Volcán – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: El Príncipe de la Canción

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the profound beauty of Spanish with José José's "Volcán." This iconic ballad offers a rich vocabulary for emotions like love, passion, and heartbreak, expressed through vivid metaphors. José José's unparalleled vocal delivery makes every word resonate, providing an authentic and deeply moving way to connect with the language and its cultural nuances.

[English]

(José José - Volcán)

You kissed like no one could ever - imagine

Just like a calm, serene sea

Just like a crashing wave

And you’d always stay to watch the - dawn with me

And to be my cure to help me - forget

I know you’d warned me long - ago

Love, be very careful

Love, it’ll hurt you so

You shouldn’t love me, I’m a - sin

There are days in my past that - will return

I who was a storm

I who was a tornado

I who was a volcano

I’m a volcano now extinct

Because you flew away from my nest

Because you flew away from my side

I who was a storm

I who was a tornado

I who was a volcano

I’m a volcano now extinct

(Música)

You kissed like no one could ever - imagine

Just like a calm, serene sea

Just like a crashing wave

And you’d always stay to watch the - dawn with me

And to be my cure to help me - forget

You made the days turn into - nights

Sometimes it was your body, sometimes - it was something more

And I was just a poor man, but - by your side

I felt like the luckiest man of - them all

I who was a storm

I who was a tornado

I who was a volcano

I’m a volcano now extinct

Because you flew away from my nest

Because you flew away from my side

I who was a storm

I who was a tornado

I who was a volcano

I’m a volcano now extinct

Because you flew away from my nest

Because you flew away from my side

I who was a storm

I who was a tornado

I who was a volcano

I’m a volcano now extinct

[Spanish]

(José José - Volcán)

♪ Besabas como nadie se lo imagina ♪

♪ Igual que una mar en calma ♪

♪ Igual que un golpe de mar ♪

♪ Y siempre te quedabas a ver el alba ♪

♪ Y a ser tú mi medicina para olvidar ♪

♪ Ya sé que me avisabas hacía tiempo ♪

♪ Amor, ten mucho cuidado ♪

♪ Amor, que te dolerá ♪

♪ Tú no debes quererme, yo soy pecado ♪

♪ Hay días en mi pasado que volverán ♪

♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

♪ Yo que fui tornado ♪

♪ Yo que fui volcán ♪

♪ Soy un volcán apagado ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi nido ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi lado ♪

♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

♪ Yo que fui tornado ♪

♪ Yo que fui volcán ♪

♪ Soy un volcán apagado ♪

(Música)

♪ Besabas como nadie se lo imagina ♪

♪ Igual que una mar en calma ♪

♪ Igual que un golpe de mar ♪

♪ Y siempre te quedabas a ver el alba ♪

♪ Y a ser tú mi medicina para olvidar ♪

♪ Hiciste que los días se hicieran noches ♪

♪ A veces era tu cuerpo, a veces era algo más ♪

♪ Y yo era un pobre hombre, pero a tu lado ♪

♪ Sentí que era afortunado como el que más ♪

♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

♪ Yo que fui tornado ♪

♪ Yo que fui volcán ♪

♪ Soy un volcán apagado ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi nido ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi lado ♪

♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

♪ Yo que fui tornado ♪

♪ Yo que fui volcán ♪

♪ Soy un volcán apagado ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi nido ♪

♪ Porque tú volaste de mi lado ♪

♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

♪ Yo que fui tornado ♪

♪ Yo que fui volcán ♪

♪ Soy un volcán apagado ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
besabas beˈsaβas A2	verb - you used to kiss
imagina iˈmaxina A2	verb - imagine
calma ˈkalma A1	noun - calm
golpe ˈgolpe A2	noun - blow
alba ˈalba A2	noun - dawn
medicina meˈðithina A1	noun - medicine
olvidar olβiˈðar A2	verb - to forget
avisabas aβiˈsaβas B1	verb - you used to warn
cuidado kwiˈðaðo A1	noun - care
dolerá ðoleˈɾa B1	verb - it will hurt
pecado peˈkaðo A2	noun - sin
tormenta toˈmenta A2	noun - storm
tornado toɾˈnaðo A2	noun - tornado
volcán bolˈkan A1	noun - volcano
apagado apaˈɣaðo A2	adjective - extinguished
volaste boˈlastε B1	verb - you flew
nido ˈniðo A2	noun - nest
afortunado afoɾtuˈnaðo A2	adjective - fortunate

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Besabas como nadie se lo imagina ♪

  ➔ Past Imperfect Tense

  ➔ The verb 'besabas' is in the past imperfect tense, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, such as 'you used to kiss'.

• ♪ Y siempre te quedabas a ver el alba ♪

  ➔ Past Imperfect Tense with 'siempre'

  ➔ The combination of 'siempre' (always) with the past imperfect tense emphasizes a habitual action in the past, such as 'and you always stayed to see the dawn'.

• ♪ Ya sé que me avisabas hacía tiempo ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with 'sé' and Past Imperfect with 'avisabas'

  ➔ The present tense 'sé' (I know) contrasts with the past imperfect 'avisabas' (you used to warn), showing a current understanding of past actions.

• ♪ Tú no debes quererme, yo soy pecado ♪

  ➔ Present Subjunctive with 'debes' and 'quererme'

  ➔ The present subjunctive 'debes' (you should) and 'quererme' (love me) express a suggestion or obligation, such as 'you should not love me'.

• ♪ Yo que fui tormenta ♪

  ➔ Past Tense with 'fui'

  ➔ The past tense 'fui' (I was) is used to describe a completed action in the past, such as 'I was a storm'.