20 de Enero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Oreja de Van Gogh

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the romantic narrative of '20 de Enero' by La Oreja de Van Gogh. This song offers a glimpse into Spanish culture through its vivid storytelling of love and reunion, allowing you to connect with the emotion and beauty of the Spanish language.

[English]

I thought it was a good moment

It was finally becoming real

...

So much hearing about your silence

They say it drags you like the sea

I filled my suitcase with books

Also with old pictures of you

I drew your smile next to mine

I fell asleep with your coat on the sofa

I want to be by your side

I want to look at you and feel

I want to get lost waiting

I want to love you or die

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

I took a train that didn't sleep

And I saw your face in a glass

It was a reflection of the midday sun

It was a love poem for traveling

...

I want to be by your side

I want to look at you and feel

I want to get lost waiting

I want to love you or die

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

I lost you and I won't lose you

I will never leave you again

I looked for you far from here

I found you thinking of me

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

...

[Spanish]

Pensé que era un buen momento

Por fin se hacía realidad

Tanto oír hablar de tu silencio

Dicen que te arrastra como el mar

Llené de libros mi maleta

También de fotos tuyas de antes

Dibujé tu sonrisa junto a la mía

Me dormí con tu abrigo en el sofá

Quiero estar a tu lado

Quiero mirarte y sentir

Quiero perderme esperando

Yo quiero quererte o morir

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

Cogí un tren que no dormía

Y vi tu cara en un cristal

Era un reflejo del sol de mediodía

Era un poema de amor para viajar

Quiero estar a tu lado

Quiero mirarte y sentir

Quiero perderme esperando

Yo quiero quererte o morir

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

Te perdí y no te perderé

Nunca más te dejaré

Te busqué muy lejos de aquí

Te encontré pensando en mí

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensé /penˈse/ B1	verb - I thought
realidad /realiˈðað/ B1	noun - reality
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ A2	verb - to speak
silencio /siˈlencio/ B1	noun - silence
mar /maɾ/ A2	noun - sea
libros /ˈliβɾos/ A2	noun - books
sonrisa /sonˈɾisa/ B1	noun - smile
dormí /doɾˈmi/ A2	verb - I slept
abrigo /aˈβɾiɣo/ B1	noun - coat
mirarte /miˈɾaɾte/ B1	verb - to look at you
perderme /peɾˈðeɾme/ B1	verb - to lose myself
quererte /keˈɾeɾte/ B2	verb - to love you

Key Grammar Structures

• Pensé que era un buen momento

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "Pensé" and the subjunctive "que" to introduce indirect speech.

  ➔ The verb "Pensé" (I thought) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Dibujé tu sonrisa junto a la mía

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "Dibujé" for past actions and preposition "junto a" meaning "next to" or "together with".

  ➔ The verb "Dibujé" is in preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past, and "junto a" shows spatial or relational closeness.

• Yo quiero estar a tu lado

  ➔ Use of the present tense "quiero" (I want) with the infinitive "estar" to express desire.

  ➔ The verb "quiero" is in the present tense, showing desire, combined with the infinitive "estar" to indicate the act of being somewhere.

• Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

  ➔ Use of the preterite "pregunté" (I asked myself) and the conditional "sería" to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The verb "pregunté" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action of questioning oneself, and "sería" is the conditional form for hypothetical scenarios.

• Te perdí y no te perderé

  ➔ Use of the preterite "perdí" (I lost) and the future "perderé" to express a completed past action and a future intention.

  ➔ The verb "perdí" is in preterite tense, showing a completed action of losing, and "perderé" is in the future tense, indicating an intention to not lose again.