Monólogo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the classic sounds of Mexican balladeer José José with his song "Monólogo." Learning this piece will immerse you in the sophisticated Spanish vocal style that defined the Latin romantic genre of the late 1960s, showcasing the emotive delivery that made José José a legend.

[English]

I stop thinking about you

And I leave behind the world of having

A charm for me

It was impossible to imagine

That could have been

Before you

In my existence

I knew what love was

The very same instant

When your laughter rang alongside me

A definitive feeling

It was to discover

In your gaze

A new sun

I live idolizing you

And in an inner monologue

Despairing

While the light of our lives is fading

Lives that destiny sentenced with another love

Today that I don’t have you here

I am believing

As I never believed in you before

And in the uncontrollable abyss

Of my restless nights

Your light grows

I live idolizing you

And in an inner monologue

Despairing

While the light of our lives is fading

Lives that destiny sentenced with another love

Today that I don’t have you here

I am believing

As I never believed in you before

And in the uncontrollable abyss

Of my restless nights

Your light grows

...

[Spanish]

Dejo de pensar en ti

Y deja el mundo de tener

Encanto para mi

No fue posible imaginar

Que pudo haber

Antes que tú

En mi existir

Supe lo que era el amor

El mismo instante

En que sono tu risa junto a mi

Definitiva sensación

Fue descubrir

En tu mirar

Un nuevo sol

Vivo idolatrándote

Y en un monólogo interior

Desesperandome

Mientras la luz de nuestras vidas va apagandose

Vidas que el destino sentenció con otro amor

Hoy que no te tengo aqui

Estoy creyendo

Como nunca habia creído en ti

Y en el abismo incontrolable

De mis noches sin quietud

Crece tu luz

Vivo idolatrándote

Y en un monólogo interior

Desesperandome

Mientras la luz de nuestras vidas va apagandose

Vidas que el destino sentenció con otro amor

Hoy que no te tengo aqui

Estoy creyendo

Como nunca habia creido en ti

Y en el abismo incontrolable

De mis noches sin quietud

Crece tu luz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
existir eɡzisˈtiɾ A2	verb - to exist
descubrir deskuβˈɾiɾ A2	verb - to discover
idolatrar iðolaˈtɾaɾ B1	verb - to idolize
monólogo moˈnoloɣo B1	noun - monologue
desesperar desespereˈɾaɾ B1	verb - to despair
apagarse apaˈɣaɾse A2	verb - to fade away
destino desˈtino A2	noun - destiny
sentenciar sentenˈθjaɾ B2	verb - to sentence
abismo aˈβismo B1	noun - abyss
incontrolable inkontɾoˈtable B2	adjective - uncontrollable
quietud kjetud B1	noun - quietness
crecer kɾeˈθeɾ A2	verb - to grow
luz luθ A1	noun - light
encanto enˈkanto A2	noun - charm
imaginar imaxinaˈɾ A2	verb - to imagine