Crimen

• By: Gustavo Cerati

Lyrics:

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La espera me agotó

Waiting exhausted me

No sé nada de vos

I know nothing about you

Dejaste tanto en mí

You left so much in me

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En llamas me acosté

I laid in flames

Y en un lento degradé

And in a slow fade

Supe que te perdí

I knew I lost you

¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

What else can I do?

Si no olvido, moriré

If I don't forget, I’ll die

Y otro crimen quedará

And another crime will remain

Otro crimen quedará

Another crime will remain

Sin resolver

Unresolved

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Una rápida traición

A quick betrayal

Salimos del amor

We left love behind

Tal vez me lo busqué

Maybe I was looking for it

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Mi ego va a estallar

My ego’s gonna explode

Ahí donde no estás

Right where you're not

Oh, los celos otra vez

Oh, jealousy again

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¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

What else can I do?

Si no olvido, moriré

If I don't forget, I’ll die

Y otro crimen quedará

And another crime will remain

Otro crimen quedará

Another crime will remain

Sin resolver

Unresolved

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No lo sé

I don't know

Cuánto falta, no lo sé

How much time is left, I don't know

Si es muy tarde, no lo sé

If it's too late, I don't know

Si no olvido, moriré

If I don’t forget, I’ll die

¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

What else can I do?

¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

What else can I do?

Ahora sé lo que es perder

Now I know what losing is

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Y otro crimen quedará

And another crime will remain

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Otro crimen quedará

Another crime will remain

Sin resolver

Unresolved

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
agotó /aɣoˈto/ B2	verb - to exhaust, to wear out
perdí /perˈdi/ B1	verb - to lose
llamas /ˈʝama/ B2	noun - flames
degradé /deɡɾaˈðe/ C1	noun - gradation, gradation of color or tone
perdí /perˈdi/ B1	verb - to lose
crimen /ˈkɾi.men/ B2	noun - crime
resolvré /resoˈβeɾ/ C1	verb - to resolve, to settle
traición /tɾaiˈsjon/ B2	noun - betrayal
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
ego /ˈɛɣo/ B2	noun - ego, self
celos /ˈse.lo/ B2	noun - jealousy
perder /perˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose

Grammar:

• No sé nada de vos

  ➔ Use of 'no + verb' to express negation.

  ➔ 'No' is used before the verb to negate the statement.

• Y en un lento degradé

  ➔ Use of 'en' to indicate location or a metaphorical context.

  ➔ 'en' indicates the location or situation where the action takes place.

• Si no olvido, moriré

  ➔ Use of the conditional 'si' clause to express cause-effect.

  ➔ 'Si' introduces a condition that must be met for the result to happen.

• Cuánto falta, no lo sé

  ➔ Use of 'cuánto' as an interrogative pronoun to ask about quantity or amount.

  ➔ 'Cuánto' asks about the extent or amount related to the verb or noun.

• Y otro crimen quedará

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'quedará' to express a future event.

  ➔ The verb 'quedará' (will remain) indicates that the action is expected to happen in the future.

• Otro crimen quedará Sin resolver

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'quedará' combined with a phrase to suggest ongoing or unresolved situation.

  ➔ The combination indicates a future unresolved issue or situation that remains ongoing.