Te Doy Dos Horas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with José José's "Te Doy Dos Horas." This iconic bolero offers a perfect opportunity to learn Spanish through its rich, evocative lyrics and José José's masterful, heartfelt delivery, showcasing the nuances of expressing profound disappointment and a desperate final hope in a relationship. Discover how "El Príncipe de la Canción" transforms an ultimatum into an unforgettable musical experience.

[English]

You offered me the sky and the moon

Everything in life, but really

I see nothing at all

Not a single promise fulfilled

You are a sun I never felt

You are a time that I wasted

Tell me, my love

Tell me why you're acting like this

And as for all the time lost

You haven't called me, nor have you loved me

I haven't searched

Where to build another nest

I want to tell you that now begins

The reward of my pain

I give you two hours

So you fill my life with love

...

I want to tell you that now begins

The reward of my pain

I give you two hours

So you fill my life with love

...

[Spanish]

Tú me ofreciste el cielo y la luna

Todo en la vida, pero en verdad

No veo cosa alguna

Ni una promesa cumplida

Eres un sol que nunca sentí

Eres un tiempo que yo perdí

Dime, mi vida

Dime por qué te portas así

Y como en tanto tiempo perdido

Ni me has llamado, ni me has querido

Yo no he buscado

Dónde formar otro nido

Quiero decirte que ahora comienza

La recompensa de mi dolor

Te doy dos horas

Para que llenes mi vida de amor

Quiero decirte que ahora comienza

La recompensa de mi dolor

Te doy dos horas

Para que llenes mi vida de amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ofreciste oˈfɾe.sis.te A2	verb - you offered
cielo ˈθje.lo A1	noun - sky
luna ˈlu.na A1	noun - moon
promesa pɾoˈme.sa A2	noun - promise
cumplida kumˈpli.ða A2	adjective - fulfilled
sol sol A1	noun - sun
perdido peɾˈði.ðo A2	adjective - lost
portas ˈpor.tas A2	verb - you behave
querido keˈɾi.ðo A2	adjective - loved
nido ˈni.ðo A2	noun - nest
recompensa re.komˈpen.sa B1	noun - reward
dolores doˈlo.ɾes A2	noun - pain
comienza koˈmjen.θa A2	verb - begins
llenes ˈʝe.nes A2	verb - you fill
amor aˈmor A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Tú me ofreciste el cielo y la luna

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'ofreciste' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past ('you offered').

• No veo cosa alguna

  ➔ Negative construction with 'no'

  ➔ The word 'no' is used to negate the verb 'veo', meaning 'I do not see'.

• Eres un sol que nunca sentí

  ➔ Present tense with metaphorical meaning

  ➔ The present tense 'eres' is used metaphorically to describe a permanent characteristic ('you are a sun I never felt').

• Te doy dos horas

  ➔ Present tense for future action

  ➔ The present tense 'doy' is used to express a future action ('I give you two hours').

• Para que llenes mi vida de amor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood 'llenes' is used after 'para que' to express a wish or desire ('so that you fill my life with love').