Egoista – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passion of Spanish language through a masterclass in emotional delivery with José José's 'Egoísta.' This dramatic Latin Ballad features rich vocabulary centered on **love, betrayal, and intense emotional accusation** (like 'egoísta' and 'compasión'). Listening to José José's distinct, emotive baritone as he confronts a selfish partner provides an excellent opportunity to internalize *canción melódica* idioms and perfect the pronunciation of passionate, high-stakes Spanish.

[English]

If you tell me no

And you leave tonight

That’s selfishness

If you’re going to leave me

With the longing to love

That’s selfishness

You know just like I do

How good I had it

With you

And now just because

Thinking only of yourself

You’re punishing me

Selfish, selfish

You have no compassion

And you play with my love

You enjoy your conquest

Selfish, selfish

I know I’ll suffer

Because that’s just how you are

Because you’re selfish

...

...

If you’re doing this to test

That I’ll come looking for you

That’s selfishness

If you want to confirm

That I’ll miss you

That’s selfishness

You know just like I do

How good I had it

With you

And now just because

Thinking only of yourself

You’re punishing me

Selfish, selfish

You have no compassion

And you play with my love

You enjoy your conquest

Selfish, selfish

I know I’ll suffer

Because that’s just how you are

Because you’re selfish

Selfish, selfish

You have no compassion

And you play with my love

You enjoy your conquest

Selfish, selfish

...

[Spanish]

Si me dices que no

Y esta noche te vas

Es egoísmo

Si me vas a dejar

Con las ganas de amar

Es egoísmo

Tú sabes como yo

Lo bien que lo pase

Contigo

Y ahora porque sí

Pensando solo en ti

Me pones de castigo

Egoista, egoista

No tienes compasión

Y juegas con mi amor

Disfrutas tu conquista

Egoista, egoista

Sé que voy a sufrir

Porque tú eres así

Porque eres egoista

Si lo haces por probar

Que te iré a buscar

Es egoísmo

Si quieres confirmar

Que te voy a extrañar

Es egoísmo

Tú sabes como yo

Lo bien que lo pasé

Contigo

Y ahora porque sí

Pensando solo en ti

Me pones de castigo

Egoista, egoista

No tienes compasión

Y juegas con mi amor

Disfrutas tu conquista

Egoista, egoista

Sé que voy a sufrir

Porque tú eres así

Porque eres egoista

Egoista, egoista

No tienes compasión

Y juegas con mi amor

Disfrutas tu conquista

Egoista, egoista

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
egoísmo e.ɡo.ˈis.mo A2	noun - selfishness
egoista e.ɡo.ˈis.ta A2	adjective - selfish
compasión kom.pa.ˈsi.on A2	noun - compassion
juegas ˈxwe.ɡas A1	verb - you play
disfrutas dis.fru.ˈtas A2	verb - you enjoy
conquista kon.ˈkis.ta B1	noun - conquest
sufrir su.ˈfɾiɾ A2	verb - to suffer
pensando pen.ˈsan.do A1	verb - thinking
castigo kas.ˈti.ɡo A2	noun - punishment
confirmar kon.fir.ˈmaɾ A2	verb - to confirm
extrañar eks.tra.ˈɲaɾ A2	verb - to miss
probar pɾo.ˈβaɾ A1	verb - to try
pasé pa.ˈse A1	verb - I spent (time)
dejar de.ˈxaɾ A1	verb - to leave
amar a.ˈmaɾ A1	verb - to love