Eso Nomás – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: El Príncipe De La Canción

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the elegant lyricism of Spanish with José José's "Eso Nomás." This iconic romantic ballad, delivered by "El Príncipe de la Canción," offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep emotions, dignified goodbyes, and the nuances of past love. Through its heartfelt lyrics and José José's masterful interpretation, you can explore poetic ways to discuss relationships, memories, and acceptance in Spanish. The song's clear narrative and emotional depth make it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with authentic Spanish expression and cultural sentiment.

[English]

(José José - Eso Nomás)

When we’re no longer together

And people ask you

What I meant in your life

Tell them I was important

That you loved me a lot

And you’re not regretting it

Don’t speak ill of me

It’s not right to be that way

I’m not your enemy

God knows how much I loved you

Don’t tell them my flaws

Say I was almost perfect

Even if you know it’s a lie

If we didn’t understand each other

That’s what fate wanted

It’s just how life goes

Speak of my virtues

My good qualities

The beautiful things we felt

If we’re apart now

It’s because the love is gone

But that’s just how it is

(Música)

Not everything was suffering

We had good moments

When love was everything

Then the storm came

The waters were turbulent

But despite it all

Don’t speak ill of me

It’s not right to be that way

I’m not your enemy

God knows how much I loved you

Don’t tell them my flaws

Say I was almost perfect

Even if you know it’s a lie

If we didn’t understand each other

That’s what fate wanted

It’s just how life goes

Speak of my virtues

My good qualities

The beautiful things we felt

If we’re apart now

It’s because the love is gone

But that’s just how it is

Don’t tell them my flaws

Say I was almost perfect

Even if you know it’s a lie

If we didn’t understand each other

That’s what fate wanted

It’s just how life goes

Speak of my virtues

My good qualities

The beautiful things we felt

(José José - Eso Nomás)

[Spanish]

(José José - Eso Nomás)

♪ Cuando ya no estemos juntos ♪

♪ Y la gente te pregunte ♪

♪ Lo que yo he sido en tu vida ♪

♪ Diles que fui importante ♪

♪ Que me has querido bastante ♪

♪ Y no estás arrepentida ♪

♪ No les hables mal de mí ♪

♪ No te vale ser así ♪

♪ Que no soy un enemigo ♪

♪ Dios es testigo, cuánto te amé ♪

♪ No les cuentes mis defectos ♪

♪ Di que fui casi perfecto ♪

♪ Aunque sepas que es mentira ♪

♪ Que si no nos entendimos ♪

♪ Así lo quiso el destino ♪

♪ Que son cosas de la vida ♪

♪ Háblales de mis virtudes ♪

♪ De mis buenas actitudes ♪

♪ De lo lindo que sentimos ♪

♪ Que si estamos separados ♪

♪ Es que el amor se ha acabado ♪

♪ Pero que es eso nomás ♪

(Música)

♪ No todo fue sufrimiento ♪

♪ Tuvimos buenos momentos ♪

♪ Cuando el amor era todo ♪

♪ Después llegó la tormenta ♪

♪ Fueron aguas turbulentas ♪

♪ Pero a pesar de eso, todo ♪

♪ No les hables mal de mí ♪

♪ No te vale ser así ♪

♪ Que no soy un enemigo ♪

♪ Dios es testigo, cuánto te amé ♪

♪ No les cuentes mis defectos ♪

♪ Di que fui casi perfecto ♪

♪ Aunque sepas que es mentira ♪

♪ Que si no nos entendimos ♪

♪ Así lo quiso el destino ♪

♪ Que son cosas de la vida ♪

♪ Háblales de mis virtudes ♪

♪ De mis buenas actitudes ♪

♪ De lo lindo que sentimos ♪

♪ Que si estamos separados ♪

♪ Es que el amor se ha acabado ♪

♪ Pero que es eso nomás ♪

♪ No les cuentes mis defectos ♪

♪ Di que fui casi perfecto ♪

♪ Aunque sepas que es mentira ♪

♪ Que si no nos entendimos ♪

♪ Así lo quiso el destino ♪

♪ Que son cosas de la vida ♪

♪ Háblales de mis virtudes ♪

♪ De mis buenas actitudes ♪

♪ De lo lindo que sentimos ♪

(José José - Eso Nomás)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
importante im.por.tan.te A2	adjective - important
arrepentida a.rre.pen.ti.da B1	adjective - regretful
enemigo e.ne.mi.go A1	noun - enemy
defectos de.fec.tos A2	noun - defects
perfecto per.fec.to A1	adjective - perfect
destino des.ti.no A2	noun - destiny
virtudes vir.tu.des B1	noun - virtues
actitudes ac.ti.tu.des B1	noun - attitudes
separados se.pa.ra.dos A2	adjective - separated
acabado a.ca.ba.do A2	adjective - finished
sufrimiento su.fri.mien.to B1	noun - suffering
tormenta tor.men.ta A2	noun - storm
turbulentas tur.bu.len.tas B2	adjective - turbulent
sentimos sen.ti.mos A2	verb - we felt
nomás no.más A1	adverb - just

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando ya no "estemos" juntos

  ➔ Future time clause with present subjunctive

  ➔ The verb "estemos" is in the present subjunctive, which is required after "cuando" when referring to a future or uncertain situation.

• "No les" hables mal de mí

  ➔ Negative imperative with indirect object pronouns

  ➔ "No" negates the command, and "les" is the indirect object pronoun referring to "them".

• Dios es testigo, cuánto "te" amé

  ➔ Exclamatory clause with "cuánto"

  ➔ "cuánto" introduces an exclamatory clause expressing intensity: "cuánto te amé" = "how much I loved you".

• "Aunque" sepas que es mentira

  ➔ Concessive clause with "aunque" + subjunctive

  ➔ "Aunque" means "even if"; it triggers the subjunctive because the truth of the clause is uncertain or hypothetical.

• "Que" si no nos entendimos

  ➔ Conditional clause introduced by "si" preceded by "que" (colloquial connective)

  ➔ "Que" here works as a discourse marker meaning "well"; the real conditional is "si no nos entendimos" – "if we didn't understand each other".

• Así lo "quiso" el destino

  ➔ Past simple with impersonal subject (el destino) and object pronoun "lo"

  ➔ "quiso" is the third‑person singular preterite of "querer"; "el destino" acts as an impersonal subject, and "lo" refers to the entire prior situation.

• "Di" que fui casi perfecto

  ➔ Imperative verb followed by a subordinate clause introduced by "que"

  ➔ "Di" is the informal imperative of "decir"; the clause "que fui casi perfecto" reports what should be said.

• "No les" cuentes mis defectos

  ➔ Negative imperative with double object pronouns

  ➔ "No" negates the command; "les" is the indirect object pronoun (to them) and "cuentes" is the second‑person singular form of "contar" with the direct object "mis defectos".