Hoy Vuelvo A Ser...El Triste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of classic Spanish *Balada Romántica* with José José's "Hoy Vuelvo A Ser...El Triste." By studying its poetic and dramatic lyrics, you can learn Spanish vocabulary rich in emotion and metaphor, essential for expressing deep feelings like solitude and despair. The song’s structure and powerful delivery make it a masterclass in Spanish vocal performance and interpretation.

[English]

Alone, once again

Without a loving kiss to pierce my pulse

Alone, once again

Without night or dawn, no one waiting for me

Just like a ship without a rudder

Just like an "I love you" from unfaithful lips

Alone, once again

Alone, once again

Filled with loneliness on all sides

Alone, once again

Like purity untouched by sin

Like a deserted island in the middle of the sea

Feeling my soul dead, unable to cry

Alone, without a hermitage, yet living like a hermit

Alone, with the loneliness of a stranger

...

Alone, so distant since you left

Such immense loneliness

Today I am the sad one again

...

Alone, without a hermitage, yet living like a hermit

...

Alone, with the loneliness of a stranger

Alone, so distant since you left

...

Such immense loneliness

Becoming the sad one again

...

[Spanish]

Solo, otra vez

Sin un beso de amor que mi pulso taladre

Solo, otra vez

Sin noche ni alborada ni nadie que me aguarde

Lo mismo que un velero que va sin timonel

Lo mismo que un te quiero en labios de una infiel

Solo, otra vez

Solo, otra vez

Lleno de soledad por los cuatro costados

Solo, otra vez

Como la castidad ausente de pecados

Como una isla desierta en medio de la mar

Sintiendo el alma muerta y sin poder llorar

Solo, sin ermita y haciendo de ermitaño

Solo, con esa soledad de un ser extraño

Solo, tan ausente desde que tú te fuiste

Que enorme soledad

Hoy vuelvo a ser el triste

Solo, sin ermita y haciendo de ermitaño

Solo, con esa soledad de un ser extraño

Solo, tan ausente desde que tú te fuiste

Que enorme soledad

Volver a ser el triste

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
velero beˈlero A2	noun - sailboat
timonel timoˈnel B1	noun - helmsman
infiel inˈfjel A2	adjective - unfaithful
soledad soleˈðað A1	noun - loneliness
costados kosˈtaðos A2	noun - sides
castidad kastiˈðað B1	noun - chastity
pecados peˈkaðos A2	noun - sins
desierta deˈsjerta A2	adjective - deserted
muerta ˈmweɾta A1	adjective - dead
ermita erˈmita B1	noun - hermitage
ermitaño erˈmitaɲo B1	noun - hermit
ausente auˈsente A2	adjective - absent
enorme eˈnoɾme A2	adjective - enormous
triste ˈtɾiste A1	adjective - sad
taladre taˈlaðɾe B2	verb - drill

Key Grammar Structures

• Solo, otra vez

  ➔ Adverb of repetition

  ➔ The word 'otra vez' is an adverb of repetition, emphasizing the recurring state of being alone.

• Sin un beso de amor que mi pulso taladre

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood ('que mi pulso taladre') to express a desire or hypothetical situation.

• Lo mismo que un velero que va sin timonel

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The phrase 'lo mismo que' introduces a comparative structure, likening the speaker's situation to a ship without a helm.

• Lleno de soledad por los cuatro costados

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'por los cuatro costados' indicates the extent of the loneliness, emphasizing it surrounds the speaker completely.

• Hoy vuelvo a ser el triste

  ➔ Present tense with future implication

  ➔ The present tense 'vuelvo' is used to express a future action, indicating the speaker is returning to a state of sadness.