Ataúd – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Fernando Cabrera
• Album: El Tiempo Está Después

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Just when I was thinking

about you, baby

about you, baby

I fell dead

What gave the little god

of the gray center

of the abyss?

All I know is I'm not myself

to the one who sleeps

All I know is I'm not myself

to the one who sleeps

Tell me now, baby

where do you see

now something inside me

that you won't hate

That I'll be alone and sad

in this cemetery

[Spanish]

Justo que pensaba

en vos, nená

en vos, nená

Caí muerto

¿Qué le dio al pequeño Dios

del centro gris

del abismo?

Solo sé que no soy yo

a quien duerme

Solo sé que no soy yo

a quien duerme

Hoy decime, nena

a dónde ves

ahora algo en mí

que no detestes

Que solo y triste voy a estar

en este cementerio

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
justo justo A2	adjective - fair, just
pensaba pensaba B1	verb - was thinking
caí caí A2	verb - I fell
muerto muerto A2	adjective - dead
pequeño pequeño A2	adjective - small, little
dios dios A2	noun - god
centro centro A2	noun - center
gris gris B1	adjective - gray
abismo abismo C1	noun - abyss
solo solo A2	adjective - alone, only
sé sé B1	verb - I know
duerme duerme B1	verb - he/she sleeps
decime decime B2	verb - tell me (imperative, vos)
nena nena A2	noun - baby girl, girl (affectionate)
ves ves A2	verb - you see
algo algo A1	noun - something
triste triste A2	adjective - sad
cementerio cementerio B2	noun - cemetery

Key Grammar Structures

• Justo que pensaba en vos, nená

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'pensaba' is in the imperfect tense, used to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past, here expressing the continuous thought of the speaker.

• Caí muerto

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'caí' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past, here emphasizing the sudden event of falling dead.

• ¿Qué le dio al pequeño Dios del centro gris del abismo?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the indirect object pronoun 'le' to ask what was given to the 'pequeño Dios', highlighting the recipient of the action.

• Solo sé que no soy yo a quien duerme

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative with 'no soy yo' and 'a quien duerme', which is grammatically correct in Spanish and emphasizes the exclusion of the speaker from the action.

• Que solo y triste voy a estar en este cementerio

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense construction 'voy a estar' to express a future action, indicating the speaker's anticipation of being alone and sad in the cemetery.