Vivir Así Es Morir De Amor Lyrics in English Camilo Sesto

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vivir Así Es Morir De Amor by Camilo Sesto from Spanish to English.
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Reason always betrays me
And my heart takes over
I don't know how to fight love
I always end up falling in love
With someone who won't fall for me
And that's why my soul cries
And I can't take it anymore!
I can't take it anymore!
This same story keeps repeating
I can't take it anymore!
I can't take it anymore!
I'm sick of spinning like a ferris wheel
Living like this is dying of love
Love has my soul wounded
For love
I want no life but hers
Melancholy!
Living like this is dying of love
I'm a beggar for her kisses
I'm her friend
I wanna be more than that
Melancholy!
It always takes over me
My calm turns to madness
And it fills me with bitterness
I always end up falling in love
With someone who won't fall for me
That's why my soul cries
And I can't take it anymore!
I can't take it anymore!
The same story keeps repeating
And I can't take it anymore!
I can't take it anymore!
I'm sick of spinning like a ferris wheel
Living like this is dying of love
And love has my soul wounded
For love
I want no life but hers
Melancholy!
Living like this is dying of love
I'm a beggar for her kisses
I'm her friend
And I wanna be more than that
Melancholy!
Living like this is dying of love
And love has my soul wounded
For love
I want no life but hers
Melancholy!
Living like this is dying of love
I'm a beggar for her kisses
I'm her friend
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SONG MEANING

Vivir Así Es Morir De Amor is Camilo Sesto’s dramatic confession of how exhausting unrequited love can be. The Spanish icon paints a vivid picture of a heart that refuses to listen to reason: he keeps falling for people who never feel the same, turning each romance into a dizzying ride on a noria (Ferris wheel) of hope and disappointment. Every chorus bursts with his surrender: “¡Ya no puedo más!”—I cannot take it anymore—yet he is trapped by passion, convinced that living like this is the same as dying of love.

Between soaring vocals and sweeping strings, Camilo calls himself a “mendigo de sus besos,” a beggar for kisses, stuck in the friend zone when he aches to be much more. The song sways between tenderness and despair, highlighting the tug-of-war between calm logic and wild emotion. Its message is clear: when love is one-sided, it wounds the soul and fills life with melancolía. Still, the irresistible melody makes listeners belt out the pain with him, turning heartbreak into a cathartic anthem you will want to sing at the top of your lungs.

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