3 Libras – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
("3 Libras")
♪ Threw you the obvious ♪
♪ And you flew with it on your back ♪
♪ A name in your recollection ♪
♪ Down among a million same ♪
♪ Difficult not to feel a little bit ♪
♪ Disappointed and passed over ♪
♪ When I look right through ♪
♪ To see you naked but oblivious ♪
♪ And you don't see me ♪
♪ But I threw you the obvious ♪
♪ Just to see if there's more behind ♪
♪ The eyes of a fallen angel ♪
♪ Eyes of a tragedy ♪
♪ Here I am expecting ♪
♪ Just a little bit too much from the wounded ♪
♪ But I see, see through it all ♪
♪ See through, see you ♪
♪ 'Cause I threw you the obvious ♪
♪ To see what occurs behind ♪
♪ The eyes of a fallen angel ♪
♪ Eyes of a tragedy ♪
♪ Oh well ♪
♪ Oh well ♪
♪ Apparently nothing ♪
♪ Apparently nothing at all ♪
♪ You don't, you don't, you don't see me ♪
♪ You don't, you don't, you don't see me ♪
♪ You don't, you don't, you don't see me ♪
♪ You don't, you don't, you don't see me ♪
♪ You don't see me ♪
♪ You don't ♪
♪ You don't ♪
♪ You don't see me at all ♪
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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obvious /ˈɒb.vi.əs/ B1 |
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recollection /ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/ B2 |
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difficult /ˈdɪf.ɪ.klt/ B1 |
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disappointed /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.ɪd/ B2 |
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pass over /pæs ˈoʊ.vər/ B2 |
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naked /ˈneɪ.kɪd/ A2 |
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oblivious /əˈblɪv.i.əs/ B2 |
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angel /ˈeɪn.dʒ əl/ A2 |
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tragedy /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/ B2 |
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expecting /ɪkˈspek.tɪŋ/ B2 |
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wounded /ˈwundɪd/ B2 |
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see through /siː θruː/ B2 |
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fallen /ˈfæl.ən/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Threw you the obvious
➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)
➔ The full sentence would be something like "I threw you the obvious thing/hint". The subject and auxiliary verb ("I") are omitted for brevity and emphasis. This is common in informal speech and poetry. We can rewrite it to "I threw the obvious thing to you".
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And you flew with it on your back
➔ Prepositional Phrase modifying the verb
➔ The phrase "on your back" is a prepositional phrase (preposition "on" + noun phrase "your back") acting as an adverbial modifier, telling us *how* or *where* you flew. It emphasizes the burden or weight of the "obvious" thing.
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Difficult not to feel a little bit
➔ It-cleft structure (implied)
➔ While not explicitly an "it"-cleft, the sentence functions similarly. The unspoken part is something like "It is difficult not to feel a little bit...". The phrase highlights the difficulty in suppressing the feeling.
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When I look right through to see you naked but oblivious
➔ Adverbial Clause of Time with reduced infinitive
➔ "When I look right through to see you..." is an adverbial clause of time. The phrase "to see" can be considered a reduced infinitive clause, shortening "in order to see". The sentence also contains the conjunction "but" showing contrast.
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Just to see if there's more behind
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Implied)
➔ While not a classic subjunctive construction, the phrase "Just to see if there's more behind" carries an element of hypothetical inquiry. The speaker is looking to see if something *might* be present, not necessarily that it definitely *is* present.
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Here I am expecting just a little bit too much from the wounded
➔ Present Participle as a Post-Modifier
➔ The word "expecting" is a present participle acting as a post-modifier to "I". It describes the speaker's state of being at that moment. We can rewrite it into "I am here, and I am expecting..."
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Apparently nothing at all
➔ Use of Adverb as a Sentence Fragment
➔ "Apparently nothing at all" functions as a complete thought, despite being a sentence fragment. The adverb "apparently" modifies the implied verb (e.g., "there is").