Llegaste Tú – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: JESSE, JOY

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and "Llegaste Tú" by Jesse & Joy is a perfect companion. The song's clear, emotive Spanish and its universal message of hope and love make it easy to connect with. By listening, you can pick up beautiful vocabulary related to feelings and relationships, all wrapped in a memorable melody. It's a special song that shows how music can heal and uplift, making your language learning experience truly inspiring.

[English]

I was sunk

Drowning in solitude

My heart was crying

From a total emptiness

I tried everything

I searched for you everywhere

It was you, my necessity

Very sad and desolate

I could no longer bear it

More desperate

It was impossible to be

I tried everything

I searched for you everywhere

It was you, my necessity

I lifted my face and...

You arrived

And everything changed

You arrived

Hope triumphed

You arrived

I was reborn

...

For so long I wanted

To find the solution

To that great emptiness

That I carried inside, oh

I tried everything

I searched for you everywhere

It was you, my necessity

I lifted my face and...

You arrived

And everything changed

You arrived

Hope triumphed

You arrived

I was reborn

...

You arrived

And everything changed

You arrived

Hope triumphed

You arrived

I was reborn

...

[Spanish]

Hundida yo estaba

Ahogada en soledad

Mi corazón lloraba

De un vacío total

Todo lo intenté

Por dondequiera te busqué

Eras tú, mi necesidad

Muy triste y desolada

Ya no pude soportar

Más desesperada

Era imposible de estar

Todo lo intenté

Por dondequiera te busqué

Eras tú, mi necesidad

Alcé mi rostro y...

Llegaste tú

Y todo cambió

Llegaste tú

La esperanza triunfó

Llegaste tú

Volví a nacer

Por tanto tiempo quise

Encontrar la solución

A ese gran vacío

Que llevaba en mi interior, oh

Todo lo intenté

Por dondequiera te busqué

Eras tú, mi necesidad

Alcé mi rostro y...

Llegaste tú

Y todo cambió

Llegaste tú

La esperanza triunfó

Llegaste tú

Volví a nacer

Llegaste tú

Y todo cambió

Llegaste tú

La esperanza triunfó

Llegaste tú

Volví a nacer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
vacío /baˈβi.o/ B1	noun - void, emptiness adjective - empty
lloraba /ʝoˈɾaβa/ A2	verb - was crying
intenté /in.tenˈte/ B2	verb - tried, attempted
busqué /βusˈke/ B1	verb - searched for, looked for
necesidad /neseθiˈðað/ A2	noun - necessity, need
esperanza /es.peˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
triunfó /tɾi.umˈfo/ B2	verb - triumphed, succeeded
volví /bolˈβi/ A2	verb - returned, came back
nacer /naˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to be born
cambió /kamˈβio/ B2	verb - changed, altered

Key Grammar Structures

• Hundida yo estaba

  ➔ Past Imperfect of 'estar' with adjective agreement and subject pronoun emphasis.

  ➔ The imperfect tense ('estaba') describes a state or condition in the past. 'Hundida' is an adjective agreeing in gender and number with 'yo' (female, singular), meaning 'sunken' or 'drowned'. The inclusion of 'yo' emphasizes the subject.

• De un vacío total

  ➔ Preposition 'de' expressing origin/description with adjective.

  ➔ 'De' indicates the source or nature of the emptiness ('vacío'). 'Total' is an adjective describing the emptiness.

• Por dondequiera te busqué

  ➔ Use of 'dondequiera' (everywhere) with a past tense verb and object pronoun.

  ➔ 'Dondequiera' means 'everywhere'. 'Te' is the object pronoun (you) that receives the action of the verb 'busqué' (I looked for).

• Eras tú, mi necesidad

  ➔ Past Imperfect of 'ser' used for description or identification, with possessive adjective.

  ➔ 'Eras' is the imperfect tense of 'ser' (to be), used here to identify what was the speaker's need. 'Mi necesidad' (my need) uses the possessive adjective 'mi'.

• Ya no pude soportar

  ➔ 'Poder' in preterite (pude) denoting completed action, negation with 'no', and infinitive.

  ➔ 'Pude' is the preterite form of 'poder' (to be able to), indicating the speaker reached a point where they could no longer endure. 'No' negates the ability, and 'soportar' (to endure) is the infinitive.

• Era imposible de estar

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'ser' + adjective + 'de' + infinitive.

  ➔ This structure expresses a general impossibility regarding a state of being. It's not specifically tied to a person. 'Estar' is used as an infinitive after 'de'.

• Alcé mi rostro y...

  ➔ Preterite tense (Alcé) expressing a completed action, possessive adjective (mi), and coordinating conjunction (y).

  ➔ 'Alcé' is the preterite of 'alzar' (to raise), indicating a completed action in the past. 'Mi rostro' (my face) uses the possessive adjective 'mi'. 'Y' is a coordinating conjunction connecting this clause to what follows.

• Volví a nacer

  ➔ Periphrasis with 'volver a' + infinitive, expressing repetition.

  ➔ 'Volver a' plus an infinitive means 'to do something again'. Here, it means 'to be born again'.