Adiós Amor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Christian Nodal

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Christian Nodal's "Adiós Amor" is a perfect song for Spanish learners. Its clear, emotional lyrics about love and loss can help you understand and express deep feelings in Spanish. The song's blend of traditional Mexican musical styles also offers a cultural lesson, making it a special and enriching way to begin your language journey.

[English]

I look into your eyes and you're not happy

And your gaze doesn't know how to lie

There's no point in continuing like this

If you don't love me, it's better to leave

For some time now nothing is the same

You're not the same and you treat me badly

And before my God I could swear to you

How much I loved you and I still love you

Goodbye, love, I'm leaving you

And this time forever

I'll leave with no turning back because it would be fatal

Goodbye, love, I was yours

The love of your life

You said it once, you made me believe it

How much it hurts to lose you

I will resign myself to forgetting you

Because you failed me

...

And I'll see you around, my queen

Christian Nodal

...

For some time now nothing is the same

You're not the same and you treat me badly

And before my God I could swear to you

How much I loved you and I still love you

Goodbye, love, I'm leaving you

And this time forever

I'll leave with no turning back because it would be fatal

Goodbye, love, I was yours

The love of your life

You said it once, you made me believe it

How much it hurts to lose you

I will resign myself to forgetting you

Because you failed me

Because you failed me

Because you failed me

...

[Spanish]

Miro tus ojos y no eres feliz

Y tu mirada no sabe mentir

No tiene caso continuar así

Si no me amas, es mejor partir

Desde hace tiempo ya nada es igual

No eres la misma y me tratas mal

Y ante mi Dios te podría jurar

Cuánto te quise y te quiero, todavía

Adiós amor, me voy de ti

Y esta vez para siempre

Me iré sin marcha atrás porque sería fatal

Adiós, amor, yo fui de ti

El amor de tu vida

Lo dijiste una vez, me lo hiciste creer

Cómo me duele perderte

Me resignaré a olvidarte

Porque me fallaste

Y ahí nos vemos, mi reina

Christian Nodal

Desde hace tiempo ya nada es igual

No eres la misma y me tratas mal

Y ante mi Dios te podría jurar

Cuánto te quise y te quiero, todavía

Adiós, amor, me voy de ti

Y esta vez para siempre

Me iré sin marcha atrás porque sería fatal

Adiós, amor, yo fui de ti

El amor de tu vida

Lo dijiste una vez, me lo hiciste creer

Cómo me duele perderte

Me resignaré a olvidarte

Porque me fallaste

Porque me fallaste

Porque me fallaste

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ B1	noun - look, gaze
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie
amas /ˈa.mas/ A1	verb - you love (tú form)
partir /paɾˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to leave
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal, same
tratas /ˈtɾa.tas/ A2	verb - you treat (tú form)
mal /mal/ A2	adjective - bad
jurar /xuˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to swear, to vow
quiero /ˈkje.ɾo/ A1	verb - I want/love
fatal /faˈtal/ B2	adjective - fatal, disastrous
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
duele /ˈdwe.le/ A2	verb - it hurts
perderte /peɾˈðeɾ.te/ B1	verb - to lose you
resignaré /re.siɣ.naˈɾe/ C1	verb - I will resign myself
olvidarte /ol.βiˈðar.te/ B1	verb - to forget you
fallaste /faˈʎas.te/ B1	verb - you failed
reina /ˈrei̯.na/ A2	noun - queen

Key Grammar Structures

• Miro tus ojos y no eres feliz

  ➔ Use of "ser" vs. "estar" with adjectives.

  ➔ "Feliz" uses "ser" because it describes a general characteristic. If it was a temporary state, "estar" would be used. "No eres feliz" means "You are not happy" in general.

• No tiene caso continuar así

  ➔ Impersonal expression "No tiene caso + infinitive".

  ➔ "No tiene caso" means "it's no use", "it's pointless" or "there's no point". Here it is followed by the infinitive verb "continuar".

• Si no me amas, es mejor partir

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 1: "Si" + present indicative, future indicative/imperative.

  ➔ This is a first conditional. The "si" clause expresses a possible condition in the present, and the main clause expresses a likely outcome in the future. While "es mejor partir" uses the subjunctive by implication (it *would be* better), it's a common construction in this context.

• Desde hace tiempo ya nada es igual

  ➔ Expression "Desde hace + time period" to indicate duration.

  ➔ "Desde hace tiempo" means "for some time" or "for a while". It indicates how long something has been happening or has been the case.

• Y ante mi Dios te podría jurar

  ➔ Conditional simple tense (podría + infinitive).

  ➔ "Podría jurar" means "I could swear". It expresses a possibility or a polite suggestion/offer. In this context, it strengthens the statement.

• Cuánto te quise y te quiero, todavía

  ➔ Use of "cuánto" to express quantity/intensity.

  ➔ "Cuánto" is used to emphasize the amount of love: "How much I loved you and still love you".

• Me iré sin marcha atrás porque sería fatal

  ➔ Conditional simple tense (sería + adjective)

  ➔ "Sería fatal" means "it would be fatal". It expresses a hypothetical consequence in the future if he were to go back.

• Lo dijiste una vez, me lo hiciste creer

  ➔ Use of double object pronouns.

  ➔ "Me lo hiciste creer" uses two object pronouns: "me" (indirect object) and "lo" (direct object, referring to what she said). The indirect object comes before the direct object.

• Me resignaré a olvidarte

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb + "a" + infinitive.

  ➔ "Resignarse a" means "to resign oneself to" or "to accept". The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates that the subject is resigning *himself* to something. Here, he is resigning himself to forgetting her.