11 RAZONES – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Aitana

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Dices que quieres volver

You say you want to come back

Dices: "no lo vuelvo a hacer"

You say: "I won't do it again"

Eres tan bueno al hablar

You're so good at talking

Y tan malo para amar

And so bad at loving

No me vuelves a engañar

You won't fool me again

Porque para mí tú eres un error

Because to me you are a mistake

Porque no voy a extrañar

Because I'm not going to miss you

Porque hoy entendí que yo necesito más

Because today I understood that I need more

11 razones para olvidar

11 reasons to forget

Déjame

Let me

Devolverte las rosas que son venenosas

Give back the roses that are poisonous

Y llévate

And take away

Todas tus mariposas, me ponen nerviosa

All your butterflies, they make me nervous

Nunca te creí, siempre me dañé

I never believed you, I always hurt myself

Nunca quisiste cambiar

You never wanted to change

Nunca me reí, siempre te lloré, y no más

I never laughed, I always cried for you, and no more

11 razones para olvidar (11 razones para olvidar)

11 reasons to forget (11 reasons to forget)

Te dediqué esta canción

I dedicated this song to you

Te escribí cada razón

I wrote you every reason

Para ya nunca olvidar

So I'll never forget

Que te tengo que soltar

That I have to let you go

Y cuidar mi corazón, no

And take care of my heart, no

Porque para ti vale más ganar

Because for you, winning is worth more

Que perder a una mujer

Than losing a woman

Porque junto a ti, nunca para de llover

Because next to you, it never stops raining

11 razones para olvidar

11 reasons to forget

Déjame

Let me

Devolverte las rosas que son venenosas

Give back the roses that are poisonous

Y llévate

And take away

Todas tus mariposas, me ponen nerviosa

All your butterflies, they make me nervous

Nunca te creí, siempre me dañé

I never believed you, I always hurt myself

Nunca quisiste cambiar

You never wanted to change

Nunca me reí, siempre te lloré, y no más

I never laughed, I always cried for you, and no more

11 razones para olvidar (11 razones para olvidar)

11 reasons to forget (11 reasons to forget)

11 razones para olvidarte

11 reasons to forget you

Que no te habías ido, y yo ya había aprendido a extrañarte

That you hadn't left, and I had already learned to miss you

Que entre menos me querías, menos yo podía dejarte

That the less you loved me, the less I could leave you

Y que la estupidez más grande fue nunca aprender a olvidarte

And that the biggest stupidity was never learning to forget you

Por tu culpa se ha quedado un corazón sin vida

Because of you, a heart is left without life

Un recuerdo y una herida que me lleva a nuestras vidas

A memory and a wound that takes me back to our lives

Cuando te fuiste, entre más me dolía, más me convencía

When you left, the more it hurt, the more I was convinced

Que si no ibas a volver, aunque me dolería, todo daría igual

That if you weren't coming back, even if it hurt, it would all be the same

Estas son mis 11 razones para olvidarte

These are my 11 reasons to forget you

Hay una razón que no me esperé

There's one reason I didn't expect

Pero mientras tú te vas

But while you're leaving

Me encontré a un amor que me quiere mucho más

I found a love that loves me much more

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...

Por eso déjame

So let me

Devolverte las rosas que son venenosas

Give back the roses that are poisonous

Y llévate

And take away

Todas tus mariposas, me ponen nerviosa

All your butterflies, they make me nervous

Nunca te creí, siempre me dañé

I never believed you, I always hurt myself

Nunca quisiste cambiar

You never wanted to change

Nunca me reí, siempre te lloré, y no más

I never laughed, I always cried for you, and no more

11 razones para olvidar (11 razones para olvidar)

11 reasons to forget (11 reasons to forget)

11 razones para olvidar

11 reasons to forget

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to return
razón /raˈθon/ A2	noun - reason
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
extrañar /eks.tɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ B1	verb - to change
dañar /daˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to harm
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A2	noun - woman
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
dedicar /deðiˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to dedicate
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
nervioso /neɾˈβjoso/ B1	adjective - nervous
estupidez /estupiˈðeθ/ B2	noun - stupidity
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ B1	noun - memory

Key Grammar Structures

• Dices que quieres volver

  ➔ Present tense of the verb "decir" (to say) combined with "que" (that) to introduce a subordinate clause expressing what someone says.

  ➔ The structure "Dices que..." means "You say that...". It is a common way to report what someone is saying. The verb 'decir' is conjugated in the present tense for the second person singular (tú).

• No me vuelves a engañar

  ➔ The use of "volver a + infinitive" to express repetition of an action (to do something again). The "me" is an indirect object pronoun indicating who is being deceived.

  ➔ "No me vuelves a engañar" literally translates to "You don't deceive me again". It expresses a firm resolution that the speaker will not allow themselves to be deceived again by the person they are addressing. The placement of the indirect object pronoun "me" before the verb is typical in Spanish.

• Porque para mí tú eres un error

  ➔ The use of "para mí" (for me) to express a personal opinion. The verb "ser" (to be) is used to define what someone or something is.

  ➔ "Porque para mí tú eres un error" translates to "Because for me, you are a mistake." It expresses a strong feeling and judgment towards the person being addressed. The use of 'para mí' emphasizes that this is the speaker's personal assessment.

• Todas tus mariposas, me ponen nerviosa

  ➔ The verb "poner" (to put/make) used in the reflexive form "ponerse" (to become/get) followed by an adjective. "Me" functions as an indirect object pronoun indicating who is feeling nervous.

  ➔ "Me ponen nerviosa" means "They make me nervous". "Ponerse + adjective" is a common way to express a change in emotional state. Here, the subject is "Todas tus mariposas" (all your butterflies), referring metaphorically to the feelings the other person inspires.

• Nunca te creí, siempre me dañé

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense to describe completed actions in the past. The reflexive pronoun "me" with "dañé" indicates that the speaker harmed themselves.

  ➔ "Nunca te creí" (I never believed you) and "Siempre me dañé" (I always hurt myself) both use the preterite tense to refer to specific actions that happened in the past. The "me dañé" indicates a reflexive action, where the speaker's actions had a negative impact on themselves.

• Que entre menos me querías, menos yo podía dejarte

  ➔ Comparative structure using "entre menos... menos..." (the less... the less...) to express a proportional relationship between two actions.

  ➔ This line uses a less common but sophisticated comparative structure in Spanish. It emphasizes the paradoxical nature of the relationship: the less the other person loved the speaker, the less the speaker was able to leave them. It showcases a co-dependent dynamic.

• Me encontré a un amor que me quiere mucho más

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "encontré" (I found) to describe a completed action. The personal "a" before "un amor" is used because the direct object is a person.

  ➔ This line expresses a positive turn in the narrative, indicating that the speaker has found a new love. The use of the personal "a" is grammatically important when the direct object is a person. "Mucho más" intensifies the meaning of "quiere", indicating a greater degree of love.