Almohada – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound emotional landscape of José José's classic, "Almohada." As a quintessential example of romantic Latin balladry, this song offers a powerful window into Spanish expression, teaching the weight of words like *angustia* (anguish) and *tesoro* (treasure) through a performance steeped in heartfelt vocal delivery.

[English]

(José José - Almohada)

A love like ours

There’s no other in life

No matter how much you search, no matter how much you hide

You sleep with me

Every single night

You stay silent

Without any complaint

That’s why I love you, that’s why I adore you

You are in my life

My entire treasure

Sometimes I return drunk with anguish

I fill you with kisses and faded caresses

But you’re asleep

You don’t feel the caresses

I hold you to my chest, I fall asleep with you

But then I wake up

You’re not with me

Only my pillow is here

Sometimes I see you silent and distant

And I suffer in silence, like so many others

I wish I could shout for you to come back to me

That if I’m still alive, it’s only to love you

But everything passes

And the suffering

Like words, the wind carries them away

That’s why I return drunk with anguish

I fill you with kisses and faded caresses

But you’re asleep, you don’t feel the caresses

I hold you to my chest, I fall asleep with you

But then I wake up

You’re not with me

Only

My pillow is here

(José José - Almohada)

[Spanish]

(José José - Almohada)

Amor como el nuestro

No hay dos en la vida

Por más que se busque, por más que se esconda

Tú duermes conmigo

Toditas las noches

Te quedas callada

Sin ningún reproche

Por eso te quiero, por eso te adoro

Eres en mi vida

Todo mi tesoro

A veces regreso borracho de angustia

Te lleno de besos y caricias mustias

Pero estás dormida

No sientes caricias

Te abrazo a mi pecho, me duermo contigo

Más luego despierto

Tú no estás conmigo

Solo está mi almohada

A veces te miro callada y ausente

Y sufro en silencio, como tanta gente

Quisiera gritarte que vuelvas conmigo

Que si aún estoy vivo solo es para amarte

Pero todo pasa

Y a los sufrimientos

Como a las palabras, se las lleva el viento

Por eso regreso borracho de angustia

Te lleno de besos y caricias mustias

Pero estás dormida, no sientes caricias

Te abrazo a mi pecho, me duermo contigo

Mas luego despierto

Tú no estás conmigo

Sólo está

Mi almohada

(José José - Almohada)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
busque ˈbuske A2	verb - to search
duermes ˈduer.mes A1	verb - to sleep
callada kaˈʎa.ða A2	adjective - silent
reproche reˈpro.tʃe B1	noun - reproach
adoro aˈðo.ɾo A2	verb - to adore
tesoro teˈso.ɾo A1	noun - treasure
borracho boˈra.tʃo A2	adjective - drunk
angustia aŋˈgus.tja B1	noun - anguish
mustias musˈtjas B2	adjective - wilted
dormida dorˈmi.ða A1	adjective - asleep
abrazo aˈβɾa.so A1	verb - to hug
despierto desˈpjeɾ.to A1	verb - to wake up
almohada al.moˈa.ða A1	noun - pillow
ausente auˈsen.te A2	adjective - absent
gritarte ɡriˈtaɾ.te A2	verb - to shout at you
sufrimientos su.fɾi.ˈmjen.tos B1	noun - sufferings
viento ˈbjen.to A1	noun - wind

Key Grammar Structures

• Amor como el nuestro no hay dos en la vida

  ➔ Double negative in Spanish

  ➔ The phrase uses 'no hay' (there is not) and 'dos' (two) to emphasize uniqueness, a common structure in Spanish.

• Te quedas callada sin ningún reproche

  ➔ Use of 'sin' for negation

  ➔ The word 'sin' (without) is used to express absence, followed by a noun.

• Te abrazo a mi pecho, me duermo contigo

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronouns

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'me' is used with 'duermo' to indicate the action is done to oneself.

• Pero estás dormida, no sientes caricias

  ➔ Present tense for ongoing state

  ➔ The present tense 'estás' and 'sientes' describe an ongoing state or condition.

• Como a las palabras, se las lleva el viento

  ➔ Use of 'se' for indirect object

  ➔ The pronoun 'se' is used to replace the indirect object 'a las palabras', avoiding repetition.