Volveré A Amar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Valentín Elizalde

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Valentín Elizalde's iconic "Volveré A Amar." This Regional Mexican and Banda song offers a powerful narrative of heartbreak and resilience, making it an excellent piece for Spanish learners to delve into rich vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and personal strength. Its clear lyrical delivery and passionate musicality make understanding and appreciating the nuances of the Spanish language a truly engaging experience.

[English]

Today you’ve written me a letter

Saying you’re leaving me

You’ve found someone else

Another one, what does it matter?

I’ve understood that you want

To leave me without your love

Go whenever you want, with him

I hold no grudge against you

I did everything possible

So you’d never, never leave my side

Go whenever you want

I don’t want to see you

Because hypocrisy isn’t for me

I’ll know how to forget

Because I’ll love again

And you’ll cry for me

...

If you hear a sad bird

Sobbing, listen to it

It’s my song that says

"Please don’t forget me"

No one else can erase

Those slow kisses

That I took from you

You’ll carry me with you

Wherever you go

You gain nothing by leaving, seeing me like this

Because I’ll love again

And someone will return

What I always gave you

Go whenever you want

I don’t want to see you

Because hypocrisy isn’t for me

I’ll know how to forget

Because I’ll love again

And you’ll cry for me

And you’ll cry for me

...

[Spanish]

Hoy me has escrito una carta

Que te vas a marchar

Te has encontrado con otro

Otro más, ¿qué más da?

He comprendido que quieres

Dejarme sin tu amor

Vete cuando quieras con él

No te guardo rencor

Hice todo lo imposible

Porque nunca, nunca te alejaras de mí

Vete cuando quieras

No quiero verte

Porque la hipocresía no es para mí

Yo sabré olvidar

Porque volveré a amar

Y llorarás por mí

Si oyes un pájaro triste

Sollozar, escúchalo

Es mi canto que dice

"No me olvides, por favor"

Otro no podrá borrar

Aquellos besos lentos

Que tomé yo de ti

Me llevarás contigo

A donde vayas

No ganas nada yéndote, viéndome así

Porque volveré a amar

Y alguien devolverá

Lo que siempre te di

Vete cuando quieras

No quiero verte

Porque la hipocresía no es para mí

Yo sabré olvidar

Porque volveré a amar

Y llorarás por mí

Y llorarás por mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carta carta A1	noun - letter (written message)
amar amar A1	verb - to love
llorar llorar A1	verb - to cry
pájaro pájaro A1	noun - bird
triste triste A1	adjective - sad
canto canto A2	noun - song; singing
borrar borrar B1	verb - to erase, to delete
beso beso A1	noun - kiss
lento lento A1	adjective - slow
llevar llevar A2	verb - to carry, to take
alejar alejar B1	verb - to distance, to move away
hipocresía hipocresía C1	noun - hypocrisy
olvidar olvidar B1	verb - to forget
volver volver B1	verb - to return, to come back
imposible imposible B1	adjective - impossible
rencor rencor B2	noun - resentment, lingering anger
cambio cambio B1	noun - change, exchange
dolor dolor B1	noun - pain, sorrow
despedida despedida B2	noun - farewell, goodbye

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy me has escrito una carta

  ➔ Present Perfect (haber + past participle)

  ➔ The auxiliary *"has"* plus the past participle *"escrito"* shows an action completed in the recent past.

• Te has encontrado con otro

  ➔ Present Perfect with reflexive verb

  ➔ The reflexive *"te"* combines with *"has encontrado"* to show a completed, self‑directed action.

• Vete cuando quieras

  ➔ Imperative + Subjunctive in temporal clause

  ➔ The command *"Vete"* is followed by a temporal clause with the subjunctive *"quieras"*, expressing ‘whenever you want’.

• Yo sabré olvidar

  ➔ Future simple + infinitive (ability)

  ➔ The future form *"sabré"* combined with the infinitive *"olvidar"* expresses a future ability: ‘I will be able to forget’.

• Porque volveré a amar

  ➔ Future simple with periphrastic *volver a* + infinitive

  ➔ The verb *"volveré"* (future of *volver*) followed by *"a amar"* forms the periphrastic future meaning ‘I will love again’.

• Si oyes un pájaro triste

  ➔ First conditional (real) – *si* + present indicative

  ➔ The conjunction *"Si"* introduces a condition that is possible; the verb *"oyes"* is in the present indicative.

• Sollozar, escúchalo

  ➔ Imperative with attached direct object pronoun

  ➔ The verb *"escúchalo"* combines the imperative *"escucha"* with the pronoun *"lo"* (it), meaning ‘listen to it’.

• No me olvides, por favor

  ➔ Present Subjunctive for polite request

  ➔ The verb *"olvides"* is in the present subjunctive, used after a negative imperative to soften the request: ‘don’t forget me, please’.

• Porque nunca, nunca te alejaras de mí

  ➔ Future indicative (simple future)

  ➔ The verb *"alejaras"* (should be *"alejarás"*) is in the simple future, expressing a future action: ‘you will never leave me’.