Don – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Miranda!

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt lyrics and electropop sound of Miranda!'s "Don." This iconic Argentine song delves into themes of vulnerability and the search for healing through connection, offering a unique emotional landscape for listeners to explore.

[English]

I want to know what’s happening to me

I ask you what’s happening to me and you don’t know how to answer

Because of course, I must have confused you

With my ups and downs, I tired you with my slow pace

And even though I try, I can never rush my decision

At the precise moment when everything is changing for me

In that instant, I assure you I gave you some signal

But you didn’t hear me, maybe unintentionally on your part

The sound of my voice might be a bit weak for you

One morning I will see you arrive

And I will discover that I’m not better alone anymore

And I will ask you to accompany me

Where to? Honestly, I don’t know, tell me yes, lie to me

It could be that in the end, you broke the glass within me

It could happen that you make me speak

I believe you have the gift to heal this pain

...

I feel that I must find you and yet I spend time going away

Towards myself, to my center, which I will never find

I would like to have you and treat you decently

But you see that I can no longer detach from my role

I must calm down and play the game you propose

With my guard down, I welcome you and shelter myself in your skin

Destiny has given me unbalanced hearts

Your words level me and stop my fall

...

Oh, one morning I will see you arrive

And I will discover that I’m not better alone anymore

And I will ask you to accompany me

Where to? Honestly, I don’t know, tell me yes, lie to me

It could be that in the end, you broke the glass within me

It could happen that you make me speak

I believe you have the gift to heal this pain

It’s a solo, it’s Lolo’s guitar

...

It could be that in the end, you broke the glass within me

You opened my skin that was so bad

You shattered the silence that made me pull away

Maybe it’s you who makes me return

I sense that you know the best way

And you have the gift that is needed to heal this pain

...

[Spanish]

Quiero saber qué me pasa

Te pregunto qué me pasa y no sabés qué contestarme

Porque claro, de seguro te marié

Con mis idas y vueltas, te cansé con mi cámara lenta

Y aunque trato, nunca puedo apurar mi decisión

En el preciso momento en que todo va cambiando para mí

En ese instante te aseguro que alguna señal te di

Pero no me escuchaste, tal vez sin intención de tu parte

Puede serte un poco débil el sonido de mi voz

Una mañana te veré llegar

Y descubriré que yo, solo ya no estoy mejor

Y te pediré que me acompañes

¿A dónde? En verdad no sé, dime que sí, miénteme

Podría ser que al final, rompiste el cristal en mí

Podría pasar que me hagas hablar

Yo creo que tienes el don de curar este mal

Siento que debo encontrarte y sin embargo paso el tiempo yéndome

Hacia mí mismo, a mi centro, que jamás encontraré

Yo quisiera tenerte y tratarte de modo decente

Pero ves que ya no puedo despegar de mi papel

Deberé tranquilizarme y jugar al juego que me proponés

Bajo la guardia, te recibo y me abrigo de tu piel

El destino me ha dado corazones desequilibrados

Tu palabra me nivela y detiene mi caer

Oh, una mañana te veré llegar

Y descubriré que yo solo ya no estoy mejor

Y te pediré que me acompañes

¿A dónde? En verdad no sé, dime que sí, miénteme

Podría ser que al final rompiste el cristal en mí

Podría pasar que me hagas hablar

Yo creo que tienes el don de curar este mal

Es un solo, es la guitarra de Lolo

Podría ser que al final, rompiste el cristal en mí

Abriste mi piel que estaba tan mal

Quebraste el silencio que me hizo alejar

Quizás seas tú quien me haga regresar

Intuyo que sabes la forma mejor

Y tienes el don que requiere curar este mal

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to know
preguntar /pɾeɣunˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to ask
cansar /kanˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to tire
decisión /deθiˈsjon/ B1	noun - decision
señal /seˈɲal/ B1	noun - signal
sonido /soˈniðo/ B1	noun - sound
mañana /maˈɲana/ A1	noun - morning
acompañar /ako̞m.paˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to accompany
romper /romˈpeɾ/ B1	verb - to break
cristal /kɾisˈtal/ B2	noun - glass
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal
destino /desˈtino/ B2	noun - destiny
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ B2	noun - silence
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A1	verb - to play

Key Grammar Structures

• Te pregunto qué me pasa y no sabés qué contestarme

  ➔ Use of 'qué' as an interrogative pronoun to ask 'what'.

  ➔ 'qué' is used to form questions asking 'what' about something.

• Nunca puedo apurar mi decisión

  ➔ Use of 'puedo' (can) expressing ability; 'apurar' meaning to hurry or rush.

  ➔ 'puedo' is the first person singular of 'poder', meaning 'can' or 'be able to'.

• Y aunque trato, nunca puedo apurar mi decisión

  ➔ Use of 'aunque' to introduce concessive clauses meaning 'although'.

  ➔ 'aunque' indicates contrast or concession in a sentence.

• Dime que sí, miénteme

  ➔ Imperative forms used: 'Dime' (tell me) and 'miénteme' (lie to me).

  ➔ 'Dime' is the imperative form of 'decir' (to tell), 'miénteme' is the imperative form of 'mentir' (to lie), with the object pronouns attached.

• Podría pasar que me hagas hablar

  ➔ Conditional tense 'podría' (could) + subjunctive 'hagas' (you make) + infinitive 'hablar' (to speak).

  ➔ 'podría' indicates possibility or conjecture; 'hagas' is in the present subjunctive mood used after expressions of possibility; 'hablar' is the infinitive form of 'to speak'.

• Yo creo que tienes el don de curar este mal

  ➔ Use of the present indicative 'creo' (I believe) and 'tienes' (you have); 'el don de' as a phrase meaning 'the gift of'.

  ➔ 'creo' is the first person singular of 'creer' (to believe); 'tienes' is the second person singular of 'tener' (to have); 'el don de' is a phrase meaning 'the gift of' or 'the talent for'.

• Y tienes el don que requiere curar este mal

  ➔ Use of 'requiere' (requires) in the third person singular present to express necessity.

  ➔ 'requiere' is the third person singular form of 'requerir' (to require), indicating necessity or requirement.