Me Vas A Echar De Menos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Promesas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of Latin American Spanish with "Me Vas A Echar De Menos," a timeless ballad by the legendary José José. This song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing profound emotions like love, loss, and longing, making it perfect for understanding emotional nuances in Spanish. José José's clear enunciation and emotive delivery make the lyrics accessible, helping you connect with the language on a deeper, more artistic level. You'll learn idiomatic expressions and cultural insights into romance, all while enjoying one of the most celebrated voices in Spanish music.

[English]

You're going to miss me

When you see the rain and I’m not by your side

And you’ll search for my hand, to hold it tight

And you’ll curse

You're going to miss me

When you feel alone in another love’s arms

And you’ll know I still exist

And that I’m living my life, or maybe I’m not

And you’ll be calling me every April 20th

And they’ll say no one’s there, that I’m far from here

And you’ll get very sad thinking about what you did

And you won’t be able to pretend

You're going to miss me

When your luck changes and something goes wrong

And I’m not there to tell you, “calm down

Everything will be okay”

You're going to miss me

When night falls and you remember me

And you’ll cry in anger thinking I was yours

And how much I really was

And you’ll be calling me every April 20th

And they’ll say no one’s there, that I’m far from here

And you’ll get very sad thinking about what you did

And you won’t be able to pretend

And you’ll want to forget me but you won’t

And you’ll come looking for me but won’t find me

And even in your good moments, you're going to miss me

And more each day

...

[Spanish]

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando veas la lluvia y no esté junto a ti

Y buscarás mi mano, para apretarla fuerte

Y vas a maldecir

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando te sientas sola en brazos de otro amor

Y sepas que aún existo

Y que vivo mi vida o, a lo mejor, ya no

Y me estarás llamando cada veinte de abril

Y dirán que no hay nadie, que estoy lejos de aquí

Y te pondrás muy triste pensando en lo que hiciste

Y no podrás fingir

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando tu suerte cambie y algo te salga mal

Y no me tengas cerca, para decirte: "calma

Todo se arreglará"

Me vas a echar de menos

Cuando llegue la noche y te acuerdes de mí

Y llorarás de rabia de pensar que fui tuyo

Y tanto que lo fui

Y me estarás llamando cada veinte de abril

Y dirán que no hay nadie, que estoy lejos de aquí

Y te pondrás muy triste pensando en lo que hiciste

Y no podrás fingir

Y querrás olvidarme y no me olvidarás

Y vendrás a buscarme y no me encontrarás

Y, hasta en tus ratos buenos, me vas a echar de menos

Y cada día más

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
echar eˈtʃar A2	verb - to throw, to miss (someone)
menos ˈmenos A1	adjective - less
lluvia ˈʎuβja A1	noun - rain
buscar busˈkaɾ A1	verb - to look for
apretar apreˈtaɾ A2	verb - to tighten, to squeeze
maldecir mald eˈsiɾ B1	verb - to curse
sola ˈsola A1	adjective - alone
abrazo aˈβɾaθo A1	noun - hug
existir eksisˈtiɾ A2	verb - to exist
vivir biˈβiɾ A1	verb - to live
mejor meˈxor A1	adjective - better
llamar ʝaˈmar A1	verb - to call
triste ˈtɾiste A1	adjective - sad
suerte ˈsweɾte A1	noun - luck
calma ˈkalma A2	noun - calm
arreglar areˈɣlaɾ A2	verb - to fix
rabia ˈraβja B1	noun - rage
olvidar olbiˈðaɾ A2	verb - to forget
encontrar enkonˈtɾaɾ A1	verb - to find

Key Grammar Structures

• Me vas a echar de menos

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The phrase 'vas a echar' uses 'ir a' to express a future action, indicating certainty or prediction.

• Cuando veas la lluvia y no esté junto a ti

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'veas' and 'esté'

  ➔ The verbs 'veas' and 'esté' are in the subjunctive mood, used after 'cuando' to express uncertainty or a hypothetical situation.

• Y buscarás mi mano, para apretarla fuerte

  ➔ Future tense with inflection

  ➔ The verb 'buscarás' is in the future tense, showing a future action with regular verb conjugation.

• Y sepas que aún existo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que'

  ➔ The verb 'sepas' is in the subjunctive mood after 'que', used to express a wish or uncertainty.

• Y que vivo mi vida o, a lo mejor, ya no

  ➔ Conjunction 'o' for alternatives

  ➔ The conjunction 'o' is used to present alternatives, 'vivo mi vida' or 'ya no'.

• Y no podrás fingir

  ➔ Future tense with negation

  ➔ The phrase 'no podrás' uses the future tense with negation, indicating an inability in the future.

• Y querrás olvidarme y no me olvidarás

  ➔ Future tense with double negation

  ➔ The phrase 'querrás olvidarme y no me olvidarás' uses double negation in the future tense, emphasizing the action.

• Y cada día más

  ➔ Adverbial phrase for intensity

  ➔ The phrase 'cada día más' is an adverbial phrase indicating increasing intensity over time.