El Amor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jose Luis Perales

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless beauty of 'El Amor' by José Luis Perales, a song that poetically defines love through simple, heartfelt imagery. This ballad offers a gentle insight into the nuances of affection, making it a wonderful piece for appreciating both the Spanish language and the universal experience of love.

[English]

Love

It's a drop of water on a crystal

It's a long walk without talking

It's a fruit for two

Love

It's a space where there's no room

For anything other than loving

It's something between you and me

Love is crying when it says goodbye

Love is dreaming while listening to a song

Love is kissing with all your heart

It's forgiving me and understanding you

Love is stopping time on a clock

It's looking for a place to hear your voice

Love is creating a world between the two of us

It's forgiving me and understanding you

...

Love

It's a mouth with a taste of honey

It's a rain at sunset

It's an umbrella for two

Love

It's a space where there's no room

For anything other than loving

It's something between you and me

Love is crying when it says goodbye

Love is dreaming while listening to a song

Love is kissing with all your heart

It's forgiving me and understanding you

Love is stopping time on a clock

It's looking for a place to hear your voice

Love is creating a world between the two of us

It's forgiving me and understanding you

...

[Spanish]

El amor

Es una gota de agua en un cristal

Es un paseo largo sin hablar

Es una fruta para dos

El amor

Es un espacio donde no hay lugar

Para otra cosa que no sea amar

Es algo entre tú y yo

El amor es llorar cuando nos dice adiós

El amor es soñar oyendo una canción

El amor es besar poniendo el corazón

Es perdonarme tú y comprenderte yo

El amor es parar el tiempo en un reloj

Es buscar un lugar donde escuchar tu voz

El amor es crear un mundo entre los dos

Es perdonarme tú y comprenderte yo

El amor

Es una boca con sabor a miel

Es una lluvia en el atardecer

Es un paraguas para dos

El amor

Es un espacio donde no hay lugar

Para otra cosa que no sea amar

Es algo entre tú y yo

El amor es llorar cuando nos dice adiós

El amor es soñar oyendo una canción

El amor es besar poniendo el corazón

Es perdonarme tú y comprenderte yo

El amor es parar el tiempo en un reloj

Es buscar un lugar donde escuchar tu voz

El amor es crear un mundo entre los dos

Es perdonarme tú y comprenderte yo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
gota /ˈɡo.ta/ B1	noun - drop
agua /ˈa.ɣwa/ A1	noun - water
paseo /paˈse.o/ B2	noun - walk, stroll
fruta /ˈfɾu.ta/ A2	noun - fruit
espacio /esˈpa.θjo/ B2	noun - space
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place
otra /ˈo.tɾa/ A2	adjective/pronoun - other
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to cry
soñar /soɲˈaɾ/ B2	verb - to dream
besar /besˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to kiss
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ B1	noun - heart
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to stop
buscar /βusˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to search for
crear /kɾeˈaɾ/ B2	verb - to create

Key Grammar Structures

• Es una gota de agua en un cristal

  ➔ Use of the verb 'ser' + indefinite article + noun phrase

  ➔ 'Es' is the third person singular form of 'ser', used here to describe what love 'is'.

• Es un paseo largo sin hablar

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + noun phrase with adjective clause

  ➔ 'Es' again is 'ser' shows identity or characteristic, and the phrase describes a long walk without talking.

• Es una fruta para dos

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + noun phrase indicating possession or purpose

  ➔ 'Es' indicates the essential nature of love, and the phrase implies sharing a fruit for two.

• Es algo entre tú y yo

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + noun phrase denoting a relationship

  ➔ 'Es' equates to 'is', emphasizing that love is something only between 'tú y yo' (you and I).

• El amor es llorar cuando nos dice adiós

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + infinitive verb phrase to describe an emotion or action

  ➔ 'Es' indicates a state or condition of love, here expressed as crying when saying goodbye.

• El amor es soñar oyendo una canción

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + gerund (oyendo) + noun phrase

  ➔ 'Es' expresses the nature of love, and 'oyendo' (hearing) is a gerund indicating the ongoing action of listening to a song.