El Reemplazo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Firme, Banda El Recodo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

El amor

Love

No es amor

Is not love

Si no te entregas

If you don't give yourself

Si algo tengo que decir en mi defensa

If I have something to say in my defense

Es que te di

It's that I gave you

Mi vida entera

My whole life

Para ti

For you

Solamente

Only

Yo he fallado

I have failed

Haces cosas que me han decepcionado

You do things that have disappointed me

Y perderte

And losing you

Últimamente creo que no me ha preocupado

Lately, I think I haven't worried about it

Porque yo me puedo ir

Because I can leave

Cuando me pegue la gana

Whenever I feel like it

Y no me verás volver

And you won't see me coming back

Ni aunque digas que me extrañas

Even if you say you miss me

No tengo por qué aguantarte

I have no reason to put up with you

Ni tampoco disculparme

Nor to apologize

No eres algo indispensable

You're not something essential

Que no pueda superarse

That can't be overcome

Porque yo me puedo ir

Because I can leave

Es cuestión que yo lo quiera

It's just a matter of what I want

No siento la obligación

I don't feel obligated

De vivir a tu manera

To live your way

Para mí no es un fracaso

For me, it’s not a failure

Sé qué hacer en estos casos

I know what to do in these cases

A quien nunca te valora

To someone who never appreciates you

Se le busca algún reemplazo

A replacement is sought

Y esta es La Banda el Recodo, compa Eduin

And this is Banda El Recodo, buddy Eduin

Y puro Grupo Firme, uah

And only Grupo Firme, yeah

¡Seguro qué sí!

For sure, yes!

¡Iuh!

Yeah!

...

...

Porque yo me puedo ir

Because I can leave

Cuando me pegue la gana

Whenever I feel like it

Y no me verás volver

And you won't see me coming back

Ni aunque digas que me extrañas

Even if you say you miss me

No tengo por qué aguantarte

I have no reason to put up with you

Ni tampoco disculparme

Nor to apologize

No eres algo indispensable

You're not something essential

Que no pueda superarse

That can't be overcome

Porque yo me puedo ir

Because I can leave

Es cuestión que yo lo quiera

It's just a matter of what I want

No siento la obligación

I don't feel obligated

De vivir a tu manera

To live your way

Para mí no es un fracaso

For me, it’s not a failure

Sé que hacer en estos casos

I know what to do in these cases

A quien nunca te valora

To someone who never appreciates you

Se le busca algún reemplazo

A replacement is sought

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
cosas /ˈkosas/ A1	noun - things
gana /ˈɡana/ B1	noun - desire, inclination
fracaso /fɾaˈkaso/ B2	noun - failure
reemplazo /reeˈmplaso/ B2	noun - replacement
entregas /enˈtreɣas/ B1	verb - to deliver, to surrender
decir /deˈθiɾ/ A1	verb - to say
defensa /deˈfensa/ B1	noun - defense
fallado /faˈʎaðo/ B1	verb - failed
decepcionado /deθepsjoˈnado/ B2	adjective - disappointed
volver /bolˈber/ A2	verb - to return
extrañas /eksˈtɾaɲas/ B1	verb - miss
aguante /aˈɣwante/ B2	verb - endure, tolerate
obligación /oβliɣaˈθjon/ B2	noun - obligation
valora /baˈloɾa/ B1	verb - values

Key Grammar Structures

• Si algo tengo que decir en mi defensa

  ➔ Conditional sentences with 'si' (present indicative + present indicative/future indicative/imperative)

  ➔ Here, it expresses a real or likely condition. "Si" + present indicative (tengo) introduces the condition, and present indicative (tengo) follows.

• Es que te di mi vida entera

  ➔ Preterite tense (di)

  ➔ The preterite (or simple past) "di" indicates a completed action in the past. In many Latin American countries, this tense is frequently used where the perfect tense might be used in Spain.

• Haces cosas que me han decepcionado

  ➔ Present perfect (han decepcionado) with relative pronoun 'que'.

  ➔ The present perfect "han decepcionado" connects the past action (things you did) to the present relevance (I am disappointed now). "Que" introduces a relative clause, further defining "cosas".

• Últimamente creo que no me ha preocupado

  ➔ Present perfect (ha preocupado) with impersonal construction. 'Ultimamente' as adverb of time

  ➔ "No me ha preocupado" - it hasn't worried me. The subject is implied (losing you) rather than explicitly stated. 'Ultimamente' specifies the time frame - lately.

• Cuando me pegue la gana

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (pegue) after 'cuando' expressing future time

  ➔ When 'cuando' refers to a future action, the subjunctive mood is used. 'Pegue la gana' means 'I feel like it', 'I get the urge'.

• Ni aunque digas que me extrañas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (digas) after 'aunque' expressing hypothetical situation. 'Extrañar' to miss someone.

  ➔ 'Aunque' introduces a clause of concession. Even if you say you miss me... The subjunctive is used because the speaker doesn't believe or isn't certain about the other person's feelings.

• No siento la obligación De vivir a tu manera

  ➔ Use of 'de' before infinitive (vivir) after a noun (obligación).

  ➔ When an infinitive follows a noun and clarifies or completes its meaning, 'de' is often required. In this case, 'obligación de vivir' = obligation to live.

• Sé qué hacer en estos casos

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun phrase (qué hacer). 'Sé' from the verb saber.

  ➔ 'Qué hacer' functions as the object of the verb 'sé' (I know). It means 'what to do'.

• A quien nunca te valora, Se le busca algún reemplazo

  ➔ Passive 'se' construction (Se le busca). 'A quien' as indirect object.

  ➔ "Se le busca algún reemplazo" can be translated as 'a replacement is sought for him/her'. The 'se' indicates the passive voice. 'A quien' is the person who is not valued, and they are the indirect object of the verb 'buscar'.