San Blas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I walked along the seashore

Of that beautiful port

Port of San Blas

Fishermen head out to sea

And far in the distance

Their singing can be heard

The sun moved far from me

I missed its warmth

And I felt your absence

Then, the ocean’s gentle lull

With the moonlight’s glow

Made me dream

I thought I’d wait for morning

And once again see

The seagulls soar

I walked along the seashore

Of that port

Port of San Blas

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[Spanish]

Me fui por la orilla del mar

De ese hermoso puerto

Puerto de San Blas

Se van pescadores al mar

Y muy a lo lejos

Se escucha el cantar

El sol se fue lejos de mí

Me hizo falta el calor

Y tu ausencia sentí

Después, el arrullo del mar

Con la luz de la luna

Me hicieron soñar

Pensé la mañana esperar

Y así de nuevo ver

Las gaviotas volar

Me fui por la orilla del mar

De ese puerto

Puerto de San Blas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
orilla oˈɾiʎa A2	noun - shore, edge, bank
hermoso eɾˈmoso A2	adjective - beautiful, lovely
puerto ˈpweɾto A2	noun - port, harbor
pescadores peskaˈðoɾes A2	noun - fishermen
escucha esˈkuʧa A2	verb - to listen
cantar kanˈtaɾ A2	verb - to sing
calor kaˈloɾ A2	noun - heat, warmth
ausencia awsˈenθja B1	noun - absence
arrullo aˈrulo B1	noun - lullaby, murmur
luz lus A1	noun - light
luna ˈluna A1	noun - moon
soñar soˈɲaɾ A2	verb - to dream
mañana maˈɲana A1	noun - morning, tomorrow
gaviotas gaβiˈotas A2	noun - seagulls
volar boˈlaɾ A2	verb - to fly

Key Grammar Structures

• Me fui por la orilla del mar

  ➔ Preterite tense (simple past)

  ➔ The verb 'fui' is the preterite form of 'ir', indicating a completed action in the past.

• Se van pescadores al mar

  ➔ Present tense with 'se' for impersonal expression

  ➔ The use of 'se' with the present tense verb 'van' creates an impersonal expression, emphasizing the action rather than the subject.

• Se escucha el cantar

  ➔ Present tense with passive voice

  ➔ The verb 'escucha' is in the present tense and used in a passive construction, indicating that the singing is being heard without specifying the agent.

• Me hizo falta el calor

  ➔ Preterite tense with 'hacer falta'

  ➔ The expression 'hizo falta' is used to indicate a lack or need, and it is in the preterite tense to show a specific moment in the past.

• Me hicieron soñar

  ➔ Preterite tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'hicieron' is in the preterite tense and used with the reflexive pronoun 'me', indicating that the action of dreaming was caused by something external.