La Primera Vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Spanish romanticism with this masterpiece! By listening to José José's emotive delivery, you can learn how to express deep feelings and poetic nuances in Spanish, making it a perfect song for mastering romantic vocabulary and emotional expression.

[English]

This is the first time

That I'm going to tell you, I love you

This is the first time

That I'm going to tell you, I adore you

This is the first time

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

So that I may win your affection

This is the first time

That I'm going to watch the moon shine

This is the first time

That I'm going to truly live, that I'm going to dream

This is the first time

That I want to shout that I'm finally happy

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

I've known love...

This is the first time

That I'm going to 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'm going to 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 pri-me-ra A1	adjective - first
querer ke-rer A1	verb - to love or want
adorar a-do-rar B2	verb - to adore
amor a-mor A1	noun - love
comenzar ko-men-sar A2	verb - to start
cariño ka-ri-nyo B1	noun - affection/dear
conquistar kon-kis-tar B2	verb - to conquer/win over
mirar mi-rar A1	verb - to look
luna lu-na A2	noun - moon
brillar bri-yar B1	verb - to shine
vivir bi-bir A1	verb - to live
soñar so-nyar A2	verb - to dream
gritar gri-tar B1	verb - to shout
feliz fe-lis A1	adjective - happy
conocer ko-no-ser A2	verb - to know/meet

Key Grammar Structures

• Que voy a decir, te quiero

  ➔ Periphrastic future (Ir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "voy a" indicates an action the speaker is about to perform or intends to do immediately.

• Y no sé mi amor, como comenzar

  ➔ Indirect interrogative clause

  ➔ The interrogative adverb "cómo" (with an accent) introduces a noun clause functioning as the object of "sé".

• Para que pueda tú cariño conquistar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in a purpose clause

  ➔ The conjunction "para que" always triggers the subjunctive "pueda" because it expresses a goal or desire.

• Que voy a mirar la luna brillar

  ➔ Perception verb + infinitive construction

  ➔ The verb "mirar" (perception) is followed by the infinitive "brillar" to describe the action being observed.

• Que quiero gritar que al fin soy feliz

  ➔ Verb of emotion followed by a subordinate clause

  ➔ The indicative "soy" is used after "gritar que" because it reports a factual state or certainty.

• Porque gracias a ti

  ➔ Causal conjunction

  ➔ "Porque" introduces the reason or cause for the speaker's happiness.

• Por primera vez... El amor conocí

  ➔ Hyperbaton (Inversion for poetic effect)

  ➔ The direct object "El amor" is placed before the verb "conocí" for emphasis and rhythm.