Tu Ausencia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the expressive world of Spanish music with José José's "Tu Ausencia." This iconic Bolero ballad is a masterclass in conveying deep sorrow through music, allowing you to connect with the raw emotion of heartbreak and longing expressed in beautiful, poetic Spanish.

[English]

The sorrow I feel is so great

That I can't even sing

I wish I could die right now

Crying and crying

Your absence gives me a feeling

That shatters the heart

I want to think like a madman

Without having a reason

...

Having no reason to understand

That you forgot me

Nor feel this anguish

From you leaving

I want to stay by your side

And be happy again

I don't want to live condemned

To suffer and suffer

...

Having no reason to understand

That you forgot me

Nor feel this anguish

From you leaving

I want to stay by your side

And be happy again

I don't want to live condemned

To suffer and suffer

I don't want to live condemned

To suffer and suffer

...

[Spanish]

Es tanta la pena que tengo

Que no puedo ni cantar

Quisiera morir al momento

Llorar y llorar

Tu ausencia me da un sentimiento

Que destroza el corazón

Quisiera pensar como un loco

Sin tener razón

No tener razón para comprender

Que me olvidaste

Ni sentir así la angustia

De que te alejaste

Yo quiero seguir a tu lado

Y volver a ser feliz

No quiero vivir condenado

A sufrir y sufrir

No tener razón para comprender

Que me olvidaste

Ni sentir así la angustia

De que te alejaste

Yo quiero seguir a tu lado

Y volver a ser feliz

No quiero vivir condenado

A sufrir y sufrir

No quiero vivir condenado

A sufrir y sufrir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ausencia au.sen.cia A2	noun - absence
sentimiento sen.ti.mien.to A2	noun - feeling
destroza des.tro.sa B1	verb - to destroy
corazón co.ra.zón A1	noun - heart
quisiera ki.si.e.ra A2	verb - would like
loco lo.co A1	adjective - crazy
condenado con.de.na.do B1	adjective - condemned
sufrir su.frir A2	verb - to suffer
comprender com.pren.der A2	verb - to understand
angustia an.gus.tia B1	noun - anguish
feliz fe.liz A1	adjective - happy
lado la.do A1	noun - side
olvidaste ol.vi.das.te A2	verb - you forgot
aleiaste a.le.jas.te B1	verb - you moved away
pena pe.na A2	noun - sorrow