Lo Dudo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of Spanish balladry with José José's iconic track, "Lo Dudo." Learning this song is a beautiful gateway to understanding the depth of emotion, vocal nuance, and rich lyrical tradition in Latin Pop, showcasing the legendary 'Prince of Song' at his most heartfelt.

[English]

[Music]

Go on,

see, she’s waiting, go on.

See, don’t do it for me,

because in the end we’re just

... just…

[Music]

Friends, go on,

I see you,

nervous, go on, and feel with

him what you once

felt.

[Music]

with me,

but with me you

a messiah in the

air,

rode a white horse through the

world, and those things can’t

come back. And it’s that

I doubt it, because sometimes you’ve cried for me

with a

kiss, crying with joy, not with

fear, and I doubt it will happen the same with

him, the same with

him—go on and see,

she’s waiting for you, go on,

see, don’t do it for me, because in the end we’re just

… just…

[Music]

Friends, go on,

I see you nervous, go on, see and feel with

him what you once

felt.

with me,

[Music]

but

it with me you

rocked in the

air, you rode a white horse through the

world, and those things can’t

return. And it’s that

I doubt it, because you’ve even cried with a

kiss, crying with joy, not with

fear, and I doubt it will happen the same with

him, but it

I doubt with me you

a messiah in the

air, you rode a white horse through the

world,

and those things can’t

return. And it’s not

that I doubt, because sometimes you’ve cried for me

with a

kiss, crying with joy, not with

fear

[Spanish]

[Música]

anda y

ve está esperando anda y

ve no lo hagas por

mí que al fin y al

cabo somos solo

[Música]

amigos anda y

ve te veo

nerviosa y ve y que sientas con

él lo que en su día tú

sentías

[Música]

conmigo

pero conmigo te

Mesías en el

aire

volabas en caballo blanco el

mundo y aquellas cosas no podrán

volver Y es que lo

dudo porque hasta a veces me Has llorado

con un

beso llorando de alegría y no de

miedo y dudo que te pase igual con

él igual con

él anda y ve

te está esperando anda y

ve no lo hagas por mí que al fin y al

cabo somos solo

[Música]

amigos anda y

ve te veo nerviosa anda y ve y que

sientas con

él lo que en su día tú

sentías conmigo

[Música]

pero

lo conmigo te

mecías en el

aire volabas en caballo blanco el

mundo y aquellas cosas no podrán

volver Y es que lo

dudo porque hasta me Has llorado con un

beso llorando de alegría y no de

miedo y dudo que te pase igual con

él pero lo

dudo conmigo te

Mesías en el

aire volabas en caballo blanco el

mundo

y aquellas cosas no podrán

volver Y es que no

dudo porque hasta a veces me Has llorado

con un

beso llorando de alegría y no de

miedo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
andar andar A1	verb - to walk; to move on foot
ver ver A1	verb - to see; to look at
esperar esperar A2	verb - to wait; to hope
hacer hacer A1	verb - to do; to make
fin fin A1	noun - end; conclusion
cabo cabo B1	noun - tip; end; also a military rank (captain)
solo solo A1	adjective - alone; single
amigo amigo A1	noun - friend
nervioso nervioso B1	adjective - nervous; anxious
sentir sentir A2	verb - to feel; to experience a sensation or emotion
Mesías Mesías C2	noun - the Messiah; a savior figure expected to bring redemption
aire aire A1	noun - air; the invisible gaseous mixture surrounding the Earth
volar volar A2	verb - to fly; to move through the air
caballo caballo A2	noun - horse; an equine animal used for riding
blanco blanco A1	adjective - white; lacking color
mundo mundo A1	noun - world; the Earth and its inhabitants
cosa cosa A1	noun - thing; an object or matter
volver volver A2	verb - to return; to come back
dudar dudar B2	verb - to doubt; to be uncertain

Key Grammar Structures

• anda y ve está esperando

  ➔ Imperative verbs linked by the coordinating conjunction “y”

  ➔ The commands “anda” and “ve” are joined by “y”, meaning “go and see”.

• no lo hagas por mí

  ➔ Negative imperative formed with “no” + subjunctive and a direct object pronoun

  ➔ The negative command uses “no” plus the subjunctive “hagas”; “lo” is the direct‑object pronoun meaning “it”.

• que al fin y al cabo somos solo amigos

  ➔ Relative/conjunctive “que” introducing a clause; idiomatic phrase “al fin y al cabo”

  ➔ “que” links the clause to the previous thought; “al fin y al cabo” means “in the end”.

• te veo nerviosa

  ➔ Present indicative with direct object pronoun “te” and adjective agreement

  ➔ The verb “veo” is in present; “te” is the direct‑object pronoun “you”; “nerviosa” agrees with the (implied) feminine subject.

• que sientas con él lo que en su día tú sentías

  ➔ Subjunctive after “que” (purpose/hope) and relative pronoun “lo que”

  ➔ “sientas” is subjunctive after “que”; “lo que” means “that which” and introduces a relative clause.

• dudo que te pase igual con él

  ➔ Verb of doubt + subjunctive (dudo que + subjunctive)

  ➔ “dudo que” forces the following verb “pase” into the subjunctive because it expresses uncertainty.

• volabas en caballo blanco

  ➔ Imperfect tense (past progressive) indicating a repeated or ongoing past action

  ➔ “volabas” is the imperfect of “volar”, showing that the speaker imagined a continuous flight in the past.

• no podrán volver

  ➔ Future simple negative with modal verb “poder” + infinitive

  ➔ “no podrán” = “they will not be able”; “volver” is the infinitive meaning “to return”.

• porque hasta a veces me has llorado con un beso

  ➔ Causal conjunction “porque” + present perfect “has llorado”

  ➔ “porque” introduces the reason; “has llorado” (present perfect) shows an action that began in the past and has relevance now.