Desamarte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Cortés, Camilo

Lyrics & Translation

Want to dive into the emotional depth of Spanish through music? "Desamarte" by Luis Cortés and Camilo offers a compelling opportunity. This song, with its honest lyrics and vulnerable delivery, is a masterclass in expressing heartbreak, dependency, and the challenging journey of moving on. You'll learn colloquial Spanish phrases related to love, loss, and healing, as well as appreciate the fusion of flamenco pop with contemporary sounds. Its profound lyrical content and the unique collaboration behind it make it a special piece for anyone looking to connect with the Spanish language on a deeper, more emotional level.

[English]

Here, trying to forget you

Trying to be a little happier

I look for reasons to hate you

Maybe it would be a bit easier this way

Like your good mornings so early in the day

Me wanting to sleep while you make coffee

And now that I don't hear you moving around the house

I don't want to wake up

How can I stop loving you?

How can I forget you?

How can I talk about myself

Without starting to talk about you?

And how do I get rid of

the sweetest memory?

If I truly need it

To be able to move on

But what a fool I was

Trying to breathe

Without oxygen

I thought I could

But I’ve seen that I couldn’t

Without you

The bed feels like a desert

And at night I feel your absence

And even though it hurts, I truly accept it

I’m a typical case of dependency

And I haven’t felt well since you’ve been gone

And I keep pretending you’ll come back someday

And even if I pretend to be tough, I can’t take it anymore

How can I stop loving you?

How can I forget you?

How can I talk about myself

Without starting to talk about you?

And how do I get rid of

the sweetest memory?

If I truly need it

To be able to move on

But what a fool I was

Trying to breathe

Without oxygen

I thought I could

But I’ve seen that I couldn’t

But I’ve seen that I couldn’t

...

[Spanish]

Aquí tratando de olvidarte

Tratando de ser un poquito más feliz

Busco razones para odiarte

Tal vez sea un poquito más fácil así

Como tus buenos días tan temprano en la mañana

Yo queriendo dormir y tú preparando el café

Y ahora que no te escucho haciendo ruidos por la casa

No quiero despertar

¿Cómo hacer pa desamarte?

¿Cómo hacer para olvidarte?

¿Cómo hacer pa hablar de mí

Sin empezar a hablar de ti?

¿Y cómo hacer pa deshacerme

Del recuerdo más bonito?

Si en verdad lo necesito

Para poder seguir

Pero qué tonto fui

Queriendo respirar

Sin oxígeno

Pensé que iba a poder

Pero ya vi que no

Sin ti

La cama se siente como un desierto

Y por las noches se siente tu ausencia

Y aunque me duela, de verdad lo acepto

Yo soy un caso típico de dependencia

Y no me siento bien desde que tú no estás

Y vivo fingiendo que un día volverás

Y, aunque me haga el fuerte, ya no puedo más

¿Cómo hacer pa desamarte?

¿Cómo hacer para olvidarte?

¿Cómo hacer pa hablar de mí

Sin empezar a hablar de ti?

¿Y cómo hacer pa deshacerme

Del recuerdo más bonito?

Si en verdad lo necesito

Para poder seguir

Pero qué tonto fui

Queriendo respirar

Sin oxígeno

Pensé que iba a poder

Pero ya vi que no

Pero ya vi que no

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidarte /olβiˈðaɾte/ A2	verb - to forget (yourself or someone else, in infinitive form)
desamarte /desaˈmaɾte/ B1	verb - to unlove or to stop loving someone
olvidarte /olβiˈðaɾte/ A2	verb - to forget (yourself or someone else, in infinitive form)
respirar /respiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to breathe
pensé /penˈsɛ/ B1	verb - I thought (past of pensar)
fingiendo /fiŋˈxjẽnˌðo/ B2	verb - pretending or feigning (from fingir)
dependencia /dependeˈnθja/ B2	noun - dependence or reliance
seguir /seˈɣiɾ/ A2	verb - to continue or to follow
cama /ˈkama/ A1	noun - bed
desierto /desjeɾto/ B2	noun - desert
noces /ˈno.tʃes/ B2	noun - nights
ausencia /awuˈsenθja/ B2	noun - absence
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ B2	adjective - strong

Key Grammar Structures

• Aquí tratando de olvidarte

  ➔ Present participle used as an adverbial modifier.

  ➔ The phrase "tratando de olvidarte" (trying to forget you) uses the gerundio "tratando" (trying) to describe how the speaker is in the process of trying to forget. It modifies the implied verb, indicating the manner or means of being "aquí" (here).

• Tal vez sea un poquito más fácil así

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with "tal vez".

  ➔ "Tal vez" (perhaps, maybe) triggers the subjunctive mood in the verb "sea" (is/be). The subjunctive is used to express doubt, possibility, or uncertainty.

• ¿Cómo hacer pa desamarte?

  ➔ Use of "pa" (para) - colloquial shortening.

  ➔ "Pa" is a shortened, colloquial version of "para" (to, in order to). It's a common feature in informal Spanish.

• ¿Cómo hacer pa hablar de mí Sin empezar a hablar de ti?

  ➔ "Sin + infinitive" to express "without + gerund".

  ➔ The construction "sin empezar" (without starting) uses the infinitive after "sin" to convey the meaning of doing something without doing something else.

• Y cómo hacer pa deshacerme Del recuerdo más bonito?

  ➔ Reflexive verb "deshacerme" combined with preposition "de".

  ➔ "Deshacerme" is a reflexive verb meaning "to get rid of myself of something". It requires the preposition "de" to indicate what you are getting rid of. In this case, it's "del recuerdo" (of the memory).

• Si en verdad lo necesito Para poder seguir

  ➔ "Para + infinitive" to express purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "para poder seguir" (in order to be able to continue) uses "para" followed by an infinitive to express the purpose of needing the memory.

• Pero qué tonto fui Queriendo respirar Sin oxígeno

  ➔ Preterite of Ser + adjective, gerund phrase as adverbial modifier and "Sin + noun" for lack of something.

  ➔ "Pero qué tonto fui" uses the preterite of "ser" to express a past state or quality. "Queriendo respirar" is a gerund phrase modifying the previous sentence. "Sin oxígeno" (without oxygen) describes the condition of trying to breathe.

• La cama se siente como un desierto

  ➔ Impersonal "se" with "sentir" to express a general feeling.

  ➔ The phrase "se siente como un desierto" uses the impersonal "se" with the verb "sentir" (to feel) to express how something is perceived or felt in general. It doesn't refer to a specific person feeling it, but rather a general sensation.