El Perdón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Nicky Jam, Enrique Iglesias
• Album: Fénix

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey into Spanish language and culture with "El Perdón." This globally acclaimed song offers an accessible and emotionally rich entry point for learners. Its clear, heartfelt lyrics, combined with a memorable melody, allow you to grasp common expressions of love, regret, and longing. The blend of reggaeton and Latin pop makes it catchy and engaging, providing an authentic taste of contemporary Latin music while expanding your vocabulary and listening comprehension in a truly enjoyable way.

[English]

Tell me if it's true

I heard you're getting married

You don't know how much I'm suffering

I have to tell you this

Tell me

Your farewell was hard for me

Could it be that he took you to the moon

And I didn't know how to do it that way

I was looking for you

Through the streets, shouting

This is killing me, oh no

I was looking for you

Through the streets, shouting

Like a crazy guy drinking, oh

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like this

I don't like this

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like that

I don't like that

Living without you, I can't take it any longer

That's why I come to tell you how I feel

I'm suffering in loneliness

And even though your father didn't approve this relationship

I keep insisting on asking your forgiveness

What truly matters is in your heart

I was looking for you

Through the streets, shouting

This is killing me, oh no

I was looking for you

Through the streets, shouting

Like a crazy guy drinking, oh

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like this

I don't like this

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like that

I don't like that

I swore to you eternal love

And now someone else gives you warmth

When at night you feel cold, oh oh, oh

I know he seems better to you

But I'm in your heart

And that's why I ask forgiveness

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like this, oh no

I don't like this

It's because I'm without you, and you're without me

Tell me, who can be happy

I don't like this, oh yeah, oh

(And you without me)

They say you don't know what you have until you lose it but...

(And I'm without you) It's worth fighting for what you want

(I can't live like this) And make the effort

(I don't want to live like this)

N.I.C.K

Nicky Jam Enrique Iglesias

(I don't want you to leave me, please)

Saga White Black

(And I ask forgiveness)

...

[Spanish]

Dime si es verdad

Me dijeron que te estás casando

Tú no sabes lo estoy sufriendo

Esto te lo tengo que decir

Cuéntame

Tu despedida para mí fue dura

Será que él te llevó a la luna

Y yo no supe hacerlo así

Te estaba buscando

Por las calles gritando

Esto me esto está matando, oh no

Te estaba buscando

Por las calles gritando

Como un loco tomando oh

Es que yo sin ti, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Esto no me gusta

Esto no me gusta

Es que yo sin tí, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Eso no me gusta

Eso no me gusta

Vivir sin tí, no aguanto más

Por eso vengo a decirte lo que siento

Estoy sufriendo en la soledad

Y aunque tu padre no aprobó esta relación

Yo sigo insistiendo a pedirte perdón

Lo único que importa está en tu corazón

Te estaba buscando

Por las calles gritando

Esto me está matando oh no

Te estaba buscando

Por las calles gritando

Como un loco tomando oh

Es que yo sin tí, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Esto no me gusta

Esto no me gusta

Es que yo sin tí, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Eso no me gusta

Eso no me gusta

Yo te juré a tí eterno amor

Y ahora otro te da calor

Cuando en las noches tienes frío oh oh, oh

Yo sé que él te parece mejor

Pero yo estoy en tu corazón

Y por eso pido perdón

Es que yo sin tí, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Esto no me gusta, oh no

Esto no me gusta

Es que yo sin tí, y tú sin mí

Dime quién puede ser feliz

Esto no me gusta oh yeah, oh

(Y tú sin mí)

Dicen que uno no sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde pero...

(Y yo sin tí) Vale la pena luchar por lo que uno quiere

(No puedo vivir así) Y hacer el intento

(No quiero vivir así)

N.I.C.K

Nicky Jam Enrique Iglesias

(No quiero que me dejes por favor)

Saga White Black

(Y te pido perdón)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
verdad /beɾˈdad/ A2	noun - truth
casando /kaˈsando/ B1	verb - getting married
sufriendo /suˈfɾiendo/ B1	verb - suffering
despedida /des.peˈði.ða/ B2	noun - farewell, goodbye
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
calles /ˈka.ʝes/ A2	noun - streets
gritando /ɡɾiˈtan.do/ A2	verb - shouting, yelling
matando /maˈtan.do/ B1	verb - killing
loco /ˈlo.ko/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad
feliz /feˈlis/ A1	adjective - happy
gustar /ɡusˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to like
vivir /biˈbir/ A1	verb - to live
siento /ˈsjen.to/ A2	verb - I feel
soledad /so.leˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness
relación /re.laˈθjon/ B1	noun - relationship
perdón /peɾˈðon/ A2	noun - forgiveness, pardon
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1	noun - cold adjective - cold
pena /ˈpe.na/ B1	noun - worth

Key Grammar Structures

• Dime si es verdad, Me dijeron que te estás casando

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after verbs of influence/emotion and reported speech (indirect speech).

  ➔ "Dime si es verdad" uses the subjunctive mood after "Dime" implying doubt. "Me dijeron que te estás casando" uses the indicative because it reports a fact.

• Tú no sabes lo estoy sufriendo

  ➔ Use of "lo" as a neuter article/pronoun referring to an abstract concept or a previous statement.

  ➔ "Lo" refers to "what" the speaker is suffering. It's not a specific object, but rather the *experience* of suffering.

• Será que él te llevó a la luna, Y yo no supe hacerlo así

  ➔ Use of "será que" to express doubt or speculation.

  ➔ "Será que" introduces a speculative question expressing doubt. The imperfect subjunctive "supe" reflects the speaker's past inability.

• Te estaba buscando, Por las calles gritando

  ➔ Imperfect progressive tense (estaba + gerund) to describe an ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ "Estaba buscando" describes that the search was ongoing at a point in the past, implying a duration.

• Es que yo sin ti, y tú sin mí, Dime quién puede ser feliz

  ➔ Use of "sin" (without) to express a condition or lack of something essential.

  ➔ "Sin ti" and "sin mí" emphasize the mutual dependence and the resulting unhappiness of separation.

• Yo te juré a tí eterno amor

  ➔ Use of the dative pronoun "a ti" for emphasis (dative of interest/redundancy).

  ➔ The "a ti" isn't strictly necessary because "te" already acts as the indirect object, but it reinforces the idea that the promise was made *to you* specifically.

• Cuando en las noches tienes frío oh oh, oh

  ➔ Use of "Cuando" + present subjunctive or indicative depending on certainty/generality. Here indicative, "tienes" implying a general truth.

  ➔ Because the statement is generally true, the indicative "tienes" is used.