Dos Rosas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the golden age of Latin romance with José José’s "Dos Rosas," a beautiful Modern Ballad from 1971. This song is an excellent introduction to the expressive vocabulary of love in Spanish, teaching you common romantic metaphors like using 'purity' (*pureza*) and 'passion' (*pasión*) to describe the layers of a deep connection. Its clear, emotive vocal style makes it a perfect piece for understanding the poetic and dramatic delivery of classic Spanish-language pop music.

[English]

They are two roses

One white and one red

The white one is purity

And the red one is my passion...

These roses

That I have to give to you

Carry all that I feel

They are my life, I give them to you...

And someday, if you are sad

Far from me, they will tell you

That my love for you will not die...

That old book of yours will keep them

And one day at last you will see them

And once again, you will come back to me

They are two roses

One white and one red

The white one is purity

And the red one is my passion

These roses

That I have to give to you

Carry all that I feel

They are my life, I give them to you...

And someday, if you are sad

Far from me, they will tell you

That my love for you will not die

That old book of yours will keep them

And one day at last you will see them

And once again, you will come back to me...

And someday

If you are sad...

Far from me

...

[Spanish]

Son dos rosas

Una blanca y otra roja

Es la blanca la pureza

Y la roja mi pasión...

Esas rosas

Que yo tengo para darte

Llevan todo lo que siento

Son mi vida, te las doy...

Y alguna vez, si triste estás

Lejos de mí te dirán

Que mi amor por ti, no morirá...

Tu libro aquel las guardará

Y un día al fin las verás

Y otra vez a mí, tú volverás

Son dos rosas

Una blanca y otra roja

Es la blanca la pureza

Y la roja mi pasión

Esas rosas

Que yo tengo para darte

Llevan todo lo que siento

Son mi vida, te las doy...

Y alguna vez, si triste estás

Lejos de mí te dirán

Que mi amor por ti, no morirá

Tu libro aquel las guardará

Y un día al fin las verás

Y otra vez a mí, tú volverás...

Y alguna vez

Si triste estás...

Lejos de mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rosa roˈsa A1	noun - rose
blanca ˈblanka A1	adjective - white
roja ˈroxa A1	adjective - red
pureza puˈreθa A2	noun - purity
pasión paˈsjon A2	noun - passion
sentir senˈtir A2	verb - to feel
vida ˈbiða A1	noun - life
triste ˈtriste A1	adjective - sad
lejos ˈleχos A1	adverb - far
amor aˈmor A1	noun - love
morir moˈrir A2	verb - to die
guardar ɡwarˈðar A2	verb - to keep
volver bolˈber A2	verb - to return
dar ðar A1	verb - to give
libro ˈliβro A1	noun - book