Este Viejo Corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through 'Este Viejo Corazón' is a rewarding experience for students of the language. José José's precise, dramatic enunciation allows listeners to clearly hear the emotional weight of Spanish romantic vocabulary, making it an excellent study piece for intermediate learners focusing on poetic expression and emotive phrasing.

[English]

I feel a thousand kisses from your lips on mine

And a crazy longing to see your face, to feel the touch of your hair

And for the rain to invite us to make love

What a feeling, what madness, my love

And this old heart of mine that waits for you night and day

Because you always bring it your joys

And this old heart of mine that waits for you night and day

Because you always bring it

Because you always bring it... your joys

Love, love, love me

...

I feel your gaze upon me, driving me wild

A passion that torments me

That makes me sick, that kills me

And I can't cry for your love anymore

What a feeling, what madness, my love

And this old heart of mine that waits for you night and day

Because you always bring it your joys

And this old heart of mine that waits for you night and day

Because you always bring it

Because you always bring it... your joys

Love, love, love me

Love, love, love me

...

[Spanish]

Siento mil besos de tu boca en mi boca

Y un loco afán de ver tu cara, sentir el roce de tu pelo

Y que la lluvia nos invite al amor

Que sensación, que locura, amor mío

Y este viejo corazón que te espera noche y día

Porque siempre tú le llevas tus alegrías

Y este viejo corazón que te espera noche y día

Porque siempre tú le llevas

Porque siempre tú le llevas... tus alegrías

Amor, amor, ámame

Siento sobre mi tu mirada que me enloquece

Una pasión que me atormenta

Que me enferma, que me mata

Y ya no puedo más llorar por tu amor

Que sensación, que locura, amor mío

Y este viejo corazón que te espera noche y día

Porque siempre tú le llevas tus alegrías

Y este viejo corazón que te espera noche y día

Porque siempre tú le llevas

Porque siempre tú le llevas... tus alegrías

Amor, amor, ámame

Amor, amor, ámame

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
siento siento A2	verb - to feel
besos besos A1	noun - kisses
locura lokura B1	noun - madness
espera espera A2	verb - to wait
alegrías alegrías A2	noun - joys
mirada mirada B1	noun - look/gaze
enloquece enlokeθe B2	verb - to drive someone crazy
pasión pasjon B1	noun - passion
atormenta atormenta C1	verb - to torment
llorar joraɾ A2	verb - to cry
lluvia ʝuβja A2	noun - rain
roce roθe B2	noun - touch/rubbing
sensación sensasjon B1	noun - sensation/feeling
enferma enferma A2	verb - to make ill
mata mata A2	verb - to kill

Key Grammar Structures

• Siento mil besos de tu boca en mi boca

  ➔ Use of the verb 'Sentir' (to feel) followed by a direct object.

  ➔ The verb "Siento" expresses physical or emotional perception.

• Y que la lluvia nos invite al amor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood triggered by a wish or desire.

  ➔ The verb "invite" is in the subjunctive "invite" because it expresses a wish for an action.

• Y este viejo corazón que te espera

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'.

  ➔ The "que" introduces a descriptive clause about the "corazón".

• Porque siempre tú le llevas tus alegrías

  ➔ Use of indirect object pronoun 'le'.

  ➔ The pronoun "le" refers back to the "corazón", representing who receives the joys.

• Amor, amor, ámame

  ➔ Imperative mood with enclitic pronoun.

  ➔ The word "ámame" combines the imperative verb "ama" and the direct object "me".

• Siento sobre mi tu mirada que me enloquece

  ➔ Relative clause with a direct object pronoun.

  ➔ The "que" refers to "mirada" and "me" is the object of the action.

• Y ya no puedo más llorar por tu amor

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'poder' + adverbial phrase.

  ➔ "No puedo más" emphasizes the impossibility of continuing an action.

• Una pasión que me atormenta

  ➔ Present tense indicative used in a descriptive relative clause.

  ➔ The verb "atormenta" is in the present indicative because it describes a current reality.