El Secreto Callado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Diego Verdaguer
• Album: El Secreto Callado (2019 Remastered Version)

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant narrative of "El Secreto Callado" by Diego Verdaguer, a song that delves into themes of love, rejection, and unspoken truths. Through its evocative lyrics and melancholic melody, listeners can connect with the raw emotions of heartbreak and the profound impact of hidden secrets, offering a glimpse into the powerful storytelling within Latin music.

[English]

He looked at her and said: "I don't love you anymore"

She bit her lips to avoid crying

...

He caressed her and said: "Don't be upset"

She covered her face and started to cry

So much that she ran to the meeting to see him

So much that she waited for the moment to tell him

...

Something inside her chest shattered

The secret she kept will no longer be told

He offered her a handkerchief, she didn't want to use it

...

She took her purse and said: "Goodbye"

Where is she going with so much sorrow?

Where is she going, for God's sake?

He didn't guess the secret she kept

...

Where is she going with so much sorrow?

Where is she going, for God's sake?

With the child she is expecting

Where will she go, Lord?

...

Where will she go with her pain?

Where, where will she go, Lord?

Where, where?, oh

...

Where, where will she go, Lord?

Where, where?, oh

...

[Spanish]

Él la miró y le dijo: "no te quiero más"

Ella se mordió los labios para no llorar

Él la acarició y le dijo: "no te pongas mal"

Ella se tapó la cara y empezó a llorar

Tanto que corrió a la cita para verlo a él

Tanto que esperó el momento de decírselo

Algo dentro de su pecho se despedazó

El secreto que guardaba ya no lo dirá

Él le acercó un pañuelo, no lo quiso usar

Ella tomó su cartera y le dijo: "adiós"

¿Dónde va con tanta pena?

¿Dónde va, por Dios?

Él no adivinó el secreto que ella se guardó

¿Dónde va con tanta pena?

¿Dónde va, por Dios?

Con el hijo que ella espera

¿A dónde irá, Señor?

¿Dónde irá con su dolor?

¿Dónde, dónde irá, Señor?

¿Dónde, dónde?, oh

¿Dónde, dónde irá, Señor?

¿Dónde, dónde?, oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miró /miˈɾo/ A2	verb - looked
dijo /ˈdi.xo/ A2	verb - said
quiero /ˈkje.ɾo/ A1	verb - I want
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
secreto /seˈkɾe.to/ B1	noun - secret
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
cara /ˈka.ɾa/ A1	noun - face
cita /ˈsi.ta/ B1	noun - appointment
momento /moˈmen.to/ A2	noun - moment
pena /ˈpe.na/ B2	noun - sorrow
hijo /ˈi.xo/ A1	noun - son
usar /uˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to use
tomó /toˈmo/ A2	verb - took
acercó /aθeɾˈko/ B1	verb - approached
guardaba /ɡwarˈða.βa/ B2	verb - kept

Key Grammar Structures

• Él la miró y le dijo: "no te quiero más"

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Él la miró" uses the past tense to indicate that he looked at her in the past.

• Ella se mordió los labios para no llorar

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions done to oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "Ella se mordió" shows that she bit her own lips.

• Tanto que corrió a la cita para verlo a él

  ➔ Use of 'tanto que' to express a degree or extent.

  ➔ The phrase "Tanto que corrió" indicates that she ran a lot to the meeting.

• Algo dentro de su pecho se despedazó

  ➔ Impersonal constructions to express feelings or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Algo dentro de su pecho" suggests an internal feeling of pain.

• ¿Dónde va con tanta pena?

  ➔ Interrogative structures to ask questions.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Dónde va?" is a direct question about her destination.

• Con el hijo que ella espera

  ➔ Present tense to describe ongoing situations.

  ➔ The phrase "ella espera" indicates that she is currently expecting a child.