A Song That Makes Me Close My Eyes When I Listen -Cara a Cara by Marcos Vidal-

Marcos Vidal has composed some of my all time favorite songs. He is an wonderful Spanish musician and the words to his songs are incredibly rich. I  can just listen to some of his songs over and over again without getting tired and then, in a minute, I find myself crying.

I have tried to find the lyrics to some of his songs in English to share with you, but I have not had any success. So I have decided I would do this for you -and especially for my Spanish students who are a joy for me to teach- 

Cara a Cara (Face to Face)

Solamente una palabra

Solamente una oración

Cuando llegue a tu presencia O, Señor

No me importa en que lugar

De la mesa me hagas sentar

O el color de mi corona

Si la llego a ganar

Only one word

Only one prayer

When I come to your presence O Lord

I don't mind which place

You want me to sit at your table,

Or the color of my crown...

if I even get to have one.

Solamente una palabra

Si es que aún me queda voz

y si logro articularla

en tu presencia.

no te quiero hacer preguntas

sólo una petición

y si puede ser a solas mucho mejor

Only one word,

If I still have voice

And only if I can only articulate it

in your presence.

I don't want to ask you questions,

Just bid you one thing,

And if it could be just you and I alone even better.

Sólo dejame mirarte cara a cara

Y perderme como un niño en tu mirada

Y que pase mucho tiempo

Y que nadie diga nada

Porque estoy viendo al maestro cara a cara

Que se ahogue mi recuerdo en tu mirada

Quiero amarte en el silencio y sin palabras

Y que pase mucho tiempo y que nadie diga nada

Sólo dejame mirarte cara a cara

Only let me behold you face to face,

And get lost like a child in your gaze.

And that time won't stop,

Not one saying anything

Because I am beholding my Master face to face.

Let my memories be drawned in your gaze,

I want to love you in silence and without saying any word.

And that time won't stop,

Not one saying anything

Only let me behold you face to face.

Solamente una palabra

Solamente una oración

Cuando llegue a tu presencia O, Señor

No me importa en que lugar

De la mesa me hagas sentar

O el color de mi corona si la llego a ganar

Sólo dejame mirarte cara a cara

Aunque caiga derretido en tu mirada

Derrotado y desde el suelo

Tembloroso y sin aliento

Aún te seguiré mirando,  mi Maestro

Cuando caiga ante tus plantas de rodillas,

Déjame llorar pegado a tus heridas,

Y que pase mucho tiempo y que nadie me lo impida

Que he esperado este momento toda mi vida

Only one word

Only one prayer

When I come into your presence O, Lord.

mind which place you want me to sit at you table,

Or the color of my crown if I ever get one,

Only let me see you face to face

Broken and from the ground,

trembling and without breath,

I will still be beholding you, my Master.

When I fall on my knees before your feet,

Let me cry holding your wounds,

And that time won't stop,

And that no one would stop me,

'Cause I have been waiting for this moment all my life.

Longing for the day in which my eyes will behold His,