Ella ya me olvido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Leonardo Favio

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

She, she has already forgotten me

Yo, yo la recuerdo ahora

I, I remember her now

Era como la primavera

She was like springtime

Su anochecido pelo

Her evening hair

Su voz dormida, el beso

Her sleepy voice, the kiss

Y junto al mar, la fiebre

And by the sea, the fever

Que me llevó a su entraña

That took me to her core

Y soñamos con hijos

And we dreamed of children

Que nos robó la playa

That the beach stole from us

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

She, she has already forgotten me

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

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Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

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Ella, ella ya se olvidó

She, she has already forgotten

De aquellas caminatas

About those walks

Junto a la costanera

Along the waterfront

Y el niño que miraba

And the child who watched

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

She, she has already forgotten me

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

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...

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

She, she has already forgotten

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Yo, yo la recuerdo ahora

I, I remember her now

¿Cómo no recordarla

How can I not remember her

En cada primavera?

In every spring?

Si llega con la brisa

If it comes with the breeze

Se la lleva la arena

The sand takes her away

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

She, she has already forgotten me

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

...

...

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

...

...

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

...

...

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

I, I can't forget her

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidó /olβiˈðo/ A2	verb - forgot
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ A2	verb - remember
primavera /pɾimaˈβeɾa/ A1	noun - spring
voz /βos/ A1	noun - voice
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea
fiebre /ˈfjebɾe/ B1	noun - fever
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
hijos /ˈi.xos/ A1	noun - children
playa /ˈpla.ʝa/ A1	noun - beach
caminatas /kamiˈnatas/ B1	noun - walks
costanera /kostaˈneɾa/ B2	noun - coastal road
brisa /ˈbɾisa/ B1	noun - breeze
arena /aˈɾena/ A1	noun - sand

Key Grammar Structures

• Ella, ella ya me olvidó

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense with 'ya me olvidó' to indicate a completed action with relevance to the present.

  ➔ 'Ya' is an adverb meaning 'already', indicating the action is completed.

• Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'puedo' (to be able to) in present tense + 'olvidarla' (to forget her) to express inability.

  ➔ 'Puedo' is a modal verb indicating ability or possibility, conjugated in the present tense.

• Que me llevó a su entraña

  ➔ Use of 'llevó' (past tense of 'llevar') to indicate a completed action in the past, with 'a' indicating direction or result.

  ➔ 'Llevó' is the third person singular past tense of 'llevar,' meaning 'to carry' or 'to take.'

• Se la lleva la arena

  ➔ Use of 'se' as an impersonal or reflexive marker, with 'la lleva' (she takes it) and 'la arena' (the sand) indicating the sand carries her away.

  ➔ 'Se' is often used in Spanish for passive or reflexive constructions to indicate an action happening spontaneously or without specified subject.

• En cada primavera

  ➔ Use of 'en' as a preposition meaning 'in' or 'during' to specify the time frame.

  ➔ 'En' is a preposition used to specify the time or period during which something occurs.

• Y soñamos con hijos

  ➔ Use of 'soñamos con' + noun to express 'dreaming of' or 'about' something.

  ➔ 'Soñamos con' is a phrase meaning 'we dream of' or 'about' something or someone.