Cuando Vayas Conmigo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Spanish through "Cuando Vayas Conmigo" by José José. This iconic romantic ballad offers a rich vocabulary for expressing love, jealousy, and devotion, showcasing José José's masterful interpretation and making it a special piece for language learners.

[English]

When you go with me, don't look at anyone

You know I won't tolerate any disrespect

It would hurt me a lot if you turn your face away

When you have by your side someone who loves you so much

When you go with me, don't look at anyone

You stir up the jealousy I have

It feels terrible when someone passes by

Just for a moment, your gaze gets distracted

When you go with me, lean on my shoulder

Listen to the heartbeat that runs through my blood

When you go with me, nothing else should matter to you

May your world be wrapped up in your love and my love

When you go with me

When you go with me, don't look at anyone

You know I won't tolerate any disrespect

It would hurt me a lot if you turn your face away

When you have by your side someone who loves you so much

When you go with me, don't look at anyone

You stir up the jealousy I have

It feels terrible when someone passes by

Just for a moment, your gaze gets distracted

When you go with me, lean on my shoulder

Listen to the heartbeat that runs through my blood

When you go with me, nothing else should matter to you

May your world be wrapped up in your love and my love

When you go with me

When you go with me

Lean on my shoulder

[Spanish]

Cuando vayas conmigo, no mires a nadie

Que tú sabes que yo no consiento un desaire

Que me sienta muy mal, que tú vuelvas la cara

Cuando tienes al lado a quien tanto te ama

Cuando vayas conmigo, no mires a nadie

Que alborotas los celos que tengo del aire

Que me sienta fatal cuando alguien que pasa

Por un solo momento distrae tu mirada

Cuando vayas conmigo, ve apoyada en mi hombro

Ve escuchando el latido que lleva mi sangre tan solo

Cuando vayas conmigo, nada debe importarte

Que tu mundo se encierre en tu amor y mi amor

Cuando vayas conmigo

Cuando vayas conmigo, no mires a nadie

Que tú sabes que yo no consiento un desaire

Que me sienta muy mal que tú vuelvas la cara

Cuando tienes al lado a quien tanto te ama

Cuando vayas conmigo, no mires a nadie

Que alborotas los celos que tengo del aire

Que me sienta fatal cuando alguien que pasa

Por un solo momento distrae tu mirada

Cuando vayas conmigo, ve apoyada en mi hombro

Ve escuchando el latido que lleva mi sangre tan solo

Cuando vayas conmigo, nada debe importarte

Que tu mundo se encierre en tu amor y mi amor

Cuando vayas conmigo

Cuando vayas conmigo

Ve apoyada en mi hombro

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vayas ˈbajaz B1	verb - you go (subjunctive)
conmigo konˈmiɣo A2	adverb - with me
celos ˈθelos B1	noun - jealousy
alborotas alboˈɾotas B2	verb - to stir up, to agitate
fatal faˈtal B2	adjective - fatal, terrible
distrae disˈtɾae B1	verb - distracts
mirada miˈɾaða A2	noun - gaze, look
latido laˈtiðo B1	noun - beat (of the heart)
sangre ˈsaŋɡɾe A2	noun - blood
encierre enˈθjere B2	verb - encloses, locks in
consiento konsˈjento B2	verb - I consent, I allow
desaire desaiˈɾe C1	noun - disrespect, offense
hombro ˈombɾo A2	noun - shoulder
ama ˈama A2	verb - loves
importarte impoɾˈtaɾte B1	verb - to matter to you

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando vayas conmigo, no mires a nadie

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The verb "no mires" is a negative imperative telling someone not to look at anyone.

• Que tú sabes que yo no consiento un desaire

  ➔ Double "que" for indirect speech

  ➔ The first "Que" introduces a clause, and the second "que" introduces the reported statement "yo no consiento un desaire".

• Que alborotas los celos que tengo del aire

  ➔ "Que" as a causal conjunction

  ➔ Here "Que" introduces the cause: "you stir up the jealousy that I have in the air".

• Que me sienta muy mal, que tú vuelvas la cara

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "que"

  ➔ The verbs "sienta" and "vuelvas" are in the subjunctive because they follow the conjunction "Que" expressing a feeling or wish.

• Cuando tienes al lado a quien tanto te ama

  ➔ Relative pronoun "quien" after a preposition

  ➔ The phrase "a quien" uses the relative pronoun "quien" after the preposition "a" to refer to "the one who loves you so much".

• Ve apoyada en mi hombro

  ➔ Imperative + past participle used as adjective

  ➔ "Ve" is the imperative of "ir" (go), and "apoyada" is a past participle describing how to be "supported" on the shoulder.

• Nada debe importarte

  ➔ Modal verb "debe" + infinitive

  ➔ "Debe" functions as a modal verb meaning "must"; it is followed by the infinitive "importarte" (to matter to you).

• Que tu mundo se encierre en tu amor y mi amor

  ➔ "Nada" as subject (implicit) – omitted subject pronoun

  ➔ In this line the verb "encierre" lacks an explicit subject; the meaning is understood as "your world (it) must be enclosed..." with the subject implied.

• Cuando vayas conmigo

  ➔ "Cuando" + subjunctive to express future condition

  ➔ "Cuando" is followed by the subjunctive "vayas" to indicate a future situation that is not certain: "when you go with me".