Cada que – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Belanova

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant story of unrequited love in Belanova's "Cada que...". This track offers a window into the complexities of emotion, allowing listeners to connect with the universal experience of longing and the bittersweet nature of affection, making it a special song to explore the nuances of Spanish expression.

[English]

I feel that

Since that moment I saw you

I deciphered

That you would never be for me

That maybe

Meeting you was my mistake

Or perhaps

Love made a mistake

And every time I think of you

My heart ignites

And nothing is sadder than today

Talking about you

...

I feel that

You take my breath away

Every time

That you get just a little close to me

That maybe

Meeting you was my mistake

Or perhaps

Love made a mistake

And every time I think of you

My heart ignites

And nothing is sadder than today

Talking about you

...

But this story has to stop

I don't understand this, really

This situation makes no sense

Because this is so illogical

And every time I think of you

My heart ignites

And nothing is sadder than today

Talking about you

Talking about you

Talking about you

Talking about you

...

[Spanish]

Siento que

Desde aquel momento que te vi

Descifré

Que nunca serías para mí

Que tal vez

Conocerte fue mi error

O quizás

El amor se equivocó

Y cada que pienso en ti

Se enciende mi corazón

Y nada es más triste que hoy

Hablar de ti

Siento que

Tú me cortas la respiración

Cada vez

Que te acercas solo un poco a mí

Que tal vez

Conocerte fue mi error

O quizás

El amor se equivocó

Y cada que pienso en ti

Se enciende mi corazón

Y nada es más triste que hoy

Hablar de ti

Pero esta historia tiene que parar

No entiendo esto, de verdad

No tiene caso esta situación

Porque esto es tan ilógico

Y cada que pienso en ti

Se enciende mi corazón

Y nada es más triste que hoy

Hablar de ti

Hablar de ti

Hablar de ti

Hablar de ti

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."