Cosa de Dos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of romantic fulfillment with José José's 'Cosa de Dos' (A Thing of Two). This 1980 Latin Pop Ballad is an exquisite example of Spanish-language poetry about mutual love and happiness. Listen to 'El Príncipe de la Canción' masterfully use verbs of emotional realization and future happiness (like 'saber' - to know, and 'ser feliz' - to be happy), making it perfect for intermediate learners to grasp sophisticated romantic expression.

[English]

I was

Understanding your love for me

I was

Getting to know you this way

That's why I liked you

That's why you captivated me

So much, loving me like that

I had never thought

That with you by my side

I would feel so happy

Never again

Have I stopped loving you like this

Because you

Have never stopped loving me

I

Had never known love

I

Didn't know it was a thing between two

And now that we've found each other

To never let go again

I know, you'll make me happy

And together we'll live

And so we'll both have

Something beautiful to live for

Never again

Have I stopped loving you like this

Because you

Have never stopped loving me

My love

I'm so glad I met you

Because I know

That I'll live very happily

Never again

Have I stopped loving you like this

Because your love

Has always been only for me

My love

I'm so glad I met you

Because you

Have never stopped loving me like this

Never again

Have I stopped loving you like this

Because I know

That I'll live very happily

[Spanish]

Fui

Entendiendo tu amor por mí

Fui

Conociéndote así

Por eso me gustaste

Por eso me atrapaste

Tanto y tanto amarme así

Yo nunca había pensado

Que estando tú a mi lado

Iba a sentirme tan feliz

Nunca más

He dejado de amarte así

Porque tú

No has dejado de amarme a mí

Yo

Nunca había conocido el amor

Yo

No sabía que era cosa de dos

Y ahora al encontrarnos

Para nunca más dejarnos

Sé bien, me vas a hacer feliz

Y juntos viviremos

Y así los dos tendremos

Algo lindo porque vivir

Nunca más

He dejado de amarte así

Porque tú

No has dejado de amarme a mí

Mi amor

Qué bueno que te conocí

Porque sé

Que voy a vivir muy feliz

Nunca más

He dejado de amarte así

Pues tu amor

Siempre ha sido solo para mí

Mi amor

Qué bueno que te conocí

Porque tú

No has dejado de amarme así

Nunca más

He dejado de amarte así

Porque sé

Que voy a vivir muy feliz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
entendiendo en.ten.dien.do B1	verb - understanding
conociéndote ko.no.θjen.do.te A2	verb - getting to know you
gustaste ɡus.tas.te A2	verb - you pleased me
atrapaste a.tɾa.pas.te B1	verb - you trapped me
amarme a.mar.me A2	verb - to love me
feliz fe.lis A1	adjective - happy
conocido ko.no.θi.do A2	verb - known
encontrarnos en.kon.trar.nos A2	verb - to meet us
dejarnos de.χar.nos A2	verb - to leave us
viviremos bi.bi.re.mos A2	verb - we will live
lindo lin.do A1	adjective - beautiful
vivir bi.bir A1	verb - to live
conocí ko.no.θi A2	verb - I knew

Key Grammar Structures

• Fui entendiendo tu amor por mí

  ➔ Ir + Gerund (Progressive nuance)

  ➔ The structure "fui entendiendo" implies a process that happened gradually over time rather than a sudden realization.

• Yo nunca había pensado

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ Used to describe an action that happened before another past action ("había pensado" indicates a state before the present relationship).

• Iba a sentirme tan feliz

  ➔ Conditional of posteriority (Future in the past)

  ➔ Using "iba a" + verb allows the speaker to talk about a future outcome from the perspective of a past moment.

• Nunca más he dejado de amarte

  ➔ Present Perfect (Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto)

  ➔ Expresses an action that started in the past and continues or has relevance up to the present moment.

• Y ahora al encontrarnos

  ➔ Al + Infinitive (Temporal clause)

  ➔ A concise way to say "when we met". It indicates a simultaneous or sequential relationship between two events.

• Para nunca más dejarnos

  ➔ Purpose clause (Para + Infinitive)

  ➔ "Para" here introduces the goal of the action (to never leave each other again).

• No sabía que era cosa de dos

  ➔ Imperfect indicative (Describing a past state/knowledge)

  ➔ "Sabía" describes a state of mind or knowledge that persisted over a period in the past.

• Qué bueno que te conocí

  ➔ Que-clause (Subjunctive trigger or emotional reaction)

  ➔ This construction "Qué bueno que..." expresses an emotional evaluation or joy about an event that occurred.