la última vez” ("Kiss me, kiss me a lot / As if tonight were the last time"). He admits flat out why he is pleading: “Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte otra vez” ("Because I'm afraid of losing you, losing you again"). The urgency hits hard right away, but then he pulls a sudden bilingual trick, slipping right from Spanish into French. Instead of settling into one language, he switches back and forth between them to beg for physical affection before time slips away.
Once he is singing in French, he turns into a total romantic trying to freeze time. He sings, “Donne moi, donne moi vite / Tends de baisers mon amours que je puisse oublier / Le, le temps en fuite” ("Give me, give me quickly / So many kisses my love so that I can forget / The, the fleeing time"). He writes “tends” where standard French spelling would be tant (so many), sounding it out in pure rush. The threat of separation is everywhere: he worries that a reunion is too far away (“ce jours là est si loin” [that day is so far]), rejects the thought that they might never meet again, and insists that his song will strip down to just one thing: “Et ma chanson n'aura plus / Qu'un seul mot pour aimer” ("And my song will have only / One single word to love"). It is dramatic, a little rushed, and entirely focused on kissing until the clock stops ticking.
