Noviembre Sin Ti – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Reik

Lyrics & Translation

"Noviembre Sin Ti" is a timeless Latin pop ballad that offers a beautiful immersion into the Spanish language through its evocative lyrics and poignant themes of lost love and longing. Learning Spanish with this song allows you to grasp emotional vocabulary and cultural nuances of romantic expression, making it special for its deep lyrical content and universal appeal.

[English]

The afternoon fades away, the sky is gray

Night falls without you

Quiet on the beach

I cry for you in silence once again

This sorrow drowns me, I can't go on

The waves don't speak to me of you

Seated in the sand

I write your name once more

Because I miss you since that November

When we dreamed together of loving each other forever

It hurts me, this cold November

When the leaves fall to die forever

November without you is to feel the rain

Telling me while crying that everything is over

November without you is to ask the moon

To shine in the night of my heart, once again

Once again (once again)

...

I'd like to tell you that I want to come back

Your name is written on my skin

It's already dawn

I keep waiting for you once again

Because I miss you since that November

When we dreamed together of loving each other forever

It hurts me, this cold November

When the leaves fall to die forever

November without you is to feel the rain

Telling me while crying that everything is over

November without you is to ask the moon

To shine in the night of my heart, once again

Once again (once again)

November without you is to feel the rain

Telling me while crying that everything is over

November without you is to ask the moon

To shine in the night of my heart, once again

Once again (once again)

...

[Spanish]

La tarde se aleja, el cielo está gris

La noche aparece sin ti

Callado en la playa

Te lloro en silencio otra vez

Me ahoga esta pena, no puedo vivir

Las olas no me hablan de ti

Sentado en la arena

Escribo tu nombre otra vez

Porque te extraño desde aquel noviembre

Cuando soñamos juntos a querernos siempre

Me duele, este frío noviembre

Cuando las hojas caen a morir por siempre

Noviembre sin ti es sentir que la lluvia

Me dice llorando que todo acabó

Noviembre sin ti es pedirle a la luna

Que brille en la noche de mi corazón, otra vez

Otra vez (otra vez)

Quisiera decirte que quiero volver

Tu nombre va escrito en mi piel

Ya es de madrugada

Te sigo esperando otra vez

Porque te extraño desde aquel noviembre

Cuando soñamos juntos a querernos siempre

Me duele, este frío noviembre

Cuando las hojas caen a morir por siempre

Noviembre sin ti es sentir que la lluvia

Me dice llorando que todo acabó

Noviembre sin ti es pedirle a la luna

Que brille en la noche de mi corazón, otra vez

Otra vez (otra vez)

Noviembre sin ti es sentir que la lluvia

Me dice llorando que todo acabó

Noviembre sin ti es pedirle a la luna

Que brille en la noche de mi corazón, otra vez

Otra vez (otra vez)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tarde /ˈtaɾ.de/ A1	noun - afternoon
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky
gris /ɡɾis/ A1	adjective - gray
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A2	noun - night
lloro /ˈʎoɾo/ A2	verb - I cry
silencio /siˈlen.θjo/ A2	noun - silence
pena /ˈpe.na/ B1	noun - sorrow, grief
olas /ˈo.las/ A2	noun - waves
arena /aˈɾe.na/ A1	noun - sand
extraño /ekˈstɾa.ɲo/ A2	verb - I miss
noviembre /noˈβjem.bɾe/ A2	noun - November
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1	adjective - cold
hojas /ˈo.xas/ A2	noun - leaves
lluvia /ˈʎu.bja/ A1	noun - rain
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
piel /ˈpjel/ A2	noun - skin
soñamos /soˈɲa.mos/ A2	verb - we dreamed

Key Grammar Structures

• La tarde se aleja, el cielo está gris

  ➔ Reflexive verbs

  ➔ In "La tarde se aleja", the verb "alejarse" (reflexive form of "alejar") indicates an impersonal action where the subject performs an action on itself, meaning 'the afternoon moves away'. The phrase "el cielo está gris" uses "estar" with an adjective to describe a temporary state.

• Te lloro en silencio otra vez

  ➔ Direct object pronouns with infinitives

  ➔ In "Te lloro en silencio", the direct object pronoun "te" refers to 'you', and it's used before the verb "lloro". The adverbial phrase "en silencio" is placed after the verb, and "otra vez" repeats the action.

• Cuando soñamos juntos a querernos siempre

  ➔ Prepositions before infinitives

  ➔ In "a querernos siempre", the preposition "a" is used before the infinitive "querernos" for an emotional or reciprocal verb, meaning 'to love each other'. The clause starts with "cuando" indicating past time.

• Me duele, este frío noviembre

  ➔ Impersonal reflexive constructions

  ➔ In "Me duele, este frío noviembre", "doler" with "me" is an impersonal reflexive expression where the subject is not specified, meaning 'my soul hurts' or 'this cold November hurts me'. The phrase describes emotional pain.

• Noviembre sin ti es pedirle a la luna

  ➔ Nominal sentences and prepositional phrases

  ➔ In "Noviembre sin ti es pedirle a la luna", this is a nominal sentence where "Noviembre sin ti" is the subject and "es" links to the infinitive "pedirle" (with preposition "a"), meaning 'November without you is asking the moon'.

• Quisiera decirte que quiero volver

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive for hypothetical or polite requests

  ➔ In "Quisiera decirte que quiero volver", "quisiera" is the imperfect subjunctive of "querer", used here for a polite or hypothetical wish, meaning 'I would like to tell you that I want to return'. It expresses desire indirectly.

• Tu nombre va escrito en mi piel

  ➔ Passive voice with ir + past participle

  ➔ In "Tu nombre va escrito en mi piel", "va escrito" uses the passive voice with "ir" + past participle, meaning 'is written' (on my skin), emphasizing the action on the object without specifying the agent.

• Porque te extraño desde aquel noviembre

  ➔ Preposition in time expressions

  ➔ In "desde aquel noviembre", "desde" indicates the starting point of an action continuing to the present, meaning 'since that November'. It expresses ongoing feeling or action.

• Me ahoga esta pena

  ➔ Reflexive verbs expressing emotions

  ➔ In "Me ahoga esta pena", "ahogarse" is reflexive and expresses intense emotional feeling where the emotion 'drowns' the speaker, meaning 'this sorrow suffocates me'.

• Las olas no me hablan de ti

  ➔ Negative structures with speakers

  ➔ In "Las olas no me hablan de ti", "no" negates the statement, and it's an indirect observation where nature 'does not speak to me about you', using impersonal or figurative language.