Tú y Yo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of passionate, all-encompassing love with 'Tú y Yo,' one of José José's signature romantic ballads. You can learn how Spanish uses grand, poetic metaphors to express deep feeling, particularly through the use of superlative and evocative language. The song's clear, powerful vocal delivery makes it an excellent piece for understanding the nuanced emotion and rhythm of Latin Balada.

[English]

You and I are the whole world

our love is what created it

as soon as I wake up

I gaze into your eyes

and the sun of my life has already risen

You and I are the whole world

no one else should interfere

my tears, the rain

your laughter, the sound

the wind that blows lives within you

You and I, you and I

we are earth, seas, rivers, valleys

you and I, only you and I

we’ll change the course of the sun,

make the mountains sing

winter will become spring

because of our love

You and I, you and I

we are earth, seas, rivers, valleys

you and I, only you and I

we’ll change the course of the sun,

make the mountains sing

winter will become spring

because of our love, because of our love

[Spanish]

Tu y yo somos todo el mundo

nuestro amor fue quien lo creó

tan pronto despierto

contemplo tus ojos

y el sol de mi vida ya salió

Tu y yo somos todo el mundo

nadie más debe intervenir

mi llanto, la lluvia

tu risa, sonido

el viento que corre vive en ti

Tu y yo, tu y yo

somos tierra, mares, ríos, valles

tú y yo, solamente tú y yo

cambiaremos el curso del sol,

a los montes haremos cantar

el invierno será primavera

por nuestro amor

Tú y yo, tú y yo

somos tierra, mares, ríos, valles

tú y yo, solamente tú y yo

cambiaremos el curso del sol,

a los montes haremos cantar

el invierno será primavera

por nuestro amor, por nuestro amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
somos ˈso.mos A1	verb - we are
mundo ˈmun.do A1	noun - world
amor aˈmor A1	noun - love
creó kreˈo A2	verb - created
despierto desˈpjer.to A2	verb - I wake up
contemplo konˈtem.plo B1	verb - I contemplate
salió saˈli.o A2	verb - came out
intervenir in.te.rre.ˈbir B1	verb - to intervene
llanto ˈʝan.to A2	noun - crying
risa ˈri.sa A1	noun - laughter
sonido soˈni.do A1	noun - sound
viento ˈbjen.to A1	noun - wind
cambiaremos kam.bi.a.ˈre.mos A2	verb - we will change
curso ˈkur.so A2	noun - course
montes ˈmon.tes A1	noun - mountains
invierno im.ˈbjer.no A1	noun - winter
primavera pɾi.ma.ˈβe.ɾa A1	noun - spring

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu y yo somos todo el mundo

  ➔ Subject Pronouns (Tu, yo) and Present Tense (somos)

  ➔ "Tu" and "yo" are subject pronouns, and "somos" is the present tense of "ser" (to be), indicating a current state.

• nuestro amor fue quien lo creó

  ➔ Possessive Adjective (nuestro) and Preterite Tense (fue, creó)

  ➔ "Nuestro" is a possessive adjective meaning "our," and "fue" and "creó" are in the preterite tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• tan pronto despierto

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase (tan pronto) and Present Tense (despierto)

  ➔ "Tan pronto" is an adverbial phrase meaning "as soon as," and "despierto" is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action.

• cambiaremos el curso del sol

  ➔ Future Tense (cambiaremos)

  ➔ "Cambiaremos" is in the future tense, indicating a future action.

• el invierno será primavera

  ➔ Future Tense (será)

  ➔ "Será" is in the future tense, indicating a future state.