Sin Ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Cuidado

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the golden age of the Latin romantic ballad with José José’s early masterpiece, "Sin Ella." This song is a perfect introduction to the rich, dramatic vocabulary of Spanish-language love songs and the precise, emotional vocal style that earned him the title "The Prince of Song." You'll learn expressions of deep longing and beautiful despair while experiencing a classic track from the 1960s Bossa Nova era.

[English]

I waited all night

For her to come

But she didn’t show

And now, sobbing, I truly know

What it’s like to go through

Another day without her

...

Another day without her

...

There’s no point in crying

If I can’t fill

The space she left

That’s empty now

Without her warmth...

How sad it is to spend

Another day without her

...

Another day without her

...

One day I met her, and with her I went

To a happy world

She gave me her love

A love I later cried for

Missing her, spending another day

Without her...

...

Love is so beautiful

It wraps us both

In its gentle warmth

But that warmth turns to pain, it breaks my heart if I spend

Another day without her

...

If I spend another day without her

I’ll die without her...

I’ll cry without her

I’ll die without her...

I’ll cry without her...

I’ll die without her...

...

[Spanish]

Toda la noche esperé

Que viniera ella

Pero no llegó

Y sollozando ahora bien que se

Lo que es pasar

Un día mas sin ella

Un día mas sin ella

No tiene caso llorar

Si no voy a poder

Llenar el lugar

Que hoy vacío esta

Sin su calor...

Que triste es pasar

Un día mas sin ella

Un día mas sin ella

Un día la conocí y con ella fui

A un mundo feliz

Me entregó su amor

Amor que después llorando

Extrañé pasando un día mas

Sin ella...

Es tan hermoso el amor

Que nos envuelve a los dos

En su suave calor

Pero ese calor se convierte en dolor Rompe mi corazón si paso

Un día mas sin ella

Si paso un día mas sin ella

Moriré sin ella...

Lloraré sin ella

Moriré sin ella...

Lloraré sin ella...

Moriré sin ella...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
esperé espeˈɾe A2	verb - I waited
sollozando soˈʎoθando B1	verb - sobbing
triste ˈtɾiste A1	adjective - sad
hermoso erˈmoso A2	adjective - beautiful
entregó enˈtɾeɣo A2	verb - gave
extrañé ekstraˈɲe B1	verb - I missed
envuelve emˈwelve B1	verb - wraps
calor kaˈloɾ A1	noun - heat
dolor doˈloɾ A1	noun - pain
rompe ˈrompe A2	verb - breaks
corazón koɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
moriré moɾiˈɾe A2	verb - I will die
llorar ʝoˈɾaɾ A1	verb - to cry
feliz feˈliθ A1	adjective - happy
vacío baˈθio A2	adjective - empty

Key Grammar Structures

• Toda la noche esperé

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'esperé' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Que viniera ella

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb 'viniera' is in the subjunctive mood, used to express a wish or uncertainty.

• Y sollozando ahora bien que se

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ 'Sollozando' is a present participle, used to describe an ongoing action.

• Un día mas sin ella

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Sin ella' is a prepositional phrase indicating a state of being without her.

• No tiene caso llorar

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The verb 'tiene' is in the present tense, indicating a current state or habitual action.

• Que hoy vacío esta

  ➔ Present indicative

  ➔ The verb 'esta' is in the present indicative, stating a fact or current situation.

• Me entregó su amor

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'entregó' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Si paso un día mas sin ella

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase introduces a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical situation.