El Apagón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Melody

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No, no lo vi venir

No, I didn't see it coming

Me creí especialista y era una aprendiz

I thought I was an expert, but I was a beginner

De lo que es la vida (de lo que es la vida)

In what life is (in what life is)

Hoy, ya sé qué elegir

Today, I know what to choose

He tocado fondo y me toca salir

I've hit rock bottom, and now it's time to rise

En cada caída, asumo la herida

With every fall, I take on the wound

Tú, que quieres vencerme

You, who want to defeat me

Me miras de frente y la fuerte soy yo

You look me in the eye, and I'm the strong one

Tranquilo, que viene lo mejor

Relax, the best is yet to come

Después del apagón

After the blackout

On-off, de nuevo

On-off, again

Esta adrenalina me llega a los huesos

This adrenaline reaches my bones

Una revolución

A revolution

Hay en mi cuerpo

Is in my body

La protagonista no se cree el cuento

The protagonist doesn't believe the story

Quién diga que en la noche no se puede brillar

Whoever says you can't shine at night

No sabe na-na-nada, ya me verá bailar

Doesn't know anything, they'll see me dance

Porque nadie, nadie

Because no one, no one

Nadie volverá a hacerme llorar

No one will make me cry again

Después del apagón

After the blackout

Y si quiero estar sola

And if I want to be alone

Yo solita lleno la copa

I can fill the cup by myself

Y para ir cerrando más bocas

And to silence more mouths

No sé qué voy a hacer

I don't know what I'm going to do

Este motor no se enfría

This engine doesn't cool down

Arriba todo el día

Up all day

Todo el día

All day

Tú, que quieres vencerme

You, who want to defeat me

Me miras de frente y la fuerte soy yo

You look me in the eye, and I'm the strong one

Tranquilo, que viene lo mejor

Relax, the best is yet to come

Después del apagón

After the blackout

On-off, de nuevo

On-off, again

Esta adrenalina me llega a los huesos

This adrenaline reaches my bones

Una revolución

A revolution

Hay en mi cuerpo

Is in my body

La protagonista no se cree el cuento

The protagonist doesn't believe the story

Quién diga que en la noche no se puede brillar

Whoever says you can't shine at night

No sabe na-na-nada, ya me verá bailar

Doesn't know anything, they'll see me dance

Porque nadie, nadie

Because no one, no one

Nadie volverá a hacerme llorar

No one will make me cry again

Después del apagón

After the blackout

Después del apagón

After the blackout

On-off, de nuevo

On-off, again

Esta adrenalina me llega a los huesos

This adrenaline reaches my bones

Una revolución hay en mi cuerpo

A revolution is in my body

La protagonista no se cree el cuento

The protagonist doesn't believe the story

Después del apagón

After the blackout

La alarma

The alarm

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
apagón /apaˈɣon/ B1	noun - blackout
adrenalina /aðɾeˈnalina/ B2	noun - adrenaline
revolución /reβoluˈθjon/ B2	noun - revolution
protagonista /pɾotaɣoˈnista/ B1	noun - protagonist
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ A2	adjective - strong
caída /kaiˈiða/ B1	noun - fall
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A1	noun - body
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
copa /ˈkopa/ A2	noun - cup
motor /moˈtoɾ/ A2	noun - engine
alarma /aˈlaɾma/ A2	noun - alarm

Key Grammar Structures

• Me creí especialista y era una aprendiz

  ➔ Past tense of 'creer' (to believe) used with pronoun and noun.

  ➔ The sentence uses the **preterite tense** to describe a past event of believing.

• Tú, que quieres vencerme

  ➔ Relative clause with present tense of 'querer' (to want).

  ➔ The clause describes the subject's **desire** to **conquer** or overcome someone.

• En cada caída, asumo la herida

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating 'in' or 'during' + present tense of 'asumir' (to assume).

  ➔ The phrase expresses **taking responsibility** or **accepting** the **damage** during each fall.

• Tranquilo, que viene lo mejor

  ➔ Impersonal expression with 'que' + present tense of 'venir' (to come).

  ➔ The phrase indicates **calmness** and that **the best** is **coming**.

• Esta adrenalina me llega a los huesos

  ➔ Present tense of 'llegar' (to arrive/reach) with indirect object pronoun.

  ➔ The phrase conveys **excitement** or **adrenaline** that **reaches** someone deeply.

• La protagonista no se cree el cuento

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun 'se' + present tense of 'creer' (to believe) with definite article.

  ➔ The sentence indicates that **the main character** **does not believe** in **her own story** or **her own importance**.

• Quién diga que en la noche no se puede brillar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'diga' (from 'decir') to express doubt or opinion.

  ➔ The sentence uses the **subjunctive mood** to express that **nobody** can **shine** in the **night**.