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Qué triste fue decirnos adiós 00:13
Cuando nos adorábamos más 00:20
Hasta la golondrina emigró 00:27
Presagiando el final 00:33
Qué triste luce todo sin ti 00:39
Los mares de las playas se van 00:46
Se tiñen los colores de gris 00:52
Hoy todo es soledad 00:59
No sé si vuelva a verte después 01:05
No sé qué de mi vida será 01:10
Sin el lucero azul de tu ser 01:17
Que no me alumbra ya 01:25
Hoy quiero saborear mi dolor 01:30
No pido compasión ni piedad 01:37
La historia de este amor se escribió 01:44
Para la eternidad 01:51
Qué triste, todos dicen que soy 01:57
Que siempre estoy hablando de ti 02:04
No saben que pensando en tu amor 02:10
En tu amor 02:14
He podido ayudarme a vivir 02:18
He podido ayudarme a vivir 02:23
Ah-ah, ah-ah 02:32
Ah-ah, ah-ah 02:38
02:44
Hoy quiero saborear mi dolor 02:55
No pido compasión ni piedad 03:01
La historia de este amor se escribió 03:08
Para la eternidad 03:15
Qué triste, todos dicen que soy 03:21
Que siempre estoy hablando de ti 03:28
No saben que pensando en tu amor 03:34
En tu amor 03:39
He podido ayudarme a vivir 03:42
He podido ayudarme a vivir 03:49
He podido ayudarme a vivir 03:55
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El Triste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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[English]
How sad it was to say goodbye
When we loved each other the most
Even the swallow flew away
Foreshadowing the end
How sad everything looks without you
The seas on the beaches are gone
The colors all turn to gray
Today, everything is loneliness
I don’t know if I’ll see you again
I don’t know what my life will be
Without the blue star of your being
That no longer lights my way
Today I want to feel my pain
I ask for no compassion or pity
The story of this love was written
For eternity
How sad, they all say I am
That I’m always talking about you
They don’t know that thinking of your love
Your love
Has helped me keep on living
Has helped me keep on living
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
...
Today I want to feel my pain
I ask for no compassion or pity
The story of this love was written
For eternity
How sad, they all say I am
That I’m always talking about you
They don’t know that thinking of your love
Your love
Has helped me keep on living
Has helped me keep on living
Has helped me keep on living
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

triste

ˈtɾiste

A1
  • adjective
  • - sad

adorábamos

aðoˈɾaβamos

B1
  • verb
  • - we adored

emigró

emiˈɣɾo

B1
  • verb
  • - emigrated

presagiando

pɾesaˈxjanðo

C1
  • verb
  • - foreshadowing

tiñen

ˈtiɲen

B2
  • verb
  • - dye

soledad

so.leˈðað

A2
  • noun
  • - loneliness

lucero

luˈθeɾo

B1
  • noun
  • - morning star

saborear

saβoˈɾeaɾ

B1
  • verb
  • - to savor

compasión

kompaˈsjon

A2
  • noun
  • - compassion

piedad

pi.eˈðað

B1
  • noun
  • - piety

eternidad

eteɾniˈðað

A2
  • noun
  • - eternity

ayudarme

aʝuˈðaɾme

A2
  • verb
  • - to help myself

vivir

biˈβiɾ

A1
  • verb
  • - to live

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Qué triste fue decirnos adiós

    ➔ Past tense with 'fue'

    ➔ The verb 'fue' (was) is used to express a past action, emphasizing the sadness of saying goodbye.

  • Hasta la golondrina emigró

    ➔ Preterite tense with 'emigró'

    ➔ The verb 'emigró' (emigrated) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

  • Se tiñen los colores de gris

    ➔ Passive voice with 'se tiñen'

    ➔ The phrase 'se tiñen' (are dyed) uses the passive voice, emphasizing the action without specifying the subject.

  • No sé si vuelva a verte después

    ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'vuelva'

    ➔ The verb 'vuelva' (return) is in the subjunctive mood, expressing uncertainty or doubt about a future action.

  • La historia de este amor se escribió

    ➔ Passive voice with 'se escribió'

    ➔ The phrase 'se escribió' (was written) uses the passive voice, focusing on the action rather than the doer.

  • He podido ayudarme a vivir

    ➔ Present perfect with 'he podido'

    ➔ The phrase 'he podido' (have been able to) is in the present perfect, indicating an action that began in the past and continues to the present.