Gracias – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of José José with his classic track "Gracias." Learning this song offers a beautiful insight into Spanish expressions of deep, nuanced emotion, particularly how to convey profound gratitude even during moments of parting, showcasing the eloquent nature of romantic balladry.

[English]

Feeling it in my soul

We must admit

That our love is ending

And there’s nothing we can do

Don’t say it was my fault

Because that’s not the truth

You know you loved me

The way love should be

Truly, thank you

For doing something so great

For always looking ahead

For teaching me to love

Thank you again

For loving so deeply

For living and giving

The very best of the best

Please

A moment of silence

For our love

Feeling it in my soul

I must beg you

To follow your path

And never look back

And if one day you hear

That I’m searching for you, say

That you don’t know me

That I never existed

Truly, thank you

For doing something so great

For always looking ahead

For teaching me to love

Thank you again

For coming to give me life

For healing every wound

For quenching my thirst

Thank you again

For loving so deeply

For living and giving

The very best of the best

Please

A moment of silence

...

For our love

...

[Spanish]

Sintiéndolo en el alma

Hay que reconocer

Que nuestro amor se acaba

Y que no hay nada que hacer

No digas fue mi culpa

Porque eso no es verdad

Tú sabes que me amaste

Como se tiene que amar

Gracias de verdad

Por hacer algo tan grande

Por mirar siempre adelante

Por enseñarme a querer

Gracias otra vez

Por haber amado tanto

Por haber vivido dando

Lo mejor de lo mejor

Por favor

Un minuto de silencio

Por nuestro amor

Sintiéndolo en el alma

Te debo suplicar

Que sigas tu camino

Y nunca mires atrás

Y si algún día oyes

Que yo te busco di

Que tú no me conoces

Que yo jamás existí

Gracias de verdad

Por hacer algo tan grande

Por mirar siempre adelante

Por enseñarme a querer

Gracias otra vez

Por venir a darme vida

Por cerrar cada herida

Por apagarme la sed

Gracias otra vez

Por haber amado tanto

Por haber vivido dando

Lo mejor de lo mejor

Por favor

Un minuto de silencio

Por nuestro amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alma alma A2	noun - soul
reconocer reconocer B2	verb - to recognize, to acknowledge
amor amor A1	noun - love
acabar acabar B1	verb - to end, to finish
culpa culpa B1	noun - guilt, blame
verdad verdad B1	noun - truth
amar amar A1	verb - to love
grande grande A1	adjective - big, great
mirar mirar A1	verb - to look, to watch
enseñar enseñar B1	verb - to teach, to show
querer querer A1	verb - to want, to love
vivir vivir A1	verb - to live
dar dar A1	verb - to give
mejor mejor A2	adjective - better, best
silencio silencio B1	noun - silence
camino camino A2	noun - path, way
buscar buscar A1	verb - to search, to look for
conocer conocer A2	verb - to know (people, places), to meet
vida vida A1	noun - life
herida herida B1	noun - wound, injury

Key Grammar Structures

• Sintiéndolo en el alma

  ➔ Gerund with fixed expression

  ➔ The gerund 'sintiéndolo' is used with the fixed expression 'en el alma' to express deep emotion.

• Que nuestro amor se acaba

  ➔ Subjunctive in subordinate clauses

  ➔ The subjunctive 'se acaba' is used in the subordinate clause introduced by 'que' to express uncertainty or emotion.

• No digas fue mi culpa

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The negative imperative 'no digas' is used to give a direct prohibition.

• Por hacer algo tan grande

  ➔ Infinitive after preposition

  ➔ The infinitive 'hacer' is used after the preposition 'por' to indicate purpose or cause.

• Que sigas tu camino

  ➔ Subjunctive in noun clauses

  ➔ The subjunctive 'sigas' is used in the noun clause introduced by 'que' to express a wish or suggestion.

• Por favor

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ 'Por favor' is an interjection used to politely make a request.