Vamos a Darnos Tiempo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Gracias

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of José José's iconic ballad, "Vamos a Darnos Tiempo," to explore the nuances of love, loss, and the hope of reconciliation in Spanish. This song offers a beautiful way to learn romantic vocabulary and understand expressions of longing and reflection, making it a powerful tool for connecting with the language through emotion and storytelling.

[English]

JOSÉ JOSÉ

Let’s take some time apart

How hard it is

When things aren’t going right

You’re not happy

And I feel the same way too

Because we’ve lost—the spark of love

The respect we had for each other

Arguing every moment

For no reason

How hard it is

To talk to you and you don’t understand

To have the same conversation and get angry

Again

Why won’t you let me

Go away for a while

Without telling me right now

You’ll end your life if I leave

But first, let me tell you I love you

Your love is the only thing I have

And I’m leaving your side because I don’t want to lose it

What you and I need is just time

Time to heal our wounds

Time to start our lives anew

Time to know if you need me

Time to know if you love me or forget me

(Música)

How hard it is

To talk to you and you don’t understand

To have the same conversation and get angry

Again

Why won’t you let me

Go away for a while

Without telling me right now

You’ll end your life if I leave

But first, let me tell you I love you

Your love is the only thing I have

And I’m leaving your side because I don’t want to lose it

What you and I need is just time

Time to heal our wounds

Time to start our lives anew

Time to know if you need me

Time to know if you love me

Or forget me

(Música)

[Spanish]

JOSÉ JOSÉ

VAMOS A DARNOS UN TIEMPO

Qué difícil es

Cuando las cosas no van bien

Tú no estás feliz

Y eso me pasa a mí también

Porque hemos perdido la frescura del amor

El respeto por los dos

Discutiendo a cada instante

Sin razón

Qué difícil es

Hablarte y tú no comprender

Conversar lo mismo y enfadarnos

Otra vez

Por qué no me dejas

Que me vaya por un tiempo

Sin decirme que al momento

Te vas a quitar la vida si me voy

Pero antes déjame decirte que te quiero

Que tu amor es la única cosa que yo tengo

Y me voy de tu lado porque no quiero perderlo

Lo que tú y yo necesitamos sólo es tiempo

Tiempo para poder curar nuestras heridas

Tiempo para empezar de nuevo nuestras vidas

Tiempo para saber si tú me necesitas

Tiempo para saber si me quieres o me olvidas

(Música)

Qué difícil es

Hablarte y tú no comprender

Conversar lo mismo y enfadarnos

Otra vez

Por qué no me dejas

Que me vaya por un tiempo

Sin decirme que al momento

Te vas a quitar la vida si me voy

Pero antes déjame decirte que te quiero

Que tu amor es la única cosa que yo tengo

Y me voy de tu lado porque no quiero perderlo

Lo que tú y yo necesitamos solo es tiempo

Tiempo para poder curar nuestras heridas

Tiempo para empezar de nuevo nuestras vidas

Tiempo para saber si tú me necesitas

Tiempo para saber si me quieres

O me olvidas

(Música)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
difícil di.fiˈsil A1	adjective - difficult
feliz feˈlis A1	adjective - happy
perder perˈðeɾ A1	verb - to lose
frescura fresˈkuɾa A2	noun - freshness
respeto resˈpeto A1	noun - respect
discutir diskutiɾ A2	verb - to discuss
enfadar enfɑˈðaɾ B1	verb - to get angry
necesitar nesesiˈtaɾ A1	verb - to need
curar kuˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to heal
herida eˈɾiða A2	noun - wound
empezar empeˈθaɾ A1	verb - to start
querer keˈɾeɾ A1	verb - to love/to want
olvidar olbiˈðaɾ A2	verb - to forget
único ˈuniko A2	adjective - unique
lado ˈlaðo A1	noun - side

Key Grammar Structures

• Porque hemos perdido la frescura del amor

  ➔ Present perfect (haber + past participle)

  ➔ The verb phrase ""hemos perdido"" uses the auxiliary "haber" in the present tense plus the past participle "perdido" to express an action that started in the past and has relevance now.

• Discutiendo a cada instante sin razón

  ➔ Gerund (‑ando / ‑iendo) to express ongoing action

  ➔ The form ""Discutiendo"" is a gerund, showing that the action of arguing is happening continuously.

• ¿Por qué no me dejas que me vaya por un tiempo?

  ➔ Subjunctive after "que" following a verb of permission/request

  ➔ The clause ""que me vaya"" uses the subjunctive "vaya" because it follows the verb "dejas" (allow) which triggers the subjunctive mood.

• Sin decirme que al momento te vas a quitar la vida si me voy

  ➔ Infinitive after "sin" + future periphrasis "ir a + infinitive"

  ➔ The phrase ""Sin decirme"" uses the infinitive "decir" after "sin" to express the lack of an action, while ""vas a quitar"" is a future periphrasis "ir a + infinitive" meaning "are going to kill yourself".

• Que tu amor es la única cosa que yo tengo

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "que"

  ➔ The segment ""que yo tengo"" is a relative clause that modifies "cosa" and provides essential information about the thing being referred to.

• Lo que tú y yo necesitamos sólo es tiempo

  ➔ Nominal relative pronoun "lo que"

  ➔ The phrase ""Lo que"" functions as a neutral relative pronoun meaning "what" or "that which", turning the whole clause into the subject of the sentence.

• Tiempo para curar nuestras heridas

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after "para"

  ➔ ""para curar"" uses the infinitive "curar" after the preposition "para" to express the purpose "to heal".

• Si tú me necesitas

  ➔ Conditional clause with "si" + present indicative

  ➔ The clause ""Si tú me necesitas"" uses the present indicative "necesitas" after "si" to present a real or possible condition.