Cuando alguien me amaba – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jessie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of "Cuando alguien me amaba," the Spanish version of *Toy Story 2*'s iconic ballad. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to explore Spanish vocabulary related to emotions, memories, and loss, as it profoundly tells the story of a toy's unwavering love and the pain of being forgotten. Its tender lyrics and melancholic melody make it a truly special piece for language learners and Disney fans alike.

[English]

When someone loved me

I felt so happy

The moments we spent

I remember them well

Always in her sorrow

I dried her tears

I shared her joy too

when she loved me.

From season to season

there was union between us

and just us

as it should be.

And if she was alone

I used to accompany her

that's how it was when she loved me

Time passed

I am the same

but little by little she forgot me

I was left alone.

But I still hope to hear

her voice saying:

"I love you".

I was forgotten

when she found me,

she held me like before

she smiled at me again because

she loved me, yes, she loved me.

When someone loved me

I felt so happy

the moments we spent

I remember them well.

When she loved me.

[Spanish]

Cuando alguien me amaba

Me sentía tan feliz

Los momentos que pasamos

Los recuerdo bien

Siempre en su pesar

yo sus lágrimas sequé

su alegría compartí también

cuando me amó.

De estación en estación

entre las dos había unión

y nada más nosotras

como debía ser.

Y si sola estaba

la solía acompañar

así fue cuando me amó

El tiempo pasó

yo soy igual

mas poco a poco me olvidó

sola me quedé.

Pero espero aún oír

su voz diciendo:

“yo te amo”.

Olvidada estaba

cuando ella me encontró,

me sostuvo como antes

de nuevo me sonrió pues

me amaba, sí, me amaba.

Cuando alguien me amaba

me sentía tan feliz

los momentos que pasamos

los recuerdo bien.

Cuando me amó.

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.