Sentimientos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Tan Cerca... Tan Lejos

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with José José's "Sentimientos." This iconic ballad offers a powerful way to connect with Spanish through its rich vocabulary of love, loss, and deep emotion. Listen to how "El Príncipe de la Canción" masterfully articulates heartache, allowing you to not only learn new words and phrases but also to truly *feel* the language as it expresses universal human experiences. Its timeless melody and José José's unparalleled vocal delivery make it a special piece for anyone looking to understand the nuances of romantic Spanish lyricism.

[English]

I have

So many feelings

I feel so many things

Things of love

Crying

Endless crying

So I want to forget

That love

I feel

That I have nothing left

I don't know why you left like that

Why I met you

I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

And I don't want to feel

I feel

I feel I never had you

And I feel I was never

Very close to you

I feel

That I have nothing left

I don't know why you left like that

Why I met you

I feel

I feel I never had you

And I feel I was never

Very close to you

I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

And I don't want to feel

I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

And I don't want to feel

I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

Uoh-uoh-uoh, I feel

And I don't want to feel

...

[Spanish]

Tengo

Tantos sentimientos

Siento tantas cosas

Cosas de amor

Llanto

Llanto interminable

Pues quiero olvidarme

De aquel amor

Siento

Que ya no tengo nada

No sé por qué te fuiste así

Por qué te conocí

Siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Y no quiero sentir

Siento

Siento que jamás te tuve

Y siento que yo nunca estuve

Muy cerca de ti

Siento

Que ya no tengo nada

No sé por qué te fuiste así

Por qué te conocí

Siento

Siento que jamás te tuve

Y siento que yo nunca estuve

Muy cerca de ti

Siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Y no quiero sentir

Siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Y no quiero sentir

Siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Uoh-uoh-uoh, siento

Y no quiero sentir

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo tantos sentimientos

  ➔ Present tense of 'tener' + quantifier + noun

  ➔ The verb **'tengo'** (I have) expresses a current state. **'Tantos'** (so many) is a quantifier modifying **'sentimientos'** (feelings).

• Siento tantas cosas

  ➔ Present tense of reflexive verb 'sentir' + quantifier + noun

  ➔ The reflexive verb **'siento'** (I feel) indicates the subject experiences the feeling. **'Tantas'** (so many) modifies **'cosas'** (things).

• Pues quiero olvidarme de aquel amor

  ➔ Conjunction + verb 'querer' + reflexive infinitive

  ➔ **'Pues'** (well, then) introduces a reason. **'Quiero olvidarme'** (I want to forget myself) uses the infinitive **'olvidarme'** after **'querer'**, and it's reflexive because the action affects the subject.

• Siento que ya no tengo nada

  ➔ Verb 'sentir' + 'que' + clause with negative expression

  ➔ **'Siento que'** (I feel that) introduces a subordinate clause expressing a feeling. **'Ya no tengo nada'** (I no longer have anything) uses **'ya no'** for negation, indicating a change of state.

• Por qué te conocí

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb in past tense (implied subject)

  ➔ **'Por qué'** (why) introduces an indirect question. The verb **'conocí'** (I met) is in the preterite tense, implying a completed action in the past. The subject 'yo' is implied.