Chiquilina – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Iracundos

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant themes of love, loss, and enduring memory in Los Iracundos' classic ballad 'Chiquilina.' This song offers a window into universal feelings of nostalgia and acceptance, allowing listeners to connect with the emotional depth of the Spanish language through its evocative lyrics and melody.

[English]

I'm no longer the one you love, but I am

The one who cries every hour when I remember

When we looked at each other, without saying a word

On the streets of that old boulevard

I'm no longer the one you love, but today

Other lips already bring you happiness

But in me, you'll always be eternity

Walking along the old boulevard

Little girl, oh-oh, little girl, oh-oh

That's how fate is

And you leave, and you abandon me

Little girl, without your love

...

I'm no longer the one you fought to play with

And you treasured tenderly without stopping

With your language so different when you say:

"Let's walk along the old boulevard"

I'm no longer the one you love, but today

Other arms already give you intimacy

But in me, you'll always be eternity

Walking along the streets of that old boulevard

Little girl, oh-oh, little girl, oh-oh

...

That's how fate is

And you leave, and you abandon me

Little girl, without your love

Lararara, ah-ah, lararara, la-la

That's how fate is

Lararara, la-la, lararara, la-la

Fate

...

[Spanish]

Ya no soy el que tú amas, pero soy

El que llora cada hora al recordar

Cuando juntos nos miramos, sin hablar

Por las calles de aquel viejo bulevar

Ya no soy el que tú amas, pero hoy

Otros labios ya te dan felicidad

Mas en mí siempre serás la eternidad

Caminando por el viejo bulevar

Chiquilina oh-oh, chiquilina, oh-oh

El destino es así

Y te alejas, y me dejas

Chiquilina, sin tu amor

Ya no soy al que peleabas por jugar

Y celabas tiernamente sin cesar

Con tu idioma tan distinto al decir:

"Caminemos por el viejo bulevar"

Ya no soy el que tú amas, pero hoy

Otros brazos ya te dan intimidad

Mas en mí, siempre serás la eternidad

Por las calles de aquel viejo bulevar

Chiquilina, oh-oh, chiquilina, oh-oh

El destino es así

Y te alejas, y me dejas

Chiquilina, sin tu amor

Lararara, ah-ah, lararara, la-lá

El destino es así

Lararara, la-lá, lararara, la-lá

El destino

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amado /a.maˈðo/ B1	noun - beloved, loved one
llora /ˈʎo.ɾa/ A2	verb - to cry
recuerdo /re.kuˈɾo/ B1	noun - memory, remnant
miramos /miˈɾa.mos/ A2	verb - to look at, to watch
calles /ˈka.ʝes/ A1	noun - streets
bulevar /buleˈβaɾ/ B1	noun - boulevard, avenue
felicidad /fe.li.θiˈðad/ B2	noun - happiness
serás /seˈɾás/ B1	verb - you will be
eternidad /eteɾniˈðað/ B2	noun - eternity
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destination
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to play
peleabas /pe.leˈaβas/ B1	verb - to fight, to quarrel

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no soy el que tú amas, pero soy

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' to express 'no longer' / 'not anymore'

  ➔ 'ya no' indicates that the action or state has ceased.

• Otros labios ya te dan felicidad

  ➔ Use of 'ya' to emphasize that something has already happened or is now the case

  ➔ 'ya' emphasizes that the action has already taken place.

• El destino es así

  ➔ Use of 'es' (ser) in the present tense to describe a general truth or fact

  ➔ 'es' is the third person singular form of the verb 'ser' (to be), used here to state a fact.

• Y te alejas, y me dejas

  ➔ Use of 'y' to connect actions, indicating coordination or sequence

  ➔ 'y' is a conjunction meaning 'and', used here to link two verbs/actions in sequence.

• El destino es así

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the inevitability, using 'es' (ser) for general truth

  ➔ 'es' is used here to affirm the idea that 'destino' (destiny) is inherently this way.