Ámame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with "Ámame" by José José, an iconic romantic ballad that showcases the beauty and emotion of the Spanish language. José José's clear enunciation and profound delivery make his songs excellent for language learners to grasp not only vocabulary but also the nuanced expressions of love and longing. This song, with its direct and passionate lyrics, offers an authentic immersion into the rich cultural tapestry of Latin American romantic music, helping you understand how emotions are conveyed through poetic Spanish.

[English]

It's been so long now

That today I'd like to know

If I still live in your gaze

If you dream of coming back

For I feel loneliness

In every dawn without you

The distance, perhaps,

Is a desert within me

That grows my thirst

For you, which I already had

And makes my voice cry out

In every dusk for you

Come to me

I want to tell you so many things

I want to hear you say you don’t ignore

That I love you more each time

Love me

For with your love, you give me life

And with your kisses, you turn day

The darkness of my life

It's been so long now

That today I'd like to know

If I still live in your gaze

If you dream of coming back

For I feel loneliness

In every dawn without you

Love me

For with your love, you give me life

And with your kisses, you turn day

The darkness of my life

...

[Spanish]

Es tanto tiempo ya

Que hoy quisiera saber

Sí aun vivo en tu mirar

Si tu sueñas con volver

Pues siento soledad

En cada amanecer sin ti

La distancia tal vez

Es desierto que en mi

Hace crecer la sed

Que ya tenia de ti

Y hace mi voz clamar

En cada anochecer por ti

Ven a mí

Quiero decirte tantas cosas

Quiero escucharte que no ignoras

Que cada vez te quiero más

Ámame

Pues con tu amor me das la vida

Y con tus besos vuelves día

La oscuridad de mi vivir

Es tanto tiempo ya

Que hoy quisiera saber

Si aún vivo en tu mirar

Si sueñas en volver

Pues siento soledad

En cada amanecer sin ti

Ámame

Pues con tu amor me das la vida

Y con tus besos vulves día

La oscuridad de mi vivir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ámame ˈa.ma.me A1	verb - love me
soledad so.leˈðað A1	noun - loneliness
amanecer ama.neˈθeɾ A1	noun - dawn, sunrise
distancia dis.ˈtan.θja A1	noun - distance
desierto de.ˈsjer.to A1	noun - desert
sed sed A1	noun - thirst
clamar kla.ˈmaɾ A2	verb - to cry out, to shout
anochecer ano.θeˈθeɾ A1	noun - dusk, twilight
vida ˈbi.ða A1	noun - life
besos ˈbe.sos A1	noun - kisses
oscuridad os.ku.ɾiˈðað A1	noun - darkness
vivir bi.ˈβiɾ A1	verb - to live
sueñas ˈswe.ɲas A2	verb - to dream
volver bol.ˈβeɾ A1	verb - to return
quiero ˈkje.ɾo A1	verb - to want, to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Es tanto tiempo ya

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present, emphasizing the duration of time.

• Si aún vivo en tu mirar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used in the clause introduced by 'si' to express uncertainty or a hypothetical situation.

• Pues siento soledad

  ➔ Present Tense

  ➔ The present tense is used to describe a current feeling or state, here expressing the ongoing emotion of loneliness.

• Hace crecer la sed

  ➔ Present Tense with Causal Meaning

  ➔ The present tense is used here to express a cause-and-effect relationship, indicating that the distance causes the feeling of thirst.

• Ven a mí

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a direct command or request, here inviting the listener to come.

• Quiero decirte tantas cosas

  ➔ Present Tense of Desire

  ➔ The present tense is used to express a current desire or wish, here indicating the speaker's wish to say many things.

• Ámame

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a direct command or request, here asking for love.

• Y con tus besos vulves día

  ➔ Present Tense with Metaphorical Meaning

  ➔ The present tense is used metaphorically to describe how kisses bring light to the speaker's life, comparing kisses to daylight.