O Tu O Ninguna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Esas manos que me llevan

Those hands that lead me

Por las calles de la vida

Through the streets of life

Esa cara que me obliga

That face that compels me

A mirarla de rodillas

To look at it on my knees

Solo hay una, solo hay una

There is only one, there is only one

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

Esa voz que me aconseja

That voice that advises me

No creer en las sonrisas

Not to believe in smiles

Ese pelo que me cubre

That hair that covers me

Como lluvia de caricias

Like a rain of caresses

Solo hay una, solo hay una

There is only one, there is only one

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

No tengo salida

I have no way out

Pues detrás de ti, mi amor

For behind you, my love

Tan solo hay bruma

There is only mist

Si no existieras

If you didn't exist

Yo te inventaría

I would invent you

Como el sol al día

Like the sun to the day

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

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Esa que de puro honesta

That one who, being so honest

En el fondo te molesta

Deep down bothers you

Esa que te admira tanto

That one who admires you so much

Que te obliga a ser un santo

That forces you to be a saint

Solo hay una, solo hay una

There is only one, there is only one

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

Confidente de mis sueños

Confidant of my dreams

De mis pasos cada día

Of my steps every day

Su mirada, mi camino

Her gaze, my path

Y su vida ya mi vida

And her life is already my life

O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

No tengo salida

I have no way out

Pues detrás de ti, mi amor

For behind you, my love

Tan solo hay bruma

There is only mist

Si no existieras

If you didn't exist

Yo te inventaría

I would invent you

Pues sin duda alguna

For without a doubt

O tú, o tú o ninguna

Either you, or you or no one

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O tú o ninguna

Either you or no one

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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.