Agua Con Sal – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of the Latin Ballad genre with José José's 'Agua Con Sal.' This song, a classic from his 1969 debut, offers a wealth of expressive vocabulary and poetic Spanish phrases, like 'gotas del alma con sal' (drops from the soul with salt). Learning this song will not only introduce you to the dramatic, emotive style of 'El Príncipe de la Canción' but also expand your understanding of deeply romantic and metaphor-rich Spanish lyrics.

[English]

When a raindrop fell,

Down your sweet face,

I said cry, cry,

Cry for me,

Cry for me…

And I felt so happy,

Because you were crying for me,

I said she loves me, she loves me,

And it wasn’t true;

It was just water,

That a cloud cried,

Then it wet your face and mine with the rain,

But afterwards I told you,

I’m sure that you,

Don’t want anything anymore,

Better to say goodbye…

And on your cheeks I saw,

Two drops that I drank,

And it wasn’t rain, they were drops

Of saltwater,

Never a more

Precious flavor reached my lips.

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater.

You don’t want anything anymore,

Better to say goodbye…

And on your cheeks I saw,

Two drops that I drank,

And it wasn’t rain, they were drops

Of saltwater,

Never a more

Precious flavor reached my lips.

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater,

I never believed that love was saltwater.

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[Spanish]

Cuando una gota de lluvia,

Por tu carita rodó,

Yo dije llora, llora,

Llora por mi,

Llora por mi...

Y me sentí tan alegre,

Porque llorabas por mi,

Que dije me ama, me ama,

Y no era así;

Era agua nada mas,

Que una nube lloro,

Luego tu cara y la mía la lluvia mojo,

Pero después yo te dije,

Estoy seguro que tu,

Ya no quieres, nada,

Mejor adiós...

Y en tus mejillas ví,

Dos gotas que bebí,

Y no era lluvia, eran gotas

Del agua con sal,

Nunca un sabor mas

Precioso a mi boca llego.

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal.

Ya no quieres, nada,

Mejor adiós...

Y en tus mejillas ví,

Dos gotas que bebí,

Y no era lluvia, eran gotas

Del agua con sal,

Nunca un sabor mas

Precioso a mi boca llego.

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gota ˈɡota A2	noun - drop
carita kaˈɾita A2	noun - little face
rodó roˈðo A2	verb - rolled
alegre aˈleɣɾe A2	adjective - happy
ama ˈama A2	verb - loves
nube ˈnuβe A2	noun - cloud
mojó moˈxo A2	verb - wet
mejillas meˈxiʎas A2	noun - cheeks
bebí beˈβi A2	verb - drank
sal sal A1	noun - salt
sabor saˈβoɾ B1	noun - taste
precioso pɾeˈθjoso B1	adjective - precious
boca ˈboka A2	noun - mouth
creí kɾeˈi A2	verb - believed
amor aˈmoɾ A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando una gota de lluvia,

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The use of 'Cuando' introduces a conditional or hypothetical situation, often followed by the subjunctive mood in Spanish.

• Yo dije llora, llora,

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'llora' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or instruction.

• Que dije me ama, me ama,

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun 'me' is an indirect object pronoun, indicating the recipient of the action.

• Era agua nada mas,

  ➔ Emphasis with 'nada más'

  ➔ The phrase 'nada más' is used to emphasize that it was only water, nothing else.

• Nunca creí que el amor era agua con sal,

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The verb 'creí' is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past action.

• Y no era lluvia, eran gotas

  ➔ Contrast with 'y no... eran'

  ➔ The structure 'y no... eran' is used to contrast the initial assumption with the actual reality.

• Del agua con sal,

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'del agua con sal' indicates the source or origin of the tears.