La Fuerza de la Sangre – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romanticism with José José. By listening to 'La Fuerza de la Sangre,' you can master expressive, emotive vocabulary and understand the poetic nuances of Spanish metaphors used to describe deep human connections.

[English]

♪

Forget who I am

And let's speak man to man

Perhaps your heart still holds a grudge against me

I'm sure that when it broke

We caused you a lot of pain

♪

A thousand sleepless nights

A thousand nights awake

♪

Perhaps without understanding

Why I had left

♪

Why I had left

♪

I did understand you

From the very first moment

That what you had

Was beyond repair

Perhaps it's better this way

The two of you living apart

You in one room

Her in the big house

While as for you and me

No one will be able to separate us

Because it boils within us

The power of the blood

The power of love

The power of the blood

That always united us

That we are thick as thieves

Even if I am far from you

I will be very close

To always help you

For whatever you may need

And may you be happy

For you truly deserve it

May you find the woman

Who will stay by your side forever

I love you more than before

And it's because it boils within us

The power of love

The power of the blood

♪

The power of love

The power of the blood

That always united us

That we are thick as thieves

Even if I am far from you

I will be very close

To always help you

For whatever you may need

And may you be happy

For you truly deserve it

May you find the woman

Who will stay by your side forever

I love you more than before

And it's because it boils within us

The power of love

The power of the blood

♪

[Spanish]

♪

Olvida quién soy yo

Y hablemos de hombre a hombre

Quizás tu corazón me guarde algún reproche

Seguro que al romper

Te hicimos mucho daño

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Mil noches sin dormir

Mil noches desvelado

♪

Quizás sin comprender

Porque me había marchado

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Porque me había marchado

♪

Yo sí te comprendí

Desde el primer momento

Lo suyo sin dudar

Ya no tenía remedio

Quizás mejor así

Los dos viviendo aparte

Tú en una habitación

Ella en la casa grande

Mientras que a ti y a mí

No habrá quien nos separe

Porque nos hierve dentro

La fuerza de la sangre

La fuerza del amor

La fuerza de la sangre

Que siempre nos unió

Que somos uña y carne

Aunque me encuentre lejos de ti

Estaré muy cerca

Para ayudarte siempre

Para lo que tú quieras

Y tú que seas feliz

Que bien te lo mereces

Que encuentres la mujer

Que te acompañe siempre

Te quiero más que antes

Y es que nos hierve dentro

La fuerza del amor

La fuerza de la sangre

♪

La fuerza del amor

La fuerza de la sangre

Que siempre nos unió

Que somos uña y carne

Aunque me encuentre lejos de ti

Estaré muy cerca

Para ayudarte siempre

Para lo que tú quieras

Y tú que seas feliz

Que bien te lo mereces

Que encuentres la mujer

Que te acompañe siempre

Te quiero más que antes

Y es que nos hierve dentro

La fuerza del amor

La fuerza de la sangre

♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidar ol-bi-ðar A1	verb - to forget
reproche re-pro-tʃe C1	noun - reproach
desvelado des-be-la-ðo B2	adjective - sleepless/awake
comprender kom-pren-der A2	verb - to understand
remedio re-me-ðjo B1	noun - remedy/solution
habitación a-bi-ta-θjon A1	noun - room
separar se-pa-rar A2	verb - to separate
hervir er-bir B2	verb - to boil
fuerza fwer-θa A2	noun - strength/force
sangre san-gre A2	noun - blood
unir u-nir A2	verb - to unite/join
ayudar a-ʝu-ðar A1	verb - to help
merecer me-re-θer B1	verb - to deserve
encontrar en-kon-trar A1	verb - to find
acompañar a-kom-pa-ɲar A2	verb - to accompany

Key Grammar Structures

• Olvida quién soy yo

  ➔ Imperative (Tú form)

  ➔ The verb "olvida" is the imperative form of "olvidar" used to give a direct command to someone.

• Quizás tu corazón me guarde algún reproche

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Present)

  ➔ The adverb "quizás" (perhaps) triggers the subjunctive "guarde" to express uncertainty or doubt.

• Por qué me había marchado

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ "Había marchado" is the past perfect, referring to an action completed before another past action.

• No habrá quien nos separe

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ "Habrá" is the future tense of "haber", used here to express a strong assumption or a certain future.

• Aunque me encuentre lejos de ti

  ➔ Concessive clause with Subjunctive

  ➔ "Aunque" (even though) is followed by the subjunctive "encuentre" to state a conceded fact that doesn't change the main action.

• Que seas feliz

  ➔ Optative Subjunctive

  ➔ The structure "Que + subjunctive" is used to express a wish or desire for someone else.

• Que bien te lo mereces

  ➔ Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

  ➔ "Te" is the indirect object pronoun and "lo" is the direct object pronoun referring to the happiness mentioned.

• Que encuentres la mujer

  ➔ Subjunctive in a relative clause

  ➔ The subjunctive "encuentres" is used because the object (the woman) is indefinite or not yet found.