Gotas de Fuego – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Reencuentro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of José José with "Gotas de Fuego"! This classic balada offers a rich vocabulary of emotions, perfect for understanding expressions of love, longing, and heartbreak in Spanish. Its poetic lyrics and José José's unparalleled vocal delivery make it a special song for any language learner seeking to grasp the cultural depth and emotional nuance of romantic Spanish music. You'll learn to express profound feelings and appreciate the artistry of "El Príncipe de la Canción."

[English]

Your silence is my torture

My love, come back to me

I know loving you was madness

I can’t live

My song opened the door

Of my loneliness

Tearing my sorrows apart

I tried to hide you

Today in the forest I see the sea

And the sea is grass

The night, the day, and when it rains

Drops of fire, drops of fire

I know I’ll go mad if you’re not here

If I can’t speak to you, if you’re not by my side

If I can’t see you, I’ll go mad, love

Come back to me, you wanted to end it and I admit your point

You thought maybe it would be best

To leave and forget the kisses and the love

...

I know I’ll go mad if you’re not here

If I can’t speak to you, if you’re not by my side

If I can’t see you, I’ll go mad, love

Come back to me, you wanted to end it and I admit your point

You thought maybe it would be best

To leave and forget the kisses and the love

Your silence is my torture

My love, come back to me

I know loving you was madness

I can’t live

...

[Spanish]

Tu silencio es mi [00:31.12] tortura

Amor, [00:36.52] vuelve a mí

Sé que amarte fue [00:44.54] locura

No puedo [00:48.91] vivir

Mi canción abrió la [00:58.71] puerta

De mi [01:03.87] soledad

Desgarrándome las [01:11.85] penas

Te quise [01:16.34] ocultar

Hoy en el bosque veo el [01:28.70] mar

Y el mar es [01:34.64] hierba

La noche, día y cuando [01:40.79] llueva

Gotas de fuego, gotas de [01:48.44] fuego

Sé que voy a enloque-[01:54.24] cer, si no te tengo [01:56.77] aquí

Si no te puedo hablar, si no estás junto a [02:05.20] mí

Si no te puedo ver, yo voy a enloque-[02:10.53] cer, amor

Vuelve a mí, quisiste termi-[02:19.54] nar y admito tu razón

Pensaste que, quizá, sería lo [02:32.37] mejor

Marcharte y olvidar los [02:36.78] besos y el [02:38.58] amor

Sé que voy a enloque-[03:14.15] cer, si no te tengo [03:17.15] aquí

Si no te puedo hablar, si no estás junto a [03:24.75] mí

Si no te puedo ver, yo voy a enloque-[03:30.67] cer, amor

Vuelve a mí, quisiste termi-[03:40.77] nar y admito tu razón

Pensaste que, quizá, sería lo [03:51.51] mejor

Marcharte y olvidar los [03:57.31] besos y el [03:59.31] amor

Tu silencio es mi [04:05.74] tortura

Amor, [04:10.56] vuelve a mí

Sé que amarte fue [04:19.33] locura

No puedo [04:25.12] vivir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
silencio silencio A2	noun - silence
tortura tortura B2	noun - torture
amor amor A1	noun - love
locura locura B1	noun - madness, insanity
vivir vivir A2	verb - to live
canción canción A1	noun - song
puerta puerta A1	noun - door
soledad soledad B2	noun - solitude, loneliness
penas penas B1	noun - sorrows, pains
bosque bosque A2	noun - forest
mar mar A1	noun - sea
hierba hierba B1	noun - grass, herb
noche noche A1	noun - night
lluvia lluvia A2	noun - rain
gotas gotas B1	noun - drops
fuego fuego A1	noun - fire
enloquecer enloquecer C1	verb - to go mad, to become insane
olvidar olvidar B2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu silencio es mi tortura

  ➔ Possessive adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses the possessive adjective 'mi' (my) to indicate ownership of 'tortura' (torture).

• Sé que amarte fue locura

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'fue' (was) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Desgarrándome las penas

  ➔ Present participle with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The phrase uses the present participle 'desgarrándome' (tearing myself) with the reflexive pronoun 'me'.

• Sé que voy a enloquecer, si no te tengo aquí

  ➔ Future tense with conditional clause

  ➔ The future tense 'voy a enloquecer' (I will go crazy) is used with a conditional clause 'si no te tengo aquí' (if I don't have you here).

• Vuelve a mí, quisiste terminar

  ➔ Imperative mood and preterite tense

  ➔ The imperative mood 'vuelve' (come back) is paired with the preterite tense 'quisiste' (you wanted).

• La noche, día y cuando llueva

  ➔ Conjunction and subjunctive mood

  ➔ The conjunction 'y' (and) connects phrases, and 'cuando llueva' (when it rains) uses the subjunctive mood.