Amiga Mía Lyrics in English Alejandro Sanz

Amiga Mía is Alejandro Sanz’s heartfelt letter in pop form: he slips into the role of the devoted best friend who secretly loves a woman that can think only of someone else, a man blind to her true worth. Across the lyrics he lists everything that poor admirer will never notice—the way she trembles while waiting for a hug, the dreams that sparkle in her eyes, the buttons she nervously unfastens imagining the other guy’s hands—while admitting that he, the singer, sees it all. Torn between confessing his feelings and simply cheering her up, Sanz paints a vivid picture of unrequited love, friendship and loyalty; he wishes he could fill her pockets with “wars already won,” inspire new hopes, and translate his own poetry into happiness for her. The song becomes a tender pledge: I only want you to count on me, he says, even if that means hiding his own desire. In the end, Amiga Mía is both a bittersweet romance and an ode to the power of friendship, wrapped in the warm, expressive storytelling that has made this Spanish artist a pop icon.