Presiento – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of José José's "Presiento" to explore the poetic Spanish expressions of premonition and burgeoning love. Through this iconic ballad, you can learn how to convey profound emotions in Spanish, experiencing José José's legendary vocal style that makes the song a timeless piece of romantic music history.

[English]

I have a feeling something's going to happen to me

What I’ve always feared

I have a feeling I’m going to love you

Like I’ve never loved anyone

And in everything, I feel your love

I have a feeling with you I’ll have

What I’ve always longed for

I have a feeling because of you I’ll achieve

Everything I’ve ever dreamed of

And I laugh and cry

And I feel I already adore you

And I dream and rejoice

And I see everything as beautiful

I have a feeling something's going to happen to me

What I’ve always feared

I have a feeling I’m going to love you

Like I’ve never loved anyone

And you laugh and cry

And you feel you already adore me

And you dream and rejoice

And you ask for more of these things

La lara la lara

La larala lalara

La lara la lara

La larala lalara

La lara la lara

...

[Spanish]

Presiento que me va a suceder

Lo que tanto he temido

Presiento que te voy a querer

Como a nadie he querido

Y en todo presiento tu amor

Presiento que contigo tendré

Lo que tanto he anhelado

Presiento que por ti alcanzaré

Todo lo que he soñado

Y río y lloro

Y siento que ya te adoro

Y sueño y gozo

Y todo lo veo hermoso

Presiento que me va a suceder

Lo que tanto he temido

Presiento que te voy a querer

Como a nadie he querido

Y ríes y lloras

Y sientes que ya me adoras

Y sueñas y gozas

Y pides más de estas cosas

La lara la lara

La larala lalara

La lara la lara

La larala lalara

La lara la lara

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
presiento presiento B2	verb - I sense/anticipate that something will happen
suceder suceder A2	verb - to happen, to occur
temido temido A2	adjective - feared, dreaded
querer querer A1	verb - to want, to love
nadie nadie A1	pronoun - no one, nobody
anhelado anhelado B2	adjective - longed for, desired
alcanzaré alcanzaré B1	verb - I will reach, I will achieve
soñado soñado A2	adjective - dreamed, imagined
río río A1	verb - I laugh
lloro lloro A1	verb - I cry
adoro adoro A2	verb - I adore, I love deeply
sueño sueño A1	noun - dream verb - I dream
gozo gozo B1	noun - joy, pleasure verb - I enjoy
hermoso hermoso A2	adjective - beautiful, lovely
pides pides A2	verb - you ask/request
más más A1	adverb - more
cosas cosas A1	noun - things, items

Key Grammar Structures

• Presiento que me va a "suceder" lo que tanto he temido

  ➔ Future periphrastic construction "ir a + infinitive"

  ➔ The phrase "ir a + infinitive" (e.g., "va a suceder") is used to talk about something that is expected to happen soon.

• Presiento que te voy a "querer" como a nadie he "querido"

  ➔ Comparative structure with "como" + past participle

  ➔ The word "como" introduces a comparison; here it is followed by the past participle "querido" to express "as no one has ever "wanted" before".

• Y "presiento" tu amor

  ➔ Present indicative verb with direct object

  ➔ "Presiento" is a present‑indicative verb meaning "I sense"; it directly takes the noun "tu amor" as its object.

• Y "río" y "lloro"

  ➔ Coordination of two verbs with the conjunction "y"

  ➔ The conjunction "y" links the two present‑tense verbs "río" (I laugh) and "lloro" (I cry) to show simultaneous actions.

• Y "sueño" y "gozo"

  ➔ Parallel verbs with "y" expressing simultaneous feelings

  ➔ Both verbs are in the present indicative; the conjunction "y" shows that the speaker both "dreams" (sueño) and "enjoys" (gozo) at the same time.

• Y "pides" más de estas cosas

  ➔ Present indicative second‑person singular with quantitative complement "más de"

  ➔ The verb "pides" is the present‑indicative form for "tú"; it is followed by the phrase "más de estas cosas" (more of these things) indicating a request for additional items.

• Y "ya" te adoro

  ➔ Adverb "ya" expressing a present state or completed action

  ➔ The adverb "ya" (already) stresses that the feeling of adoration is current: "I already love you".

• "Y ríes" y "lloras"

  ➔ Present indicative 2nd‑person singular with repeated conjunction "y"

  ➔ Both verbs "ríes" (you laugh) and "lloras" (you cry) are in the present indicative, second‑person singular, linked by "y" to describe simultaneous actions of the same subject.