Ahora o Nunca – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of "Ahora o Nunca" by José José, a song that beautifully showcases the nuances of Spanish romantic ballads. Through its heartfelt lyrics and José José's iconic vocal delivery, you can explore rich vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and difficult decisions, making it a perfect piece to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the Spanish language and its cultural expressions in music.

[English]

I felt guilty,

when I kissed your skin,

I pulled my body away from yours,

I shouldn’t do this,

I thought.

You felt hurt,

you became unfaithful,

I said don’t get mad,

but you’re,

too much of a girl,

to be a woman.

[Spanish]

Me senti culpable,

al besar tu piel,

retire mi cuerpo de tu cuerpo,

no debo hacerlo,

pense.

Te sentiste herida,

te pusiste infiel,

dije no te enfades,

pero eres,

demasiado niña,

para ser mujer.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
culpable kuλpaβle B1	adjective - guilty
besar beˈsaɾ A1	verb - to kiss
retirar retiˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to withdraw
herida eˈɾiða A2	adjective - wounded
infiel imˈfjel B1	adjective - unfaithful
enfadar emfαˈðaɾ A2	verb - to anger
demasiado ðemaˈsjaðo A2	adverb - too much
niña ˈniɲa A1	noun - girl
mujer muˈxer A1	noun - woman
cuerpo ˈkweɾpo A1	noun - body
piel pjel A1	noun - skin
pensar penˈsaɾ A1	verb - to think
poner poˈneɾ A1	verb - to put
sentir senˈtiɾ A1	verb - to feel
deber deˈβeɾ A2	verb - to ought to

Key Grammar Structures

• Me sentí culpable

  ➔ Preterite tense of reflexive verbs

  ➔ The verb 'sentí' is the preterite form of 'sentir' (to feel), used reflexively with 'me' to express feeling guilty.

• retire mi cuerpo de tu cuerpo

  ➔ Preterite tense of regular verbs

  ➔ 'Retire' is the preterite form of 'retirar' (to withdraw), showing a completed action in the past.

• no debo hacerlo

  ➔ Present tense of modal verbs

  ➔ 'Debo' is the present tense of 'deber' (to should/must), expressing obligation or necessity.

• te pusiste infiel

  ➔ Preterite tense of reflexive verbs

  ➔ 'Pusiste' is the preterite form of 'ponerse' (to become), used reflexively with 'te' to express becoming unfaithful.

• pero eres demasiado niña

  ➔ Present tense of irregular verbs

  ➔ 'Eres' is the present tense of 'ser' (to be), an irregular verb used to describe a permanent characteristic.