Tonto corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of "Tonto corazón" by Los Acosta, a classic Latin ballad that masterfully tells a story of regret and longing. This song is perfect for Spanish language learners, offering clear, emotive lyrics that explore themes of lost love and the desire for reconciliation. Its poetic expressions and simple, repetitive phrases provide an engaging way to grasp everyday romantic vocabulary and emotional nuance in Spanish, making language learning a truly melodious experience.

[English]

What will become of me?

Far from your love.

Wherever I go,

I can only think of you.

Foolish heart, you let her go.

Ask for forgiveness.

Stop suffering.

You know you love her.

Don’t deny it.

No other woman matters anymore.

You know you love her.

Se que tu la quieres

Jealousy is eating you up.

Because she’s no longer

By your side.

(instrumental break)

What will become of me?

I made the mistake

Of saying goodbye to you

Without a reason.

Foolish heart,

Come and help me.

Tell her this time

Everything will be different.

You know you love her.

Don’t deny it.

No other woman matters anymore.

You know you love her.

Jealousy is eating you up.

De celos te mueres

Because she’s no longer

By your side.

(ending)

[Spanish]

Que sera de mi

Lejos de tu amor

Por que a donde voy

Solo pienso en ti

Tonto corazón la dejaste ir

Pídele perdón

Deja de sufrir

Se que tu la quieres

Mira no lo niegues

Todas las mujeres

No te importan ya

Se que tu la quieres

De celos te mueres

Por que no la tienes

A tu lado más

Que sera de mi

Cometí el error

De decirte adiós

Sin una razón

Tonto corazón

Ven y ayúdame

Dile que esta vez

Todo va a cambiar

Se que tu la quieres

Mira no lo niegues

Todas las mujeres

No te importan ya

Se que tu la quieres

De celos te mueres

Por que no la tienes

A tu lado más

Key Grammar Structures

• Que será de mí

  ➔ Future tense + reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense 'será' (will be) with the reflexive pronoun 'mí' (me), expressing uncertainty about oneself: 'What will become of me?'

• Por que a donde voy

  ➔ Relative clause with adverb of place 'donde'

  ➔ The clause 'a donde voy' functions as a relative clause meaning 'wherever I go', linking cause and consequence.

• Solo pienso en ti

  ➔ Present tense + prepositional verb

  ➔ 'Pensar en' means 'to think about'. The preposition 'en' changes the meaning of the verb 'pensar'.

• Tonto corazón, la dejaste ir

  ➔ Preterite tense with pronoun object 'la'

  ➔ 'La dejaste ir' means 'you let her go'. The direct object pronoun 'la' stands for 'her'.

• Pídele perdón

  ➔ Imperative with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ 'Pídele' is the command form of 'pedir' (to ask), combined with 'le' meaning 'to her/him'.

• Se que tú la quieres

  ➔ Present tense + direct object pronoun 'la'

  ➔ 'La' replaces the feminine direct object. The phrase means 'I know you love her.'

• De celos te mueres

  ➔ Reflexive verb with cause phrase

  ➔ 'Te mueres' literally means 'you die yourself', but idiomatically expresses being overwhelmed by jealousy.

• Cometí el error

  ➔ Preterite tense of irregular verb 'cometer'

  ➔ Means 'I made a mistake'. The preterite 'cometí' expresses a completed past action.

• Dile que esta vez todo va a cambiar

  ➔ Imperative + subordinate clause with future periphrasis

  ➔ 'Dile' (tell her) is an imperative, followed by 'va a cambiar' (is going to change), indicating planned change in the future.