Si Alguna Vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with José José's "Si Alguna Vez," a beautiful Spanish ballad that offers a wonderful opportunity to grasp emotional vocabulary and expressions of enduring love and nostalgia. Its clear, evocative lyrics and José José's iconic delivery make it a special song for understanding heartfelt Spanish romanticism.

[English]

If ever when you think of me

You feel like crying

It’s because you love me

It’s because you still love me

If ever in your life

You wish to see me just one more time

It’s because you love me

It’s because you still love me

We must remember

That it’s love that moves us

And touches us to smile

Or to sob

We must be able to give each other

The chance to be happy

And forget all the past

And start once again

And if you pass by a place

Where my first kiss reached you

You sense my closeness

It’s because you still feel me

And memories make you tremble

And if you truly want to say

What you feel without lying

You’ll see that you’ll no longer cry

Peace, peace

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[Spanish]

Si alguna vez al recordarme

Sientes ganas de llorar

Es que me quieres

Es que aún me quieres

Si alguna vez en tu vivir

Deseas mirarme una vez más

Es que me quieres

Es que aún me quieres

Hay que recordar

Que es el amor lo que nos mueve

Y nos conmueve a sonreír

O a sollozar

Hay que ser capaces y brindarnos

La oportunidad de ser felices

Y olvidar todo pasado

Y comenzar una vez más

Y si al pasar por un lugar

Donde mi primer beso te alcanzó

Mi cercanía presientes

Es que aún me sientes

Y los recuerdos te hacen vibrar

Y si en verdad vas a decir

Lo que tú sientes sin mentir

Verás que ya no llorarás

La paz, la paz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recordar re-kor-dar A2	verb - to remember
sientes sien-tes A2	verb - you feel
ganas ga-nas A2	noun - desire, urge
llorar jo-rar A1	verb - to cry
deseas de-se-as A2	verb - you wish
mirarme mi-rar-me A2	verb - to look at me
conmueve kon-mu-e-be B1	verb - moves, touches
sollozar so-jo-thar B1	verb - to sob
capaces ka-pa-ses A2	adjective - capable
brindarnos bren-dar-nos B1	verb - to offer ourselves
felices fe-li-ses A1	adjective - happy
olvidar ol-bi-dar A2	verb - to forget
comenzar ko-men-thar A2	verb - to begin
presientes pre-sen-tes B1	verb - you feel
vibrar bi-brar B1	verb - to vibrate

Key Grammar Structures

• Si alguna vez al recordarme

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'si'

  ➔ The word 'si' introduces a conditional clause, indicating a hypothetical situation. Here, it means 'if ever'.

• Es que me quieres

  ➔ Present Tense with 'querer'

  ➔ The verb 'querer' is in the present tense, indicating a current state or habitual action. Here, it means 'you love me'.

• Hay que recordar

  ➔ Impersonal Expression with 'hay que'

  ➔ The phrase 'hay que' is used to express necessity or obligation in an impersonal way. Here, it means 'one must remember'.

• Y olvidar todo pasado

  ➔ Infinitive after 'olvidar'

  ➔ The infinitive 'olvidar' is followed by another infinitive 'pasado', indicating the action to be performed. Here, it means 'and forget all the past'.

• Y comenzar una vez más

  ➔ Infinitive after 'comenzar'

  ➔ The infinitive 'comenzar' is followed by 'una vez más', indicating the action of starting again. Here, it means 'and start once more'.