¿Por Qué Me Amas Tanto? Lyrics in English by Alex Zurdo

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What is this love that I don't understand?

He won't leave if I offend him

That goes and looks for me if I leave

What is this love that I don't understand?

Who sheds his attire

And he goes and looks for me where I am

Who does not keep a grudge in his memory, no

Being able to judge all my history

And although I fail him and it hurts him

Come back with your brushes

To paint the smile on my face

I can't take it anymore and I prostrate myself

Before his nobility surrounded by light

And on his back my weight of cross

I ask you with my tears

Jesus why do you love me so much?

Why do you hug me when I failed you?

If in the face of desire your life remained silent

And you shelter me with your mantle

Why do you love me so much, woh-oh

Why do you love me so much and so much?

Yes sometimes I don't even think about you that much

But while I look for you and leave you in the loop

of my horror

And the pressure that I can't stand anymore

Your hand appears among many

And you shelter me with your holy mantle and I sing

But with sadness I barely go on my knees

Elbows on the chair thinking that you will have a fight

For not walking my other mile

Or not turn my other cheek

Or for being stupid in the face of a system

Where almost no one shines and humbles themselves

For watering the seed incorrectly

For being a stumbling block

To turn off the light bulb

And not be light in the process

I confess that sometimes I don't talk to you

That's why I'm not one of those who betray

Then I'll plant a kiss on you

And you should have left me prisoner, prisoner for my negligence

You took away my name and put yours in the sentence

What is that love?

I don't know if you want to explain to me

How come I fail you and you still want to save me?

Who does not keep a grudge in his memory, no

Being able to judge all my history

And although I fail him and it hurts him

Come back with your brushes to paint the smile on my face

I can't take it anymore and I prostrate myself

Before his nobility surrounded by light

And on his back my weight of cross

I ask you with my tears

Jesus, why do you love me so much?

Why do you hug me when I failed you?

If in the face of desire your life remained silent

And you shelter me with your mantle

Why do you love me so much? woh-oh

How come you pay my price?

When I owe you in spades

How do you grant me favor?

When you don't deserve

Thank you

for loving me so much

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This is a worship song, and Alex Zurdo, the Puerto Rican Christian rapper, spends the whole thing asking one question he cannot answer: "Jesús, ¿por qué me amas tanto?" (Jesus, why do you love me so much?). He is not bragging about his faith. He is listing the ways he has let Jesus down and then being stunned that the love keeps coming back anyway.

The chorus is the clearest example. "¿Por qué me abrazas cuando te fallé?" (Why do you hug me when I failed you?) and "Y me abrigas con tu manto" (And you wrap me in your cloak). Abrigar is a lovely verb to learn here: it means to wrap someone up to keep them warm, the way you would with a coat (un abrigo).

The rap verse is where Zurdo shows off, stacking rhymes on -illa: rodillas, silla, rencilla, milla, mejilla, semilla, bombilla. He confesses he did not walk the extra mile ("no andar mi otra milla") or turn the other cheek ("no poner mi otra mejilla"), both straight from the Gospels. Then comes the strongest image in the song: "Quitaste mi nombre y pusiste el tuyo en la sentencia" (You took my name off and put yours on the sentence), a picture of Jesus taking his punishment.

It ends small, with one word on its own line: "Gracias" (Thank you), "por amarme tanto" (for loving me so much).

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