La Vida Pasa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring world of José José with "La Vida Pasa," a classic romantic ballad that tells a compelling story of hidden struggles and quiet resignation. This song is an excellent way to connect with the emotional depth of Spanish lyrics, offering rich vocabulary and expressions to understand the nuances of human experience through the powerful voice of 'El Príncipe de la Canción.'

[English]

[Música]

The wind passes

[Música]

from corner to corner

her walk.

[Música]

Men gaze at

her youth,

they want to have her,

she offers herself.

[Música]

It doesn’t matter who,

from a blue car

the door opens.

[Música]

She approaches.

[Música]

It’s a gentleman,

Es un Señor,

[Música]

she leaves with him.

[Aplausos]

Different.

[Música]

Life goes by

while she writes her letters

to her family,

[Música]

saying she’s the boss’s secretary

in an office,

that it’s a very good job.

Everyone believes her,

that she’ll send money

next month.

[Aplausos]

They miss home a lot

and say they love her.

They see her pass by

in the early morning,

[Aplausos]

her youth.

She looks tired,

reality

[Música]

loneliness,

different.

[Música]

Life goes by

[Aplausos]

while she writes her letters

to her family,

saying she’s the boss’s secretary

in an office,

that it’s a very good job.

Everyone believes her,

that she’ll send money

[Música]

next month.

She misses home a lot.

And she loves them.

She writes her letters

to her family,

saying she’s the boss’s secretary

in an office,

[Aplausos]

that it’s a very good job,

everyone believes her,

that she’ll send money.

[Música]

Next month,

she misses home a lot

and loves them,

while she writes her letters

to her family,

she’s the boss’s secretary

in an office.

Esp.

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

[Spanish]

[Música]

La vent pas

[Música]

de esquina a esquina

su caminar.

[Música]

Los hombres miran

su juventud,

quieren tener,

ella la oferece.

[Música]

No importa quién,

de un coche azul

se abre la puerta.

[Música]

Sintla

[Música]

se acerca.

Es un Señor,

[Música]

se va con él.

[Aplausos]

Diferente.

[Música]

La vida pasa

que ella le escriben sus cartas.

a su familia

[Música]

que es secretaria del jefe

de una oficina

que es un trabajo muy bueno.

Todos la quieren

que va a mandar un dinero

el mes que viene.

[Aplausos]

Extrañan mucho la casa

y que los quieren.

La ven pasar

de madrugada

[Aplausos]

su juventud.

Se ve cansada

la realidad

[Música]

soledad

diferente

[Música]

la vida pasa

[Aplausos]

y ella le escriben sus cartas

a su familia.

que es secretaria del jefe

de una oficina

que es un tráico muy bueno.

Todos la creen

que va a mandar un dinero

[Música]

el mes que viene.

Extraña mucho la casa.

y que los quiere.

Ella le escriben sus cartas

a su familia,

que es secretaria del jefe

de una oficina

[Aplausos]

que es un trabajo muy bueno,

todos la tienen,

que va a mandar un dinero.

[Música]

El mes que viene

extraña mucho la casa

y que los quiere,

que ella le escriben sus cartas

a su familia,

es secretaria del jefe

de una oficina.

Esp.

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminar ka.mi.ˈnar A1	verb - to walk
juventud xu.βenˈtud A1	noun - youth
ofrece oˈfɾe.θe A2	verb - to offer
importa im.ˈpor.ta A2	verb - to matter
acercar a.θer.ˈkar A2	verb - to approach
Señor se.ˈɲor A1	noun - mister, sir
diferente di.fe.ˈɾen.te A1	adjective - different
secretaria se.kre.ˈta.ɾja A1	noun - secretary
oficina o.fi.ˈθi.na A1	noun - office
trabajo tra.ˈba.xo A1	noun - work
mandar man.ˈdaɾ A2	verb - to send
dinero di.ˈne.ɾo A1	noun - money
extrañar ex.tra.ˈɲar B1	verb - to miss
cansada kan.ˈsa.ða A2	adjective - tired
soledad so.le.ˈðað A2	noun - loneliness

Key Grammar Structures

• Los hombres miran su juventud, quieren tener, ella la oferece.

  ➔ Present tense verbs

  ➔ The verbs 'miran', 'quieren', and 'ofrece' are in the present tense, describing ongoing actions.

• No importa quién, de un coche azul se abre la puerta.

  ➔ Impersonal expression with 'se'

  ➔ The phrase 'se abre' uses the impersonal 'se' to indicate an action without specifying the subject.

• que ella le escriben sus cartas a su familia.

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le'

  ➔ The pronoun 'le' is used to indicate the indirect object, referring to 'a su familia'.

• que es secretaria del jefe de una oficina.

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' is used to connect clauses and provide additional information.

• Todos la quieren, que va a mandar un dinero el mes que viene.

  ➔ Future tense with 'va a'

  ➔ The phrase 'va a mandar' uses 'va a' to express a future action.

• Extrañan mucho la casa y que los quiere.

  ➔ Conjunction 'y'

  ➔ The conjunction 'y' is used to connect two clauses or ideas.