Insaciable Amante – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Insaciable Amante" by José José. This classic balada romántica offers a rich vocabulary for expressing profound feelings of love, heartbreak, and ultimately, self-empowerment. Its clear diction and evocative lyrics make it an excellent choice for Spanish learners to grasp complex emotions and idiomatic expressions within a powerful narrative of personal liberation.

[English]

In your expressive eyes, I could see other loves

Meanwhile, I remained silent

And your kisses without surrender turned my soul to stone

Meanwhile, I remained silent

Your body, like ice, froze all my desire

Meanwhile, I remained silent

Because my universe still existed within you

The distance grew, and our love diminished

Without hope

Our bed was a desert where I dreamed while awake

That you still loved me

And an ocean of nights drowned my complaints

Meanwhile, I remained silent

Until my universe ceased to exist within you

You, insatiable lover

You, you think you're better than everyone

You, and you're not the only one in the world

I'm tired of staying silent

You, insatiable lover

You, from now on

You, won't be the only thing in the world

I'm tired of staying silent

...

Love is repaid with love, and pain with pain

They are paid for

If I ever see you again, I hope you're strong

If your luck changes

I was so in love and so wrong

Meanwhile, I remained silent

...

Until my universe ceased to exist within you

You, insatiable lover

You, you think you're better than everyone

You, and you're not the only one in the world

I'm tired of staying silent

You, insatiable lover

You, from now on

You, won't be the only thing in the world

I'm tired of staying silent

You, insatiable lover

...

[Spanish]

En tus ojos habladores pude ver otros amores

Mientras, yo callaba

Y por tus besos sin entrega se me hizo el alma piedra

Mientras, yo callaba

Tu cuerpo, como hielo, congeló todo mi anhelo

Mientras, yo callaba

Porque mi universo aún estaba en ti

La distancia fue creciendo y nuestro amor disminuyendo

Sin esperanza

Nuestra cama era un desierto donde yo soñé despierto

Que aún me amabas

Y un océano de noches fue ahogando mis reproches

Mientras, yo callaba

Hasta que mi universo dejó de estar en ti

Tú, insaciable amante

Tú, te crees más que nadie

Tú, y no eres lo único en el mundo

Ya me cansé de callar

Tú, insaciable amante

Tú, de ahora en adelante

Tú, no serás lo único en el mundo

Ya me cansé de callar

El amor con amor y el dolor con dolor

Se pagan

Si algún día vuelvo a verte, ojalá que seas fuerte

Si tu suerte cambia

Estuve tan enamorado y tan equivocado

Mientras, yo callaba

Hasta que mi universo dejó de estar en ti

Tú, insaciable amante

Tú, te crees más que nadie

Tú, y no eres lo único en el mundo

Ya me cansé de callar

Tú, insaciable amante

Tú, de ahora en adelante

Tú, no serás lo único en el mundo

Ya me cansé de callar

Tú, insaciable amante

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insaciable in.saˈθja.ble B1	adjective - insatiable
amante aˈman.te A2	noun - lover
callaba kaˈʎa.ba A2	verb - imperfect form of 'to be quiet'
entrega enˈtre.ɣa A2	noun - delivery
anhelo aŋˈe.lo B1	noun - yearning
universo uniˈβer.so A2	noun - universe
disminuyendo dismiˈnwu.ʝen.do B1	verb - diminishing
desierto deˈsjer.to A2	noun - desert
despierto desˈpjer.to A2	adjective - awake
reproches reˈpro.tʃes A2	noun - reproaches
cansé kanˈse A2	verb - got tired
enamorado ena.moˈɾa.ðo A2	adjective - in love
equivocado e.kii.bo.kaˈðo A2	adjective - mistaken

Key Grammar Structures

• En tus ojos habladores pude ver otros amores

  ➔ Past tense with 'pude' (could) + infinitive

  ➔ The verb 'pude' is the past tense of 'poder' (to be able to), followed by the infinitive 'ver' (to see).

• Mientras, yo callaba

  ➔ Imperfect tense with 'callaba'

  ➔ The verb 'callaba' is in the imperfect tense, indicating a repeated or ongoing action in the past.

• Tu cuerpo, como hielo, congeló todo mi anhelo

  ➔ Past tense with 'congeló'

  ➔ The verb 'congeló' is in the past tense, describing a completed action.

• La distancia fue creciendo y nuestro amor disminuyendo

  ➔ Past progressive with 'fue creciendo' and 'disminuyendo'

  ➔ The verbs 'fue creciendo' and 'disminuyendo' are in the past progressive, indicating ongoing actions in the past.

• Tú, insaciable amante

  ➔ Vocative case with 'Tú'

  ➔ The word 'Tú' is used in the vocative case to address the listener directly.

• Ya me cansé de callar

  ➔ Present perfect with 'me cansé'

  ➔ The phrase 'me cansé' is in the present perfect, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• El amor con amor y el dolor con dolor se pagan

  ➔ Passive voice with 'se pagan'

  ➔ The verb 'se pagan' is in the passive voice, indicating that the action is performed on the subject.