Pobre de Mí... Si Tú Te Vas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic world of José José with 'Pobre de Mí... Si Tú Te Vas,' a quintessential Spanish-language ballad. By exploring its dramatic lyrics about fear of loss, you can connect with the deep emotional expression characteristic of Latin romantic music and enhance your understanding of Spanish vocabulary related to heartache and devotion.

[English]

If you go, woe is me

If you go, what will I do?

Without your warmth I don’t know how to live

If you go, I’ll die

If you go, I’ll be left in shadows

If you go, the sun will hide

If you go, there will be no tomorrow for me

Never ever

If you go, woe is me

If you go, what will I do?

Without your warmth I don’t know how to live

If you go, I’ll die

I’ll die of sorrow and pain

I’ll die, if you go, my love

If you go, I don’t know what I’ll do

Poor me, I’ll die… if you go

If you go, woe is me

If you go, what will I do?

Without your warmth I don’t know how to live

If you go, I’ll die

I’ll die of sorrow and pain

I’ll die, if you go, my love

If you go, I don’t know what I’ll do

Poor me, I’ll die… if you go

[Spanish]

Si tú te vas, pobre de mí

Si tú te vas, ¿qué voy a hacer?

Sin tu calor no sé vivir

Si tú te vas, me moriré

Si tú te vas, en sombras quedaré

Si tú te vas, el sol se esconderá

Si tú te vas, no habrá un mañana para mí

Nunca jamás

Si tú te vas, pobre de mí

Si tú te vas, ¿qué voy a hacer?

Sin tu calor no sé vivir

Si tú te vas, me moriré

Me moriré de pena y de dolor

Me moriré, si tú te vas amor

Si tú te vas, no sé que haré

Pobre de mí, me moriré... si tú te vas

Si tú te vas, pobre de mí

Si tú te vas, ¿qué voy a hacer?

Sin tu calor no sé vivir

Si tú te vas, me moriré

Me moriré de pena y de dolor

Me moriré, si tú te vas amor

Si tú te vas, no sé que haré

Pobre de mí, me moriré... si tú te vas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pobre pobre A1	adjective - poor, unfortunate
calor calor A1	noun - heat
vivir vivir A1	verb - to live, to survive
morir morir A2	verb - to die, to perish
sombra sombra A2	noun - shadow
quedar quedar A2	verb - to remain, to stay
sol sol A1	noun - sun
esconder esconder B1	verb - to hide, to conceal
mañana mañana A1	noun - tomorrow
pena pena B1	noun - sorrow, pity, grief
dolor dolor B1	noun - pain, ache
amor amor A1	noun - love
haber haber B1	verb - to have (auxiliary), to exist (there is/are)
hacer hacer A1	verb - to do, to make
ir ir A1	verb - to go
saber saber A2	verb - to know (facts), to be able to

Key Grammar Structures

• Si tú te vas, pobre de mí...

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Si + Subjunctive) & Vocative

  ➔ The 'Si tú te vas' is a conditional clause expressing a hypothetical situation. 'Pobre de mí' is a direct address, a vocative, expressing empathy or lament. The subjunctive 'vas' is used because of the uncertainty of the condition.

• Sin tu calor no sé vivir

  ➔ Negative Construction & Verb 'Saber'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'sin' (without) to create a negative construction. The verb 'saber' (to know) is used to express inability – 'I don't know *how* to live'. It's not about lacking information, but lacking the capacity.

• Me moriré de pena y de dolor

  ➔ Periphrastic Future & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ 'Me moriré' is a periphrastic future (ir + a + infinitive) expressing a strong likelihood of dying. 'De pena y de dolor' is a prepositional phrase indicating the *cause* of death – from sorrow and pain.

• Si tú te vas amor

  ➔ Direct Address & Subjunctive

  ➔ 'Amor' is used as a vocative, a direct address to the loved one. The 'Si tú te vas' continues the conditional structure, with the subjunctive 'vas'.