Mi Niña – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of classic Latin music with José José's "Mi Niña." While the song speaks volumes in Spanish about deep affection, listening closely to the passionate vocal delivery and rich orchestral arrangement can offer a beautiful entry point into understanding the emotional nuance and expressive power of Spanish balladry.

[English]

My girl

Is the one who, with her love, brings hope to each new day

Who with just a single smile restores my joy and makes my dreams feel real

My girl

Has taught me every moment how to find so much beauty

In a world I once only saw through the lens of my own sadness

My girl believes in me, and I feel so humble before this love

And yet so proud to know I'm the one who holds a love like this

That's who I am

My girl

Guides my path, her love a star to lead the way

She thinks that I am good, and she brought kindness to my life

My girl believes in me, and I feel so humble before this love

And yet so proud to know I'm the one who holds a love like this

That's who I am

My girl believes in me, and I smile at the future

Because I know the evening of my life will come

And by my side she will be, just as she is today

My girl believes in me, and I feel so humble before this love

And yet so proud to know...

...

[Spanish]

Mi niña

Es quien pone una esperanza con su amor en cada día

Quien con solo una sonrisa me devuelve la ilusión y la alegría

Mi niña

Me ha enseñado cada instante a encontrar tanta belleza

En un mundo que antes solo yo miraba a través de mi tristeza

Mi niña cree en mí y me siento tan humilde ante este amor

Y a la vez tan orgulloso de saber que el dueño de un cariño

Así soy yo

Mi niña

Va guiando mi camino con su amor como una estrella

Ella piensa que soy bueno y a mi vida la bondad la trajo ella

Mi niña cree en mí y me siento tan humilde ante este amor

Y a la vez tan orgulloso de saber que el dueño de un cariño

Así soy yo

Mi niña cree en mí y sonrío al futuro

Porque sé que la tarde de mi vida llegará

Y a mi lado ella estará igual que hoy

Mi niña cree en mi y me siento tan humilde ante este amor

Y a la vez tan orgulloso de saber...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
niña ˈniɲa A1	noun - girl
esperanza espeˈɾanθa A2	noun - hope
sonrisa soˈnɾisa A1	noun - smile
ilusión iluˈsjon A2	noun - illusion
alegría aleˈɣɾia A1	noun - joy
enseñado enseˈɲaðo A2	verb - taught
belleza beˈlleθa A2	noun - beauty
mundo ˈmundo A1	noun - world
tristeza trisˈteθa A2	noun - sadness
cree kɾe A1	verb - believes
humilde uˈmilðe B1	adjective - humble
orgulloso oɾɣuˈʎoso A2	adjective - proud
cariño kaˈriɲo A2	noun - affection
guiando ɡwiˈanðo A2	verb - guiding
bondad bonˈdað B1	noun - kindness
futuro fuˈtuɾo A1	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• Es quien pone una esperanza con su amor en cada día

  ➔ Present tense of 'poner' (to put) with indirect object pronoun 'me'

  ➔ The verb 'pone' is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Me' is an indirect object pronoun referring to the speaker.

• Quien con solo una sonrisa me devuelve la ilusión y la alegría

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'quien' and present tense of 'devolver' (to return)

  ➔ 'Quien' introduces a relative clause referring to 'mi niña'. 'Devuelve' is in the present tense, showing a current action.

• Me ha enseñado cada instante a encontrar tanta belleza

  ➔ Present perfect of 'enseñar' (to teach) with indirect object pronoun 'me'

  ➔ The present perfect 'ha enseñado' indicates an action that began in the past and continues to the present. 'Me' is the indirect object pronoun.

• Mi niña cree en mí y me siento tan humilde ante este amor

  ➔ Present tense of 'creer' (to believe) and reflexive verb 'sentirse' (to feel)

  ➔ 'Cree' is in the present tense, showing a current belief. 'Me siento' is a reflexive verb indicating the subject performs the action on themselves.

• Y a la vez tan orgulloso de saber que el dueño de un cariño así soy yo

  ➔ Use of 'a la vez' (at the same time) and relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ 'A la vez' is used to express two simultaneous actions. 'Que' introduces a relative clause describing 'un cariño'.