¿Y Cómo Es Él? Lyrics in English José Luis Perales
On the surface, "¿Y Cómo Es Él?" sounds like one of the saddest breakup songs ever written. It paints a vivid picture of a man's final moments with the woman he loves, just before she leaves to meet her new partner. With a broken heart, he asks her a series of painful questions about this other man: '¿Y cómo es él?' (What is he like?), '¿De dónde es?' (Where is he from?). He calls this new man a thief who has 'stolen everything' from him. In a truly moving gesture of resignation, he helps her get ready for her date, telling her to smile so her new love won't see that she's been crying.
But here’s the fascinating secret behind the lyrics! The songwriter, José Luis Perales, revealed that he actually wrote this song from the perspective of a father talking to his daughter. Suddenly, the song takes on a completely new, and perhaps even more touching, meaning. The 'thief' is the young man who has captured his daughter’s heart. The 'jealousy' is the bittersweet feeling of a father watching his little girl grow up and start her own life. This hidden layer transforms the song from a story of lost romance into a universal anthem about parental love and letting go.
