El Mundo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound Spanish lyrics of José José's "El Mundo," a song that uses grand cosmic imagery to explore personal heartbreak. By engaging with this track, you can connect with the depth of classic Latin balladry and appreciate how the language conveys powerful, universal themes of acceptance and the ongoing cycle of life and loss.

[English]

No, tonight I no longer think of love for you.

I opened my eyes just to look around me.

And around me the world turned as always.

It turns, the world spins in its infinite space.

With loves that begin.

With loves that end.

With sorrows and joys.

Of other people like me.

Oh world, that's why I look at you now.

And in your silence I lose myself.

And I am nothing when I see you.

The world, which has never stopped.

Its night dies and the day arrives.

And that day, you'll see me.

Oh world.

The world.

That hasn't stopped even for a moment.

Its night dies and the day arrives.

And that day, you'll see me.

...

[Spanish]

No, en esta noche ya no pienso amor en ti

Abrí los ojos solamente para ver en torno a mí

Y en torno a mí giraba el mundo como siempre

Gira, el mundo gira en su espacio infinito

Con amores que comienzan

Con amores que terminan

Con las penas y alegrías

De otras gentes como yo

Oh mundo, por eso ahora yo te miro

Y en tu silenció yo me pierdo

Y no soy nada al verte a ti

El mundo, que no ha parado ni un momento

Su noche muere y viene el día

Y ese día, me veras

Oh mundo

El mundo

Que no ha parado ni un momento

Su noche muere y viene el día

Y ese día, me veras

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
giraba xiˈɾa.βa A2	verb - was turning
infinito in.fiˈni.to A2	adjective - infinite
amores aˈmo.ɾes A1	noun - loves
terminan ter.miˈnan A2	verb - end
penas ˈpe.nas A2	noun - sorrows
alegrías a.leˈgɾi.as A1	noun - joys
gentes ˈxen.tes A1	noun - people
silenció si.lenˈθjo A2	noun - silence
pierdo ˈpjeɾ.ðo A2	verb - lose myself
parado paˈɾa.ðo A2	verb - stopped
muere ˈmwe.ɾe A2	verb - dies
veras beˈɾas A2	verb - you will see

Key Grammar Structures

• No, en esta noche ya no pienso amor en ti

  ➔ Double negative in Spanish

  ➔ The phrase uses 'No... ya no' to emphasize the negation, which is common in Spanish for added emphasis.

• Y en torno a mí giraba el mundo como siempre

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'giraba' is in the imperfect tense, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

• Gira, el mundo gira en su espacio infinito

  ➔ Present tense for ongoing actions

  ➔ The verb 'gira' is in the present tense, used to describe an action that is currently happening or is ongoing.

• Con amores que comienzan

  ➔ Present tense with 'que' for subordinate clauses

  ➔ The present tense 'comienzan' is used in a subordinate clause introduced by 'que', common in Spanish for describing concurrent actions.

• Y no soy nada al verte a ti

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'verte' is used with the present tense 'soy' to indicate an action performed on the subject itself.

• Su noche muere y viene el día

  ➔ Present tense for immediate future

  ➔ The present tense 'muere' and 'viene' are used to express actions that will happen in the immediate future.