Mañana No – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of José José with "Mañana No," a quintessential Latin ballad that beautifully articulates the universal theme of seizing the present. By listening to this song, you can grasp common Spanish expressions revolving around time, decision-making, and romantic urgency, all delivered with the incomparable vocal power of 'El Príncipe de la Canción.' Its direct, passionate plea makes it a great piece for understanding the imperative mood in Spanish romantic music.

[English]

Don't assure me I'll be able to live tomorrow

Don't tell me you'll return tomorrow

Don't promise me what you don't have right now

Perhaps tomorrow you won't come at all

Don't deny me if I'm already within your soul

If you surrender, it must be unconditionally

Don't ask me to wait for you until tomorrow

If you don't want to, I love you today

Not tomorrow, today must be

Not tomorrow, why wait?

Let's live today, because perhaps

There won't be a tomorrow

I want to know if you love me today

I want to love you more than yesterday

If there is a tomorrow, I will tell you

Not tomorrow

We shouldn't wait for another day

We don't know if that day will come

Every moment you come closer and kiss me

Is a moment of eternity

Not tomorrow, today must be

Not tomorrow, why wait?

Let's live today, because perhaps

There won't be a tomorrow

I want to know if you love me today

I want to love you more than yesterday

If there is a tomorrow, I will tell you

Not tomorrow

...

Not tomorrow

...

[Spanish]

No asegures que podré vivir mañana

No me digas que mañana volverás

No prometas lo que no tengas ahora

Tal vez mañana ya no vendrás

No te niegues si es que estoy dentro de tu alma

Si te entregas ha de ser sin condición

No me pidas que te espera hasta mañana

Si es que no quieres, te quiero hoy

Mañana no, hoy debe ser

Mañana no, ¿por qué esperar?

Vivamos hoy, porque tal vez

Mañana no

Quiero saber si me amas hoy

Quiero quererte más que ayer

Si es que hay mañana, te diré

Mañana no

No debemos esperar por otro día

No sabemos si ese dia llegará

Cada instante que te acercas y me besas

Es el momento de eternidad

Mañana no, hoy debe ser

Mañana no, ¿por qué esperar?

Vivamos hoy, porque tal vez

Mañana no

Quiero saber si me amas hoy

Quiero quererte más que ayer

Si es que hay mañana, te diré

Mañana no

Mañana no

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
asegurar a.se.ɣuˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to assure
prometer pɾo.meˈteɾ A2	verb - to promise
entregar en.tɾeˈɣaɾ A2	verb - to give
condición kon.diˈθjon A2	noun - condition
esperar es.pe.ˈɾaɾ A1	verb - to wait
vivir bi.ˈβiɾ A1	verb - to live
eternidad eteɾ.niˈðað B1	noun - eternity
acercar a.θeɾ.ˈkaɾ A2	verb - to approach
beso ˈbe.so A1	noun - kiss
momento mo.ˈmen.to A2	noun - moment
querer ke.ˈɾeɾ A1	verb - to love/to want
amar a.ˈmaɾ A1	verb - to love
alma ˈal.ma A2	noun - soul
instante ins.ˈtan.te A2	noun - instant
volver bol.ˈβeɾ A1	verb - to return
hoy oi A1	adverb - today

Key Grammar Structures

• No asegures que podré vivir mañana

  ➔ Negative imperative (No + subjunctive)

  ➔ The particle "No" before the verb puts the sentence in the negative imperative, and the verb takes the present subjunctive form "asegures".

• No me digas que mañana volverás

  ➔ Prohibitive imperative with attached pronoun

  ➔ "No" creates a negative command, and the pronoun "me" is attached to the verb "digas" forming "No me digas".

• Tal vez mañana ya no vendrá́s

  ➔ "Tal vez" + future tense to express uncertainty

  ➔ "Tal vez" (perhaps) is followed by the future verb "vendrá́s" to indicate a possible future action.

• Si te entregas ha de ser sin condición

  ➔ "ha de" + infinitive (strong obligation/future certainty)

  ➔ The construction "ha de" + infinitive expresses a firm future meaning: "ha de ser" = "will have to be".

• Si es que no quieres, te quiero hoy

  ➔ "Si es que" + present indicative (conditional emphasis)

  ➔ The phrase "Si es que" introduces a conditional clause with the present indicative, stressing the uncertainty: "if indeed you don't want...".

• Mañana no, hoy debe ser

  ➔ "debe" + infinitive (necessity/obligation)

  ➔ The verb "debe" followed by the infinitive "ser" expresses that something is required: "hoy debe ser" = "it must be today".

• Quiero saber si me amas hoy

  ➔ Indirect question with "si" + present indicative

  ➔ The verb "quiero" is followed by an infinitive clause "saber si..."; within that clause, "si" introduces an indirect yes‑no question: "si me amas".

• Cada instante que te acercas y me besas

  ➔ Relative clause with "que" after a temporal expression

  ➔ The phrase "Cada instante" (each moment) is followed by the relative pronoun "que", linking the action "te acercas y me besas" to the noun.

• Si hay mañana, te diré

  ➔ Conditional clause with present indicative for future reference

  ➔ "Si" introduces a condition; the verb "hay" is in the present indicative but refers to a possible future situation: "if there is tomorrow, I will tell you".