La Primera Vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Buscando Una Sonrisa

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with José José's "La Primera Vez." This romantic ballad offers a beautiful and emotional way to connect with Spanish, allowing you to learn expressions of profound happiness and first love through its poignant lyrics and José José's masterful interpretation. It's an ideal song to grasp conversational phrases related to new beginnings and deep affections in Spanish.

[English]

This is the first time

That I’ll say, I love you

This is the first time

That I’ll say, I adore you

This is the first time

And I don’t know, my love, how to begin

So I can win your affection

This is the first time

That I’ll watch the moon shine

This is the first time

That I’ll live, that I’ll dream

This is the first time

That I want to shout I’m finally happy

Because thanks to you, for the first time...

I’ve known love...

This is the first time

That I’ll watch the moon shine

This is the first time

That I want to live, that I want to dream

This is the first time

That I’ll shout, that I’m finally happy

Because thanks to you, for the first time...

I’ve known... love...

...

[Spanish]

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a decir, te quiero

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a decir, te adoro

Esta es la primera vez

Y no se mi amor, como comenzar

Para que pueda tú cariño conquistar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a mirar la luna brillar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a vivir, que voy a soñar

Esta es la primera vez

Que quiero gritar que al fin soy feliz

Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

El amor conocí...

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a mirar la luna brillar

Esta es la primera vez

Que quiero vivir, que quiero soñar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a gritar, que al fin soy feliz

Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

El amor... conocí...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
primera pree-meh-rah A1	adjective - first (feminine form)
vez beth A1	noun - time (instance, occasion)
decir deh-theer A1	verb - to say, to tell
quiero kyeh-roh A1	verb - I want, I love (from querer)
adoro ah-doh-roh B1	verb - I adore, I worship
comenzar koh-men-thar A2	verb - to begin, to start
amor ah-mor A1	noun - love
conquistar kohn-kees-tar B2	verb - to conquer, to win over
mirar mee-rar A1	verb - to look at, to watch
luna loo-nah A1	noun - moon
brillar bree-yar A2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
vivir bee-beer A1	verb - to live
soñar soh-nyar A2	verb - to dream
gritar gree-tar A2	verb - to shout, to yell, to scream
feliz feh-leeth A1	adjective - happy
conocí koh-noh-thee A2	verb - I met, I knew, I experienced (past tense of conocer)

Key Grammar Structures

• Esta es la primera vez que voy a decir, te quiero

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' + indicative future

  ➔ The verb 'es' (is) from 'ser' is in the present tense, while 'voy a decir' (I am going to say) uses the future tense to express a future action.

• Que voy a vivir, que voy a soñar

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The phrase 'voy a vivir' and 'voy a soñar' use the construction 'ir a' + infinitive to express future actions.

• Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'gracias a'

  ➔ The phrase 'gracias a ti' uses the prepositional construction 'gracias a' to express gratitude towards someone.

• El amor conocí...

  ➔ Past tense with 'conocer'

  ➔ The verb 'conocí' is the preterite form of 'conocer', used to describe a specific past action.