Ni Me Lo Digas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Spanish through 'Ni Me Lo Digas'. This song is perfect for learners wanting to master the expression of feelings and the use of the imperative mood in Spanish, all delivered through the unmatched vocal mastery of José José.

[English]

If you've realized you live better without me

don't tell me.

If you've found another skin to feel in

don't tell me.

I was always the one who gave too much

the one who suffered from your coldness.

I was the one sailing against the storm

trying to cast my pain out to sea.

If you've let yourself dream again

don't tell me.

If they’re trying to tear you from my arms

don't tell me.

It hurts so much that you could forget me,

I’m doing everything I can to keep myself under control.

If you’ve decided to walk with another hand,

don't tell me...

If you’ve grown used to another skin

don't tell me.

If you’ve let yourself be trapped by another body

don't tell me.

It’s better to ignore it many times,

even if inside it tears me apart more and more.

And it’s that your name is always with me,

and I don’t want to see it leave me.

If you’ve understood that I should step aside

don't tell me.

If you’ve fallen in love with someone else

don't tell me.

If you’ve given your heart completely,

if their emotion fully infects you,

if they make you feel the way I’ve felt you,

don't tell me,

don't tell me...

don't tell me...

If you’ve given your heart completely,

if their emotion fully infects you,

if they make you feel the way I’ve felt you,

don't tell me...

[Spanish]

Si has comprendido que sin mí vives mejor

ni me lo digas.

Si has encontrado en otra piel donde sentir

ni me lo digas.

Yo siempre fui quien se entregó de más

el que ha sufrido ante tu frialdad.

Quien navegaba en contra de un mal tiempo

y trataba mi dolor echar al mar.

Si nuevamente tú te has vuelto a ilusionar

ni me lo digas.

Si te pretenden de mis brazos arrancar

ni me lo digas.

Me duele tanto que me puedas olvidar,

que hago mil cosas por lograrme controlar.

Si has decidido de otra mano caminar,

ni me lo digas...

Si a otra piel te has podido acostumbrar

ni me lo digas.

Si de otro cuerpo te has dejado encarcelar

ni me lo digas.

Es preferible muchas veces ignorar,

aunque por dentro me destroce más y más.

Y es que tu nombre me acompaña siempre,

y de mí yo no lo quiero ver marchar.

Si has entendido que me debo retirar

ni me lo digas.

Si de otro ser tú te has podido enamorar

ni me lo digas.

Si por completo te ha entregado el corazón,

si te contagia plenamente su emoción,

si es que te siente, como te he sentido yo,

ni me lo digas,

ni me lo digas...

ni me lo digas...

Si por completo te ha entregado el corazón,

si te contagia plenamente su emoción,

si es que te siente como te he sentido yo,

ni me lo digas...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
comprendido kom.pɾen.ˈdi.ðo A2	verb - to understand or grasp something
entregó en.tɾe.ˈɣo A2	verb - to give or surrender something to someone
sufrido su.ˈfɾi.ðo A2	adjective - having experienced pain or suffering
navegaba na.βe.ˈɣa.βa B1	verb - to travel or move through water in a boat
ilusionar i.lu.sjo.ˈnaɾ B1	verb - to make someone have hopes or expectations
pretenden pɾe.ten.ˈden B1	verb - to try or attempt to do something
controlar kon.tɾo.ˈlaɾ A2	verb - to regulate or control something
acostumbrar a.kos.tum.ˈbɾaɾ B1	verb - to get used to something
encarcelar en.kaɾ.se.ˈlaɾ B2	verb - to imprison someone
ignorar iɣ.no.ˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to not know or pay attention to something
destroce des.ˈtɾo.se B1	verb - to break or destroy something completely
acompaña a.kom.ˈpa.ɲa A2	verb - to go or be with someone
marchitar maɾ.tʃi.ˈtaɾ B2	verb - to wither or lose freshness
contagia kon.ta.ˈxi.a B1	verb - to transmit an emotion or disease

Key Grammar Structures

• Si has comprendido que sin mí vives mejor, ni me lo digas.

  ➔ Present Perfect Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase 'has comprendido' is in the Present Perfect Subjunctive, used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.

• Yo siempre fui quien se entregó de más.

  ➔ Preterite Tense with Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'fui' is in the Preterite Tense, and 'se entregó' uses a reflexive pronoun to indicate the subject acted upon themselves.

• Si te pretenden de mis brazos arrancar, ni me lo digas.

  ➔ Present Indicative in Conditional Clause

  ➔ The verb 'pretenden' is in the Present Indicative, used in a conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation.

• Me duele tanto que me puedas olvidar.

  ➔ Present Subjunctive in Clause after 'que'

  ➔ The verb 'puedas' is in the Present Subjunctive, used in a clause introduced by 'que' to express uncertainty or emotion.

• Es preferible muchas veces ignorar.

  ➔ Present Indicative with Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The verb 'es' is in the Present Indicative, and 'muchas veces' is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb.