Por El Amor De Una Mujer – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Danny Daniel

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Danny Daniel's classic "Por El Amor De Una Mujer." This powerful ballad, released in 1974, offers a raw and relatable portrayal of heartbreak, sacrifice, and the enduring hope for recovery. Through its poignant lyrics and melody, listeners can connect with universal themes of love and loss, making it a timeless piece that continues to resonate.

[English]

For the love of a woman

I played with fire without knowing

That I was the one getting burned

I drank from the wells of pleasure

Until I understood

That I wasn't the one you loved

For the love of a woman

I've given all I am

The most beautiful part of my life

But that time I wasted

Will come in handy someday

When my wounds are healed completely

Everything still feels like a dream

But I know, in the end, one day I’ll forget

Today I feel sad, but soon I’ll sing

And I promise never to remember yesterday

For the love of a woman

I cried and went insane

While she just laughed

I shattered a glass into pieces

Let my veins bleed out

Because I didn’t know what I was doing

For the love of a woman

I gave all I am

The most beautiful part of my life

But that time I wasted

Will come in handy someday

When my wounds are healed completely

Everything still feels like a dream

But I know, in the end, one day I’ll forget

Today I feel sad, but soon I’ll sing

And I promise never to remember yesterday

For the love of a woman

I cried and went insane

While she just laughed

I shattered a glass into pieces

Let my veins bleed out

Because I didn’t know, I didn’t know what I was doing

For the love of a woman

I’ve given all I am

The most beautiful part of my life

But that time I wasted

Will come in handy someday

When my wounds are healed completely

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[Spanish]

Por el amor de una mujer

Jugué con fuego sin saber

Que era yo quien me quemaba

Bebí en las fuentes del placer

Hasta llegar a comprender

Que no era a mí a quien amabas

Por el amor de una mujer

He dado todo cuanto fui

Lo más hermoso de mi vida

Mas, ese tiempo que perdí

Ha de servirme alguna vez

Cuando se cure bien mi herida

Todo me parece como un sueño, todavía

Pero sé que, al fin, podré olvidar un día

Hoy me siento triste, pero pronto cantaré

Y prometo no acordarme nunca del ayer

Por el amor de una mujer

Llegué a llorar y a enloquecer

Mientras que ella se reía

Rompí en pedazos un cristal

Dejé mis venas desangrar

Pues, no sabía lo que hacía

Por el amor de una mujer

Lo he dado todo cuanto fui

Lo más hermoso de mi vida

Mas, ese tiempo que perdí

Ha de servirme alguna vez

Cuando se cure bien mi herida

Todo me parece como un sueño, todavía

Pero sé que, al fin, podré olvidar un día

Hoy me siento triste, pero pronto cantaré

Y prometo no acordarme nunca del ayer

Por el amor de una mujer

Llegué a llorar y enloquecer

Mientras que ella se reía

Rompí en pedazos un cristal

Dejé mis venas desangrar

Pues, no sabía, no sabía lo que hacía

Por el amor de una mujer

He dado todo cuanto fui

Lo más hermoso de mi vida

Mas, ese tiempo que perdí

Ha de servirme alguna vez

Cuando se cure bien mi herida

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A1	verb - to play
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
herida /eˈɾiða/ B1	noun - wound
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
prometer /pɾo.meˈteɾ/ B1	verb - to promise
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
cristal /kɾisˈtal/ B2	noun - crystal
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
comprender /kompɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand

Key Grammar Structures

• Jugué con fuego sin saber

  ➔ Gerund after preposition (sin)

  ➔ The phrase "sin saber" uses the gerund "saber" after the preposition "sin" (without). This expresses an action happening simultaneously with another.

• Que era yo quien me quemaba

  ➔ Relative Pronoun + Reflexive Verb

  ➔ The relative pronoun "quien" refers back to "yo" and the verb "quemar" is used reflexively (me quemaba), meaning "I was burning myself."

• Ha de servirme alguna vez

  ➔ Periphrastic Future (ir a + infinitive) with 'de'

  ➔ "Ha de servirme" expresses a future probability or obligation. It's a more literary or formal way of saying "me servirá". 'de + infinitive' is commonly used to express obligation, necessity or suggestion.

• Todo me parece como un sueño, todavía

  ➔ Simile using "como"

  ➔ "como un sueño" compares the speaker's experience to a dream.

• Hoy me siento triste, pero pronto cantaré

  ➔ Adverb of Time + contrasting conjunction

  ➔ "Hoy" (today) indicates the time of the feeling, and "pero" (but) introduces a contrasting action in the near future.

• Mientras que ella se reía

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Imperfect) - expressing doubt or possibility

  ➔ "Mientras que ella se reía" Although indicative imperfect is possible, in this context, using subjunctive imperfect emphasizes that the man had a subjective point of view and he felt that it was unjust that she laughed while he suffered.

• Pues, no sabía lo que hacía

  ➔ Use of "Pues" as a causal connector + Indirect Question

  ➔ "Pues" introduces a reason or explanation. "Lo que hacía" is an indirect question. Instead of asking directly "¿Qué hacía?", it's embedded within a statement "no sabía lo que hacía".