Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with José José's heartfelt ballad, "Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Spanish through its clear, emotional lyrics dedicated to a significant Mexican religious figure. You can explore vocabulary related to faith, reverence, and personal emotion, while appreciating the cultural importance of Marian devotions in the Spanish-speaking world. Its tender melody and sincere expression make it special for both language learners and fans of romantic ballads.

[English]

I love you

With all my soul

...

I've always wanted to see you

And you're just as I imagined

How I longed for you

To finally know

My mother

She used to tell me

You'd see how wonderful she is

And today I saw her on a pilgrimage

How miraculous you must be

...

That's why when I saw you

...

I knelt before you

...

Just like to the white Virgin

And to the dark‑skinned one

Good little Virgin

I will adore you

Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos.

...

[Spanish]

Te amo

Con toda el alma

Siempre yo te quise ver

Y eres como imaginaba

Como te ansiaba

Ya conocer

Mi madre

Me comentaba

Vieras que buena es

Y hoy vi que peregrinaba

Qué milagrosa tienes que ser

Por eso cuando yo te vi

Yo te me arrodillé

De igual que a la virgen blanca

Y que a la morena

Virgencita buena

Yo te adoraré

Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amar a.ˈmaɾ A2	verb - to love
alma ˈal.ma A2	noun - soul
querer ke.ˈɾeɾ A2	verb - to want/to love
ansiar an.si.ˈaɾ B1	verb - to long for
peregrinaba pe.re.ɣi.ˈna.βa B2	verb - to pilgrimage
milagrosa mi.la.ˈɣro.sa B1	adjective - miraculous
arrodillé a.ro.ði.ˈʎe A2	verb - to kneel
virgen ˈbir.xen A1	noun - virgin
blanca ˈblaŋ.ka A1	adjective - white
morena mo.ˈɾe.na A2	adjective - dark-skinned
adorar a.ðo.ˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to adore
conocer ko.no.ˈθeɾ A1	verb - to know
buena ˈbwe.na A1	adjective - good
comentaba ko.men.ˈta.βa A2	verb - to comment
imagínaba i.ma.xi.ˈna.βa A2	verb - to imagine

Key Grammar Structures

• Te amo con toda el alma

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense verb 'amo' (love) with the reflexive pronoun 'te' to express deep emotion.

• Siempre yo te quise ver

  ➔ Preterite tense with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The preterite tense 'quise' (wanted) is used with the indirect object pronoun 'te' to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Y eres como imaginaba

  ➔ Present tense with conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction 'y' (and) connects two ideas, followed by the present tense 'eres' (are) to describe a current state.

• Qué milagrosa tienes que ser

  ➔ Indefinite adjective with verb 'tener'

  ➔ The indefinite adjective 'qué milagrosa' (how miraculous) is used with 'tener que ser' to express necessity or obligation.

• Yo te me arrodillé

  ➔ Pronominal verb with indirect object pronouns

  ➔ The pronominal verb 'arrodillé' (knelt) uses 'te' and 'me' to indicate the action is performed on the subject and the indirect object.