¿Dónde Andarás? – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful Spanish of "¿Dónde Andarás?" by the 'Prince of Song,' José José. This classic Latin ballad is a masterclass in conveying heartbreak, regret, and deep yearning. Its simple, repetitive, yet powerful lyrics, like the chorus of longing ("¿Dónde andarás amor?"), make it an ideal song for learning to express powerful emotions and romantic vocabulary in Spanish through the voice of a legendary vocalist.

[English]

You told me that night you were going to leave me

I’ll forget you or you’ll drive me crazy

Living with you your way is impossible

It’s so hard, but I’m leaving while still loving you

It was me who opened the door that night

Without realizing you wouldn’t come back

My foolish pride was to blame

For that irreparable harm I caused without knowing

I’m sad, my life is in ruins

My joy has vanished

Because I haven’t seen you again

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

I miss you so much, I need your love

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

If you’ll forgive me and think of coming back

It was me who opened the door that night

Without realizing you wouldn’t come back

My foolish pride was to blame

For that irreparable harm I caused without knowing

I’m sad, my life is in ruins

My joy has vanished

Because I haven’t seen you again

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

I miss you so much, I need your love

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

If you’ll forgive me and think of coming back

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

I miss you so much, I need your love

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

If you’ll forgive me and think of coming back

Where are you, my love, where are you, my love

I miss you so much, I need your love

Where are you, my love, where are you

...

[Spanish]

Voy a dejarte me dijiste aquella noche

Voy a olvidarte o me vas a enloquecer

Vivir contigo a tu manera es imposible

Es tan difícil que me voy queriéndote

Y fui yo mismo el que esa noche abrió la puerta

Sin darme cuenta de que no ibas a volver

Y éste tonto orgullo mío fue el culpable

De ese mal irreparable que me hice sin saber

Ando triste con la vida destruido

La alegría se me ha ido

Porque no te he vuelto a ver

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Te extraño tanto necesito tu querer

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Si perdonarás y pensarás en volver

Y fui yo mismo el que esa noche abrió la puerta

Sin darme cuenta de que no ibas a volver

Y éste tonto orgullo mío fue el culpable

De ese mal irreparable que me hice sin saber

Ando triste con la vida destruido

La alegría se me ha ido

Porque no te he vuelto a ver

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Te extraño tanto necesito tu querer

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Si perdonarás y pensarás en volver

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Te extraño tanto necesito tu querer

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Si perdonarás y pensarás en volver

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás amor

Te extraño tanto necesito tu querer

Dónde andarás amor, dónde andarás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dejarte deˈxaɾte B1	verb - to leave you
olvidarte olβiˈðaɾte B1	verb - to forget you
enloquecer enlokeˈθeɾ B2	verb - to drive crazy, to go mad
imposible impoˈsiβle B1	adjective - impossible
difícil diˈfiθil A2	adjective - difficult
orgullo oɾˈɡuʎo B2	noun - pride
culpable kulˈpaβle B1	adjective - guilty, to blame
irreparable iɾepaˈɾable C1	adjective - irreparable
triste ˈtɾiste A2	adjective - sad
destruido destɾuˈiðo B1	adjective - destroyed
alegría aleˈɣɾia A2	noun - joy
extraño eksˈtɾaɲo B1	adjective - strange, I miss you
necesito neθeˈsito A2	verb - I need
querer keˈɾeɾ A2	noun - love, affection
perdonarás peɾðonaˈɾas B1	verb - you will forgive
pensarás penˈsaɾas B1	verb - you will think
volver βolˈβeɾ A2	verb - to return

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a dejarte me dijiste aquella noche

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The phrase 'Voy a dejarte' uses 'ir a' to express a future action, meaning 'I am going to leave you'.

• Vivir contigo a tu manera es imposible

  ➔ Present tense with infinitive

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense with the infinitive 'vivir' to state a general truth: 'Living with you your way is impossible'.

• Y fui yo mismo el que esa noche abrió la puerta

  ➔ Preterite tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the preterite tense with the reflexive pronoun 'yo mismo' to emphasize the subject: 'And it was I myself who opened the door that night'.

• De ese mal irreparable que me hice sin saber

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' is used to introduce a relative clause: 'Of that irreparable harm that I did to myself without knowing'.

• Dónde andarás amor

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun 'dónde'

  ➔ The interrogative pronoun 'dónde' is used to ask a question about location: 'Where will you be, my love?'.