A Esa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the rich emotional landscape of Spanish music with José José's classic, "A Esa." This powerful ballad offers a perfect entry point to appreciate the depth and nuance of the Spanish language through the legendary vocal delivery of 'El Príncipe de la Canción.' Learning through such a masterwork allows one to connect intimately with profound romantic expression.

[English]

To her

I’ve loved her fiercely

I’ve loved her to the point of death

You can’t imagine

How deeply I’ve loved her!

To her

Who’s now just as you see

Worn out from rolling downhill

I’ve written a thousand poems

To her eyes and her skin

To her

Who you see stumbling around

With drunks, with fools

I gave her my very soul

To her

Who now gets tangled up with anyone

I gave her my entire life

And today I’d give it to her all over again

To her, to her

I taught her how to kiss

To feel and to be a woman

And look how skilled she’s become

Who would’ve ever guessed?

...

To her

I’ve loved her fiercely

I’ve loved her to the point of death

You can’t imagine

How deeply I’ve loved her!

To her

Who you see stumbling around

With drunks, with fools

I gave her my very soul

To her

Who now gets tangled up with anyone

I gave her my entire life

And today I’d give it to her all over again

To her

Who you see stumbling around

With drunks, with fools

I gave her my very soul

To her

Who now gets tangled up with anyone

I gave her my entire life

And today I’d give it to her all over again

To her, to her

...

[Spanish]

A esa

La he querido yo a rabiar

La he querido yo a morir

Tú no puedes figurarte

¡Cómo la he podido amar!

A esa

Que ahora está como ya ves

Destruida de rodar

Yo le he escrito mil poemas

A sus ojos y a su piel

A esa

Que las ves ahí dando tumbos

Con borrachos con ilusos

Hasta el alma le entregué

A esa

Que hoy se enreda con cualquiera

Yo le di mi vida entera

Y hoy se la daría otra vez

A esa, a esa

La he enseñado yo a besar

A sentir y a ser mujer

Y ya ves que aventajada

¿Quién se lo iba a suponer?

A esa

La he querido yo a rabiar

La he querido yo a morir

Tú no puedes figurarte

¡Cómo la he podido amar!

A esa

Que las ves ahí dando tumbos

Con borrachos, con ilusos

Hasta el alma le entregué

A esa

Que hoy se enreda con cualquiera

Yo le di mi vida entera

Y hoy se la daría, otra vez

A esa

Que las ves ahí dando tumbos

Con borrachos, con ilusos

Hasta el alma le entregué

A esa

Que hoy se enreda con cualquiera

Yo le di mi vida entera

Y hoy se la daría, otra vez

A esa, a esa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rabiar ra.ˈbjar B1	verb - to be furious or enraged
figurarte fi.ɣuˈɾar.te B1	verb - to imagine or picture yourself
destruida des.tɾuˈi.ða A2	adjective - destroyed or severely damaged
rodar roˈðar A2	verb - to roll or move in circles
poemas poˈe.mas A1	noun - literary compositions in verse
tumbos ˈtum.bos B1	noun - falls or stumbles
borrachos boˈra.tʃos A1	noun - drunk people
ilusos i.luˈsos B1	noun - naive or deceived people
entregué en.tre.ˈɣe A2	verb - gave or surrendered something
enreda en.reˈða B1	verb - to involve or complicate
aventajada a.ben.taˈxa.ða B2	adjective - with an advantage or superiority
suponer su.poˈneɾ A2	verb - to imagine or believe something

Key Grammar Structures

• A esa, a esa

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ The repetition of 'a esa' emphasizes the direct object, highlighting the focus on the person being referred to.

• La he querido yo a rabiar

  ➔ Perfect Tense with 'haber'

  ➔ The use of 'he querido' with 'haber' indicates a past action that has ongoing relevance or impact.

• Tú no puedes figurarte

  ➔ Negative Command

  ➔ The phrase 'no puedes figurarte' is a negative command, expressing impossibility or inability.

• Destruida de rodar

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ 'Destruida' is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the state of the subject.

• Yo le he escrito mil poemas

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ 'Le' is an indirect object pronoun, referring to the person to whom the action is directed.

• Con borrachos, con ilusos

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The use of 'con' introduces prepositional phrases that describe the company or context.

• Yo le di mi vida entera

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb 'di' is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Y hoy se la daría, otra vez

  ➔ Conditional Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'se la daría' uses the conditional tense to express a hypothetical or possible action.