Amor De Discoteque – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Lo Pasado, Pasado

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into the emotional depth of Spanish? José José's "Amor De Discoteque" offers a masterclass in expressing nostalgia and melancholy through the lens of a beautiful, fleeting romance. You'll learn sophisticated Spanish vocabulary for love, emotion, and descriptive storytelling, delivered with the unparalleled vocal passion of the 'Prince of Song,' making it an exceptional piece for language and cultural immersion.

[English]

I found you once

Dancing alone in a nightclub

And I don’t know why I fell in love with you

When I saw the way you danced

When I looked at you

Your big eyes made me tremble

And I couldn’t speak, I just stood there

In the middle of the dance floor not knowing what to do

The girl who

Came with me, I left her alone

I didn’t know what else to do

I took your hands, and we started to dance

A little later

We left the nightclub together

We went to dinner and talked

That’s how our love began

Soon I discovered

That you’re the girl I was born for

I knew it well, because never before

Had I felt what I felt there

I paid the bill

And we left that place

To walk, because that night

Was perfect for love

When we arrived at a park

We sat down, and I took your hand

Then I hugged you, and for the first time

I kissed you passionately, I kissed you

After a month

I asked you to be my wife

You said yes, and we got married

Right there in that nightclub

Where I met you

Where I fell in love with you

In the nightclub, where I met you

In the nightclub

Where I fell in love with you

In the nightclub, where I met you

...

[Spanish]

Te encontré una vez

Bailando sola en una discoteque

Y no sé por qué me enamoré de ti

Al ver tu forma de bailar

Cuando te miré

Tus grandes ojos me hicieron vibrar

Y no pude hablar, parado me quedé

A media pista sin saber qué hacer

A la chica que

Venía conmigo sola la dejé

Ya no supe más

Tomé tus manos y empezamos a bailar

Un poco después

Salimos juntos de la discoteque

Fuimos a cenar y platicando

Fue así como empezó nuestro querer

Pronto descubrí

Que eres la chica para quien nací

Lo supe muy bien, pues nunca antes

Había sentido lo que ahí sentí

La cuenta pagué

Y abandonamos el lugar aquel

Para caminar, pues esa noche

Era perfecta para amar

Al llegar a un parque

Nos sentamos y tu mano yo tomé

Luego te abracé y por primera vez

Con fuerza te besé, te besé

Fue después de un mes

Que te pedí que fueras mi mujer

Me dijiste que sí y nos casamos

Allá en aquella discoteque

Donde te conocí

Donde me enamoré de ti

En la discoteque, donde te conocí

En la discoteque

Donde me enamoré de ti

En la discoteque, donde te conocí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
encontré en.kon.ˈtre A2	verb - to find
bailando bai.ˈlan.do A2	verb - dancing
discoteque dis.ko.ˈte.ke A1	noun - nightclub
enamoré ena.mo.ˈre A2	verb - fell in love
vibrar bi.ˈbɾar B1	verb - to vibrate, to thrill
platicando pla.ti.ˈkan.do A2	verb - chatting
descubrí des.ku.ˈbɾi A2	verb - discovered
perfecta per.ˈfek.ta A2	adjective - perfect
abrazo a.ˈβɾa.θo A1	noun - hug
besé be.ˈse A1	verb - kissed
casamos ka.ˈsa.mos A2	verb - got married
forma ˈfor.ma A1	noun - form, way
pista ˈpis.ta A1	noun - dance floor
querer ke.ˈreɾ A2	verb - to love, to want
nacía na.ˈθi.a B1	verb - was born

Key Grammar Structures

• Te encontré una vez

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'encontré' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past ('I found you once').

• Y no sé por qué me enamoré de ti

  ➔ Present tense with past reference

  ➔ The verb 'sé' is in the present tense but refers to a past situation, expressing a current lack of knowledge about a past event ('And I don’t know why I fell in love with you').

• Cuando te miré

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'miré' is in the preterite tense, indicating a specific past action ('When I looked at you').

• A la chica que / Venía conmigo sola la dejé

  ➔ Relative pronoun and preterite tense

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a clause describing 'la chica,' and 'dejé' is in the preterite tense ('The girl who was with me, I left her alone').

• Fue así como empezó nuestro querer

  ➔ Preterite tense with impersonal expression

  ➔ The verb 'empezó' is in the preterite tense, and the sentence uses an impersonal expression to describe how something began ('That’s how our love began').

• Me dijiste que sí y nos casamos

  ➔ Preterite tense and direct object pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'dijiste' is in the preterite tense, and 'sí' is a direct object pronoun ('You told me yes, and we got married').