Me Vas a Echar de Menos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Promesas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romantic ballads with this masterpiece. By listening to José José's emotive phrasing, you can learn how to express deep sentiments and master the nuances of romantic Spanish vocabulary and dramatic expression.

[English]

(José José – You're Going to Miss Me)

You're going to miss me

When you see the rain

And I'm not there by your side

And you'll look for my hand

To hold it tight

And you're going to curse the day

You're going to miss me

When you feel alone

In the arms of another love

And you realize that I still exist

And that I'm living my life

Or maybe I'm not anymore

And you'll be calling me every April 20th

And they'll say that no one's here

That I'm far away from here

And you'll become very sad

Thinking about what you did

And you won't be able to pretend

You're going to miss me

When your luck changes

And something goes wrong

And you don't have me nearby

To tell you: stay calm

Everything will work out

You're going to miss me

When night falls

And you remember me

And you'll cry out of anger

Thinking that I was yours

And how much I truly was

And you'll be calling me every April 20th

And they'll say that no one's here

That I'm far away from here

And you'll become very sad

Thinking about what you did

And you won't be able to pretend

And you'll want to forget me, but you won't forget me

And you'll come looking for me, but you won't find me

And even in your happiest moments

You're going to miss me

And more and more every day

(José José – You're Going to Miss Me)

[Spanish]

(José José – Me Vas A Echar de Menos)

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando veas la lluvia

Y no esté junto a ti

Y buscarás mi mano

Para apretarla fuerte

Y vas a maldecir

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando te sientas sola

En brazos de otro amor

Y sepas que aún existo

Y que vivo mi vida

O a lo mejor ya no

Y me estarás llamando cada 20 de abril

Y dirán que no hay nadie

Que estoy lejos de aquí

Y te pondrás muy triste

Pensando en lo que hiciste

Y no podrás fingir

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando tu suerte cambie

Y algo te salga mal

Y no me tengas cerca

Para decirte: Calma

Todo se arreglará

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando llegue la noche

Y te acuerdes de mí

Y llorarás de rabia

De pensar que fui tuyo

Y tanto que lo fui

Y me estarás llamando cada 20 de abril

Y dirán que no hay nadie

Que estoy lejos de aquí

Y te pondrás muy triste

Pensando en lo que hiciste

Y no podrás fingir

Y querrás olvidarme y no me olvidarás

Y vendrás a buscarme y no me encontrarás

Y hasta en tus ratos buenos

Me vas a echar de menos

Y cada día más

(José José – Me Vas A Echar de Menos)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
echar e-char A2	verb - To miss (someone/something) or to throw
lluvia llu-via A1	noun - Rain
apretar a-pre-tar B1	verb - To squeeze or press
maldecir mal-de-cir C1	verb - To curse
sola so-la A1	adjective - Alone
existo ek-sis-to B1	verb - To exist
fingir fin-gir B2	verb - To pretend or feign
suerte suer-te A2	noun - Luck
calma cal-ma A2	noun - Calm
arreglará a-rre-gla-ra B1	verb - To fix or resolve
noche no-che A1	noun - Night
rabia ra-bia B2	noun - Rage or anger
olvidarás ol-vi-da-ras A2	verb - To forget
buscarme bus-car-me A2	verb - To look for me
encontrarás en-con-tra-ras A2	verb - To find

Key Grammar Structures

• Me vas a echar de menos

  ➔ Periphrastic future (Ir a + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "vas a echar" expresses an action that will happen in the near future.

• Cuando veas la lluvia

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in temporal clause

  ➔ The verb "veas" is in the present subjunctive because it refers to a future event.

• Y te sientas sola

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage

  ➔ The "sientas" comes from "sentirse," used here to describe a state of being.

• Y sepas que aún existo

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of knowledge/certainty (negative or specific usage)

  ➔ The use of "sepas" (subjunctive) is triggered by the future condition established earlier.

• Y me estarás llamando

  ➔ Future progressive (Estar + gerund)

  ➔ This indicates an action that will be happening continuously in the future.

• Pensando en lo que hiciste

  ➔ Preterite tense (Past simple)

  ➔ "Hiciste" is the preterite form of "hacer," denoting a completed action in the past.

• Y no podrás fingir

  ➔ Simple future tense

  ➔ "Podrás" is the second-person singular future form of "poder."

• De pensar que fui tuyo

  ➔ Verb "Ser" in Preterite

  ➔ "Fui" indicates a definite period of time in the past when the speaker belonged to the other person.