Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Y Algo Mas

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Mi Vida" by José José. This iconic ballad offers a beautiful window into the Spanish language through its rich, heartfelt lyrics about love, redemption, and life's complexities. Users can learn expressions of deep affection, explore verb conjugations related to past experiences and present commitments, and appreciate the poetic depth of Spanish romanticism. José José's impeccable diction and emotive delivery make this song a perfect and engaging tool for understanding natural, passionate Spanish.

[English]

What?

They finally told you, didn’t they?

Well

You already know my flaws

If I was

With this one and that one

With this one and that one

With this and that

What? Are you going to leave me now?

No, don’t say anything, I understand

That you’re afraid a man like me

Will hurt you badly, but that’s not true

I’ve been here and there

I’ve done it all without limits

But I swear to God you’ll never cry

Because of what my life was

...

What? They finally told you, love

They must’ve said, “Be careful”

That a man who’s been like me

Will end up returning to his past

No, I can’t answer, love

The only thing I know is that I love you

And that, no force or law

Can change it, that’s sacred

I’ve been here and there

I’ve done it all without limits

But I swear to God you’ll never cry

Because of what my life was

I’ve been here and there

I’ve done it all without limits

But I swear to God you won’t pay

For what my life was

...

[Spanish]

¿Qué?

Al fin te lo han contado, ¿no?

Bueno

Ya conoces mis defectos

Si anduve

Con este y con aquel

Con esta y con aquella

Con esto y con aquello

¿Qué?, ¿te vas a deshacer de mí?

No, no digas nada, lo comprendo

Que temes que un hombre como yo

Te va hacer mucho mal y eso no es cierto

Yo he rodado de acá para allá

Fui de todo y sin medida

Pero, te juro por Dios que nunca llorarás

Por lo que fue mi vida

¿Qué?, al fin te lo han contado, amor

Seguro que te han dicho: "ten cuidado"

Que un hombre que ha sido como yo

Acaba por volver a su pasado

No, no puedo responder, amor

Lo único que sé es que te amo

Y eso, no hay fuerza ni ley

Que lo pueda mover, eso es sagrado

Yo he rodado de acá para allá

Fui de todo y sin medida

Pero, te juro por Dios que nunca llorarás

Por lo que fue mi vida

Yo he rodado de acá para allá

Fui de todo y sin medida

Pero, te juro por Dios que tú no pagarás

Por lo que fue mi vida

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
contado conˈtaðo A2	verb - told
defectos deˈfek.tos A2	noun - defects
anduve anˈdu.be B1	verb - I walked
deshacer des.aˈθe.ɾer B1	verb - to undo
comprendo komˈpɾen.do A2	verb - I understand
temes ˈte.mes A2	verb - you fear
rodado roˈða.ðo B1	verb - rolled
medida meˈði.ða A2	noun - measure
juro ˈxu.ɾo A2	verb - I swear
llorarás λo.ɾaˈɾas A2	verb - you will cry
cuidado kwiˈða.ðo A1	noun - care
sagrado saˈɣɾa.ðo A2	adjective - sacred
pagarás pa.ɣaˈɾas A2	verb - you will pay

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué? Al fin te lo han contado, ¿no?

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (te) and Perfect Tense (han contado)

  ➔ The pronoun "te" is used to indicate the indirect object, and "han contado" is the perfect tense, showing an action completed in the past.

• Si anduve con este y con aquel

  ➔ Preterite Tense (anduve) and Conjunction (con)

  ➔ "Anduve" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past, and "con" is used to connect nouns or pronouns.

• ¿Qué?, ¿te vas a deshacer de mí?

  ➔ Future Tense (vas a deshacer)

  ➔ "Vas a deshacer" is in the future tense, indicating a future action.

• No, no digas nada, lo comprendo

  ➔ Present Tense (digas, comprendo)

  ➔ "Digas" is in the present subjunctive, used after a negation, and "comprendo" is in the present indicative, stating a fact.

• Yo he rodado de acá para allá

  ➔ Present Perfect (he rodado)

  ➔ "He rodado" is the present perfect, indicating an action that started in the past and continues or is relevant to the present.