Dani – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Lichi

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No sé si quiero resolver la duda

I don't know if I want to resolve the doubt

No sé si tengo una pregunta

I don't know if I have a question

Lo quiero evitar

I want to avoid it

Tener que elegir

Having to choose

Dividirme en dos

Splitting myself in two

A veces me reía a oscuras

Sometimes I laughed in the dark

Cuando fui libre, sentí culpa

When I was free, I felt guilty

Te quiero acostumbrar

I want to get you used to it

No me hagas elegir alguna

Don't make me choose one

No soy nada si

I'm nothing if

Me dividen en dos

They split me in two

Déjenme ponerle nombre a lo que soy

Let me name what I am

Eso lo decido yo

I decide that

Lo voy a inventar

I'm going to invent it

Aunque después, más tarde, lo destruya

Even if later, I destroy it

No soy nada sin

I'm nothing without

No soy nada sin vos

I'm nothing without you

Condenado a ser siempre ninguna

Doomed to always be no one

Condenada a ser inoportuna

Doomed to be untimely

Condenada a ser como la luna

Doomed to be like the moon

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
resolver /reso'βeɾ/ B1	verb - to solve or resolve
pregunta /pɾe'ɣun.ta/ A2	noun - question
evitar /eβi'taɾ/ B1	verb - to avoid
elegir /e.li'ɣiɾ/ B2	verb - to choose or pick
dividirme /di.βi'ðir.me/ B2	verb - to split oneself
reía /re'i.a/ A2	verb - he/she/it was laughing
libre /'li.βɾe/ A2	adjective - free
culpa /'kul.pa/ A2	noun - guilt
acostumbrar /a.kos.tum'βɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to get used to or accustomed to
nombre /'nom.bɾe/ A2	noun - name
decido /de'θi.ðo/ B1	verb - to decide
destruir /des.tɾu'ir/ B2	verb - to destroy
sin /sin/ A2	preposition - without
vos /bos/ A2	pronoun - you (plural, informal)

Key Grammar Structures

• No sé si quiero resolver la duda

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood after 'si' for hypothetical or uncertain situations.

  ➔ 'que quiero resolver la duda' indicates a wish or uncertainty, often requiring the subjunctive mood in Spanish.

• Lo quiero evitar

  ➔ Use of the direct object pronoun 'lo' with a verb to indicate what is being wanted or avoided.

  ➔ 'Lo' is a neutral direct object pronoun replacing the thing that is being avoided.

• Aunque después, más tarde, lo destruya

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood after 'aunque' to express concession or contrast.

  ➔ 'Destruya' is in the subjunctive mood, reflecting uncertainty or non-reality after 'aunque'.

• No soy nada sin vos

  ➔ Use of 'sin' (without) to express absence or lack of something.

  ➔ 'Sin vos' means 'without you', expressing dependence or lack without the other person.

• Condenado a ser sempre ninguna

  ➔ Use of 'a' after 'condenado' to indicate 'condemned to' or 'destined to'.

  ➔ 'A ser siempre ninguna' suggests being condemned to nothingness or insignificance.

• Condenada a ser como la luna

  ➔ Use of 'a' after 'condenada' with 'como' to compare to something ('like the moon').

  ➔ 'Como la luna' signifies a comparison using 'like the moon', indicating qualities or symbolism.