Amantes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of classic Latin music with José José's "Amantes." While the song title itself means "Lovers," exploring its Spanish lyrics will connect you with the passionate and iconic vocal style that earned José José the title 'El Príncipe de la Canción' (The Prince of Song). Learning through this rich ballad offers a glimpse into the heart of Latin romantic music.

[English]

Lovers...

Who passed through my life

Healing the wounds

From my failed loves

Lovers

Who, hidden in the shadows

Tenderly gave themselves to me

The secret of love

Know that they were for me

The light in stormy nights

And so, only with their love

I survived, without realizing

Lovers

Who filled my emptiness

Just like water to rivers

With our dreams of love

Lovers

Who shared my sorrows

Without promises or chains

Love in exchange for love

Know that they were for me

The light in stormy nights

And so, only with their love

I survived, without realizing

Know that time will pass

Maybe my life keeps wandering!

Maybe I'll never see them again!

But I know I will never forget...

Lovers

...

[Spanish]

Amantes...

Que pasaron por mi vida

Aliviando las heridas

De mis fracasos de amor

Amantes

Que escondidos en la sombra

Me entregaron tiernamente

El secreto de un amor

Sabrán, que fueron para mí

La luz, en noches de tormenta

Y así, tan solo con su amor

Sobreviví, sin darme cuenta

Amantes

Que llenaron mis vacíos

Igual que el agua a los ríos

Con nuestros sueños de amor

Amantes

Que compartieron mis penas

Sin promesas ni cadenas

Amor a cambio de amor

Sabrán, que fueron para mí

La luz, en noches de tormenta

Y así, tan solo con su amor

Sobreviví, sin darme cuenta

Sabrán, que el tiempo pasará

¡Quizá, mi vida siga herrante!

¡Quizá, jamás las vuelva a ver!

Pero yo sé, que nunca olvidaré...

Amantes

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amante amante B1	noun - lover
pasar pasar A2	verb - to pass, to happen
vida vida A1	noun - life
aliviar aliviar B1	verb - to relieve, to ease
herida herida B1	noun - wound, injury
fracaso fracaso B2	noun - failure
amor amor A1	noun - love
esconder esconder B1	verb - to hide
sombra sombra B1	noun - shade, shadow
entregar entregar B1	verb - to give, to hand over
tierno tierno B1	adjective - tender, gentle
secreto secreto B1	noun - secret
saber saber A2	verb - to know
luz luz A1	noun - light
tormenta tormenta B1	noun - storm
sobrevivir sobrevivir B2	verb - to survive
vacío vacío B1	noun - emptiness, void
agua agua A1	noun - water
río río A1	noun - river
sueño sueño B1	noun - dream, sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• Amantes... Que pasaron por mi vida

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (who/that)

  ➔ The word 'que' is a relative pronoun introducing a clause that describes 'Amantes'. It means 'who' or 'that' in this context.

• Aliviando las heridas

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ The word 'aliviando' is the present participle of 'aliviar', used to describe an action happening at the same time as the main verb.

• Me entregaron tiernamente

  ➔ Adverb

  ➔ The word 'tiernamente' is an adverb modifying the verb 'entregaron', indicating the manner in which the action was performed.

• Sabrán, que fueron para mí

  ➔ Future Tense + Relative Pronoun

  ➔ 'Sabrán' is in the future tense, and 'que' is a relative pronoun introducing a clause that explains the subject.

• Sin promesas ni cadenas

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase uses 'ni...ni' to express a double negative, emphasizing the absence of both promises and chains.

• ¡Quizá, mi vida siga errante!

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The verb 'siga' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing uncertainty or a wish about the future.