Te prefiero a ti [English translation]

I don't know why

this is happening to me;

what I know is that you hurt me

you make fun of me

and, even so, I still love you.

Somebody else has come

that truly loves me, she gives me peace,

I survive on her tenderness,

but I can't surrender myself

because a great part of you

is still within my heart.

My friends encourage me to forget you

and erase you from here, forever,

but I go on preferring you

even though you treat me as if I were a toy,

and you only use me whenever you want;

it may sounds stupid, but that's the way it is.

I go on preferring you,

I know it sounds illogical and silly,

perhaps I am an stupid romantic,

but it's the truth: I would change

all those kisses she gives me

for one kiss of yours given sincerely.

And I don't know either

why is that I'm telling you,

perhaps because I'm ashamed

to be telling the others

that I cling to your memory.

The day will come when I won't love you any more

and simply

I would be immune to your kisses,

although, some times, I have doubted it

because time passes

and what I feel doesn't change.

My friends encourage me to forget you

and erase you from here, forever.

but I go on preferring you

even though you treat me as if I were a toy,

and you only use me whenever you want;

it may sounds stupid, but that's the way it is.

I go on preferring you,

I know it sounds illogical and silly,

perhaps I am an stupid romantic,

but it's the truth: I would change

all those kisses she gives me

for one kiss of yours, a night of yours,

an 'I love you' of yours, given sincerely.

And I go on preferring you,

and I go on preferring you,

sincerely.