Te Amo Y No Te Amo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: Amor, Amor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the drama of 'Te Amo Y No Te Amo,' a timeless Spanish ballad by José José that perfectly captures the linguistic and emotional power of contradiction in romance. By listening to this song, you can master Spanish phrases for emotional paradox and duality, such as 'frío y calor' (cold and heat) and 'cárcel y libertad' (prison and freedom), all delivered with the unparalleled vocal expressiveness of 'El Príncipe de la Canción.'

[English]

Though I’ve got the upper hand

When it comes to love,

I know I’m a rollercoaster,

Giving you hot and cold.

I know I’m both child and adult,

Age doesn’t matter to me,

If I praise you, I insult you,

I’m both lie and truth.

I love you and I don’t love you,

I seek you and I push you away,

I love you and I don’t love you,

I’m dawn and dusk.

I love you and I don’t love you,

I blame you and I forgive you,

I love you and I don’t love you,

But I won’t leave you.

Though I love your laughter,

Sometimes I make you cry,

I’m the pleasure that tortures,

I’m your sand and I’m your sea.

And when you sleep with me,

I’m your light, your darkness,

I’m your lover and your friend,

I’m prison and freedom.

I love you and I don’t love you,

I seek you and I push you away,

I love you and I don’t love you,

I’m dawn and dusk.

I love you and I don’t love you,

I blame you and I forgive you,

I love you and I don’t love you,

But I won’t leave you.

I love you and I don’t love you,

I seek you and I push you away,

I love you and I don’t love you,

I’m dawn and dusk.

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[Spanish]

Aunque te llevo ventaja

En las cuestiones de amor,

Sé que soy un sube y baja,

Que te doy frío y calor.

Sé que soy niño y adulto,

En mí no cuenta la edad,

Que si te alabo te insulto,

Que soy mentira y verdad.

Te amo y no te amo,

Te busco y te rechazo,

Te amo y no te amo,

Soy mañana y ocaso.

Te amo y no te amo,

Te culpo y te perdono,

Te amo y no te amo

Pero no te abandono.

Aunque me gusta tu risa

A veces te hago llorar,

Soy placer que martiriza,

Soy tu arena y soy tu mar.

Y cuando duermes conmigo

Soy tu luz, tu obscuridad,

Soy tu amante y soy tu amigo,

Soy cárcel y libertad.

Te amo y no te amo,

Te busco y te rechazo,

Te amo y no te amo,

Soy mañana y ocaso.

Te amo y no te amo,

Te culpo y te perdono,

Te amo y no te amo

Pero no te abandono.

Te amo y no te amo,

Te busco y te rechazo,

Te amo y no te amo,

Soy mañana y ocaso.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amo ˈamo A1	verb - to love
rechazo reˈtʃaθo A2	verb - to reject
culpo ˈkulpo A2	verb - to blame
perdono perˈðono A2	verb - to forgive
abandono aβanˈdono A2	verb - to abandon
martiriza maɾtiˈɾisa B1	verb - to torment
placer plaˈθeɾ A2	noun - pleasure
arena aˈɾena A2	noun - sand
mar mar A1	noun - sea
luz luθ A1	noun - light
obscuridad oβskuɾiˈðað A2	noun - darkness
amante aˈmante A2	noun - lover
amigo aˈmiɣo A1	noun - friend
cárcel ˈkaɾθel A2	noun - prison
libertad liβeɾˈtað A2	noun - freedom

Key Grammar Structures

• Aunque te llevo ventaja

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The word 'aunque' introduces a concessive clause, often triggering the subjunctive mood in Spanish to express contrast or contradiction.

• Sé que soy un sube y baja

  ➔ Present Tense of 'Saber'

  ➔ The verb 'sé' is the first-person singular present tense of 'saber', used to express knowledge or certainty.

• Que te doy frío y calor

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'Que'

  ➔ The pronoun 'que' is used to introduce a relative clause, connecting it to the preceding clause.

• Soy mañana y ocaso

  ➔ Copulative Verb 'Ser'

  ➔ The verb 'soy' is a form of 'ser', used to equate the subject with the following nouns or adjectives.

• Te culpo y te perdono

  ➔ Pronoun 'Te' (Indirect/Direct Object)

  ➔ The pronoun 'te' is used as a direct or indirect object pronoun, depending on the context of the verb.

• Soy tu luz, tu obscuridad

  ➔ Possessive Adjective 'Tu'

  ➔ The adjective 'tu' indicates possession, showing that the following nouns belong to the person being addressed.

• Pero no te abandono

  ➔ Negative Construction with 'No'

  ➔ The word 'no' is used to negate the verb 'abandono', expressing that the action is not performed.