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Igual que el mosquito más tonto de la manada Just like the dumbest mosquito in the swarm 00:14
Yo sigo tu luz, aunque me lleve a morir I follow your light, even if it leads me to die 00:21
Te sigo como les siguen los puntos finales I follow you like the final dots follow each other 00:28
A todas las frases suicidas que buscan su fin To all those suicidal phrases seeking their end 00:34
Igual que el poeta que decide trabajar en un banco Like the poet who chooses to work in a bank 00:42
Sería posible que yo, en el peor de los casos Could it be possible that I, at worst 00:48
Le hiciera una llave de judo a mi pobre corazón Give my poor heart a judo throw 00:55
Haciendo que firme, llorando, esta declaración Making it sign, crying, this declaration 01:02
Me callo, porque es más cómodo engañarse I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself 01:09
Me callo, porque ha ganado la razón al corazón I stay silent because reason has won over the heart 01:16
Pero, pase lo que pase, y aunque otro me acompañe But no matter what happens, and even if someone else is with me 01:23
En silencio pensaré tan sólo en ti In silence, I will only think of you 01:29
Igual que el mendigo cree que el cine es un escaparate Like a beggar believes the cinema is a showcase 01:36
Igual que una flor, resignada, decora un despacho elegante Like a resigned flower ornamenting an elegant office 01:43
Prometo llamarle "amor mío" a la primera que no me haga daño I promise to call the first one who won't hurt me "my love" 01:50
Y reír será un lujo que olvide, cuando te haya olvidado And laughter will be a luxury I forget when I’ve forgotten you 01:57
Pero, igual que se espera como esperan en la Plaza de Mayo But, just like they wait in Plaza de Mayo 02:04
Procuro encender en secreto una vela, no sea que por si acaso I secretly try to light a candle, just in case 02:10
Un golpe de suerte, algún día, quiera que te vuelva a ver Some stroke of luck, someday, makes me want to see you again 02:17
Reduciendo estas palabras a un trozo de papel, mmm, no Reducing these words to a piece of paper, hmm, no 02:24
Me callo, porque es más cómodo engañarse I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself 02:31
Me callo, porque ha ganado la razón al corazón I stay silent because reason has won over the heart 02:38
Pero, pase lo que pase (pase lo que pase) But no matter what happens (no matter what happens) 02:45
Y aunque otro me acompañe And even if someone else is with me 02:48
En silencio te querré tan sólo... In silence, I will only love you... 02:51
Me callo, porque es más cómodo engañarse I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself 02:55
Me callo, porque ha ganado la razón al corazón I stay silent because reason has won over the heart 03:02
Pero, pase lo que pase y aunque otro me acompañe But no matter what happens, and even if someone else is with me 03:09
En silencio te querré In silence, I will love you 03:15
En silencio te amaré In silence, I will love you 03:19
En silencio pensaré, tan sólo... In silence, I will only think of you... 03:22
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Deseos de Cosas Imposibles – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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[English] Just like the dumbest mosquito in the swarm
I follow your light, even if it leads me to die
I follow you like the final dots follow each other
To all those suicidal phrases seeking their end
Like the poet who chooses to work in a bank
Could it be possible that I, at worst
Give my poor heart a judo throw
Making it sign, crying, this declaration
I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself
I stay silent because reason has won over the heart
But no matter what happens, and even if someone else is with me
In silence, I will only think of you
Like a beggar believes the cinema is a showcase
Like a resigned flower ornamenting an elegant office
I promise to call the first one who won't hurt me "my love"
And laughter will be a luxury I forget when I’ve forgotten you
But, just like they wait in Plaza de Mayo
I secretly try to light a candle, just in case
Some stroke of luck, someday, makes me want to see you again
Reducing these words to a piece of paper, hmm, no
I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself
I stay silent because reason has won over the heart
But no matter what happens (no matter what happens)
And even if someone else is with me
In silence, I will only love you...
I stay silent because it's easier to deceive oneself
I stay silent because reason has won over the heart
But no matter what happens, and even if someone else is with me
In silence, I will love you
In silence, I will love you
In silence, I will only think of you...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

mosquito

/məsˈkiːtoʊ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a small flying insect that bites and sucks blood

luz

/luθ/

A1
  • noun
  • - light

corazón

/koɾaˈθon/

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

suicida

/swiˈsiða/

B1
  • adjective
  • - related to suicide

prometo

/pɾoˈmeto/

A2
  • verb
  • - I promise

silencio

/siˈlenθjo/

A2
  • noun
  • - silence

acompañar

/ako̞m.paˈɲaɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to accompany

daño

/ˈdaɲo/

B1
  • noun
  • - harm or damage

esperar

/espeˈɾaɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to wait or hope for

flor

/floɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - flower

palabras

/paˈlaβɾas/

A2
  • noun
  • - words

cine

/ˈsine/

A2
  • noun
  • - cinema or movie theater

razón

/raˈθon/

B1
  • noun
  • - reason

lujo

/ˈluxo/

B2
  • noun
  • - luxury

golpe

/ˈɡolpe/

B1
  • noun
  • - blow or hit

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Yo sigo tu luz, aunque me lleve a morir

    ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'aunque' to express contrast

    ➔ 'Aunque' introduces a concessive clause showing contrast between following clause and main idea.

  • Me callo, porque es más cómodo engañarse

    ➔ Use of 'porque' to express cause or reason

    ➔ 'Porque' introduces a causal clause explaining the reason for the action.

  • Y aunque otro me acompañe

    ➔ Use of 'aunque' with present subjunctive to show concession

    ➔ 'Aunque' introduces a concessive clause, often requiring the subjunctive mood in Spanish.

  • Reduciendo estas palabras a un trozo de papel

    ➔ Gerund phrase indicating an ongoing action

    ➔ The gerund ('reduciendo') describes the ongoing action of reducing words to paper.

  • Y reír será un lujo que olvide, cuando te haya olvidado

    ➔ Use of future tense (será) with a subordinate clause to express a future possibility

    ➔ 'Será' is the future tense of 'ser', used here with a subordinate clause to express a future event or possibility.