Sólo Tú – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romanticism with José José. By listening to 'Sólo Tú,' you can master emotive vocabulary related to love and devotion, while experiencing the lyrical beauty and melodic precision that makes this classic a masterpiece of the Spanish language.

[English]

They say it's normal that

As the years go by

Our love loses its passion

And becomes lukewarm

They say it's natural

To have a little adventure now and then

Not even in my dreams, my love

For me, there is only one

Only you, and your warm hands

Only you, and your burning lips

Only you, and the way you speak, laugh, and love

Only you, to talk through the ages

Only you, to be as light as a feather or the wind

Only you, and your way of being, your voice, and your skin

They say it could happen

That after loving you for so long

I might look for friendship in you

And look for love somewhere else

They say it's natural

To have a little adventure now and then

Not even in my dreams, my love

For me, there is only one

[Spanish]

Dicen que es normal que ya

Con el pasar de los años

Pierda nuestro amor pasión

Y se nos quede templado

Dicen que es natural

Alguna que otra aventura

Yo ni soñando mi amor

Para mí no hay más que una

Sólo tú, y tus manos calientes

Sólo tú, y tus labios ardientes

Sólo tu, y tu forma de hablar, de reír y de amar

Sólo tu, para hablar con el tiempo

Sólo tú, para ser pluma o viento

Sólo tú, y tu forma de ser y tu voz y tu piel

Dicen que podría ser

Que después de tanto amarte

Yo busque en ti la amistad

Y el amor en otra parte

Dicen que es natural

Alguna que otra aventura

Yo ni soñando mi amor

Para mi no hay más que una

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pasión pasión B1	noun - Passion
templado templado B2	adjective - Lukewarm / mild
aventura aventura A2	noun - Adventure / affair
ardientes ardientes B2	adjective - Burning / passionate
pluma pluma A2	noun - Feather
viento viento A1	noun - Wind
amistad amistad A2	noun - Friendship
soñando soñando A2	verb - Dreaming
natural natural A2	adjective - Natural / normal

Key Grammar Structures

• Dicen que es normal que ya

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' / Impersonal verb (Dicen)

  ➔ The verb "dicen" (they say) is used without a specific subject to express general opinion or common rumors.

• Pierda nuestro amor pasión

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'es normal que'

  ➔ The phrase "es normal que" triggers the use of the subjunctive "pierda" (to lose) because it expresses a subjective evaluation.

• Yo ni soñando mi amor

  ➔ Gerund for adverbial emphasis

  ➔ The gerund "soñando" is used here as an idiomatic expression "ni soñando" meaning "not even in my dreams".

• Para mí no hay más que una

  ➔ Existential 'haber' + restrictive 'más que'

  ➔ The structure "no hay más que" acts as a restriction meaning "there is nothing/no one else but".

• para ser pluma o viento

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'para' + infinitive

  ➔ The preposition "para" is followed by the infinitive "ser" to indicate the purpose or objective of the action.

• Yo busque en ti la amistad

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'podría ser que'

  ➔ The phrase "podría ser que" indicates possibility or doubt, which triggers the use of the subjunctive "busque" (that I look for).

• Pierda nuestro amor pasión

  ➔ Possessive adjective (nuestro)

  ➔ The possessive adjective "nuestro" (our) modifies the noun "amor" (love), indicating that the love belongs to both.