Promesas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When love fails

And the skin no longer tingles

No matter what we do

And the magic fades away

And caresses

No longer come from the hands

When love fails

That precious love

We swore would last forever

When the moment arrives

To speak

And something dies inside

Promises

Written with the soul

That made the world spin

Today they’re worthless

Promises

That were so sincere

Are nothing but illusions

When love fails

When love fails

And you feel alive

With the light turned off

And you look at the clock

And it feels like

Time isn’t passing

When love fails

And the kisses you give

No longer feel passionate

When you try to go on

And fight to feel

What you no longer feel

Promises

Written with the soul

That made the world spin

Today they’re worthless

Promises

That were so sincere

Are nothing but illusions

When love fails

Promises

Written with the soul

That made the world spin

Today they’re worthless

Promises

That were so sincere

Are nothing but illusions

When love fails

Promises

Written with the soul

That made the world spin

Today they’re worthless

...

[Spanish]

Cuando falla el amor

Y no erisa la piel

Hagamos lo que hagamos

Y el hechizo se va

Y las caricias ya

No nacen en las manos

Cuando falla el amor

Aquel precioso amor

Que juramos eterno

Cuando empieza a llegar

El momento de hablar

Y algo muere por dentro

Promesas

Escritas con el alma

Que pusieron al mundo a girar

Hoy no sirven de nada

Promesas

Que fueron muy de veras

No son mas que quimeras

Cuando falla el amor

Cuando falla el amor

Y te sientes vivir

Con la luz apagada

Y miras el reloj

Y te da la impresión

De que el tiempo no pasa

Cuando falla el amor

Y los besos que das

Ya no saben ardiente

Cuando intentas seguir

Y luchas por sentir

Eso que ya no sientes

Promesas

Escritas con el alma

Que pusieron al mundo a girar

Hoy no sirven de nada

Promesas

Que fueron muy de veras

No son mas que quimeras

Cuando falla el amor

Promesas

Escritas con el alma

Que pusieron al mundo a girar

Hoy no sirven de nada

Promesas

Que fueron muy de veras

No son mas que quimeras

Cuando falla el amor

Promesas

Escritas con el alma

Que pusieron al mundo a girar

Hoy no sirven de nada

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
falla ˈfa.ʎa A2	verb - to fail
eriza eˈri.θa B1	verb - to bristle
hechizo eˈtʃi.θo B1	noun - spell, charm
caricias kaˈri.θjas A2	noun - caresses
eterno eˈtɛr.no A2	adjective - eternal
quimeras kiˈme.ɾas B2	noun - chimeras
apagada apaˈɣa.ða A2	adjective - extinguished
ardiente arˈðjen.te A2	adjective - ardent
luchas ˈlu.tʃas A2	verb - you fight
girar xiˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to rotate
sirven ˈsiɾ.βen A2	verb - they serve
veras ˈbe.ɾas B1	noun - truths
nacen ˈna.θen A2	verb - they are born
sientes ˈsjen.tes A2	verb - you feel
mundo ˈmun.do A1	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando falla el amor

  ➔ Present tense of indicative mood

  ➔ The verb 'falla' is in the present tense, indicating a current or habitual action. It describes a situation where love is failing.

• Que juramos eterno

  ➔ Preterite tense of indicative mood

  ➔ The verb 'juramos' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. It refers to the promise made in the past.

• Cuando empieza a llegar

  ➔ Present tense of indicative mood with infinitive

  ➔ The verb 'empieza' is in the present tense, and 'llegar' is an infinitive, indicating the beginning of an action. It describes when something starts to arrive.

• Que pusieron al mundo a girar

  ➔ Preterite tense of indicative mood with object

  ➔ The verb 'pusieron' is in the preterite tense, and 'al mundo a girar' is the object of the sentence. It describes a past action that affected the world.

• No son mas que quimeras

  ➔ Present tense of indicative mood with negation

  ➔ The verb 'son' is in the present tense, and 'no' is used for negation. It states that something is nothing more than illusions.