Olvidame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Mujeriego

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul of romantic Spanish through this classic ballad. By listening to 'Olvidame,' you can master expressive emotional vocabulary and understand the dramatic nuances of Spanish romantic phrasing, making it a perfect piece for learners wanting to feel the language's passion.

[English]

Nothing, there is nothing left to say

I don't believe you anymore

It's too late to start

a new world

What we had has ended here

My suffering is over

The cup has run over

and well

There's nothing you can say to me

that will convince me

Just thinking about yesterday

makes me feel ashamed

Living with you was a mistake

Staying with you was even worse

I want to start over

from scratch

Forget me

let there not be a single memory left

I'm leaving this place

because I can't stand this hell anymore

Forget me

I don't love you, there is no other way out

Forget me, forget me

for I have already paid for my sins by living

my life by your side.

There's nothing you can say to me

that will convince me

Just thinking about yesterday

makes me feel ashamed

Living with you was a mistake

Staying with you was even worse

I want to start over

from scratch

Forget me

let there not be a single memory left

I'm leaving this place

because I can't stand this hell anymore

Forget me

I don't love you, there is no other way out

Forget me, forget me

for I have already paid for my sins by living

my life by your side.

Forget me

let there not be a single memory left

I'm leaving this place

because I can't stand this hell anymore

Forget me

let there not be a single memory left

I'm leaving this place

because I can't stand this hell anymore

Forget me

let there not be a single memory left

I'm leaving this place

because I can't stand this hell anymore.

[Spanish]

Nada, no hay nada que hablar

Ya no te creo

Tarde para comenzar

un mundo nuevo

Lo nuestro aquí terminó

Mi sufrimiento acabó

La copa se rebasó

y bueno

Nada me puedes decir

que me convenza

Sólo en pensar el ayer

me da vergüenza

Vivir contigo un error

Seguir contigo peor

Quiero volver a empezar

todo de cero

Olvídame

que no quede ni un sólo recuerdo

Me voy de aquí

porque ya no soporto este infierno

Olvídame

no te quiero, no hay otra salida

Olvídame, olvídame

que ya pagué mis pecados viviendo

a tu lado la vida.

Nada me puedes decir

que me convenza

Sólo en pensar el ayer

me da vergüenza

Vivir contigo un error

Seguir contigo peor

Quiero volver a empezar

todo de cero

Olvídame

que no quede ni un sólo recuerdo

Me voy de aquí

porque ya no soporto este infierno

Olvídame

no te quiero, no hay otra salida

Olvídame, olvídame

que ya pagué mis pecados viviendo

a tu lado la vida.

Olvídame

que no quede ni un sólo recuerdo

Me voy de aquí

porque ya no soporto este infierno

Olvídame

que no quede ni un sólo recuerdo

Me voy de aquí

porque ya no soporto este infierno

Olvídame

que no quede ni un sólo recuerdo

Me voy de aquí

porque ya no soporto este infierno.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidar ol-bi-ðar A1	verb - to forget
sufrimiento su-fri-mjen-to B2	noun - suffering
rebasar re-ba-sar B2	verb - to overflow / to exceed
convencer kon-ben-ser B1	verb - to convince
vergüenza ber-ɣwen-sa A2	noun - shame / embarrassment
infierno in-fjer-no B1	noun - hell
pecado pe-ka-ðo B2	noun - sin
error e-ror A1	noun - error / mistake
recuerdo re-kwer-ðo A2	noun - memory
salida sa-li-ða A1	noun - exit / solution
pagar pa-ɣar A1	verb - to pay
comenzar ko-men-sar A1	verb - to begin / start
vivir bi-bir A1	verb - to live
soportar so-por-tar B1	verb - to tolerate / endure

Key Grammar Structures

• Nada, no hay nada que hablar

  ➔ Existential 'no hay' + relative clause

  ➔ "No hay" is used here to indicate the non-existence of things to discuss.

• Ya no te creo

  ➔ Adverb 'ya' in negative context

  ➔ "Ya no" indicates that an action that was happening previously has stopped.

• Tarde para comenzar un mundo nuevo

  ➔ Adverb used as a predicate

  ➔ "Tarde" qualifies the state of the moment for starting something.

• Nada me puedes decir que me convenza

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in relative clause

  ➔ The subjunctive "convenza" is used because the thing being said is hypothetical or non-existent.

• sólo en pensar el ayer me da vergüenza

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun (gerund equivalent)

  ➔ The infinitive "pensar" functions as the subject of the clause.

• Olvídame

  ➔ Imperative mood (tú form)

  ➔ The verb "olvidar" is conjugated in the imperative form to give a command.

• ya pagué mis pecados

  ➔ Pretérito indefinido (past tense)

  ➔ "Pagué" denotes a completed action in the past.

• viviendo a tu lado la vida

  ➔ Gerund (Gerundio)

  ➔ The gerund "viviendo" explains the circumstance under which the action happened.