Ese Hombre Sin Ti – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of José José with "Ese Hombre Sin Ti," a quintessential Spanish-language romantic ballad from 1973. Listening to this song is a great way to connect with the powerful, emotional delivery typical of 'El Príncipe de la Canción,' learning expressive Spanish phrases about heartbreak and resignation through his masterful vocal performance.

[English]

It seems to me you

Your silence has ended

A summer sings to you

Within the heart

It seems to me today

You liked the roses more

And life and its things

They come to you more easily

It seems to me already

Your dreams have been lost

They found you an owner

The love sprites

It seems to me

My story has ended

Sadness commands me

To start again

It seems to me today

You drifted far away from me

Where no prayer

Could reach you

It seems to me already

I realized who he was

That man without you

Just ordinary people

And that is me

That is me

...

[Spanish]

Me parece que a tí

Se te acabó el silencio

Un verano te canta

Dentro del corazón

Me parece que hoy

Te gustaron más las rosas

Y la vida y sus cosas

Se te brindan mejor

Me parece que ya

Extraviaron tus sueños

Te buscaron un dueño

Los duendes del amor

Me parece que a mí

Se me acabó la historia

La tristeza me ordena

Comenzar otra vez

Me parece que hoy

Te me fuiste muy lejos

Donde ya ningún ruego

Te pudiera alcanzar

Me parece que ya

Me di cuenta quién era

Ese hombre sin tí

Una gente cualquiera

Y ese soy yo

Ese soy yo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
parecer pa.reˈθeɾ A2	verb - to seem
silencio siˈlen.θjo A1	noun - silence
verano beˈɾa.no A1	noun - summer
corazón ko.raˈθon A1	noun - heart
gustar ɡusˈtaɾ A2	verb - to like
rosa ˈro.sa A1	noun - rose
vida ˈbi.ða A1	noun - life
extraviar eks.tɾa.βiˈaɾ B1	verb - to lose
dueño ˈdwe.ɲo A2	noun - owner
duende ˈdwen.de B1	noun - goblin
tristeza trisˈte.θa A2	noun - sadness
ordenar or.ðeˈnaɾ A2	verb - to order
ruego ˈrwe.ɣo B1	noun - plea
alcanzar al.kanˈθaɾ A2	verb - to reach
cualquiera kwa.ˈljε.ɾa A2	adjective - anyone

Key Grammar Structures

• Me parece que a tí

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (a tí)

  ➔ The phrase uses the indirect object pronoun "a tí" to indicate the action is directed toward 'you'.

• Se te acabó el silencio

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun (se, te)

  ➔ The reflexive pronouns "se" and "te" are used to indicate that the action affects the subject.

• Te gustaron más las rosas

  ➔ Preterite Tense (gustaron)

  ➔ The preterite tense "gustaron" is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Me parece que ya

  ➔ Impersonal Expression (Me parece)

  ➔ The phrase "Me parece" is an impersonal expression used to express an opinion or feeling.

• Te buscaron un dueño

  ➔ Indefinite Past Tense (buscaron)

  ➔ The verb "buscaron" is in the preterite tense, indicating a specific past action.

• La tristeza me ordena

  ➔ Personal 'a' Omission (me ordena)

  ➔ The personal 'a' is omitted before the direct object pronoun 'me' in 'me ordena'.

• Ese hombre sin tí

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (sin tí)

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "sin tí" indicates a condition without 'you'.

• Y ese soy yo

  ➔ Subject Pronoun (yo)

  ➔ The subject pronoun "yo" is used to emphasize the subject 'I'.