Di Que No Es Verdad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Eydie Gorme, Los Panchos
• Album: Canta En Español Con Los Panchos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of the Bolero with 'Di Que No Es Verdad.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners of Spanish to practice emotional expression and romantic vocabulary, all while experiencing the timeless elegance of one of Latin music's most influential collaborations.

[English]

With my soul filled with bitterness

And not knowing what to do

I have come here with this doubt

To hear your voice

Tell me it's not true

What they are whispering about us

Tell me it's not true

That you have left my love

Tell me it's not true

That it's just envy or malice

From someone who wants to steal

Your heart

They will never be able

To separate our souls

They will never be able

To profane our love

Speak, please

Whether the news is good or bad

So that I can finally smile

Or cry

They will never be able

To separate our souls

They will never be able

To profane our love

Speak, please

Whether the news is good or bad

So that I can finally smile

Or cry

...

[Spanish]

Con el alma llena de amargura

Y sin saber qué hacer

He venido aquí con esta duda

A escuchar tu voz

Di que no es verdad

Lo que murmuran de los dos

Di que no es verdad

Que has dejado a mi amor

Di que no es verdad

Que es envidia o maldad

De alguien que quiere robar

Tu corazón

No podrán jamás

A nuestras almas separar

No podrán jamás

Nuestro amor profanar

Habla, por favor

Ya por bien, ya por mal

Para poder sonreír

O llorar

No podrán jamás

A nuestras almas separar

No podrán jamás

Nuestro amor profanar

Habla, por favor

Ya por bien, ya por mal

Para poder sonreír

O llorar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alma ˈal.ma A2	noun - soul
amargura a.maʁ.ˈɣu.ɾa B2	noun - bitterness
duda ˈdu.ða B1	noun - doubt
murmuran muɾ.ˈmu.ɾan B2	verb - to murmur / to gossip
envidia en.ˈbi.ðja B1	noun - envy
maldad mal.ˈdað B2	noun - evil / wickedness
robar ro.ˈβaɾ A2	verb - to steal
corazón ko.ɾa.ˈθon A1	noun - heart
separar se.pa.ˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to separate
profanar pɾo.fa.ˈnaɾ C1	verb - to profane / to desecrate
sonreír son.re.ˈir B1	verb - to smile
llorar ʝo.ˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to cry

Key Grammar Structures

• Con el alma llena de amargura

  ➔ Adjective phrase describing a state

  ➔ "llena" acts as a participle/adjective modifying 'alma' to indicate the content of the soul.

• Y sin saber qué hacer

  ➔ Preposition 'sin' + infinitive verb

  ➔ "sin" indicates the lack of action, followed by the infinitive "hacer" to express uncertainty.

• Di que no es verdad

  ➔ Imperative form of 'decir'

  ➔ "Di" is the tú-form imperative of 'decir', used here as a desperate plea.

• Lo que murmuran de los dos

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'lo que'

  ➔ "lo que" functions as 'that which' or 'what', referring to the gossip people are saying.

• Que has dejado a mi amor

  ➔ Present Perfect tense

  ➔ "has dejado" is the present perfect, indicating an action that has just happened or has relevance to the present.

• Que es envidia o maldad

  ➔ Subjunctive vs Indicative usage

  ➔ The speaker uses the indicative "es" because they are stating what they believe to be a fact regarding the gossip.

• No podrán jamás separar

  ➔ Future simple + adverb

  ➔ "podrán" is the future tense, combined with "jamás" to emphasize the impossibility of the separation.

• Para poder sonreír o llorar

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'para' + infinitive

  ➔ "Para" expresses the purpose of the preceding request, followed by the infinitive "poder".