Tú Eres Todo para Mí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Learn the beauty of Spanish romantic expressions through this classic ballad. By listening to how José José phrases terms of endearment and expresses deep emotion, you will improve your understanding of sentimental vocabulary and lyrical poetic structure in the Spanish language.

[English]

You are everything to me

And you always will be

You are the center of my being

You will dwell within my heart

I feel like life is beginning

That everything is new when I'm with you

But if one day you were gone

There would be no reason to live

You are everything to me

And you always will be

You are the center of my being

You will dwell within my heart

You sensed my arrival

You rescued me from the pain

Here on earth I have a heaven

Another miracle from your heart

You are everything to me

And you always will be

You are the center of my being

You will dwell within my heart

You are everything to me

And you always will be

[Spanish]

Tú eres todo para mí

Y para siempre lo serás

Eres el centro de mi ser

Mi corazón habitarás

Yo siento que la vida empieza

Que todo es nuevo junto a tí

Más si algún dia me faltaras

Ya no habría razón para vivir

Tú eres todo para mí

Y para siempre lo serás

Eres el centro de mi ser

Mi corazón habitarás

Tú presentiste mi llegada

Me rescataste del dolor

Aquí en la tierra tengo un cielo

Un milagro más de tu corazón

Tú eres todo para mí

Y para siempre lo serás

Eres el centro de mi ser

Mi corazón habitarás

Tú eres todo para mí

Y para siempre lo serás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
todo ˈtoðo A1	adjective/noun - everything/all
siempre ˈsjempre A1	adverb - always/forever
centro ˈsentɾo A2	noun - center
corazón koɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
habitarás aβitaˈɾas B2	verb - you will inhabit/dwell
vida ˈbiða A1	noun - life
empieza emˈpjeθa A1	verb - begins/starts
nuevo ˈnweβo A1	adjective - new
razón raˈθon A2	noun - reason
vivir biˈβiɾ A1	verb - to live
presentiste pɾesenˈtiste C1	verb - you sensed/had a presentiment
llegada ʝeˈɣaða A2	noun - arrival
rescataste reskaˈtaste B1	verb - you rescued
dolor doˈloɾ A2	noun - pain
tierra ˈtjeʁa A1	noun - earth/ground
cielo ˈθjelo A1	noun - sky/heaven
milagro miˈlaɣɾo B2	noun - miracle

Key Grammar Structures

• Y para siempre lo serás

  ➔ Future tense (ser)

  ➔ The verb "serás" is the second-person singular future of 'ser'. It denotes an action that will continue in the future.

• Mi corazón habitarás

  ➔ Transitive verb usage with direct object

  ➔ In poetic Spanish, "habitar" can function as a transitive verb, where "mi corazón" is the direct object being inhabited.

• Yo siento que la vida empieza

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'que'

  ➔ "Que la vida empieza" acts as the noun clause describing what the subject "yo" feels.

• Más si algún dia me faltaras

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause with Imperfect Subjunctive

  ➔ The use of "faltaras" (imperfect subjunctive) sets up a hypothetical or unlikely future condition.

• Ya no habría razón para vivir

  ➔ Conditional tense (habría)

  ➔ "Habría" is the conditional form of 'haber', showing a consequence of the previously mentioned hypothetical condition.

• Tú presentiste mi llegada

  ➔ Preterite tense (Past simple)

  ➔ "Presentiste" refers to a completed action in the past.

• Me rescataste del dolor

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun (Me)

  ➔ "Me" is the direct object pronoun representing the person being rescued.

• Aquí en la tierra tengo un cielo

  ➔ Locative phrase and verb of possession

  ➔ "Aquí en la tierra" sets the location, while "tengo" expresses possession in the first person singular.