Cada que – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Belanova

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Siento que

I feel that

Desde aquel momento que te vi

Since that moment I saw you

Descifré

I deciphered

Que nunca serías para mí

That you would never be for me

Que tal vez

That maybe

Conocerte fue mi error

Meeting you was my mistake

O quizás

Or perhaps

El amor se equivocó

Love made a mistake

Y cada que pienso en ti

And every time I think of you

Se enciende mi corazón

My heart ignites

Y nada es más triste que hoy

And nothing is sadder than today

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

...

...

Siento que

I feel that

Tú me cortas la respiración

You take my breath away

Cada vez

Every time

Que te acercas solo un poco a mí

That you get just a little close to me

Que tal vez

That maybe

Conocerte fue mi error

Meeting you was my mistake

O quizás

Or perhaps

El amor se equivocó

Love made a mistake

Y cada que pienso en ti

And every time I think of you

Se enciende mi corazón

My heart ignites

Y nada es más triste que hoy

And nothing is sadder than today

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

...

...

Pero esta historia tiene que parar

But this story has to stop

No entiendo esto, de verdad

I don't understand this, really

No tiene caso esta situación

This situation makes no sense

Porque esto es tan ilógico

Because this is so illogical

Y cada que pienso en ti

And every time I think of you

Se enciende mi corazón

My heart ignites

Y nada es más triste que hoy

And nothing is sadder than today

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

Hablar de ti

Talking about you

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
siento /sjento/ A2	verb - to feel
descifré /desiˈfɾe/ B1	verb - to decipher, to decode
serías /seˈɾi.as/ B1	verb - to be (future subjunctive)
conocerte /ko.noˈθeɾ.te/ A2	verb - to know you
error /eˈroɾ/ A2	noun - mistake
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
pienso /ˈpjen.so/ A2	verb - to think
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ (Spain), /ko.ɾaˈson/ (Latin America) A2	noun - heart
tarde /ˈtaɾ.de/ A2	noun - afternoon, evening
caso /ˈka.so/ A2	noun - case
ilógico /iˈlo.ɣi.ko/ B2	adjective - illogical
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to stop, to halt

Key Grammar Structures

• Siento que Desde aquel momento que te vi

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after verbs of emotion/perception (Siento que + subjunctive)

  ➔ While the phrase "Siento que" often triggers the subjunctive, because "vi" is in the past tense (pretérito indefinido/simple past), it indicates a completed action and therefore doesn't require the subjunctive. The sentence means "I feel that from that moment I saw you."

• Descifré Que nunca serías para mí

  ➔ Future in the past (serías)

  ➔ "Serías" is the conditional form of "ser," expressing a future event from a past perspective. The sentence translates to "I deciphered that you would never be for me."

• Que tal vez Conocerte fue mi error

  ➔ Preterite tense (fue) indicating a completed action in the past. The use of "tal vez" suggests doubt or possibility but doesn't change the tense of the verb.

  ➔ "Fue" is the preterite form of "ser," meaning "was." "Tal vez" means "maybe." The sentence translates to "Maybe, meeting you was my mistake."

• Y cada que pienso en ti Se enciende mi corazón

  ➔ Reflexive verb (encenderse) + impersonal "se" construction. "Cada que" meaning "every time" or "each time".

  ➔ "Encenderse" means "to light up" or "to ignite" (reflexively). The heart is lighting up on its own. The impersonal "se" indicates that the action is happening to the heart without a specific actor. "Cada que pienso en ti" means "Every time I think of you." The sentence translates to "And every time I think of you, my heart lights up."

• Pero esta historia tiene que parar

  ➔ Impersonal expression: tener que + infinitive (obligation/necessity)

  ➔ "Tener que + infinitive" expresses obligation or necessity. In this case, it's "tiene que parar", meaning "has to stop". The whole sentence means "But this story has to stop."