O Tu O Ninguna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the passionate declaration of love in Luis Miguel's "O Tú o Ninguna." This timeless bolero showcases the artist's signature romantic style, inviting listeners to connect with themes of unconditional devotion and the idea of a unique, irreplaceable love.

[English]

Those hands that lead me

Through the streets of life

That face that compels me

To look at it on my knees

There is only one, there is only one

Either you or no one

That voice that advises me

Not to believe in smiles

That hair that covers me

Like a rain of caresses

There is only one, there is only one

Either you or no one

Either you or no one

I have no way out

For behind you, my love

There is only mist

If you didn't exist

I would invent you

Like the sun to the day

Either you or no one

...

That one who, being so honest

Deep down bothers you

That one who admires you so much

That forces you to be a saint

There is only one, there is only one

Either you or no one

Confidant of my dreams

Of my steps every day

Her gaze, my path

And her life is already my life

Either you or no one

I have no way out

For behind you, my love

There is only mist

If you didn't exist

I would invent you

For without a doubt

Either you, or you or no one

...

Either you or no one

...

[Spanish]

Esas manos que me llevan

Por las calles de la vida

Esa cara que me obliga

A mirarla de rodillas

Solo hay una, solo hay una

O tú o ninguna

Esa voz que me aconseja

No creer en las sonrisas

Ese pelo que me cubre

Como lluvia de caricias

Solo hay una, solo hay una

O tú o ninguna

O tú o ninguna

No tengo salida

Pues detrás de ti, mi amor

Tan solo hay bruma

Si no existieras

Yo te inventaría

Como el sol al día

O tú o ninguna

Esa que de puro honesta

En el fondo te molesta

Esa que te admira tanto

Que te obliga a ser un santo

Solo hay una, solo hay una

O tú o ninguna

Confidente de mis sueños

De mis pasos cada día

Su mirada, mi camino

Y su vida ya mi vida

O tú o ninguna

No tengo salida

Pues detrás de ti, mi amor

Tan solo hay bruma

Si no existieras

Yo te inventaría

Pues sin duda alguna

O tú, o tú o ninguna

O tú o ninguna

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manos /ˈma.nos/ A1	noun - hands
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
cara /ˈka.ɾa/ A1	noun - face
voz /bos/ A1	noun - voice
pelo /ˈpe.lo/ A1	noun - hair
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
calles /ˈka.ʎes/ A2	noun - streets
lluvia /ˈʎu.βja/ A2	noun - rain
sueños /ˈswe.ɲos/ B1	noun - dreams
pasos /ˈpa.sos/ B1	noun - steps
camino /kaˈmi.no/ B1	noun - path, road
sonrisas /sonˈri.sas/ B2	noun - smiles
bruma /ˈbɾu.ma/ B2	noun - mist, fog
honesta /oˈnes.ta/ B2	adjective - honest
confidente /kon.fiˈðen.te/ C1	noun - confidant
obligar /o.βliˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to force, to oblige
inventaría /im.ben.taˈɾi.a/ C1	verb - would invent

Key Grammar Structures

• Esas manos que me llevan

  ➔ Relative clauses: 'que' introduces a clause that describes 'manos'.

  ➔ The phrase 'Esas manos' is the subject, and 'que me llevan' provides additional information about the subject.

• O tú o ninguna

  ➔ Disjunction: 'o' is used to present alternatives.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a choice between two options: 'tú' or 'ninguna'.

• No tengo salida

  ➔ Negation: 'no' is used to negate the verb 'tengo'.

  ➔ The phrase expresses a lack of options or escape.

• Si no existieras

  ➔ Conditional clause: 'Si' introduces a condition.

  ➔ The phrase suggests a hypothetical situation where the subject does not exist.

• Como el sol al día

  ➔ Simile: 'como' is used to compare two things.

  ➔ The phrase compares the subject's importance to the sun's role in the day.

• Confidente de mis sueños

  ➔ Noun phrase: 'Confidente' is a noun that describes a person.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a person who is trusted with one's dreams.