Esa Mujer – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

If you want to dive into the emotional richness of the Spanish language, José José’s "Esa Mujer" (That Woman) is the perfect vehicle. Known as 'The Prince of Song,' José José's precise, dramatic vocal style delivers a masterclass in expressing profound gratitude and redemptive love. You will learn evocative vocabulary related to deep personal struggle and emotional salvation, as the song beautifully articulates how one person can restore faith and grant the "strength to fight" (la fuerza para luchar).

[English]

I started from the bottom

...

rising from the dust,

discovering with every step

what it means to be human.

I’ve faced disappointments

because I trusted too much,

they slapped me in the face

when I offered my hand.

I believed in my friends,

I believed in their words,

and when I fell, I saw with sadness

how they turned their backs on me.

They left me with scars,

my soul has hardened,

but I still have hope

because a woman loves me.

And that woman,

there’s no other like her,

thanks to her

with her love I’ve learned to shout again.

That woman

made me change,

gave me a reason,

gave me the strength

to fight.

I’ve felt firsthand

the cruelty of many people

who tried to use me

because they wanted to see themselves in me.

They left me with scars,

my soul has hardened,

but I still have hope

because a woman loves me.

And that woman,

there’s no other like her,

thanks to her

with her love I’ve learned to shout again.

That woman

...

made me change,

gave me a reason,

gave me the strength

to fight.

That woman,

thanks to her

with her love I’ve learned to shout again...

...

[Spanish]

Yo he empezado desde abajo

levantándome del polvo,

descubriendo a cada paso

lo que vale el ser humano.

He sufrido desengaños

porque yo he confiado tanto,

que me dieron en la cara

cuando yo daba la mano.

Yo he creido en mis amigos,

he creido en su palabra,

y al caer vi con tristeza

como me daban la espalda.

Me dejaron cicatrices,

se me ha endurecido el alma,

pero aún tengo confianza

porque una mujer me ama.

Y esa mujer,

no hay otra igual,

gracias a ella

con su amor he vuelto a gritar.

Esa mujer

me hizo cambiar,

me dio un motivo,

me dio la fuerza

para luchar.

Yo he sentido en carne propia

la maldad de mucha gente

que han querido utilizarme

porque en mi quisieran verse.

Me dejaron cicatrices,

se me ha endurecido el alma,

pero aún tengo confianza

porque una mujer me ama.

Y esa mujer,

no hay otra igual,

gracias a ella

con su amor he vuelto a gritar.

Esa mujer

me hizo cambiar,

me dio un motivo,

me dio la fuerza

para luchar.

Esa mujer,

gracias a ella

con su amor he vuelto a gritar...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
empezar empezar A1	verb - to begin, to start
levantar levantar A1	verb - to lift, to raise
polvo polvo A2	noun - dust, powder
descubrir descubrir B1	verb - to discover, to find out
humano humano B1	adjective - human
sufrir sufrir B2	verb - to suffer, to endure pain
desengaño desengaño C1	noun - disillusion, disappointment
confiar confiar B1	verb - to trust, to rely on
mano mano A1	noun - hand
caer caer A1	verb - to fall
tristeza tristeza B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
cicatrices cicatrices C1	noun - scars
endurecer endurecer B2	verb - to harden, to make tougher
confianza confianza B1	noun - trust, confidence
mujer mujer A1	noun - woman
amor amor A1	noun - love
gritar gritar A2	verb - to shout, to scream
cambiar cambiar A2	verb - to change, to alter
fuerza fuerza B1	noun - strength, force
luchar luchar B1	verb - to fight, to struggle

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo he empezado desde abajo

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The use of 'he empezado' indicates an action that started in the past and continues or is relevant to the present.

• levantándome del polvo

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ 'levantándome' is the present participle form, used to describe an ongoing action concurrent with another action.

• lo que vale el ser humano

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood in 'vale' expresses a subjective opinion or uncertainty about the value of human beings.

• Me dieron en la cara

  ➔ Preterite Tense

  ➔ The preterite tense in 'dieron' is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• como me daban la espalda

  ➔ Imperfect Tense

  ➔ The imperfect tense in 'daban' describes a repeated or ongoing action in the past.

• pero aún tengo confianza

  ➔ Present Tense

  ➔ The present tense in 'tengo' indicates a current state or habitual action.

• gracias a ella

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'gracias a ella' indicates the cause or reason for the action.

• me hizo cambiar

  ➔ Past Tense

  ➔ The past tense in 'hizo' describes a completed action in the past.