Cuando alguien me amaba – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jessie

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Cuando alguien me amaba

When someone loved me

Me sentía tan feliz

I felt so happy

Los momentos que pasamos

The moments we spent

Los recuerdo bien

I remember them well

Siempre en su pesar

Always in her sorrow

yo sus lágrimas sequé

I dried her tears

su alegría compartí también

I shared her joy too

cuando me amó.

when she loved me.

De estación en estación

From season to season

entre las dos había unión

there was union between us

y nada más nosotras

and just us

como debía ser.

as it should be.

Y si sola estaba

And if she was alone

la solía acompañar

I used to accompany her

así fue cuando me amó

that's how it was when she loved me

El tiempo pasó

Time passed

yo soy igual

I am the same

mas poco a poco me olvidó

but little by little she forgot me

sola me quedé.

I was left alone.

Pero espero aún oír

But I still hope to hear

su voz diciendo:

her voice saying:

“yo te amo”.

"I love you".

Olvidada estaba

I was forgotten

cuando ella me encontró,

when she found me,

me sostuvo como antes

she held me like before

de nuevo me sonrió pues

she smiled at me again because

me amaba, sí, me amaba.

she loved me, yes, she loved me.

Cuando alguien me amaba

When someone loved me

me sentía tan feliz

I felt so happy

los momentos que pasamos

the moments we spent

los recuerdo bien.

I remember them well.

Cuando me amó.

When she loved me.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sentía /senˈti.a/ A2	verb - to feel
feliz /feˈliθ/ A2	adjective - happy
recuerdo /reˈkwerðo/ A2	noun / verb - memory / to remember
alegría /aleˈɣri.a/ B1	noun - joy
lágrimas /ˈla.ɣɾi.mas/ B1	noun - tears
pasamos /paˈsa.mos/ A2	verb - we spend / we pass
pasó /paˈso/ A2	verb - passed / happened
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun / adjective - past / past tense
olvidó /ol.biˈðo/ B1	verb - forgot
busca /ˈβu.ska/ A2	verb / noun - search / pursuit
voz /boθ/ A2	noun - voice
espera /esˈpe.ɾa/ A2	verb / noun - hope / wait
antes /ˈan.tes/ A2	adverb / preposition - before
reconoció /re.ko.noˈθjo/ B2	verb - recognized

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando alguien me amaba

  ➔ Imperfect tense (amaba) in a subordinate clause introduced by 'cuando'

  ➔ The imperfect tense "amaba" describes a habitual or ongoing action in the past. 'Cuando' introduces a time clause, indicating 'when someone loved me'.

• Me sentía tan feliz

  ➔ Reflexive verb (sentirse) + Adjective (feliz)

  ➔ "Sentirse" is a reflexive verb indicating a feeling or emotion. The adjective "feliz" describes the state of being felt. The "me" is the reflexive pronoun.

• yo sus lágrimas sequé

  ➔ Direct object pronoun (sus) + verb (sequé - preterite)

  ➔ "Sus" is a possessive adjective (acting as a direct object here) referring to 'her' tears. "Sequé" is the preterite form of "secar", meaning 'I dried'. Note the word order is different than typical English.

• De estación en estación

  ➔ Prepositional phrase repetition (en...en)

  ➔ The structure "de X en X" emphasizes progression or movement through a series. In this case, it indicates moving from one season to another.

• y nada más nosotras

  ➔ Omission of the verb (ser)

  ➔ The verb "ser" (to be) is omitted. The full sentence would be 'y nada más éramos nosotras' or 'y nada más fuimos nosotras', depending on the intended nuance. The omission is stylistic and implies emphasis.

• mas poco a poco me olvidó

  ➔ Adverbial phrase (poco a poco) + Preterite tense (olvidó)

  ➔ "Poco a poco" is an adverbial phrase meaning 'little by little' or 'gradually'. "Olvidó" is the preterite form of "olvidar", meaning 'forgot'.

• Olvidada estaba

  ➔ Passive voice with estar (estaba + past participle)

  ➔ "Estaba" is the imperfect form of "estar", and "olvidada" is the past participle of "olvidar". Combined, they form a passive construction meaning 'I was forgotten'. The agreement of "olvidada" with the subject is important to note.