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♪ Junto a la ventana, ♪ 00:18
♪ unos cigarros encontré ♪ 00:21
♪ No es mi marca, ya lo sé, ♪ 00:27
♪ yo no los olvidé ♪ 00:30
♪ Ella olvidó ocultarlos bien ♪ 00:35
♪ Y yo los tuve que encontrar ♪ 00:38
♪ Ella dirá: Es solo una amistad ♪ 00:43
♪ Mas no me puede engañar ♪ 00:47
♪ Es él, él, él ♪ 00:51
♪ ¿Qué es lo que hace ella con él? ♪ 00:54
♪ Tiene que olvidarse de él ♪ 00:58
♪ O dejarme a mí, a mí, a mí ♪ 01:02
♪ Nadie va a burlarse de mí ♪ 01:07
♪ O es mía o de él ♪ 01:11
♪ No sé cómo luzca ♪ 01:15
♪ Ni tampoco quién sea él ♪ 01:18
♪ Y el porqué ella pensó ♪ 01:23
♪ que lo que es tan mío, es de él ♪ 01:26
♪ Yo no soy su dueño ♪ 01:31
♪ Pero es que así no puede ser ♪ 01:35
♪ Tres son muchos para el amor ♪ 01:40
♪ O viene conmigo, o es de él ♪ 01:44
♪ Él, él, él ♪ 01:48
♪ ¿Qué es lo que hace ella con él? ♪ 01:51
♪ Tiene que olvidarse de él ♪ 01:55
♪ O dejarme a mí, a mí, a mí ♪ 01:59
♪ Nadie va a burlarse de mí ♪ 02:03
♪ O es mía o de él ♪ 02:07
♪ Uh-ju, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪ 02:11
♪ Uh-ju, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪ 02:15
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh, ♪ 02:20
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh ♪ 02:21
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh ♪ 02:23
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪ 02:24
♪ Uh, uh, uh, uh ♪ 02:26
♪ Si lo quiere, lo va a llamar ♪ 02:28
♪ Y no sería la primera vez ♪ 02:32
♪ Y si no me quiere dejar ♪ 02:36
♪ Vendrá conmigo otra vez ♪ 02:40
♪ Ya sin él, él, él ♪ 02:44
♪ ¿Qué es lo que hace ella con él? ♪ 02:47
♪ Tiene que olvidarse de él ♪ 02:52
♪ O dejarme a mí, a mí, a mí ♪ 02:56
♪ ¿Qué es lo que hace ella con él? ♪ 03:00
♪ Tiene que olvidarse de él ♪ 03:04
♪ O dejarme a mí, a mí, a mí ♪ 03:08
♪ ¿Qué es lo que hace ella con él? ♪ 03:12
♪ Tiene que olvidarse de él ♪ 03:17
♪ O dejarme a mí, a mí, a mí ♪ 03:20

Él – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Dive into the soul of the Spanish language through this masterpiece. By listening to 'Él', you can learn how to express intense romantic emotions and master the dramatic vocabulary of Spanish ballads, making it a perfect song for those looking to understand the passion inherent in the language.

[English]
♪ By the window, ♪
♪ I found some cigarettes ♪
♪ They aren't my brand, I know it, ♪
♪ I didn't forget them ♪
♪ She forgot to hide them well ♪
♪ And I happened to find them ♪
♪ She'll say: "It's just a friendship" ♪
♪ But she can't fool me ♪
♪ It's him, him, him ♪
♪ What is she doing with him? ♪
♪ She has to forget about him ♪
♪ Or leave me, leave me, leave me ♪
♪ No one is going to make a fool of me ♪
♪ She's either mine or his ♪
♪ I don't know what he looks like ♪
♪ Nor who he even is ♪
♪ And why she thought ♪
♪ that what is so mine, belongs to him ♪
♪ I don't own her ♪
♪ But it just can't be this way ♪
♪ Three are too many for love ♪
♪ Either she comes with me, or she's his ♪
♪ Him, him, him ♪
♪ What is she doing with him? ♪
♪ She has to forget about him ♪
♪ Or leave me, leave me, leave me ♪
♪ No one is going to make a fool of me ♪
♪ She's either mine or his ♪
♪ Uh-ju, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪
♪ Uh-ju, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh, ♪
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh ♪
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh ♪
♪ Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh ♪
♪ Uh, uh, uh, uh ♪
♪ If she wants him, she'll call him ♪
♪ And it wouldn't be the first time ♪
♪ And if she doesn't want to leave me ♪
♪ She'll come back to me again ♪
♪ Now without him, him, him ♪
♪ What is she doing with him? ♪
♪ She has to forget about him ♪
♪ Or leave me, leave me, leave me ♪
♪ What is she doing with him? ♪
♪ She has to forget about him ♪
♪ Or leave me, leave me, leave me ♪
♪ What is she doing with him? ♪
♪ She has to forget about him ♪
♪ Or leave me, leave me, leave me ♪
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

ventana

ben-ta-na

A1
  • noun
  • - window

cigarros

si-ga-ros

A2
  • noun
  • - cigarettes

encontré

en-kon-tre

A1
  • verb
  • - I found

olvidé

ol-bi-de

A2
  • verb
  • - I forgot

ocultarlos

o-kul-tar-los

B1
  • verb
  • - to hide them

amistad

a-mis-tad

A2
  • noun
  • - friendship

engañar

en-ga-nyar

B1
  • verb
  • - to deceive / to cheat

burlarse

bur-lar-se

B2
  • verb
  • - to make fun of

dueño

due-nyo

A2
  • noun
  • - owner

amor

a-mor

A1
  • noun
  • - love

llamar

ya-mar

A1
  • verb
  • - to call

primera

pri-me-ra

A1
  • adjective
  • - first

dejar

de-har

A2
  • verb
  • - to leave / to let

vendrá

ben-dra

A2
  • verb
  • - he/she will come

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Key Grammar Structures

  • No es mi marca, ya lo sé.

    ➔ Present tense negation

    ➔ The particle "no" precedes the verb "es" to express a factual negation in the present.

  • Yo no los olvidé.

    ➔ Preterite tense (Past simple)

    ➔ The verb "olvidé" is in the first-person singular preterite, indicating a completed action in the past.

  • Ella dirá: Es solo una amistad.

    ➔ Future tense (Futuro simple)

    ➔ The verb "dirá" is the future tense of "decir," expressing a conjecture or prediction about what she will say.

  • Tiene que olvidarse de él.

    ➔ Periphrastic obligation (Tener que + infinitive)

    ➔ The construction "tener que" + "olvidarse" creates a sense of necessity or moral obligation.

  • Si lo quiere, lo va a llamar.

    ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1 - Real possibility)

    ➔ Uses "si" + present indicative, followed by "ir a" + infinitive for a future result based on a condition.

  • No sé cómo luzca.

    ➔ Subjunctive mood (Present)

    ➔ The verb "luzca" is in the subjunctive mood, used here to express uncertainty about the person's appearance.

  • Nadie va a burlarse de mí.

    ➔ Reflexive verb with "ir a" (Near future)

    "Burlarse" is a reflexive verb meaning to mock; combined with "va a" to indicate it will not happen.

  • O es mía o de él.

    ➔ Disjunctive conjunction ("o...o...")

    ➔ The "o...o..." structure establishes an exclusive choice between two alternatives.