La Primera Vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Buscando Una Sonrisa

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a beautiful linguistic journey with José José's "La Primera Vez." This classic Spanish ballad, rich with emotion and poetic expression, is perfect for language learners. You'll grasp heartfelt vocabulary related to love, happiness, and new experiences, all while enjoying the smooth, iconic voice of 'El Príncipe de la Canción' as he beautifully articulates the wonder of first love.

[English]

This is the first time

That I will say, I love you

This is the first time

That I will say, I adore you

This is the first time

And I don’t know, my love, how to begin

So that I can win your affection

This is the first time

That I will watch the moon shine

This is the first time

That I will live, that I will dream

This is the first time

That I want to shout that I’m finally happy

Because thanks to you, for the first time...

I discovered love...

This is the first time

That I will watch the moon shine

This is the first time

That I want to live, that I want to dream

This is the first time

That I will shout, that I’m finally happy

Because thanks to you, for the first time...

I discovered love...

...

[Spanish]

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a decir, te quiero

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a decir, te adoro

Esta es la primera vez

Y no se mi amor, como comenzar

Para que pueda tú cariño conquistar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a mirar la luna brillar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a vivir, que voy a soñar

Esta es la primera vez

Que quiero gritar que al fin soy feliz

Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

El amor conocí...

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a mirar la luna brillar

Esta es la primera vez

Que quiero vivir, que quiero soñar

Esta es la primera vez

Que voy a gritar, que al fin soy feliz

Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

El amor... conocí...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
primera primera A1	adjective - first
vez vez A1	noun - time, occasion
decir decir A1	verb - to say, to tell
querer querer A1	verb - to want, to love
adorar adorar B1	verb - to adore, to worship
amor amor A1	noun - love
comenzar comenzar B1	verb - to begin, to start
poder poder A1	verb - to be able to, can
cariño cariño A2	noun - affection, dear
conquistar conquistar B2	verb - to conquer, to win over
mirar mirar A1	verb - to look, to watch
luna luna A1	noun - moon
brillar brillar B2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
vivir vivir A1	verb - to live
soñar soñar B1	verb - to dream
gritar gritar A2	verb - to shout, to yell
feliz feliz A1	adjective - happy
gracias gracias A1	noun - thanks
conocer conocer A2	verb - to meet, to know (people, places)
fin fin A1	noun - end

Key Grammar Structures

• Esta es la primera vez que voy a decir, te quiero

  ➔ Present tense with future meaning

  ➔ The verb 'voy a decir' (I am going to say) uses the present tense 'voy' (I go) to express a future action, a common construction in Spanish.

• Que voy a vivir, que voy a soñar

  ➔ Comma usage in dependent clauses

  ➔ The commas separate the dependent clauses 'que voy a vivir' and 'que voy a soñar', which are both introduced by 'que' and provide additional information.

• Porque gracias a ti, por primera vez...

  ➔ Use of 'porque' for causality

  ➔ The conjunction 'porque' is used to introduce a reason or cause, in this case, explaining why the singer is happy for the first time.

• El amor conocí...

  ➔ Past tense with ellipsis

  ➔ The verb 'conocí' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. The ellipsis (...) adds a dramatic or emotional pause.