El Primero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel
• Album: Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the elegance of the Spanish language through 'El Primero.' This song is perfect for learners to practice romantic vocabulary and the expressive emotional cadence of the Bolero style, making it a beautiful entry point into classical Latin romanticism.

[English]

e

shyness was me, that Christian man

when not even all knew the shovel

[Music]

the boldest one who kissed you for the first time

is an extreme type

[Music]

it depresses me

now

and this one and his 2nd

your own love

as if it were nothing

Demi Moore

8

now his story

living

and I leave

[Music]

[Applause]

s gala

it was I who left when it hit you

the daylight on your skin

[Music]

what pain

everyone

for the first time

when no one sees it

[Music]

I am not your heart

what you made of me

when

as if it were nothing

his cousin

but I don't

that's why I'm here

[Music]

in my heart

and

beloved

own

as if not

the first bus

fighting

that's why in his story

living

[Music]

[Music]

[Spanish]

e

la timidez era yo ese cristiano

cuando ni todos sabían la pala

[Música]

el más audaz que te beso por primera vez

es extremo tipo

[Música]

me deprime

ahora

y éste y su 2da

tu propio amor

como si nada

demi moore

8

ahora su historia

viviente

y me voy

[Música]

[Aplausos]

s gala

era yo el que se marchó cuando te dio en

la piel la luz del día

[Música]

qué dolor

tutti

por primera vez

cuando nadie lo ve

[Música]

no soy tu corazón

qué te hizo de mí

cuándo

como si nada

su prima

pero yo no

por eso estoy aquí

[Música]

en mi corazón

y

amada

propio

como si no

el primer bus

luchando

por eso en su historia

viviendo

[Música]

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
timidez ti-mi-deth B2	noun - shyness
audaz au-dath C1	adjective - audacious/bold
deprimir de-pri-mir B2	verb - to depress
dolor do-lor A2	noun - pain
marcharse mar-char-se A2	verb - to leave
piel pyel A2	noun - skin
corazón ko-ra-thon A1	noun - heart
luchando lu-chan-do B1	verb - fighting/struggling
historia is-to-rya A1	noun - story/history

Key Grammar Structures

• La timidez era yo ese cristiano

  ➔ Imperfect tense (era)

  ➔ Used here to describe a past state or characteristic. "Era" describes how the subject "was" in the past.

• El más audaz que te besó por primera vez

  ➔ Relative clause with Preterite (besó)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "que" introduces the action "besó", which is a completed, punctual event in the past.

• cuando nadie lo ve

  ➔ Subordinate clause with Present Indicative (ve)

  ➔ The "cuando" clause uses "ve" to describe a recurring or general truth in the present.

• qué dolor que te hizo de mí

  ➔ Exclamatory structure with Preterite (hizo)

  ➔ Used to express deep emotion. The verb "hizo" (did/made) confirms the past impact of the action.

• era yo el que se marchó

  ➔ Relative pronoun + Reflexive verb (se marchó)

  ➔ The structure "el que" identifies the subject, followed by the reflexive verb "marcharse" (to leave).

• por eso estoy aquí

  ➔ Causal connector (por eso) + Present Indicative (estoy)

  ➔ "Por eso" introduces the consequence, and "estoy" (I am) indicates a current location or state.

• viviente

  ➔ Present participle/Adjective (viviente)

  ➔ Derived from "vivir" (to live), used as an adjective meaning "living" or "alive".

• cuando ni todos sabían la palabra

  ➔ Negation with Preterite (sabían)

  ➔ "Ni" acts as a negative intensifier (not even), and "sabían" describes what people did not know in the past.