Amnesia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of José José's "Amnesia" and discover the beauty of the Spanish language through its heartfelt lyrics and emotional narrative. This iconic ballad offers a unique opportunity to grasp nuanced expressions of love, loss, and denial, making it perfect for learners to connect with Spanish through the Prince of Song's captivating delivery.

[English]

♪

You tell me that the two of us

Were once lovers

♪

And that together we lived

Something meaningful

♪

I’m afraid you’re mistaken

I’ve been without love for a long time

And the last one I had—was a blot

In my book

♪

You tell me that—I even begged you

Not to leave

And that your goodbye left my heart

Without a spring

That I wandered from bar to bar

Crying, unable to forget you

Wearing myself out trying to remember

Your promise

Forgive me, I don’t mean to hurt you

Maybe what you’re telling me is true

I’m sorry to contradict you, but I don’t remember you

♪

That I wandered from bar to bar

Crying, unable to forget you

Wearing myself out trying to remember

Your promise

Forgive me, I don’t mean to hurt you

Maybe what you’re telling me is true

I’m sorry to contradict you, but I don’t remember you

♪

[Spanish]

♪

Usted me cuenta que nosotros dos

Fuimos amantes

♪

Y que llegamos juntos a vivir

Algo importante

♪

Me temo que lo suyo es un error

Yo estoy de hace tiempo sin amor

Y el último que tuve fue un borrón

En mi cuaderno

♪

Usted me cuenta que hasta le rogué

Que no se fuera

Y que su adiós dejo a mi corazón

Sin primavera

Que anduve por ahí de bar en bar

Llorando sin podérmela olvidar

Gastándome la piel en recordar

Su juramento

Perdón, no la quisiera lastimar

Tal vez lo que me cuenta sea verdad

Lamento contrariarla, pero yo, no la recuerdo

♪

Que anduve por ahí de bar en bar

Llorando sin podérmela olvidar

Gastándome la piel en recordar

Su juramento

Perdón, no la quisiera lastimar

Tal vez lo que me cuenta sea verdad

Lamento contrariarla, pero yo, no la recuerdo

♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amante aˈmante A2	noun - lover
importante imporˈtante A1	adjective - important
temo ˈtemo A2	verb - to fear
error eˈror A1	noun - error
borrón boˈrron B1	noun - blot, stain
rogar roˈɣar A2	verb - to beg
adiós aˈðjos A1	noun - goodbye
primavera pɾimaˈβeɾa A1	noun - spring
andar anˈðar A1	verb - to walk
llorando ʝoˈɾando A1	verb - crying
recordar rekoɾˈðar A2	verb - to remember
juramento xuɾaˈmento B1	noun - oath
lastimar lastiˈmar A2	verb - to hurt
contrariar kontraɾjaɾ B1	verb - to contradict

Key Grammar Structures

• Usted me cuenta que nosotros dos

  ➔ Formal pronoun (Usted) and subjunctive mood (cuente)

  ➔ "Usted" is a formal way to address someone, and "cuente" (subjunctive mood) expresses a wish or uncertainty.

• Me temo que lo suyo es un error

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun (me) and present indicative (temo)

  ➔ "Me temo" uses the reflexive pronoun "me" to emphasize the subject's personal feeling, and "temo" is in the present indicative tense.

• Y el último que tuve fue un borrón

  ➔ Past tense (tuve) and neuter singular (un borrón)

  ➔ "Tuve" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed past action, and "un borrón" is a neuter singular noun.

• Llorando sin podérmela olvidar

  ➔ Gerund (llorando) and double object pronoun (podérmela)

  ➔ "Llorando" is a gerund indicating continuous action, and "podérmela" combines the pronouns "me" and "la" to form a double object pronoun.

• Tal vez lo que me cuenta sea verdad

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (sea) after conjunction (que)

  ➔ "Sea" is in the subjunctive mood, used after the conjunction "que" to express uncertainty or possibility.