Venecia Sin Ti – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Charles Aznavour

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant melodies of Charles Aznavour's "Venecia Sin Ti." This classic song, set against the romantic backdrop of Venice, delves into themes of love, loss, and memory, offering a window into the emotional depth of French chanson and Spanish adaptation. Learn how a city's beauty can be transformed by the presence or absence of a loved one, making this song a timeless exploration of the human heart.

[English]

What a deep emotion to remember yesterday

When everything in Venice spoke to me of love

In my solitude at sunset

Your distant memory comes to seek me

What a quiet stillness, what endless sadness

How different Venice is if you are not here

A gondola goes by, sheltering a love

The one I gave to you, tell me, where is it?

What sadness there is in you, you don't seem the same

You are another Venice, colder and grayer

The serene canal of romantic light

And last night in the charm that made me dream

What a quiet stillness, what endless sadness

How different Venice is if you are not here

Even the moon passing by doesn't have the same glow

How sad and lonely Venice is without your love

How I suffer to think that in Venice it died

The love you swore to keep forever

Only a goodbye remains, which I cannot forget

Today Venice without you, how sad and lonely it is

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[Spanish]

Qué profunda emoción recordar el ayer

Cuando todo en Venecia, me hablaba de amor

Ante mi soledad en el atardecer

Tu lejano recuerdo me viene a buscar

Qué callada quietud, qué tristeza sin fin

Qué distinta Venecia si me faltas tú

Una góndola va, cobijando un amor

El que yo te entregué, dime tú, ¿dónde está?

Qué tristeza hay en ti, no pareces igual

Eres otra Venecia más fria y más gris

El sereno canal de romantica luz

Y anoche en el encanto que hacía soñar

Qué callada quietud, qué tristeza sin fin

Qué distinta Venecia si me faltas tú

Ni la luna al pasar tiene el mismo fulgor

Qué triste y sola está Venecia sin tu amor

Como sufro al pensar que en Venecia murió

El amor que jurabas eterno guardar

Solo queda un adiós, que no puedo olvidar

Hoy Venecia sin ti, qué triste y sola está

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
emoción /emoˈθjon/ B1	noun - emotion
recordar /re.korˈðar/ B1	verb - to remember
profunda /pɾoˈfunða/ B2	adjective - deep
emocion /emoˈθjon/ B1	noun - emotion
recordar /re.korˈðar/ B1	verb - to remember
ayer /aˈjeɾ/ A2	noun - yesterday
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
soledad /so.leˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness
tarde /taɾ.de/ A2	noun - afternoon
recuerdo /reˈkwerðo/ B1	noun - memory, reminder
lleno /ˈʝe.no/ B1	adjective - full
gris /ɡɾis/ A2	adjective - gray
góndola /ˈɡon.ðo.la/ B2	noun - gondola
luz /luθ/ A2	noun - light
anoche /aˈnotʃe/ A2	noun - last night
encanto /enˈkan.to/ B2	noun - charm, enchantment
fulgor /fuhlˈɣoɾ/ C1	noun - radiance, glow
mismo /ˈmismo/ A2	adjective/pronoun - same
sufro /ˈsufɾo/ B2	verb - suffer

Key Grammar Structures

• Qué profunda emoción recordar el ayer

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express a general or habitual feeling.

  ➔ The verb **recodar** is in the infinitive, but in Spanish, the phrase *recodar* can imply habitual or timeless feelings when used with this tense.

• Una góndola va, cobijando un amor

  ➔ Present tense of **va** (from *ir*) with a present participle to describe ongoing action.

  ➔ The verb **va** is the third person singular form of *ir* in the present tense, used here with a gerund to indicate ongoing movement.

• Qué callada quietud, qué tristeza sin fin

  ➔ Use of *qué* as an exclamatory particle to emphasize emotional intensity.

  ➔ The word **qué** functions as an exclamation to intensify the adjectives that follow, conveying strong feelings.

• El sereno canal de romantica luz

  ➔ Use of definite article **el** with nouns to specify particular objects.

  ➔ The **el** is the masculine singular definite article in Spanish, used here to specify **canal** and **luz** as particular objects.

• Qué triste y sola está Venecia sin tu amor

  ➔ Use of **está** (from *estar*) to indicate location or state.

  ➔ The **está** form of *estar* indicates the current emotional or physical state of Venice.