Estabamos Juntos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic beauty of Spanish with José José's heartfelt classic, "Estabamos Juntos." By exploring the evocative lyrics, which paint pictures of shared moments as eternal and precious as the sun and sea, you can learn vocabulary rich in sentiment and understand the passionate yet melancholic tones that define classic Latin romantic music.

[English]

That gray afternoon

while the sun was shining

I felt a flower cry for you

my heart wept too

my love

they weren't tears

it was just love

we were together

cherishing every ray of sunlight

dressing the mornings with you

bringing down every star in your honor

we were together

like the horizon and the sea

like a prayer at an altar

filling our lives with love

we were together

we were together

like the horizon and the sea

like a prayer at an altar

filling our lives with love

we were together

for eternity

for eternity

[Spanish]

Aquella tarde gris

mientras brillaba el sol

sentí una flor llorar por ti

lloro mi corazón

vida mía

no eran lágrimas

era solo el amor

estábamos juntos

guardando cada rayo de sol

vistiendo las mañanas de ti

bajando cada estrella en tu honor

estábamos juntos

igual que el horizonte y el mar

igual que una oración a un altar

llenando nuestras vidas de amor

estábamos juntos

estábamos juntos

igual que el horizonte y el mar

igual que una oración a un altar

llenando nuestras vidas de amor

estábamos juntos

para la eternidad

para la eternidad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brillaba briˈʎa.ba A2	verb - to shine
llorar ʎoˈɾaɾ A1	verb - to cry
corazón ko.ɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
lágrimas ˈla.ɣɾi.mas A1	noun - tears
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
estábamos esˈta.βa.mos A2	verb - we were
juntos ˈxun.tos A1	adjective - together
guardando ɡwarˈðan.do A2	verb - keeping
rayo ˈra.ʝo A2	noun - ray
vistiendo bisˈten.do A2	verb - dressing
mañanas maˈɲa.nas A1	noun - mornings
estrella esˈtre.ʎa A1	noun - star
honor oˈnoɾ B1	noun - honor
horizonte o.riˈθon.te A2	noun - horizon
oración o.ɾaˈθjon A2	noun - prayer
eternidad eteɾ.niˈðað B1	noun - eternity

Key Grammar Structures

• Aquella tarde gris mientras brillaba el sol

  ➔ Past Imperfect Tense

  ➔ The verbs 'estabamos' and 'brillaba' are in the Imperfect tense, describing ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

• sentí una flor llorar por ti

  ➔ Preterite Tense

  ➔ The verb 'sentí' is in the Preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• no eran lágrimas, era solo el amor

  ➔ Imperfect Tense of 'ser'

  ➔ The verb 'eran' is the Imperfect tense of 'ser', used to describe a state or condition in the past.

• estábamos juntos guardando cada rayo de sol

  ➔ Past Progressive Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'estábamos juntos guardando' uses the Imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action in the past.

• igual que el horizonte y el mar

  ➔ Comparative Structure

  ➔ The phrase 'igual que' is used to make a comparison between two elements.

• para la eternidad

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'para la eternidad' is a prepositional phrase indicating a purpose or destination.