Llegaste a Mí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt expression of arrival and devotion in José José's classic, "Llegaste a Mí." As a beautiful example of the Latin Ballad genre, this song uses rich, poetic Spanish to convey deep emotion. By listening, you can absorb expressive vocabulary related to nature and heartfelt declarations of love, offering a genuine window into classic Spanish romantic songwriting.

[English]

You came to me

Like life comes with spring

I’m here

Telling you my heart awaits you

With love

Like the morning to the dew

Like the sea to a river

Darling

Take in your hands

The bouquets of joy

That I’ve kept

For my first love

I want to fill your days

With flowers

Of every color

To love you until the end

You came to me

Like life comes with spring

That’s how you came to me

Take in your hands

The bouquets of joy

That I’ve kept

For my first love

I want to fill your days

With flowers

Of every color

To love you until the end

You came to me

Like life comes with spring

That’s how you came to me

You came to me

You came to me

You came to me

...

[Spanish]

Llegaste a mí

Como la vida con la primavera

Estoy aquí

Diciéndote mi corazón te espera

Con amor

Como la mañana al roció

Como el mar a un rió

Cariño

Toma en tus manos

Los ramos de dicha

Que tengo guardados

Para mi primer amor

Quiero llenarte

Los días con flores

De todos colores

Quererte hasta el fin

Llegaste a mí

Como la vida con la primavera

Así llegaste a mí

Toma en tus manos

Los ramos de dicha

Que tengo guardados

Para mi primer amor

Quiero llenarte

Los días con flores

De todos colores

Quererte hasta el fin

Llegaste a mí

Como la vida con la primavera

Así llegaste a mí

Llegaste a mí

Llegaste a mí

Llegaste a mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llegaste jeˈɣaste A2	verb - you arrived
primavera pɾiˈmeɾa A1	noun - spring
corazón koɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
espera esˈpeɾa A2	verb - waits
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
cariño kaˈriɲo A2	noun - affection
dicha ˈditʃa B1	noun - happiness
guardados ɡwarˈðaðos A2	verb - kept
llenarte λeˈnaɾte B1	verb - to fill you
flores ˈfloɾes A1	noun - flowers
colores koˈloɾes A1	noun - colors
quererte keˈɾerte A2	verb - to love you
roció roˈθjo A2	noun - dew
mañana maˈɲana A1	noun - morning
mar mar A1	noun - sea

Key Grammar Structures

• Llegaste a mí

  ➔ Past tense with verb 'llegar'

  ➔ The verb 'llegaste' is the second-person singular past tense of 'llegar', meaning 'you arrived'.

• Como la vida con la primavera

  ➔ Comparative structure with 'como'

  ➔ 'Como' is used to compare the arrival to 'life with spring', emphasizing similarity.

• Diciéndote mi corazón te espera

  ➔ Present participle with 'diciendo'

  ➔ 'Diciendo' is the present participle of 'decir', used here to describe an action happening simultaneously.

• Como el mar a un río

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'a'

  ➔ The preposition 'a' is used to indicate direction or relationship, here comparing the sea to a river.

• Para mi primer amor

  ➔ Possessive adjective 'mi'

  ➔ 'Mi' is a possessive adjective meaning 'my', referring to the singer's first love.

• Quererte hasta el fin

  ➔ Infinitive with 'querer'

  ➔ The infinitive 'querer' is used to express the action of loving, followed by 'hasta el fin' (until the end).