Que Tengas Suerte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

To learn Spanish through music, "Que Tengas Suerte" offers a masterclass in expressing deep, complex emotion with formal and resigned language. José José's impeccable diction and the song's use of the *present subjunctive* (e.g., *que tengas*, *que te olvides*) make it an excellent example for understanding how to express wishes, recommendations, and hopes in Spanish, all wrapped in a timeless, dramatic ballad.

[English]

It's been a while since you left

I haven't heard anything about you

Since you said goodbye

It was forever

I sensed it

Anywhere in the world

Wherever my heart is

I wish that on your path

you find flowers and the sun shines

May you have good luck

day and night

May you live only with joy

May you never feel

any fear

Don't distrust humanity

nor love

...

On my winding path

In my solitude, perhaps

With a sincere affection

I will remember all your things

The purity of your soul

that brushed my being

Even knowing it's impossible

You tried to always make me happy

That's why

May you have good luck

day and night

May you live only with joy

May you never feel

any fear

Don't distrust humanity

nor love

nor love

...

[Spanish]

Hace tiempo que te fuiste

No he sabido más de ti

Desde que te despediste

Fue para siempre

Lo presentí

En cualquier lugar del mundo

Donde esté mi corazón

Te deseo que en tu rumbo

Encuentres flores y brille el sol

Que tengas suerte

De noche y de día

Que solo vivas con alegría

Que nunca sientas

Ningún temor

No desconfíes de la humanidad

Ni del amor

En mi variante camino

En mi soledad, tal vez

Con un nítido cariño

Todas tus cosas recordaré

La pureza de tu alma

Que a mi ser acarició

Aún sabiendo lo imposible

Quisiste hacerme siempre feliz

Por eso

Que tengas suerte

De noche y de día

Que solo vivas con alegría

Que nunca sientas

Ningún temor

No desconfíes de la humanidad

Ni del amor

Ni del amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suerte swɛɾte A1	noun - luck, fortune
despediste despeˈðiste A2	verb - said goodbye (past tense)
presentí pɾeseɱˈti B1	verb - sensed (past tense)
rumbo ˈrumbo A2	noun - direction, course
brille ˈbɾiʎe A1	verb - shine (subjunctive)
alegría aleˈɣɾia A1	noun - joy, happiness
desconfíes deskoɱˈfjes B1	verb - distrust (subjunctive)
humanidad umaniˈðað A2	noun - humanity, mankind
cariño kaˈriɲo A2	noun - affection, love
recordaré rekorðaˈɾe A2	verb - remember (future tense)
pureza puˈɾeθa B1	noun - purity, innocence
acarició akariˈθjo B1	verb - caressed (past tense)
imposible impoˈsiβle A2	adjective - impossible, not possible
feliz feˈliθ A1	adjective - happy, content
soledad soleˈðað A2	noun - loneliness, solitude