Understanding the phrase "volverte a ver"

Question

Hi all,

I've been listening to the song "volverte a ver" by Juanes, and I'm trying to get my head around the title of the song.

Is the literal translation something like : you return to see ? Without using a translator, that is what I would have worked it out to be.

Could someone please help explain? Maybe I'm not understanding reflexive usage here

Many thanks

J

Answer 1

Basically I think it means "to see you again".

Edit:

As Julian says, volver can be used as a repeating function, example,

Vuelven a llamar a la puerta - Thers's another knock at the door, (probably more guests arriving).

Answer 2

Eddy is correct. "Volver" .... "to return" is used many times as a nuance of returning to doing a previous action rather than returning to a person or place to do said action.

In this case, the complete phrase is most likely "Voy a volverte a ver" ... "I am going to see you again."

In a song by Carlos y Aida Cuevas, the title is "Vuélveme a querer" ... "Love me again." (Imperative form) link text

The 1st can also be said as "Voy a volver a verte" and the 2nd "Vuelve a quererme" but these structures have the nuance of less feeling.