Solo Tu – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Promesas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Spanish romanticism with José José. By listening to 'Solo Tu,' you can learn expressive vocabulary related to emotions, solitude, and devotion, all delivered through his legendary and crystal-clear phrasing.

[English]

Only you

Managed to become in my life

The love

That I dreamed of so many times

Only you

Managed to heal the wound

Left behind

By the story of another love

For I suffered

Like no one has ever suffered

I walked

Without finding any affection

But then I found you

And I could be happy with you

Because with your caresses

You made me feel alive

And now I am happy

Feeling you with me

Not even a memory remains

Of my cruel suffering

For I suffered

Like no one has ever suffered

I walked

Without finding any affection

But then I found you

And I could be happy with you

Because with your caresses

You made me feel alive

And now I am happy

Feeling you with me

Not even a memory remains

Of my cruel suffering

Not even a memory remains

Of my cruel suffering

[Spanish]

Solo tú

Lograste ser en mi vida

El amor

Que tantas veces soñé

Solo tú

Lograste cerrar la herida

Que dejó

La historia de otro querer

Pues sufrí

Como nadie ha sufrido

Caminé

Sin hallar un cariño

Mas te encontré

Y pude ser feliz contigo

Pues con tus caricias

Me hiciste vibrar

Y ahora soy feliz

Sintiéndote conmigo

No queda ni el recuerdo

De mi cruel sufrir

Pues sufrí

Como nadie ha sufrido

Caminé

Sin hallar un cariño

Mas te encontré

Y pude ser feliz contigo

Pues con tus caricias

Me hiciste vibrar

Y ahora soy feliz

Sintiéndote conmigo

No queda ni el recuerdo

De mi cruel sufrir

No queda ni el recuerdo

De mi cruel sufrir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lograste lo-gras-te A2	verb - You achieved/managed to.
herida e-ri-da A2	noun - Wound/injury.
querer ke-rer A1	noun - Love/affection.
sufrir su-frir A2	verb - To suffer.
caminar ka-mi-nar A1	verb - To walk.
hallar a-yar B1	verb - To find.
cariño ka-ri-nyo A2	noun - Affection/dear one.
feliz fe-lis A1	adjective - Happy.
caricias ka-ri-syas B1	noun - Caresses.
vibrar vi-brar B2	verb - To vibrate/to be thrilled.
recuerdo re-kuer-do A2	noun - Memory.
cruel kru-el B1	adjective - Cruel.

Key Grammar Structures

• Lograste ser en mi vida

  ➔ Preterite tense of regular -ar verbs

  ➔ The verb "lograste" is in the second person singular preterite, indicating a completed action in the past.

• El amor que tantas veces soñé

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' (that/which)

  ➔ The "que" acts as a relative pronoun connecting "el amor" with the subordinate clause "tantas veces soñé".

• La historia de otro querer

  ➔ Nominalization of a verb (Infinitives as nouns)

  ➔ The infinitive "querer" functions here as a noun meaning "affection" or "love".

• Como nadie ha sufrido

  ➔ Present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto compuesto)

  ➔ The structure "ha sufrido" (haber + past participle) describes an action that has relevance to the present.

• Sin hallar un cariño

  ➔ Preposition 'sin' + infinitive

  ➔ This construction indicates the lack of an action (without finding).

• Pude ser feliz contigo

  ➔ Preterite of 'poder' + infinitive

  ➔ "Pude" (I was able to) marks a specific achievement in the past.

• Me hiciste vibrar

  ➔ Causative structure with 'hacer'

  ➔ "Hiciste" (you made) + infinitive "vibrar" expresses that the subject caused someone to experience an emotion.

• Sintiéndote conmigo

  ➔ Gerund (Gerundio)

  ➔ The gerund "sintiéndote" (feeling you) indicates the circumstance or manner in which the state of happiness occurs.