Pregúntaselo a Ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dramatic language of Latin Ballads with "Pregúntaselo a Ella." This song is a masterclass in conveying deep, complex emotions like loyalty, heartbreak, and defiance, using elevated romantic Spanish vocabulary and powerful, declarative phrases. Learning the lyrics will help you grasp how Spanish is used to express ultimate devotion and challenge in an intense, emotional context.

[English]

She was as soft as wax

And tender as a spring flower

And she took whatever love came her way

From our love

She was the only way

To keep on living, almost

My umbrella, my shadow, my friend

My dovecote

Go ahead

Ask if she was my lover

You can find out

My lips never said “I love you”

Nor did her kisses erase your mark

And if you don’t want to believe it

Call her

Ask her

My lips never said “I love you”

Nor did her hands erase your mark

And if you don’t want to believe it

Then call her

Ask her

She was the fire of the hearth

Where to warm the cold nights

I wondered why you wouldn’t be

In her place

She was the final frontier

Before leaving your destiny

The canal, the narrow path

To keep going

Go ahead

Ask if she was my lover

You can find out

My lips never said “I love you”

Nor did her kisses erase your mark

And if you don’t want to believe it

Call her

Ask her

My lips never said “I love you”

Nor did her hands erase your mark

And if you don’t want to believe it

Then call her

Ask her

[Spanish]

Ella era suave como [00:20.43] cera

Y tierna como flor de [00:22.63] primavera

Y tomaba el amor que [00:24.49] cayera

De nuestro [00:26.58] amor

Ella era la única [00:28.64] manera

De continuar casi con [00:31.00] vida

Mi paraguas, mi sombra, mi [00:33.51] amiga

Mi [00:36.39] palomar

Adelante

Pregunta si era mi [00:39.48] amante

Lo puedes [00:41.34] saber

Ni mis labios dijeron [00:43.75] amor

Ni sus besos borraron tu [00:46.32] huella

Y si no te lo quieres [00:48.58] creer

Llámala

Pregúntaselo a [00:52.68] ella

Ni mis labios dijeron te [00:55.21] amo

Ni sus manos borraron tu [00:57.68] huella

Y si no te lo quieres [00:59.86] creer

Pues llámala

Pregúntaselo a [01:03.27] ella

Ella era fuego de la [01:05.67] hoguera

Donde calentar las noches [01:08.56] frías

Yo pensaba porqué no [01:10.54] estarías

En su [01:13.26] lugar

Ella era la última [01:15.21] frontera

Antes de salir de tu [01:17.72] destino

El canal, el estrecho [01:20.04] camino

Para seguir

Adelante

Pregunta si era mi [01:25.15] amante

Lo puedes [01:27.04] saber

Ni mis labios dijeron [01:29.29] amor

Ni sus besos borraron tu [01:32.15] huella

Y si no te lo quieres [01:34.27] creer

Llámala

Pregúntaselo a [01:37.74] ella

Ni mis labios dijeron te [01:40.32] amo

Ni sus manos borraron tu [01:42.65] huella

Y si no te lo quieres [01:44.72] creer

Pues llámala

Pregúntaselo a [01:47.82] ella

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suave ˈswa.βe A1	adjective - soft, smooth
tierna ˈtjer.na A2	adjective - tender, gentle
primavera pɾi.ma.ˈβe.ɾa A1	noun - spring
cayera ka.ˈʝe.ɾa B1	verb - fell (subjunctive of caer)
manera ma.ˈne.ɾa A2	noun - way, manner
paraguas pa.ɾa.ˈɣwas A1	noun - umbrella
sombra ˈsom.bɾa A1	noun - shadow
amiga a.ˈmi.ɣa A1	noun - friend (feminine)
palomar pa.lo.ˈmaɾ B1	noun - dovecote
amante a.ˈman.te A2	noun - lover
huella ˈwe.ʝa A2	noun - mark, trace
creer kɾe.ˈeɾ A1	verb - to believe
hoguera o.ˈɣwe.ɾa B1	noun - bonfire
frías ˈfɾi.as A1	adjective - cold (feminine plural)
frontera fron.ˈte.ɾa A2	noun - border
destino des.ˈti.no A2	noun - destiny, fate
estrecho es.ˈtɾe.tʃo A2	adjective - narrow