Ahora que te vas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel
• Album: 33

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Spanish boleros with Luis Miguel. This song is perfect for learners to practice emotional vocabulary and the use of the present and future tenses in Spanish, all while experiencing one of the most polished vocal performances in Latin music history.

[English]

Now that you are leaving

Since you won't be with me

Remember to bundle up in the mornings

And take care of yourself all the time

Because you get sick easily

Don't do anything reckless, those things that take a toll on you

If you go out, watch out for the shady characters

If one day you go to the sea

Remember me

Now that you are leaving

Tell your partner

That you are used to watching the moon

And that there isn't a single flower

That wasn't meant for you

Now that you are leaving

You leave me your sigh, which belongs to me

The soul that I gave you in a kiss

You can take it with you

Because after all, it was always yours

Now that you are leaving

Save one night for me

Crying into my pillow, I think of you

Now that you are leaving

Now that you won't be here

Now that you are leaving

You leave me your sigh, which belongs to me

The soul that I gave you in a kiss

You can take it with you

Because after all, it was always yours

Now that you are leaving

Save one night for me

Crying into my pillow, I think of you

Now that you are leaving

Now that you won't be here

[Spanish]

Ahora que te vas

Que no estarás conmigo

Recuerda en las mañanas abrigarte

Todo el tiempo de cuidarte

Que eres fácil de enfermar

No vivas cosas locas, esas que en ti hacen estragos

Si sales a la calle, te me cuidas de los vagos

Si un día vas al mar

Acuérdate de mí

Ahora que te vas

A tu pareja dile

Que estás acostumbrada a ver la luna

Y de flores no hay ninguna

Que no haya sido de ti

Ahora que te vas

Me dejas tu suspiro, que es de mí

El alma que en un beso yo te di

Te la puedes llevar

Que al fin y al cabo siempre fue de ti

Ahora que te vas

Me guardas una noche para mí

Llorándote en mi almohada pienso en ti

Ahora que te vas

Ahora que no estarás aquí

Ahora que te vas

Me dejas tu suspiro, que es de mí

El alma que en un beso yo te di

Te la puedes llevar

Que al fin y al cabo siempre fue de ti

Ahora que te vas

Me guardas una noche para mí

Llorándote en mi almohada pienso en ti

Ahora que te vas

Ahora que no estarás aquí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
abrigarte a-bri-gar-te B1	verb - to wrap up warm
enfermar en-fer-mar A2	verb - to get sick
locas lo-kas A1	adjective - crazy
estragos es-tra-gos C1	noun - havoc/damage
vagos va-gos B2	noun - vagabond/lazy person
pareja pa-re-ja A2	noun - partner
acostumbrada a-cos-tum-bra-da B1	adjective - accustomed/used to
suspiro sus-pi-ro B2	noun - sigh
alma al-ma A2	noun - soul
almohada al-mo-ha-da A1	noun - pillow
cuidar cui-dar A2	verb - to take care
recuerda re-cuer-da A2	verb - to remember
llorando llo-ran-do A2	verb - crying

Key Grammar Structures

• Ahora que te vas / Que no estarás conmigo

  ➔ Temporal clauses with indicative and future tense

  ➔ "Ahora que" triggers the present indicative, while "estarás" uses the future to express a forthcoming state.

• Que eres fácil de enfermar

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure

  ➔ The structure "fácil de" + "enfermar" (infinitive) describes a tendency or characteristic of the subject.

• No vivas cosas locas

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Subjunctive)

  ➔ For the negative imperative, Spanish uses the present subjunctive: "no vivas" (from vivir).

• Acuérdate de mí

  ➔ Reflexive verb in the Imperative mood

  ➔ "Acuérdate" is the imperative of "acordarse". The pronoun "te" is attached to the end.

• Que no haya sido de ti

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in a relative clause

  ➔ The subjunctive "haya sido" is used because it refers to an indefinite or non-existent antecedent.

• Llorándote en mi almohada pienso en ti

  ➔ Gerund (Gerundio) denoting simultaneous action

  ➔ "Llorándote" (llorar + te) describes how the subject is feeling while performing the main verb "pienso".

• Que al fin y al cabo siempre fue de ti

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ser'

  ➔ "Fue" indicates a completed action or state in the past that defined the soul's possession.