Jamás – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of profound heartache with "Jamás." This classic *Balada Romántica* from Los Acosta is perfect for learning Spanish expressions of eternal sorrow and absolute finality. The powerful and clear delivery of the lyrics, particularly the recurring word "Jamás" (Never), offers a direct and memorable way to grasp strong emotional vocabulary and verb conjugations related to memory, loss, and the past tense in Spanish.

[English]

My love is leaving

I’ve lost everything

All that’s left is this sad loneliness

...

I loved you so much

Today you destroy me, my life slips away

It slips away

My love is leaving

How can I forget

That we loved each other and now you’re no longer here

Where are you now?

To whom will you give your kisses, your caresses?

...

Where are you now?

I will never forget you

Like a ghost

I will wander

I will never love again

Because my life

I gave to you

...

My love is leaving

Like a shadow, I will live

Full of anguish and sorrow

...

Filled with thorns

Without a path, I don’t know where it leads

...

Where does it lead?

I will never forget you

Like a ghost

I will wander

I will never love again

Because my life

I gave to you

...

[Spanish]

Mi amor se va

Todo he perdido

Solo me queda esta triste soledad

Tanto te amé

Hoy me destrozas, la vida se me va

Se me va

Mi amor se va

Cómo olvidar

Que nos quisimos y ahora ya no estás

Dónde estarás

A quién tus besos, tus caricias le darás

Dónde estarás

Jamás te olvidaré

Como un fantasma

Yo vagaré

Jamás yo amaré

Porque mi vida

Yo te entregué

Mi amor se va

Como una sombra yo viviré

De angustia y pesar

Lleno de espinas

Sin un camino que no sé a dónde va

A dónde va

Jamás te olvidaré

Como un fantasma

Yo vagaré

Jamás yo amaré

Porque mi vida

Yo te entregué

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmor/ A1	noun - love
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A1	adjective - sad
soledad /soleˈðað/ A2	noun - loneliness
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
fantasma /fanˈtasma/ B1	noun - ghost
vagar /baˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to wander
entregar /entreˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to give
sombra /ˈsom.bɾa/ B1	noun - shadow
angustia /aŋˈɡus.tja/ B2	noun - anguish
espinas /esˈpi.nas/ B1	noun - thorns
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path
destrozar /destroˈθaɾ/ B2	verb - to destroy
caricias /kaˈɾi.θjas/ B1	noun - caresses

Key Grammar Structures

• Mi amor se va

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'irse' in present tense.

  ➔ The phrase 'se va' means 'is leaving' or 'goes away'. 'Se' marks the reflexive nature, showing the subject is affected by the action.

• Solo me queda esta triste soledad

  ➔ Verb 'quedar' used as 'to remain' with indirect object pronoun 'me'.

  ➔ The construction 'me queda' means 'it remains to me' or 'it’s all I have left'.

• Tanto te amé

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'amar' for completed past actions.

  ➔ The phrase 'te amé' uses the preterite tense to show love that existed and ended.

• La vida se me va

  ➔ Double pronoun construction with reflexive 'se' and indirect 'me'.

  ➔ 'Se me va' translates as 'it slips away from me', emphasizing personal impact or loss.

• Cómo olvidar

  ➔ Infinitive used after interrogative 'cómo' to express rhetorical question.

  ➔ 'Cómo olvidar' means 'how could I forget', showing emotional impossibility rather than real doubt.

• A quién tus besos, tus caricias le darás

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le' with future tense 'darás'.

  ➔ The phrase questions 'to whom will you give', where 'le' marks the receiver of the action.

• Jamás te olvidaré

  ➔ Future tense of 'olvidar' with direct object pronoun 'te'.

  ➔ 'Te olvidaré' means 'I will forget you', but 'jamás' (never) negates it, creating 'I will never forget you'.

• Como un fantasma yo vagaré

  ➔ Future tense 'vagaré' with simile 'como un fantasma'.

  ➔ The phrase uses 'como' to make a comparison: 'I will wander like a ghost', suggesting loneliness and loss.

• Como una sombra yo viviré

  ➔ Future tense 'viviré' with simile 'como una sombra'.

  ➔ 'Como una sombra' compares life to a shadow — pale, invisible, and sorrowful.