En una Tarde de Verano – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a poignant journey of memory and change with José José's "En una Tarde de Verano." This beautiful ballad offers a chance to immerse yourself in the rich emotional landscape of Spanish, exploring themes of nostalgia and the passage of time through its evocative lyrics and José José's iconic vocal delivery. You can learn poetic expressions related to memory, longing, and the subtle shifts in life's landscapes, making it a perfect song for appreciating the depth and beauty of the language.

[English]

On a summer afternoon

I went to the house where I once lived

It's on the farthest beach

Of the province where I grew up

On a summer afternoon

I tried to rebuild

The thousand memories that remain

Of the friends I once had

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

I felt yesterday, that was reborn like in a dream

But what surrounded me was no longer there

The houses are no longer the same

Other people live in them now

On a summer afternoon

I took the path by which I arrived

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

Faces, people, and memories

Faces, people, and memories

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

It was beautiful to see, its sun, combing, the sea

...

[Spanish]

En una tarde de un verano

Me fui a la casa en que una vez viví

Está en la playa más lejana

De la provincia en donde crecí

En una tarde de un verano

Hice un intento por reconstruir

Los mil recuerdos que han quedado

De los amigos que tuve una vez

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Yo sentí el ayer, que volvió a nacer como en un sueño

Pero ya no estaba, lo que me rodeaba

Las casas ya no son las mismas

En ellas viven otras gentes ya

En una tarde de un verano

Tomé el camino por donde llegué

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Caras, gentes, y recuerdos

Caras, gentes, y recuerdos

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la mar

Fue hermoso ver, su sol, peinar, la

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tarde tarde A1	noun - afternoon adjective - late
verano verano A1	noun - summer
casa casa A1	noun - house, home
playa playa A2	noun - beach
provincia provincia B1	noun - province, region
intento intento A2	noun - attempt, effort
reconstruir reconstruir B2	verb - to rebuild, to reconstruct
recuerdos recuerdos B1	noun - memories, recollections
amigos amigos A1	noun - friends
hermoso hermoso A2	adjective - beautiful, lovely
sol sol A1	noun - sun
mar mar A1	noun - sea
sentir sentir A2	verb - to feel, to sense
sueño sueño A1	noun - dream, sleep
vivir vivir A1	verb - to live
camino camino A2	noun - road, path
gentes gentes B2	noun - people, folk
caras caras B1	noun - faces
peinar peinar B2	verb - to comb, to style hair
volver volver B1	verb - to return, to come back