Amar Sin Ser Amado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of José José with "Amar Sin Ser Amado." This quintessential Latin Pop Ballad is a masterclass in vocal emotion, allowing you to connect deeply with the universal language of heartbreak and unrequited love through its rich melodic structure. Learning Spanish through this song offers a genuine glimpse into the expressive depth of Latin music.

[English]

I already know you're going to leave me

That you’ve made up your mind

That my pain doesn’t matter to you

Nor the fact that I’m hurt

That you no longer want to stay

By my side, not even for a moment

That it’s my problem, not yours

If I can’t bear the suffering

I already know you never told me

That you truly loved me

That you didn’t ask for affection

Nor say that you were mine

That you’re just a passing bird

And that’s why you’re leaving today

I already know the fault is mine

For loving you too much

That I’m suffering like a fool

For loving without being loved

And what saddens me most

Is what you’ve told our friends

That it’s not that you don’t love me anymore

It’s that you never loved me

...

I already know you never told me

That you truly loved me

That you didn’t ask for affection

Nor say that you were mine

That you’re just a passing bird

And that’s why you’re leaving today

I already know the fault is mine

For loving you too much

That I’m suffering like a fool

For loving without being loved

And what saddens me most

Is what you’ve told our friends

That it’s not that you don’t love me anymore

It’s that you never loved me

I already know the fault is mine

For loving you too much

That I’m suffering like a fool

For loving without being loved

And what saddens me most

Is what you’ve told our friends

That it’s not that you don’t love me anymore

It’s that you never loved me

[Spanish]

Ya sé que vas a dejarme

Qué lo tienes decidido

Qué no te importa mi pena

Ni el saber que estoy herido

Qué ya no quieres quedarte

A mi lado ni un momento

Qué es mi problema y no el tuyo

Si no aguanto el sufrimiento

Ya sé que nunca me has dicho

Qué de verás me querías

Qué no pediste cariño

Ni dijiste que eras mia

Qué tu eres ave de paso

Y es por eso que hoy te vas

Ya sé que la culpa es mia

Por quererte demasiado

Qué estoy sufriendo por tonto

Por amar sin ser amando

Y lo que más me entristece

Qué le has dicho a los amigos

Qué no es que ya no me quieras

Es qué nunca me has querido

Ya sé que nunca me has dicho

Qué de verás me querías

Qué no pediste cariño

Ni dijiste que eras mia

Qué tu eres ave de paso

Y es por eso que hoy te vas

Ya sé que la culpa es mia

Por quererte demasiado

Qué estoy sufriendo por tonto

Por amar sin ser amando

Y lo que más me entristece

Qué le has dicho a los amigos

Qué no es que ya no me quieras

Es qué nunca me has querido

Ya sé que la culpa es mia

Por quererte demasiado

Qué estoy sufriendo por tonto

Por amar sin ser amando

Y lo que más me entristece

Qué le has dicho a los amigos

Qué no es que ya no me quieras

Es qué nunca me has querido

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dejarme deˈxarme A2	verb - to leave me
decidido deθiˈðiðo A2	adjective - decided
pena ˈpena A1	noun - sorrow
herido eˈɾiðo A2	adjective - wounded
quedarte keˈðarte A2	verb - to stay
sufrimiento su.fɾiˈmjen.to A2	noun - suffering
querías keˈɾi.as A1	verb - to love
cariño kaˈriɲo A1	noun - affection
ave ˈa.βe A1	noun - bird
paso ˈpaso A1	noun - step
culpa ˈkul.pa A2	noun - fault
tonto ˈton.to A1	adjective - foolish
amar aˈmar A1	verb - to love
entristece en.tɾis.ˈte.se B1	verb - saddens
amigos aˈmi.ɣos A1	noun - friends
queridas keˈɾi.ðas A1	adjective - beloved

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya sé que vas a dejarme

  ➔ Present tense with 'ir a' for near future

  ➔ The phrase 'vas a dejarme' uses the present tense of 'ir' + infinitive to express an action that will happen soon.

• Qué no te importa mi pena

  ➔ Negative construction with 'no' + verb

  ➔ The phrase 'no te importa' is a negative construction using 'no' before the verb to indicate lack of importance.

• Qué es mi problema y no el tuyo

  ➔ Contrastive structure with 'y no'

  ➔ The phrase 'y no el tuyo' uses 'y no' to contrast 'mi problema' with 'el tuyo', emphasizing the difference.

• Qué tu eres ave de paso

  ➔ Use of 'ser' for permanent characteristics

  ➔ The phrase 'tu eres ave de paso' uses 'ser' to describe a permanent characteristic, implying the person is transient.

• Por amar sin ser amando

  ➔ Gerund after preposition 'por'

  ➔ The phrase 'por amar' uses the gerund form after the preposition 'por' to indicate the cause of the action.