Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: Gianluca Grignani
• Album: Destino Paraíso

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Gianluca Grignani's 'Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos' is a perfect song for Spanish learners. Its clear, emotional lyrics about love and loss allow you to connect with universal feelings while absorbing new vocabulary and grammatical structures in a memorable way. The song's passionate delivery and timeless melody make it a special piece of music that can help you feel the heart of the Spanish language.

[English]

I think that

The nights I gave you weren't so useless

...

You leave, so what?

I'm not trying to argue, you know it and I know it

At least stay just for tonight

I promise I won't touch you, are you sure?

Sometimes I go feeling lonely

Because I know that very final smile

Your smile, which opened your paradise to me

...

They say that

With every man, there's one like you

...

But my place, then

You'll fill with someone else, just like me, or maybe better, I doubt it

Why do you look down this time?

You ask me to stay friends

Friends for what? Damn it!

I forgive a friend, but I love you

My instincts might seem trivial

There's one thing I haven't told you yet

That my problems, you know what they're called? "You"

That's why I act tough around you

To feel a little more secure

And if you won't even say what I’ve messed up

Remember I forgave you too

And instead you say, "Sorry, I don't love you"

And you walk away with this story between your fingers

...

What are you going to do?

Find an excuse and then leave

...

Because of me

You shouldn't worry, you must not provoke me

I will write you a couple of songs

Trying to hide my emotions

Thinking little, about the words

I'll tell you about that very final smile

Your smile, which opened your paradise to me

There's one thing I haven't told you yet

That my problems, you know what they're called? "You"

That's why I act tough around you

To feel a little more secure

And if you won't even say what I’ve messed up

Remember I forgave you too

And instead you say, "Sorry, I don't love you"

And you walk away with this story between your fingers

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

...

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Yo pienso que

No son tan inútiles las noches que te di

Te marchas, ¿y qué?

Yo no intento discutírtelo, lo sabes y lo sé

Al menos quédate solo esta noche

Prometo no tocarte, estás segura

Hay veces que me voy sintiendo solo

Porque conozco esa sonrisa tan definitiva

Tu sonrisa que a mí mismo, me abrió tu paraíso

Se dice que

Con cada hombre, hay una como tú

Pero mi sitio, luego

Lo ocuparás con alguno, igual que yo, mejor, lo dudo

¿Por qué esta vez agachas la mirada?

Me pides que sigamos siendo amigos

¿Amigos para qué?, ¡maldita sea!

A un amigo lo perdono, pero a ti te amo

Pueden parecer banales mis instintos naturales

Hay una cosa que yo no te he dicho aún

Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

Solo por eso, tú me ves hacerme el duro

Para sentirme un poquito más seguro

Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

Y en cambio tú dices "lo siento, no te quiero"

Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

¿Qué vas a hacer?

Busca una excusa y luego márchate

Porque de mí

No debieras preocuparte, no debes provocarme

Que yo te escribiré un par de canciones

Tratando de ocultar mis emociones

Pensando pero poco, en las palabras

Te hablaré de la sonrisa tan definitiva

Tu sonrisa que a mí mismo, me abrió tu paraíso

Hay una cosa que yo no te he dicho aún

Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

Solo por eso, tú me ves hacerme el duro

Para sentirme un poquito más seguro

Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

Y en cambio tú dices "lo siento, no te quiero"

Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensar /penˈsar/ A1	verb - to think
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
amar /aˈmar/ A2	verb - to love
problema /proˈble.ma/ B1	noun - problem
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ B1	noun - story
decir /deˈθiɾ/ B1	verb - to say
sentir /senˈtir/ B1	verb - to feel
excusa /eksˈku.sa/ B2	noun - excuse
canción /kanˈθjon/ B2	noun - song
seguro /seˈɣu.ɾo/ B2	adjective - sure, safe
mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ B2	noun - look, gaze
instinto /insˈtinto/ C1	noun - instinct
ocultar /okuˈltaɾ/ C1	verb - to hide, conceal
dudar /duˈðar/ C2	verb - to doubt

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo pienso que

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'pensar' plus 'que' to express opinions or thoughts.

  ➔ 'Pienso' is the first person singular present tense of 'pensar'.

• No son tan inútiles las noches que te di

  ➔ Use of 'no' plus verb 'ser' plus adjective and clause to negate and describe.

  ➔ 'Son' is the third person plural of 'ser'.

• ¿Qué vas a hacer?

  ➔ Futuro cercano with 'ir a' + infinitive to express intention or planned action.

  ➔ 'Vas' is the second person singular of 'ir' in present tense.

• Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'recordar' plus 'que' to remind, and indirect object pronouns to indicate whom.

  ➔ 'He perdonado' is the present perfect form of 'perdonar' in first person singular.

• Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

  ➔ Use of 'si' + present tense to introduce a conditional clause, with 'querer' in present tense.

  ➔ 'Quieres' is the second person singular of 'querer' in present tense.

• Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

  ➔ Use of 'se llaman' to indicate that something is called or named a certain way, passive voice.

  ➔ 'Se llaman' is a reflexive construction used in passive sense to mean 'are called'.

• Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

  ➔ Use of 'vas' (from 'ir') in present tense to express going, plus reflexive pronoun 'te' for second person.

  ➔ 'Vas' is the second person singular present tense of 'ir', meaning 'you go' or 'you are going'.