De Colores Lyrics in English David Rees

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song De Colores by David Rees from Spanish to English.

Chorus 1

Brown, like coffee in the morning

Red, the sky turns at your window

Blue, the sea of your pupils

Black, in my heart when you forget me

Yellow, for when I get sly

White, when you make a little angel face

Pink, my cheeks light up

And like Lorca said, green that I love you green

Although out of all the colors

If I have to choose, my favorite is seeing you

Verse 1

Like orange, you're my vitamin C

My ray of light, I don't need the D

You're my rainbow, or when the TV breaks

A fruit salad, the LGBT flag

Turquoise reminds me of my mother

If I could I'd give you her corals

Her gold medals for winning you

If I lose you I get drunk in garnet

Chorus 2

And even if I don't like mustard

I'd eat you in a burger if needed

Brown, like coffee in the morning

Red, the sky turns at your window

Blue, the sea of your pupils

Black, in my heart when you forget me

Yellow, for when I get sly

White, when you make a little angel face

Pink, my cheeks light up

And like Lorca said, green that I love you green

Bridge

I like how purple sounds

You drive me crazy like you were gunpowder

Verse 2

Ignore that mine brings bad luck to artists

We're complementary because you're lilac

Far from beige, far from vanilla

You don't leave even the back row indifferent

Without you, my world is a little more gray

Without you, not even silver can make me happy

Without you, everything goes dark like when dying

Without you, I wrote you a poem

Chorus 3

Roses are red violets blue

I've made you a song the color-blind flee

Brown, like coffee in the morning

Red, the sky turns at your window

Blue, the sea of your pupils

Black, in my heart when you forget me

Yellow, for when I get sly

White, when you make a little angel face

Pink, my cheeks light up

And like Lorca said, green that I love you green

Although out of all the colors

If I have to choose, my favorite is seeing you

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“De Colores” is a joyful color-splashed love letter in which Spanish singer David Rees paints every feeling he has for someone special using the entire palette. From the first sip of brown morning coffee to the red sunrise outside the window, each shade becomes a playful metaphor: blue mirrors the listener’s eyes, black marks the ache of being forgotten, and yellow signals a mischievous streak. The chorus circles back like a rainbow, reminding us that every emotion shines brightest when that person is near, yet Rees ultimately picks a clever favorite—verte (seeing you) which also sounds like “green” in Spanish.

Along the way, the song nods to poet Federico García Lorca’s famous “verde que te quiero verde,” celebrates diversity with the LGBT flag, and even jokes about colorblind listeners fleeing the riot of hues. Rees layers pop-bright humor, cultural references, and sincere devotion into a catchy tune that teaches us one simple idea: love, in all its shades, turns ordinary life into a vibrant masterpiece.

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David Rees De Colores Lyrics