20 de Enero

• By: La Oreja de Van Gogh

Lyrics:

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Pensé que era un buen momento

I thought it was a good moment

Por fin se hacía realidad

It was finally becoming real

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Tanto oír hablar de tu silencio

So much hearing about your silence

Dicen que te arrastra como el mar

They say it drags you like the sea

Llené de libros mi maleta

I filled my suitcase with books

También de fotos tuyas de antes

Also with old pictures of you

Dibujé tu sonrisa junto a la mía

I drew your smile next to mine

Me dormí con tu abrigo en el sofá

I fell asleep with your coat on the sofa

Quiero estar a tu lado

I want to be by your side

Quiero mirarte y sentir

I want to look at you and feel

Quiero perderme esperando

I want to get lost waiting

Yo quiero quererte o morir

I want to love you or die

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

Cogí un tren que no dormía

I took a train that didn't sleep

Y vi tu cara en un cristal

And I saw your face in a glass

Era un reflejo del sol de mediodía

It was a reflection of the midday sun

Era un poema de amor para viajar

It was a love poem for traveling

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Quiero estar a tu lado

I want to be by your side

Quiero mirarte y sentir

I want to look at you and feel

Quiero perderme esperando

I want to get lost waiting

Yo quiero quererte o morir

I want to love you or die

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

Te perdí y no te perderé

I lost you and I won't lose you

Nunca más te dejaré

I will never leave you again

Te busqué muy lejos de aquí

I looked for you far from here

Te encontré pensando en mí

I found you thinking of me

En el momento que vi tu mirada buscando mi cara

The moment I saw your gaze searching for my face

La madrugada del 20 de enero saliendo del tren

The early morning of January 20th, getting off the train

Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

I wondered what the rest of my life would be without you

Y desde entonces te quiero, te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

And since then I love you, I adore you and I love you again

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensé /penˈse/ B1	verb - I thought
realidad /realiˈðað/ B1	noun - reality
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ A2	verb - to speak
silencio /siˈlencio/ B1	noun - silence
mar /maɾ/ A2	noun - sea
libros /ˈliβɾos/ A2	noun - books
sonrisa /sonˈɾisa/ B1	noun - smile
dormí /doɾˈmi/ A2	verb - I slept
abrigo /aˈβɾiɣo/ B1	noun - coat
mirarte /miˈɾaɾte/ B1	verb - to look at you
perderme /peɾˈðeɾme/ B1	verb - to lose myself
quererte /keˈɾeɾte/ B2	verb - to love you

Grammar:

• Pensé que era un buen momento

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "Pensé" and the subjunctive "que" to introduce indirect speech.

  ➔ The verb "Pensé" (I thought) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Dibujé tu sonrisa junto a la mía

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "Dibujé" for past actions and preposition "junto a" meaning "next to" or "together with".

  ➔ The verb "Dibujé" is in preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past, and "junto a" shows spatial or relational closeness.

• Yo quiero estar a tu lado

  ➔ Use of the present tense "quiero" (I want) with the infinitive "estar" to express desire.

  ➔ The verb "quiero" is in the present tense, showing desire, combined with the infinitive "estar" to indicate the act of being somewhere.

• Me pregunté qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida

  ➔ Use of the preterite "pregunté" (I asked myself) and the conditional "sería" to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The verb "pregunté" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action of questioning oneself, and "sería" is the conditional form for hypothetical scenarios.

• Te perdí y no te perderé

  ➔ Use of the preterite "perdí" (I lost) and the future "perderé" to express a completed past action and a future intention.

  ➔ The verb "perdí" is in preterite tense, showing a completed action of losing, and "perderé" is in the future tense, indicating an intention to not lose again.