Nadie Simplemente Nadie – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of classic 'Balada Romántica' with José José's emotionally charged performance. This song is an excellent resource for learning sophisticated Spanish vocabulary related to **heartbreak, yearning, and expressing irreplaceable love**, showcasing the dramatic and poetic language typical of the golden age of Latin Pop.

[English]

No one like that person I once loved

Today they’re simply part of my past

But today I still feel their touch on my skin

Like this

No one with those eyes that watch me from afar

With that laugh that warmed my sadness

With that mouth so tender yet so bold

Why?

Come back to me, for I’m alone and sad without you

And I live without finding someone to love

Listen to me, my love

Come back to me, for I’m alone and sad without you

And I live without finding someone to love

Listen to me, my love

No one like that person I once loved

Today they’re simply part of my past

But today I *don’t* feel their touch on my skin

Like this

No one with those eyes that watch me from afar

With that laugh that warmed my sadness

With that mouth so tender yet so bold

Why?

Come back to me, for I’m alone and sad without you

And I live without finding someone to love

Come back, my love

Come back to me, for I’m alone and sad without you

And I live without finding someone to love

Come back, my love

...

[Spanish]

Nadie como ese ser a quien yo amé alguna vez

Hoy simplemente forma parte de mi ayer

Más hoy yo siento sus caricias en mi piel

Así

Nadie con esos ojos que me miran desde lejos

Con esa risa que entibiaba mi tristeza

Con esa boca de ternura tan audaz

¿Por qué?

Vuelve a mí que solo y triste me quede sin ti

Y vivo sin hallar a quien querer

Escúchame mi amor

Vuelve a mí que solo y triste me quede sin ti

Y vivo sin hallar a quien querer

Escúchame mi amor

Nadie como ese ser a quien yo amé alguna vez

Hoy simplemente forma parte de mi ayer

Más hoy no siento sus caricias en mi piel

Así

Nadie con esos ojos que me miran desde lejos

Con esa risa que entibiaba mi tristeza

Con esa boca de ternura tan audaz

¿Por qué?

Vuelve a mí que solo y triste me quedé sin ti

Y vivo sin hallar a quien querer

Vuelve mi amor

Vuelve a mí que solo y triste me quede sin ti

Y vivo sin hallar a quien querer

Vuelve mi amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nadie naˈðje A1	pronoun - nobody
amar aˈmar A2	verb - to love
simplemente simˈplɛmente A2	adverb - simply
caricias kaˈriθjas A2	noun - caresses
ojos ˈoxos A1	noun - eyes
entibiaba entiˈβaβa B1	verb - to warm up
tristeza trisˈteθa A2	noun - sadness
ternura terˈnuɾa B1	noun - tenderness
audaz auˈðaθ B1	adjective - bold
vuelve ˈbwelve A2	verb - to return
hallar aˈʎar A2	verb - to find
escúchame eskoˈtʃame A1	verb - listen to me
querer keˈɾeɾ A2	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Nadie como ese ser a quien yo amé alguna vez

  ➔ Relative Clause, Past Perfect Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase "a quien yo amé alguna vez" is a relative clause modifying "ser". "Amé" is in the past perfect to indicate an action completed before another past action (the current state of not having that person). The use of 'a quien' shows a relative pronoun referring to a person.

• Más hoy no siento sus caricias en mi piel

  ➔ Present Tense, Negative Statement, Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "No siento" is the present tense expressing a current lack of feeling. "Sus caricias" is the direct object, and "en mi piel" is a prepositional phrase indicating location. The use of 'sus' shows possession.

• Con esa risa que entibiaba mi tristeza

  ➔ Relative Clause, Imperfect Tense

  ➔ The relative clause "que entibiaba mi tristeza" describes the laugh. "Entibiaba" is in the imperfect tense, indicating a repeated or habitual action in the past – the laugh *used to* warm the sadness.

• ¿Por qué?

  ➔ Interrogative Adverb

  ➔ A simple rhetorical question expressing confusion or longing. It doesn't expect an answer, but rather conveys the speaker's emotional state.