Como Ser Diferente – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Reencuentro

Lyrics & Translation

Step into the poetic and dramatic world of the 'Prince of Song' with "Como Ser Diferente." This quintessential romantic ballad not only showcases the impeccable vocal prowess of José José but also provides a masterclass in Spanish Romantic vocabulary. You can learn to express profound, consuming passion with phrases that capture the universal experience of surrendering to love, all within the context of a beautifully arranged, classic 70s Latin pop track.

[English]

This time I didn’t want to sing about this love

This time I didn’t want to say that my love

Is the girl I met one day

And that day, for her love, I got lost

You see, I’m the Moon stuck to the sea

And I know well I’ll never sail the sea

Because the sea chose me to be and shape its beginning and end

How can I be different from all those people who sing about love

How can I be different from all those people who sing about love

For me, love is greater than the sea

And I know well I’m part of that love

And it’s so beautiful, I truly wanted to love that girl I met one day

More than Eden, I’m sand stuck to the sea

And I know well I’ll never sail the sea

Because the sea chose me to be and shape its beginning and end

How can I be different from all those people who sing about love

How can I be different from all those people who sing about love

How can I be different from all those people who sing about love

How can I be different from all those people

...

[Spanish]

Esta vez no queria cantarle a este amor

esta vez no queria decir que mi amor

es la niña que un día yo conocí

Y ese día por su amor me perdí

Ya lo ven soy la Luna pegada a la mar

Y se bien que la mar no podré navegar

Pues la mar me escogió para ser y formar su principio y final

Como ser diferente a todo esa gente que canta de amor

Como ser diferente a todos esa gente que canta de amor

Para mi el amor es más grande que el mar

Y se bien que yo formo parte de ese amor

Y es tan bello, quize amar de verdad a esa niña que un día yo conocí

Más que Edén soy arena pegada a la mar

Y se bien que la mar no podré navegar

Pues la mar me escogió para ser y formar su principio y final

Como ser diferente a todo esa gente que canta de amor

Como ser diferente a todos esa gente que canta de amor

Como ser diferente a toda esa gente que canta de amor

Como ser diferente a toda esa gente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quería keˈɾia A2	verb - wanted
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
conocí ko.noˈsi A2	verb - met, became acquainted with
perdí peɾˈdi A2	verb - lost
mar maɾ A1	noun - sea
escogió eskoˈxio B1	verb - chose
principio pɾinˈsi.pjo B1	noun - beginning
final fiˈnal A2	noun - end
diferente di.feˈɾen.te B1	adjective - different
gente ˈxente A1	noun - people
bello ˈbeʎo A2	adjective - beautiful
arena aˈɾe.na A1	noun - sand
pegada peˈɣa.ða B1	adjective - stuck, attached
formar foɾˈmaɾ B1	verb - to form

Key Grammar Structures

• Esta vez no queria cantarle a este amor

  ➔ Preterite tense with 'no queria'

  ➔ The verb 'quería' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. It highlights the speaker's past intention not to sing about love.

• es la niña que un día yo conocí

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a relative clause that describes 'la niña'. It connects the main clause with additional information about the girl the speaker met.

• Y ese día por su amor me perdí

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'me perdí'

  ➔ The reflexive verb 'me perdí' indicates that the action of getting lost was done to the subject. It emphasizes the emotional impact of falling in love.

• Como ser diferente a todo esa gente que canta de amor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'ser'

  ➔ The verb 'ser' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire to be different. It reflects the speaker's aspiration to stand out from others who sing about love.

• Para mi el amor es más grande que el mar

  ➔ Comparative adjective 'más grande'

  ➔ The comparative adjective 'más grande' is used to compare the size of love to the sea, indicating that love is greater. It emphasizes the magnitude of the speaker's feelings.