Amor Mio – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Buscando Una Sonrisa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the golden era of Latin romantic music with 'Amor Mío.' This song is a perfect vehicle for learning emotional Spanish vocabulary and the poetic language of the bolero. Pay attention to José José's flawless phrasing and dynamic control, which showcase why he is known as 'El Príncipe de la Canción' (The Prince of Song), a vocal masterclass in conveying deep feeling with simple, beautiful Spanish words.

[English]

My love, your dear face

Can’t keep secrets of love hidden

It’s already told me I’m in the glory of your intimacy

There’s no need to say you love me

Don’t drive me crazy with this truth

Don’t say it, don’t make me cry with happiness

How much envy this will awaken

How many eyes will watch us

The joy of all my hours

I’d rather spend them in intimacy

I forgot to say I love you

With all the strength my soul gives me

Whoever hasn’t loved, let them never say

They’ve ever truly lived

How much envy this will awaken

How many eyes will watch us

The joy of all my hours

I’d rather spend them in intimacy

I forgot to say I love you

With all the strength my soul gives me

Whoever hasn’t loved, let them never say

They’ve ever truly lived

[Spanish]

Amor mío, tu rostro querido

No sabe guardar secretos de amor

Ya me dijo que estoy en la gloria de tu intimidad

No hace falta decir que me quieres

No me vuelvas loco con esta verdad

No lo digas, no me hagas que llore de felicidad

Cuánta envidia se va a despertar

Cuántos ojos nos van a mirar

La alegría de todas mis horas

Prefiero pasarlas en la intimidad

Olvidaba decir que te amo

Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da

Quien no ha amado, que no diga nunca

Que vivió jamás

Cuánta envidia se va a despertar

Cuántos ojos nos van a mirar

La alegría de todas mis horas

Prefiero pasarlas en la intimidad

Olvidaba decir que te amo

Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da

Quien no ha amado, que no diga nunca

Que vivió jamás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
rostro ˈrostɾo A2	noun - face
guardar ɡwarˈðaɾ A2	verb - to keep
secretos seˈkɾetos A2	noun - secrets
gloria ˈɡloɾja B1	noun - glory
intimidad intimiˈdad B1	noun - intimacy
envidia emˈbiðja A2	noun - envy
alegría aleˈɡɾia A2	noun - joy
olvidaba olbiˈðaba B1	verb - I was forgetting
fuerzas ˈfwerθas A2	noun - forces
alma ˈalma B1	noun - soul
vivió biˈβio A2	verb - lived
querido keˈɾiðo A1	adjective - dear
despertar despeɾˈtaɾ A2	verb - to wake up
mirar miˈɾaɾ A1	verb - to look

Key Grammar Structures

• Amor mío, tu rostro querido

  ➔ Possessive adjective, Direct Address

  ➔ "Amor mío" is a direct address, a term of endearment. "Tu rostro" uses the possessive adjective "tu" (your) to indicate possession.

• No sabe guardar secretos de amor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (indirect statement), Infinitive

  ➔ "Sabe" is followed by an infinitive phrase "guardar secretos de amor". The structure implies uncertainty or a statement about a general ability.

• No hace falta decir que me quieres

  ➔ Impersonal expression, Subjunctive

  ➔ "No hace falta decir" is an impersonal expression meaning 'it's not necessary to say'. The clause "que me quieres" is in the subjunctive mood because it's introduced by 'que' after an impersonal expression.

• Quien no ha amado, que no diga nunca

  ➔ Relative clause, Imperative mood

  ➔ This is a proverb-like structure. "Quien no ha amado" is a relative clause meaning 'whoever has not loved'. "Que no diga nunca" is an imperative sentence meaning 'let them never say'.