El Día Que Tú Te Marches – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Estopa

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Estopa's 'El Día Que Tú Te Marches' is a perfect place to start with Spanish. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, 'El día que tú te marches', makes it easy to follow along and pick up key vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. Its narrative style, full of vivid and metaphorical language, offers a great opportunity to understand how Spanish can be used to express deep feelings in a poetic way. This song is special because it encapsulates the raw, heartfelt storytelling that has made Estopa beloved for 25 years.

[English]

The day you leave

I don't know what I'll do

I'll look for you everywhere

If I can't find you, I'll get lost

The day you leave

I don't want to survive

I'll look for you everywhere

Because I can't live without you

I'll think about getting drunk

If you leave, I'm going to die

Do you know the first thing that happens to me? That you're killing me

Oh, I'm losing my youth

Don't leave me wanting

Because my light is going out

My soul tickles me

Illusion lights me up

When your smile shines

My heart stops beating

I don't want you to leave

Without you I can't live

I'll dedicate myself to finding you

I'll go down to the coward's hell

I'll look for you in the sky you always showed me

The day you leave

Do you know the first thing that happens to me? That you're killing me

Oh, I'm losing my youth

Don't leave me wanting

Because my light is going out

I'll go down to the coward's hell

I'll look for you in the sky you always showed me

The day you leave

Do you know the first thing that happens to me? That you're killing me

Oh, I'm losing my youth

Don't leave me wanting

Because my light is going out

Whether you love me or not

If you love me

The day you leave

...

[Spanish]

El día que tú te marche'

No sé lo que voy a hacer

Te buscaré en todas parte'

Si no te encuentro, me perderé

El día que tú te marche'

No quiero sobrevivir

Te buscaré en todas parte'

Que yo no puedo vivir sin ti

Pensaré en emborracharme

Si tú te marcha', voy a morir

¿Sabes lo primero que me pasa? Que me estás matando

Ay, que se me está escapando la juventú

No me dejes con las gana'

Que se me está apagando la luz

El alma me hace cosquilla'

Me ilumina la ilusión (la ilusión)

Cuando tu sonrisa brilla

Que se me para el corazón

No quiero que tú te marche' (que tú te marche')

Sin ti no puedo vivir

Me dedicaré a buscarte

Me bajaré al inferno de los cobarde'

Te buscaré en el cielo que tú siempre me enseñaste

El día que tú te marche'

¿Sabes lo primero que me pasa? Que me estás matando

Ay, que se me está escapando la juventú

No me dejes con las gana'

Que se me está apagando la luz

Me bajaré al inferno de los cobarde'

Te buscaré en el cielo que tú siempre me enseñaste

El día que tú te marche'

¿Sabes lo primero que me pasa? Que me estás matando

Ay, que se me está escapando la juventú

No me dejes con las gana'

Que se me está apagando la luz

Que si me quiere', que si no me quiere'

Que si me quieres

El día que tú te marche'

Key Grammar Structures

• No sé lo que voy a hacer

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'voy a hacer' with the verb 'ir' + a + infinitive to express a near future action.

  ➔ 'Voy a hacer' is a construction indicating intent or planned action in the near future.

• que tú te marches

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used after 'que' to express wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause requiring the subjunctive mood to express subjective or non-factual ideas.

• No quiero sobrevivir

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'quiero' with infinitive 'sobrevivir' to express desire.

  ➔ 'Quiero' is the first person singular of the verb 'querer' (to want), expressing desire or wish.

• me estar escapando la juventud

  ➔ Use of present progressive 'estar escapando' with direct object 'la juventud' to describe ongoing loss.

  ➔ 'Estar escapando' is a present progressive form indicating an ongoing action of losing something, in this case, youth.

• Que se me está apagando la luz

  ➔ Use of subjunctive 'se me está apagando' with 'la luz' to express an emotional or metaphorical loss.

  ➔ The phrase 'se me está apagando' uses the present indicative with 'se', expressing gradual loss or fading, often metaphorical.