Sin Saber – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of José José with "Sin Saber," a beautiful ballad from his celebrated 1986 album *Siempre Contigo*. As a classic example of the Latin Ballad genre, listening to this song is a wonderful way to connect with the emotional depth and vocal mastery that earned José José the title 'El Príncipe de la Canción' and appreciate rich Spanish lyricism.

[English]

Without knowing

That there was someone else in your life,

I set my eyes on you

Without knowing.

Without knowing,

The days went by

And I made you mine without knowing,

Without knowing.

Without knowing

That you couldn't love me,

I just started to dream

Without knowing.

Without knowing,

I was happy in my dream

Because I made myself your owner

Without knowing, without knowing.

Everything happened without knowing

And while I loved you

You loved him.

And now what do I do,

And now what am I going to do

If you're in love

And I’m without your love.

And now what do I do,

And now what am I going to do

If you're in love

And I’m without your love.

Without knowing

That there was someone else in your life,

I set my eyes on you

Without knowing.

Without knowing,

The days went by

And I made you mine without knowing,

Without knowing.

Everything happened without knowing

And while I loved you

You loved him.

And now what do I do,

And now what am I going to do

If you're in love

And I’m without your love.

And now what do I do,

And now what am I going to do

If you're in love

And I’m without your love.

And now what do I do,

And now what am I going to do

If you're in love

And I’m without your love.

And now what do I do,

[Spanish]

Sin saber

Que había otro en tu vida,

Puse mis ojos en ti

Sin saber.

Sin saber,

Fueron pasando los días

Y te hice dueña mía sin saber,

Sin saber.

Sin saber

Que no podías amarme,

Solo me puse a soñar

Sin saber.

Sin saber,

Era feliz en mi sueño

Porque me hice tu dueño

Sin saber, sin saber.

Todo ocurrió sin saber

Y mientras yo te quería

Tu le querías a él.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Y ahora que voy a hacer

Si tu estás enamorada

Y yo estoy sin tu querer.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Y ahora que voy a hacer

Si tu estás enamorada

Y yo estoy sin tu querer.

Sin saber

Que había otro en tu vida,

Puse mis ojos en ti

Sin saber.

Sin saber,

Fueron pasando los días

Y te hice dueña mía sin saber,

Sin saber.

Todo ocurrió sin saber

Y mientras yo te quería

Tu le querías a él.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Y ahora que voy a hacer

Si tu estás enamorada

Y yo estoy sin tu querer.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Y ahora que voy a hacer

Si tu estás enamorada

Y yo estoy sin tu querer.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Y ahora que voy a hacer

Si tu estás enamorada

Y yo estoy sin tu querer.

Y ahora qué hago yo,

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
saber saˈber A2	verb - to know
vida ˈbiða A1	noun - life
poner poˈner A1	verb - to put
ojos ˈoxos A1	noun - eyes
pasar paˈsar A2	verb - to pass
dueña ˈdueɲa B1	noun - owner (feminine)
soñar soˈɲar A2	verb - to dream
feliz feˈliθ A1	adjective - happy
dueño ˈdueɲo B1	noun - owner (masculine)
ocurrir oˈkurir B1	verb - to happen
querer keˈrer A2	verb - to love/to want
enamorada enamoˈɾaða B1	adjective - in love (feminine)
hacer aˈθer A1	verb - to do/to make

Key Grammar Structures

• Sin saber que había otro en tu vida

  ➔ Present tense with 'sin saber'

  ➔ The phrase 'Sin saber' is used to express an action or state without prior knowledge, emphasizing the lack of awareness.

• Y te hice dueña mía sin saber

  ➔ Past tense with object pronoun

  ➔ The use of 'te' as an object pronoun shows the direct object of the verb 'hice', indicating the action was performed on 'you'.

• Que no podías amarme

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'poder'

  ➔ The imperfect tense of 'poder' indicates a past continuous ability or situation, suggesting that the inability to love was ongoing.

• Y ahora qué hago yo

  ➔ Present tense with interrogative

  ➔ The use of 'qué hago' in the present tense with an interrogative word 'qué' forms a question about current actions or decisions.

• Si tu estás enamorada

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' with adjective

  ➔ The present tense of 'estar' with the adjective 'enamorada' describes a current state of being in love, emphasizing a temporary condition.