Hasta Que Te Conocí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Juan Gabriel
• Album: Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring world of Juan Gabriel with 'Hasta Que Te Conocí.' This song is an exceptional tool for learning Spanish, offering rich vocabulary related to emotions, past tenses (pretérito vs. imperfecto), and poetic storytelling. Through its dramatic delivery, you will learn how to express deep feelings while experiencing the absolute pinnacle of Mexican musical heritage.

[English]

[music]

I didn't know about sadness

Nor about tears or anything

That would make me cry

I knew about caresses, about tenderness

Because since I was little

That's what my mother taught me

That's what my mother taught me

That and many other things

I never suffered

I never cried

I was very happy

I lived, I lived very well

[music]

I lived so differently

Something beautiful, something divine

Full of happiness

I knew about joy

The beauty of life

But not about loneliness

But not about loneliness

About that and many other things

I never suffered

I never cried

I was, oh, so happy

I lived

I lived very well

[music]

Until

[music]

Until I met you

I saw life with pain

I won't lie to you, I was happy

Even if with very little love

And too late I realized

That I should have never loved you

But now I think of you

Much more than yesterday

But much, much more

[music]

Don't push me

[music]

Until I met you

I began to live life with pain

I won't lie to you, I was happy

Even if with very little love

And too late I realized

That I shouldn't love you

Because now I think of you

Because now I think of you

And because now I think of you

Much more than yesterday

But much, much more

[music]

I never suffered

But unfortunately

It was on a night like this

When I met you

[music]

Spotlights down

[music]

Everybody!

[music]

And now I want you to tell me

If it was worth it or not

Oh, having met you - because I don't want to see you

And the thing is, you were bad

And the thing is, you were bad

Oh, that's why I don't want

I don't want to ever see you again

Yes, now I want you to tell me

If it was worth it or not

Oh, having met you

Because I don't want to see you

Yes, the thing is, you were bad

Yes, very bad to me

Oh, that's why I don't want

I don't want to ever see you again

Yes, now I want you to tell me

If it was worth it or not

Oh, having met you

Because I don't want to see you

And the thing is, you were very bad

Yes, very bad to me

Oh, that's why I don't want

I don't want to ever see you again

And now I want you to tell me

If it was worth it or not

Oh, having met you

Because I don't want to see you

And the thing is, you were bad

Yes, very bad to me

Oh, that's why I don't want

I don't want to ever see you again

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, no!

[music]

No, oh-oh-oh

Oh!

[music]

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, no

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

And I don't want you, I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want you, and I don't want to see you

(I don't want you, I don't want you, I don't want to see you)

I don't want to see you

[music]

Long live Mexico!

[music]

The best mariachi of Mexico is leaving

El Mariachi Arriba Juárez

[music]

[Spanish]

[música]

No sabía de tristezas

Ni de lágrimas ni nada

Que me hicieran llorar

Yo sabía de caricias, de ternura

Porque a mi desde pequeño

Eso me enseñó mamá

Eso me enseño mamá

Eso y muchas cosas más

Yo jamás sufrí

Yo jamás lloré

Yo era muy feliz

Yo vivía, yo vivía muy bien

[música]

Yo vivía tan distinto

Algo hermoso, algo divino

Lleno de felicidad

Yo sabía de alegrías

La belleza de la vida

Pero no de soledad

Pero no de soledad

De eso y muchas cosas más

Yo jamás sufrí

Yo jamás lloré

Yo era, ay, muy feliz

Yo vivía

Yo vivía muy bien

[música]

Hasta que

[música]

Hasta que te conocí

Vi la vida con dolor

No te miento fui feliz

Aunque con muy poco amor

Y muy tarde comprendí

Que no te debía amar jamás

Pero ahora pienso en ti

Mucho más que ayer

Pero mucho más

[música]

No me provoquen

[música]

Hasta que te conocí

Comencé a vivir la vida con dolor

No te miento fui feliz

Aunque con muy poco amor

Y muy tarde comprendí

Que no te debía amar

Porque ahora pienso en ti

Porque ahora pienso en ti

Y porque ahora pienso en ti

Mucho más que ayer

Pero mucho más

[música]

Yo jamás sufrí

Pero desgraciadamente

Era una noche como estas

Cuando te encontré

[música]

Reflectores, abajo

[música]

¡Todo mundo!

[música]

Y ahora quiero que me digas

Si valió o no la pena

Ay, haberte conocido porque no te quiero ver

Y es que tú fuiste mala

Y es que tú fuiste mala

Ay, por eso no te quiero

No te quiero ver jamás

Sí, ahora quiero que me digas

Sí valió o no la pena

Ay, haberte conocido

Porque no te quiero ver

Sí, es que tú fuiste mala

Sí, muy mala conmigo

Ay, por eso no te quiero

No te quiero ver jamás

Sí, ahora quiero que me digas

Sí valió o no la pena

Ay, haberte conocido

Porque no te quiero ver

Y es que tú fuiste muy mala

Sí, muy mala conmigo

Ay, por eso no te quiero

No te quiero ver jamás

Y ahora quiero que me digas

Si valió o no la pena

Ay, haberte conocido

Porque no te quiero ver

Y es que tú fuiste mala

Sí, muy mala conmigo

Ay, por eso no te quiero

No te quiero ver jamás

No te quiero, no

No te quiero, no

No te quiero, no

No te quiero ¡no!

[música]

No, oh-oh-oh

¡Oh!

[música]

No te quiero, no

No te quiero, no

No te quiero, no

No te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Que no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Que no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Que no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero no te quiero ver)

Y no te quiero, que no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Que no te quiero, y no te quiero y no te quiero, y no te quiero v

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Que no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero, y no te quiero ver

(No te quiero, no te quiero, no te quiero ver)

Yo no quiero verte

[música]

¡Viva México!

[música]

Se va el mejor mariachi de México

El Mariachi Arriba Juárez

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
conocer ko.noˈseɾ A1	verb - to meet or get to know someone
tristeza tɾisˈte.sa A2	noun - sadness
lágrima ˈla.ɣɾi.ma B1	noun - tear
llorar ʝoˈɾaɾ A1	verb - to cry
caricia kaˈɾi.sja B2	noun - caress, gentle touch
ternura teɾˈnu.ɾa B2	noun - tenderness
sufrir suˈfɾiɾ A2	verb - to suffer
divino diˈβi.no B2	adjective - divine, wonderful
felicidad fe.li.siˈðað A2	noun - happiness
belleza beˈʝe.sa A2	noun - beauty
soledad so.leˈðað B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
dolor doˈloɾ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
mentir menˈtiɾ A2	verb - to lie
comprender kom.pɾenˈdeɾ A2	verb - to understand
provocar pɾo.βoˈkaɾ B1	verb - to provoke, to cause
desgraciadamente des.ɣɾa.sja.ðaˈmen.te B2	adverb - unfortunately
valer baˈleɾ A2	verb - to be worth
pena ˈpe.na A2	noun - sorrow, effort (used in 'worth it')