Copenhague – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Morad
• Album: Reinsertado 2.0

Lyrics & Translation

“Copenhague” offers a great opportunity to learn Spanish through the lens of modern urban music. The song’s direct and emotional lyrics about love and loss provide a clear window into contemporary Spanish slang and expression. What makes this song special is its raw honesty and Morad’s distinctive vocal delivery, which turns a personal story into a relatable anthem.

[English]

It's just not normal

I don't have you anymore

Thinking about others to see if I can entertain myself at night

They saw you with him in your area, taking a walk

I don't understand your game, I don't understand,

that you have me confused

And I want to forget

But I can't

You want me by your side, but why do I give in to all that?

Even though you're the bad one, and still at night I see you

Even though you're the bad one

and still I feel all the desire

You're not wanting him,

much less truly loving him

You're wasting time,

he doesn't answer the phone

Will he be forgetting her

or did he abandon her?

Are they still talking?

If she talks to me, I'll say no

Oh, oh

She looks into my eyes and I quickly lose focus

Oh, oh

Time passes, but for now, it's not much

Oh, oh

If you stay with him, I'll surely go crazy

It's the same, but that's not the same

He is selfishness, he leads you to the abyss

Hymn, I dedicate a hymn to you

He's not the same, he lacks rhythm

Weak, what we have is very weak

Always talking about me, like comparing

Being the same me

Poor and smiling

Rich and hiding

They talk to me, I don't understand

You're not wanting him,

much less truly loving him

You're wasting time,

he doesn't answer the phone

Will he be forgetting her

or did he abandon her?

Are they still talking?

If she talks to me, I'll say no

Oh, oh

She looks into my eyes and I quickly lose focus

Oh, oh

Time passes, but for now, it's not much

Oh, oh

If you stay with him, I'll surely go crazy

[Spanish]

Es que no es normal

Ya no te tengo

En otras pensar pa' ver si de noche yo me entretengo

Te vieron con ese por tu zona dándote un paseo

No entiendo tu juego, no entiendo,

que me tienes en mareo

Y quiero olvidar

Pero no puedo

Tú me quieres al lado, pero porque todo eso te lo cedo

Siendo tú la mala y aun así de noche yo te veo

Siendo tú la mala

y aun así siento todo el deseo

Tú no estás queriéndolo,

mucho menos amándolo

Tiempo estás perdiéndolo,

no coge el teléfono

¿Se estará olvidando

o será que la abandonó?

¿Se siguen hablando?

Si me habla, le diré que no

Oh, oh

Me mira a los ojos y rápido desenfoco

Oh, oh

Pasa el tiempo, pero de momento es poco

Oh, oh

Si sigues con ese seguro en mi mente choco

Mismo, eso no es lo mismo

Él es egoísmo, te lleva al abismo

Himno, te dedico un himno

Él no es lo mismo, a él le falta ritmo

Blando, lo nuestro es muy blando

De mí siempre hablando, como comparando

El mismo yo siendo

Pobre sonriendo

Rico y escondiendo

Me hablan, no entiendo

Tú no estás queriéndolo,

mucho menos amándolo

Tiempo estás perdiéndolo,

no coge el teléfono

¿Se estará olvidando

o será que la abandonó?

¿Se siguen hablando?

Si me habla, le diré que no

Oh, oh

Me mira a los ojos y rápido desenfoco

Oh, oh

Pasa el tiempo, pero de momento es poco

Oh, oh

Si sigues con ese seguro en mi mente choco

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidar /olβiˈðar/ A2	verb - to forget
entretener /entɾeteˈneɾ/ B1	verb - to entertain, to amuse (often reflexive: entretenerse - to amuse oneself)
paseo /paˈseo/ A2	noun - walk, stroll, ride
mareo /maˈɾeo/ B1	noun - dizziness, nausea, confusion
ceder /seˈðeɾ/ B2	verb - to yield, to concede, to give up, to transfer
deseo /deˈseo/ A2	noun - desire, wish, longing
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A1	verb - to lose, to miss
abandonar /aβan̪doˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to abandon, to leave, to give up
desenfocar /desenfoˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to unfocus, to blur, to lose focus (e.g., in photography, or figuratively)
chocar /tʃoˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to crash, to collide, to clash (with ideas/people)
egoísmo /eɣoˈizmo/ B2	noun - egoism, selfishness
abismo /aˈβizmo/ B2	noun - abyss, chasm, deep gulf
himno /ˈimno/ B1	noun - hymn, anthem
ritmo /ˈritmo/ A2	noun - rhythm, tempo
blando /ˈblando/ B1	adjective - soft, tender, weak, gentle
comparar /kompaˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to compare
esconder /eskonˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to hide, to conceal

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no te tengo

  ➔ Adverbial phrase “ya no” (no longer/anymore)

  ➔ The phrase "ya no" indicates that an action or state that was previously true is no longer happening or existing. It signifies a cessation.

• Te vieron con ese por tu zona dándote un paseo

  ➔ Gerund with reflexive pronoun for manner/action

  ➔ The phrase "dándote un paseo" uses the gerund ("dando") combined with the reflexive pronoun ("te") to describe the ongoing action of "taking a walk/stroll" in a specific way, acting as an adverbial phrase.

• Tú me quieres al lado, pero porque todo eso te lo cedo

  ➔ Double object pronouns (indirect and direct)

  ➔ In "te lo", "te" is the indirect object pronoun (to you), and "lo" is the direct object pronoun (that/it). They typically precede the conjugated verb.

• Siendo tú la mala y aun así de noche yo te veo

  ➔ Gerund of "ser" (siendo) for concession or cause

  ➔ "Siendo" here introduces a concessive clause, meaning "even though you are" or "despite you being." It indicates a contrast between the two parts of the sentence.

• Tú no estás queriéndolo, mucho menos amándolo

  ➔ Present Progressive with attached direct object pronoun & "mucho menos"

  ➔ The present progressive ("estar + gerund") in "estás queriéndolo" and "amándolo" indicates an ongoing action. The direct object pronoun ("lo") is attached to the gerund. "Mucho menos" means "much less" or "even less."

• ¿Se estará olvidando o será que la abandonó?

  ➔ Future Progressive of a Reflexive Verb / Future of Probability

  ➔ The phrase "Se estará olvidando" combines the future progressive tense (estar + gerund in future tense) with a reflexive verb ("olvidarse"). It expresses a conjecture about an ongoing action in the present or near future, meaning 'I wonder if he is forgetting' or 'Perhaps he will be forgetting'.

• ¿Se siguen hablando? Si me habla, le diré que no

  ➔ Reciprocal reflexive verb & Type 1 Conditional Clause

  ➔ "Se siguen hablando" uses the reciprocal "se" to indicate that the action ("hablar") is performed by two or more subjects to each other. "Siguen" (from "seguir") combined with the gerund means "they continue speaking." The second part, "Si me habla, le diré", is a Type 1 conditional: "Si [present tense], [future tense]" expresses a real and probable condition.

• A él le falta ritmo

  ➔ Verb "faltar" construction with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The verb "faltar" (to lack, to be missing) is commonly used with an indirect object pronoun (e.g., "le") to indicate who is doing the lacking. The thing that is lacked (ritmo) acts as the subject of "faltar." "A él" reinforces the indirect object.

• Lo nuestro es muy blando

  ➔ Neutral article "lo" + possessive adjective

  ➔ The neutral article "lo" combined with a possessive adjective ("nuestro") forms a possessive noun phrase referring to "that which is ours" or "our thing/stuff."