De Pueblo en Pueblo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the deep emotion woven into José José's music with "De Pueblo en Pueblo." While specific context is elusive, this song title itself invites a journey into the Spanish language, focusing on vocabulary related to geography and constant movement, which are central to many compelling Spanish narratives.

[English]

I wandered alone from town to town without love

I didn’t know what a kiss was, what love was

Always singing with my guitar, I crossed mountains, valleys, and rivers

I was happy with my song

But suddenly, you crossed my path

A thousand unknown emotions, I discovered

I stopped my journey, and in your arms, I made my nest because I believed

That you were giving me all of yourself

But my happiness was fleeting, because you gave me disappointment

While I gave you my whole life

You were breaking my heart

And that’s why I say now, that love is pain

I no longer sing, I no longer laugh, nor does the sun shine on you anymore

My song fell silent, my guitar in a corner

Missing my wandering life as a troubadour

But right now, I return to my life as a wanderer

And I’ll pretend you’re the people I’ve never seen

I keep moving without stopping, looking ahead to keep going

Always singing, singing like this...

...

I keep moving without stopping, looking ahead to keep going

Always singing, singing like this...

...

I keep moving without stopping, looking ahead to keep going

Always singing, singing like this...

...

I keep moving without stopping, looking ahead to keep going

Always singing, singing like this...

...

[Spanish]

Vagaba solo de pueblo en pueblo sin un cariño

Yo no sabía lo que era un beso, lo que era amor

Cantando siempre con mi guitarra, cruce montañas, valles y ríos

Era dichoso con mi canción

Mas de repente tú te cruzaste por mi camino

Mil emociones desconocidas, yo descubrí

Paré mi marcha, y entre tus brazos hice mi nido porque creí

Que me entregabas todo de ti

Pero mi dicha fue pasajera, porque me diste desilusión

Mientras te daba mi vida entera

Tú destrozabas mi corazón

Y por eso digo ahora, que el amor es dolor

Ya no canto, ya no rio ni te alumbra más el sol

Mi canción quedó en silencio, mi guitarra en un rincón

Extrañando mi vagar de trovador

Pero ahora mismo vuelvo a mi vida de peregrino

Y hare de cuenta que eres la gente que nunca vi

Agarro el paso sin detenerme, mirando al frente para seguir

Cantando siempre, cantando así...

Agarro el paso sin detenerme, mirando al frente para seguir

Cantando siempre, cantando así...

Agarro el paso sin detenerme, mirando al frente para seguir

Cantando siempre, cantando así...

Agarro el paso sin detenerme, mirando al frente para seguir

Cantando siempre, cantando así...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vagar vaˈɣaɾ A2	verb - to wander
pueblo ˈpweβlo A1	noun - village
cariño kaˈriɲo A1	noun - affection
beso ˈbeso A1	noun - kiss
dichoso diˈtʃoso A2	adjective - happy, fortunate
cruzar kɾuˈθaɾ A2	verb - to cross
montaña monˈtaɲa A1	noun - mountain
valle ˈbaʎe A1	noun - valley
río ˈri.o A1	noun - river
canción kanˈθjon A1	noun - song
repentE repenˈte A2	adverb - suddenly
emoción emoˈθjon A2	noun - emotion
desilusión desilusiˈon B1	noun - disillusionment
entregar entreˈɣaɾ A2	verb - to give
destrozar destroˈθaɾ B1	verb - to destroy
peregrino peɾeˈɣɾino B1	noun - pilgrim
trovador tɾoβaˈðoɾ B2	noun - troubadour

Key Grammar Structures

• Vagaba solo de pueblo en pueblo sin un cariño

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'vagaba' is in the imperfect tense, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, such as 'I used to wander'.

• Yo no sabía lo que era un beso, lo que era amor

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative ('no sabía') which is common in Spanish to emphasize the lack of knowledge.

• Mas de repente tú te cruzaste por mi camino

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'cruzaste' is in the preterite tense, used to describe a specific, completed action in the past, such as 'you crossed'.

• Paré mi marcha, y entre tus brazos hice mi nido

  ➔ Past tense with idiomatic expression

  ➔ The phrase 'hice mi nido' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'I made my home', using the past tense verb 'hice'.

• Pero mi dicha fue pasajera, porque me diste desilusión

  ➔ Adjective as noun

  ➔ The word 'pasajera' functions as a noun here, meaning 'fleeting happiness', demonstrating the use of adjectives as nouns.

• Y por eso digo ahora, que el amor es dolor

  ➔ Present tense in subordinate clause

  ➔ The verb 'es' is in the present tense within a subordinate clause, indicating a general truth or ongoing state, such as 'love is pain'.

• Agarro el paso sin detenerme, mirando al frente para seguir

  ➔ Present tense for future action

  ➔ The verb 'agarro' is in the present tense but refers to a future action, a common usage in Spanish to express immediate plans, such as 'I will keep moving'.