Buenas costumbres

• By: Maka, Canelita
• Album: Aura

Lyrics:

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Para qué Pa qué quiero la vida si tú ya no estás

What for? What do I want life for if you're not here anymore?

Si guardo la esperanza que puedas volver Y solo tu desprecio es lo que me das

If I hold onto the hope that you might come back And all you give me is your scorn

Sabes bien Que el amor que te ofrezco es todo verdad 

You know well That the love I offer you is all true

Que te siento como si fuera la primera vez Pero no es suficiente, pides más

That I feel you like it's the very first time But it's not enough, you ask for more

(Y ya no tengo más...)

(And I don't have any more...)

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

Where did they go, girl The good manners?

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

I don't know why we're tearing each other apart And throwing into the fire

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

How much we loved each other We've forgotten it

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

I don't even know what you feel anymore And being like this consumes me

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

Where did they go, girl The good manners?

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

I don't know why we're tearing each other apart And throwing into the fire

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

How much we loved each other We've forgotten it

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

I don't even know what you feel anymore And being like this consumes me

Ya es tarde, despierta

It's late, wake up

No digas que no Juega con engaños que le apretan el dolor 

Don't say no She plays with lies that tighten the pain

Ella tiene sentimiento pero duro el corazón Dice que le haces daño con tu romance de amor

She has feelings but a hard heart She says you hurt her with your love romance

Dice que no encuentra cura  que el remedio no le llega

She says she can't find a cure That the remedy doesn't reach her

Que ella lo intentó de nuevo  pero no encontró manera

That she tried again But couldn't find a way

Solo un corazón partío que consuelo no le queda Pero seguirá el camino sin tenerle ahi a tu vera

Only a broken heart that has no comfort left But she will continue on the road without having you by her side

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

Where did they go, girl The good manners?

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

I don't know why we're tearing each other apart And throwing into the fire

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

How much we loved each other We've forgotten it

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

I don't even know what you feel anymore And being like this consumes me

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

Where did they go, girl The good manners?

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

I don't know why we're tearing each other apart And throwing into the fire

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

How much we loved each other We've forgotten it

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

I don't even know what you feel anymore And being like this consumes me

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

Where did they go, girl The good manners?

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

I don't know why we're tearing each other apart And throwing into the fire

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

How much we loved each other We've forgotten it

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

I don't even know what you feel anymore And being like this consumes me

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
verdad /beɾˈðað/ A2	noun - truth
niña /ˈniɲa/ A1	noun - girl
costumbres /kosˈtumbɾes/ B1	noun - customs
matamos /maˈtamos/ B1	verb - we kill
lumbre /ˈlumbɾe/ B2	noun - fire
amamos /aˈmamos/ A2	verb - we love
olvidado /olbiˈðaðo/ B1	adjective - forgotten verb - forgotten (past participle)
sientes /ˈsjentes/ A2	verb - you feel
consume /konˈsume/ B2	verb - consumes
tarde /ˈtaɾde/ A1	adjective - late
engaños /eŋˈɡaɲos/ B2	noun - deceptions
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2	noun - harm
remedio /reˈmeðjo/ B1	noun - remedy
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - road

Grammar:

• Pa qué quiero la vida si tú ya no estás

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after 'si' clause

  ➔ Uses the subjunctive 'estás' because it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain situation after 'si' (if).

• Si guardo la esperanza que puedas volver

  ➔ Subjunctive after expression of doubt or hope

  ➔ The subjunctive 'puedas' is used because the speaker expresses hope that the person may return, which is not certain.

• Que el amor que te ofrezco es todo verdad

  ➔ Relative Clause with indicative mood

  ➔ The relative clause "que te ofrezco" describes the noun "amor". The verb "es" is in the indicative because the speaker believes the statement is factual.

• Donde se quedaron niña, Las buenas costumbres

  ➔ Use of 'se' in impersonal sentences/ Passive 'se'

  ➔ 'Se quedaron' can be interpreted as 'Where *did* the good manners go?'. Impersonal because it does not explicitly say who left them, or passive as if they were left behind.

• No sé porque nos matamos

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ "No sé porque nos matamos" is an indirect question. Instead of a direct question like "¿Por qué nos matamos?", it is embedded within the statement "No sé."

• Juega con engaños que le apretan el dolor

  ➔ Relative clause with Subjunctive vs Indicative mood

  ➔ Here, the phrase "que le apretan el dolor" is a relative clause that describes "engaños" (deceits). Because it is describing a fact about the deceits that exist and cause pain, indicative is used. If the deceits were uncertain, the subjunctive may be used.

• Dice que le haces daño con tu romance de amor

  ➔ Indirect Speech

  ➔ This line reports what someone else says. It's indirect speech because it doesn't directly quote the person but instead relays their message.