Nunca Me Dejes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the golden era of Latin romantic music with José José's 'Nunca Me Dejes.' The song's clear, emotive lyrics provide an excellent introduction to Spanish vocabulary related to love, desire, and intense emotional expression, making it a perfect track to appreciate the poetic language and cultural depth of the *Balada Romántica* genre.

[English]

I met you,

I knew how to love you

Today I've learned,

que me adorabas

You came to me,

like true love does

That everyone brought to life where I was

Never leave me,

no, don't leave me

Because without your kisses,

I'll surely die

Don't ever go away,

no, don't go away

I cannot live whenever you're away

You are the moonlight,

keeping me glowing

You are a tender

love verse

You are the soft breeze,

gently holding me

You are pure love,

my hopeful dream

I met you,

I knew how to love you

Today I've learned,

how you adored me

You came to me,

like true love does

That everyone brought to life where I was

Never leave me,

no, don't leave me

Because without your kisses,

I'll surely die

Don't ever go away,

no, don't go away

I cannot live whenever you're away

Never leave me,

no, don't leave me

Because without your kisses,

I'll surely die

[Spanish]

Te conocí,

te supe amar

Hoy aprendí,

que me adorabas

Llegaste a mí,

como el amor

Que todo el mundo trajo a mi lugar

Nunca me dejes,

no no me dejes

Que sin tus besos,

me voy a morir

Nunca te vayas,

no no te vayas

Que con tu ausencia no voy a vivir

Eres la luna,

que me ilumina

Eres un verso

de amor

Eres la brisa,

que me acaricia

Eres amor,

eres mi ilusión

Te conocí,

te supe amar

Hoy aprendí,

que me adorabas

Llegaste a mí,

como el amor

Que todo el mundo trajo a mi lugar

Nunca me dejes,

no no me dejes

Que sin tus besos,

me voy a morir

Nunca te vayas,

no no te vayas

Que con tu ausencia no voy a vivir

Nunca me dejes,

no no me dejes

Que sin tus besos,

me voy a morir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
conocí ko.no.ˈsi A2	verb - I met
amar a.ˈmar A1	verb - to love
adorabas a.ðo.ˈra.bas B1	verb - you adored
llegaste lje.ˈɣas.te A2	verb - you arrived
amor a.ˈmor A1	noun - love
besos ˈbe.sos A1	noun - kisses
morir mo.ˈrir A2	verb - to die
ausencia au.ˈsen.θja B1	noun - absence
vivir bi.ˈbir A1	verb - to live
luna ˈlu.na A1	noun - moon
ilumina i.lu.ˈmi.na B1	verb - it illuminates
verso ˈber.so B1	noun - verse
brisa ˈbɾi.sa A2	noun - breeze
acaricia a.ka.ˈri.θja B1	verb - it caresses
ilusión i.lu.ˈsjon B1	noun - illusion

Key Grammar Structures

• Te conocí, te supe amar

  ➔ Past tense with preterite

  ➔ The verbs 'conocí' and 'supe' are in the preterite tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• Hoy aprendí, que me adorabas

  ➔ Past tense with preterite and subjunctive

  ➔ 'Aprendí' is preterite, while 'adorabas' is in the imperfect subjunctive, expressing a past action with a subjective nuance.

• Nunca me dejes, no no me dejes

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative imperative form 'no me dejes' to express a strong request or prohibition.

• Eres la luna, que me ilumina

  ➔ Present tense with relative pronoun

  ➔ 'Eres' is present tense, and 'que' is a relative pronoun introducing a descriptive clause.

• Que sin tus besos, me voy a morir

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ 'Me voy a morir' uses the construction 'ir a' to express a future action.