Cruz De Olvido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José, Marco Antonio Muñiz
• Album: Y Algo Mas

Lyrics & Translation

Step into the world of profound Mexican romanticism with "Cruz De Olvido." This classic *Canción Ranchera* is a masterclass in conveying deep, self-sacrificial love and heartbreak. By learning its Spanish lyrics, you can explore powerful vocabulary related to sadness, resignation, and enduring love (such as *hastío* for weariness/loneliness and *cruz de olvido* for a burden of forgetfulness), set to the iconic voices of José José and Marco Antonio Muñiz.

[English]

With the sunset

I'll leave you,

I'll leave without you.

I'll move away from here

with pain inside me.

I swear, my heart,

it's not for lack of love,

but it's better this way.

One day you'll understand

that I did it for your own good,

that it was all for you.

The boat I'll sail on

carries a cross of forgetting.

It carries a cross of love,

and on that endless cross

I'll die of weariness.

I won't be to blame

if you cry because of me.

It's better to leave,

I'd rather do this than hurt you.

I know I'll suffer,

my ship will cross a sea of loneliness.

Goodbye, goodbye, my love,

remember that I loved you,

that I'll always love you.

The boat I'll sail on

carries a cross of forgetting.

It carries a cross of love,

and on that endless cross

I'll die of weariness.

The boat I'll sail on,

carries a cross of forgetting.

It carries a cross of love,

and on that endless cross,

I'll die of weariness.

[Spanish]

Con el atardecer

me iré de ti,

me iré sin ti.

Me alejaré de aquí

con dolor dentro de mí.

Te juro, corazón,

que no es falta de amor,

pero es mejor así.

Un día comprenderás

que lo hice por tu bien,

que todo fue por ti.

La barca en que me iré

lleva una cruz de olvido.

Lleva una cruz de amor

y en esa cruz sin fin

me moriré de hastío.

Culpable no he de ser

de que por mí puedas llorar.

Mejor será partir,

prefiero así que hacerte mal.

Yo sé que sufriré,

mi nave cruzará un mar de soledad.

Adiós, adiós, mi bien,

recuerda que te amé,

que siempre he de amar.

La barca en que me iré

lleva una cruz de olvido.

Lleva una cruz de amor

y en esa cruz sin fin

me moriré de hastío.

La barca en que me iré,

lleva una cruz de olvido.

Lleva una cruz de amor

y en esa cruz sin fin,

me moriré de hastío.

Key Grammar Structures

• Con el atardecer me iré de ti, me iré sin ti.

  ➔ Future tense with 'iré'

  ➔ The verb 'iré' (I will go) is in the future tense, indicating a future action.

• Te juro, corazón, que no es falta de amor,

  ➔ Present tense with 'es'

  ➔ The verb 'es' (is) is in the present tense, used to describe a current state.

• Un día comprenderás que lo hice por tu bien,

  ➔ Future tense with 'comprenderás'

  ➔ 'Comprenderás' (you will understand) is in the future tense, expressing a future understanding.

• Lleva una cruz de amor y en esa cruz sin fin

  ➔ Present tense with 'lleva'

  ➔ 'Lleva' (carries) is in the present tense, describing a current action.

• me moriré de hastío.

  ➔ Future tense with 'moriré'

  ➔ 'Moriré' (I will die) is in the future tense, indicating a future event.

• Culpable no he de ser de que por mí puedas llorar.

  ➔ Present perfect with 'he'

  ➔ 'He' (have) is used in the present perfect to indicate an action that has not occurred.

• Adiós, adiós, mi bien, recuerda que te amé,

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'recuerda'

  ➔ 'Recuerda' (remember) is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command.

• La barca en que me iré lleva una cruz de olvido.

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' (that) introduces a relative clause describing 'la barca'.