Cirano – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Spanish language through José José's timeless ballad "Cirano." This song offers a beautiful and emotional narrative, perfect for understanding poetic expressions of love, pain, and longing. Its clear, evocative lyrics and classic Latin Pop style make it a captivating and accessible piece for language learners, revealing the rich emotional depth of Spanish romantic music.

[English]

Today you’ll meet him again

Once more with him

...

I know because he’s my friend

And he’s sought my comfort

To talk to me about you

What irony to think

That when he speaks of his love

I became a witness

And perhaps Cupid

For both of your love

I helped him win

What I couldn’t win

And it was my words

That in his mouth reached

Where I never did

...

And today you’ll meet him again

Once more with him

And I know he’ll tell you

That he’s seen me so sad

And doesn’t know why

...

And I, Cyrano, a coward in love

I lose myself on the path of pain

I’m dying with this longing to have you

And I, Cyrano, in suffering, will love you

Living and hiding my love

Dying without telling you

...

I helped him win

What I couldn’t win

And it was my words

That in his mouth reached

Where I never did

And today you’ll meet him again

Once more with him

And I know he’ll tell you

That he’s seen me so sad

And doesn’t know why

And I, Cyrano, a coward in love

I lose myself on the path of pain

I’m dying with this longing to have you

...

And I, Cyrano, in suffering, will love you

Living and hiding my love

Dying without telling you

...

[Spanish]

Hoy te vas a encontrar

Nuevamente con él

Lo se porque es amigo

Y ha buscado mi abrigo

Para hablarme de ti

Que ironía pensar

Que al hablar de su amor

Me convertí en testigo

Y tal vez en cupido

Del amor de los dos

Lo ayudé a conquistar

Lo que no conquisté

Y fueron mis palabras

Que en su boca llegaban

Donde nunca llegué

Y hoy te vas a encontrar

Nuevamente con él

Y se que irá a decirte

Que me ha visto muy triste

Y no sabe porqué

Y yo, Cirano por cobarde en el amor

Me pierdo en el camino del dolor

Me muero en éstas ganas de tenerte

Y yo, Cirano en sufrimiento te amaré

Viviendo y ocultando mi querer

Muriendo sin sabértelo decir

Lo ayudé a conquistar

Lo que no conquisté

Y fueron mis palabras

Que en su boca llegaban

Donde nunca llegué

Y hoy te vas a encontrar

Nuevamente con él

Y se que irá a decirte

Que me ha visto muy triste

Y no sabe porqué

Y yo, Cirano por cobarde en el amor

Me pierdo en el camino del dolor

Me muero en éstas ganas de tenerte

Y yo, Cirano en sufrimiento te amaré

Viviendo y ocultando mi querer

Muriendo sin sabértelo decir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
encontrar en.konˈtɾaɾ B1	verb - to find, to encounter
amigo aˈmiɣo A2	noun - friend
abrigo aˈβɾiɣo B1	noun - shelter, coat
ironía iɾoˈni.a C1	noun - irony
testigo tesˈtiɣo B2	noun - witness
cupido kuˈpi.ðo B2	noun - Cupid
conquistar kon.kisˈtaɾ B2	verb - to conquer, to win over
palabras paˈla.βɾas A2	noun - words
boca ˈbo.ka A2	noun - mouth
llegaban ʎeˈɣa.βan B1	verb - they arrived
cobarde koˈβaɾ.ðe B2	adjective - cowardly
camino kaˈmi.no A2	noun - way, path
dolor doˈloɾ A2	noun - pain
ganas ˈɣa.nas B1	noun - desire, eagerness
sufrimiento su.fɾiˈmjen.to B2	noun - suffering
ocultando o.kulˈtan.do B2	verb - hiding

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo sé porque es amigo

  ➔ causal clause with 'porque' + present indicative

  ➔ The word "porque" introduces the reason for the statement.

• ha buscado mi abrigo

  ➔ present perfect (haber + past participle)

  ➔ The auxiliary "ha" indicates an action completed in the recent past.

• Que ironía pensar

  ➔ noun + infinitive construction

  ➔ "ironía" is a noun followed by the infinitive "pensar" to express a reaction.

• Me convertí en testigo

  ➔ preterite of reflexive verb + "en" for role/identity

  ➔ "convertí" (I became) is a preterite reflexive verb; "en" introduces the new identity "testigo".

• Lo ayudé a conquistar lo que no conquisté

  ➔ "ayudar a + infinitive" construction; relative clause with "que"

  ➔ "ayudé" takes the preposition "a" before the infinitive "conquistar"; "lo que" introduces a relative clause meaning "that which".

• donde nunca llegué

  ➔ relative adverb of place "donde" + negated verb in past

  ➔ "donde" introduces a relative clause of place; the verb "llegué" is in the preterite and negated by "nunca".

• Y yo, Cirano por cobarde en el amor

  ➔ "por" + noun to express cause or reason (por cobarde = for being a coward)

  ➔ "por" introduces the cause: "cobarde" (coward) is the reason for being "Cirano".

• Me pierco en el camino del dolor

  ➔ reflexive verb "pierco" (should be "pierdo") + prepositional phrase "en el camino"

  ➔ "Me pierco" (actually "Me pierdo") uses the reflexive pronoun "me" and is followed by the location phrase "en el camino del dolor".

• Muriendo sin sabértelo decir

  ➔ gerund "muriendo" + "sin" + infinitive "sabértelo" (complex infinitive)

  ➔ "Muriendo" (dying) is a gerund; "sin" means "without" and is followed by the complex infinitive "sabértelo" (to know it and say it).