Ella ya me olvido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Leonardo Favio

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the poignant emotion of "Ella ya me olvido" by Leonardo Favio. This timeless ballad captures the universal pain of remembering a love that has moved on, using vivid natural imagery to paint a picture of past romance and present longing. It's a perfect song to connect with the complexities of love and memory.

[English]

She, she has already forgotten me

I, I remember her now

She was like springtime

Her evening hair

Her sleepy voice, the kiss

And by the sea, the fever

That took me to her core

And we dreamed of children

That the beach stole from us

She, she has already forgotten me

I, I can't forget her

...

I, I can't forget her

...

She, she has already forgotten

About those walks

Along the waterfront

And the child who watched

She, she has already forgotten me

I, I can't forget her

...

I, I can't forget her

She, she has already forgotten

...

I, I remember her now

How can I not remember her

In every spring?

If it comes with the breeze

The sand takes her away

She, she has already forgotten me

I, I can't forget her

...

I, I can't forget her

...

I, I can't forget her

...

I, I can't forget her

...

[Spanish]

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

Yo, yo la recuerdo ahora

Era como la primavera

Su anochecido pelo

Su voz dormida, el beso

Y junto al mar, la fiebre

Que me llevó a su entraña

Y soñamos con hijos

Que nos robó la playa

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Ella, ella ya se olvidó

De aquellas caminatas

Junto a la costanera

Y el niño que miraba

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

Yo, yo la recuerdo ahora

¿Cómo no recordarla

En cada primavera?

Si llega con la brisa

Se la lleva la arena

Ella, ella ya me olvidó

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

Yo, yo no puedo olvidarla

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.