La Llamaban María – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romanticism with José José. By listening to 'La Llamaban María,' you can learn expressive vocabulary related to memory, emotion, and romance, making it a perfect piece for understanding the passion inherent in the Spanish language.

[English]

I met her at a dance

Her name was María

On a beautiful night of a full moon

I was with some friends

And everything was joyful

When suddenly, she looked at me

I accepted her gaze

Offering mine in return

Giving free rein to my heart

In that moment, I felt

That love was standing before me

That I had found what I had dreamed of

That my time to love had come

That it had been worth the wait

To live with her always by my side

I held her close

While dancing with her

And my heart gave her my love on that night

Everything was beautiful

I talked with her

And we went for a walk together under the stars

...

I met her at a dance

Her name was María

On a beautiful night of a full moon

I was with some friends

And everything was joyful

When suddenly, she looked at me

I accepted her gaze

Offering mine in return

Giving free rein to my heart

In that moment, I felt

That love was standing before me

That I had found what I had dreamed of

That my time to love had come

That it had been worth the wait

To live with her always by my side

I held her close

While dancing with her

And my heart gave her my love on that night

Everything was beautiful

I talked with her

And we went for a walk together under the stars

I held her close

While dancing with her

And my heart gave her my love on that night

Everything was beautiful

I talked with her

And we went for a walk together under the stars

I held her close

While dancing with her

...

[Spanish]

La conocí en un baile

La llamaban María

Una noche hermosa de luna llena

Yo estaba con amigos

Y todo era alegría

Cuando de repente ella me miró

Acepté su mirada

Ofreciendo la mía

Dando rienda suelta a mi corazón

En aquel momento sentí

Que el amor estaba ante mí

Que lo que soñaba lo había encontrado

Que llego mi tiempo de amar

Que valió la pena esperar

Y vivir con ella siempre a mi lado

Abracé a su cuerpo

Al bailar con ella

Y mi corazón le entrego mi amor en la noche aquella

Todo fue bonito

Platiqué con ella

Y nos fuimos juntos a caminar bajo las estrellas

La conocí en un baile

La llamaban María

Una noche hermosa de luna llena

Yo estaba con amigos

Y todo era alegría

Cuando de repente ella me miró

Acepté su mirada

Ofreciendo la mía

Dando rienda suelta a mi corazón

En aquel momento sentí

Que el amor estaba ante mí

Que lo que soñaba lo había encontrado

Que llego mi tiempo de amar

Que valió la pena esperar

Y vivir con ella siempre a mi lado

Abracé a su cuerpo

Al bailar con ella

Y mi corazón le entrego mi amor en la noche aquella

Todo fue bonito

Platiqué con ella

Y nos fuimos juntos a caminar bajo las estrellas

Abracé a su cuerpo

Al bailar con ella

Y mi corazón le entrego mi amor en la noche aquella

Todo fue bonito

Platiqué con ella

Y nos fuimos juntos a caminar bajo las estrellas

Abracé a su cuerpo

Al bailar con ella

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
conocí ko-no-si A1	verbo - to meet / to get to know
baile bai-le A1	sustantivo - dance / dance party
hermosa er-mo-sa A1	adjetivo - beautiful
alegría a-le-gri-a A2	sustantivo - joy / happiness
mirada mi-ra-da A2	sustantivo - look / gaze / glance
corazón ko-ra-son A1	sustantivo - heart
soñaba so-ña-ba A2	verbo - to dream
encontrado en-kon-tra-do A2	verbo - to find
amar a-mar A1	verbo - to love
esperar es-pe-rar A1	verbo - to wait / to hope
abracé a-bra-se B1	verbo - to hug / to embrace
cuerpo kuer-po A1	sustantivo - body
bonito bo-ni-to A1	adjetivo - pretty / nice
platiqué pla-ti-ke B1	verbo - to chat / to talk
estrellas es-tre-yas A1	sustantivo - stars

Key Grammar Structures

• La conocí en un baile

  ➔ Preterite Tense (Pretérito Indefinido)

  ➔ The verb "conocí" is in the first-person singular preterite, used for a completed action at a specific point in time.

• La llamaban María

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Pretérito Imperfecto)

  ➔ The verb "llamaban" is in the imperfect, used here to describe a continuous or habitual state in the past.

• Acepté su mirada

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ While "su" is a possessive adjective, the structure relies on the verb "acepté" acting directly upon the object.

• Que lo que soñaba lo había encontrado

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ The compound tense "había encontrado" expresses an action completed before another past action.

• Que llego mi tiempo de amar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implication (Que + clause)

  ➔ The conjunction "que" introduces a subordinate clause expressing the speaker's realization or feeling.

• Y vivir con ella siempre a mi lado

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun/goal

  ➔ The infinitive "vivir" is used to express the desired state or goal linked to the previous "sentí".

• Y mi corazón le entrego mi amor

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun "le" serves as the indirect object, indicating for whom the love is intended.

• Y nos fuimos juntos

  ➔ Reflexive/Pronominal Verb (Irse)

  ➔ "Irse" implies the act of leaving/departing, emphasizing the transition of movement.