Sentimientos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

To learn Spanish through the language of love and heartbreak, listen to José José’s "Sentimientos." The song is a powerful example of the *Balada Romántica* genre, offering rich, dramatic vocabulary and intricate expressions of emotional distress. Its slow, deliberate pace and clear, passionate vocal delivery make the Spanish phrases easy to catch, helping you practice recognizing the past tense and complex sentence structures used to describe deep regret and sorrow. This track is special because it showcases the impeccable vocal control and expressive depth that earned José José the title 'El Príncipe de la Canción' (The Prince of Song).

[English]

I have

[Music]

when feelings

all

I feel so disgusted

Russo

[Music]

love things

or everything

endless crying

I don't want to forget

where

from that love

I don't know

[Music]

I don't put anything

[Music]

I don't know why you left, enough

because I met you

and

2

no

no

[Music]

and I don't want to feel

[Laughter]

I feel I never had

and I feel I was never

close to you

and

[Music]

a new one

[Music]

I don't know why you left like that

because I met you

[Laughter]

I feel I never stopped

and I feel I was never

Luisfer with

[Music]

and

I

and I don't want to feel

2

no

with

or not

and I don't want to feel

together

[Music]

1

you

[Music]

and I don't want to feel

[Laughter]

[Music]

[Spanish]

tengo

[Música]

cuando sentimientos

todos

siento tanto asco

russo

[Música]

cosas de amor

o sea todo

llanto interminable

no quiero olvido

dónde

de aquel amor

no sé

[Música]

yo no pongo nada

[Música]

no sé por qué te fuiste basta

porque te conocí

y

2

no

no

[Música]

y no quiero sentir

[Risas]

siento que jamás tuve

y siento que yo nunca estuve

muy cerca de ti

y

[Música]

uno nuevo

[Música]

no sé por qué te fuiste así

porque te conocí

[Risas]

siento que jamás detuve

y siento que yo nunca estuve

luisfer con

[Música]

y

i

y no quiero sentir

2

no

con

o no

y no quiero sentir

juntos

[Música]

1

tú

[Música]

y no quiero sentir

[Risas]

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sentimientos senˈtimjentos B1	noun - feelings, emotions
asco ˈasko B1	noun - disgust, revulsion
llanto ˈʎanto A2	noun - cry, weeping
olvido olˈβiðo B1	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion
amor aˈmor A1	noun - love
fuiste ˈfwi.ste A2	verb - you went (past tense)
sentir senˈtir A2	verb - to feel
detuve deˈtuβe B1	verb - I stopped
nuevo ˈnweβo A2	adjective - new
juntos ˈxuntos A2	adverb - together

Key Grammar Structures

• tengo

  ➔ Present tense verb conjugation

  ➔ The verb 'tengo' is the first-person singular present tense form of 'tener', meaning 'I have'. It demonstrates basic verb conjugation in Spanish.

• cuando sentimientos

  ➔ Use of 'cuando' for temporal clauses

  ➔ 'Cuando' is used to introduce temporal clauses, meaning 'when'. Here, it sets the time or condition for the following action.

• siento tanto asco

  ➔ Use of 'tanto' as an adverb of degree

  ➔ 'Tanto' is used here as an adverb of degree, meaning 'so much'. It intensifies the feeling expressed by 'asco' (disgust).

• no quiero olvido

  ➔ Negative command or desire with 'no quiero'

  ➔ 'No quiero' expresses a negative desire or command, meaning 'I do not want'. Here, it indicates the speaker's rejection of 'olvido' (forgetting).

• no sé por qué te fuiste

  ➔ Use of 'no sé' for uncertainty and subjunctive mood

  ➔ 'No sé' means 'I do not know' and is used to express uncertainty. The phrase 'por qué te fuiste' is in the subjunctive mood, indicating a wish or uncertainty about the past action.

• y no quiero sentir

  ➔ Conjunction 'y' and negative desire

  ➔ The conjunction 'y' means 'and' and is used to join clauses. 'No quiero sentir' expresses a negative desire, meaning 'I do not want to feel'.