Esto No Acaba – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Juanes

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Dicen los que nos conocen

They say those who know us

Que ha pasado el tiempo y me extrañas igual

That time has passed and you miss me just the same

Que este amor nunca murió y no morirá

That this love never died and it won’t die

Yo también sigo sintiendo

I also keep feeling

Que aunque estemos lejos yo te amo igual

That even if we're apart, I love you just the same

El deseo de este amor sigue latiendo hoy más

The desire for this love keeps beating, today even more

Dime si te ama como yo te amaba

Tell me if you love me like I loved you

No creo, no, eso no lo creo yo

I don't think so, no, I don’t believe it

Veo en tu mirada que el fuego no acaba y no se apagó

I see in your eyes that the fire doesn't end and hasn't gone out

No, no, no

No, no, no

Nunca nos ganó la distancia

Distance never won over us

Ni siquiera importa que tú estés con él

Not even the fact that you're with him matters

Porque yo sé que me amas

Because I know you love me

No fueron solo palabras

It wasn't just words

Un amor real no se acaba

A real love doesn’t end

Ni siquiera importa que tú estés con él

Not even the fact that you're with him matters

Si mis deseos hablaran

If my wishes could speak

Me faltarían palabras para dejarte saber

I’d be lost for words to let you know

...

That this won’t end

Que esto no acaba

Tell me if what they say is true

Dime si lo que dicen es verdad

That time has passed and you miss me just the same

Que ha pasado el tiempo y me extrañas igual

That this love never died and it won’t die

Que este amor nunca murió y no morirá

Tell me if you love me like I loved you

Dime si te ama como yo te amaba

I don't think so, no, I don’t believe it

No creo, no, eso no lo creo yo

No creo, no, eso no lo creo yo

Veo en tu mirada que el fuego no acaba y no se apagó

I see in your eyes that the fire doesn't end and hasn't gone out

No, no, no

No, no, no

Nunca nos ganó la distancia

Distance never won over us

Ni siquiera importa que tú estés con él

Not even the fact that you're with him matters

Porque yo sé que me amas

Because I know you love me

No fueron solo palabras

It wasn't just words

Un amor real no se acaba

A real love doesn’t end

Ni siquiera importa que tú estés con él

Not even the fact that you're with him matters

Si mis deseos hablaran

If my wishes could speak

Me faltarían palabras para dejarte saber

I’d be lost for words to let you know

...

That this won’t end

Que esto no acaba

That this won’t end

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
extrañar /eks.tɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
deseo /deˈseo/ B1	noun - desire
mirada /miˈɾaða/ B1	noun - look
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
distancia /disˈtansja/ B2	noun - distance
palabras /paˈlaβɾas/ A1	noun - words
real /reˈal/ A2	adjective - real
saber /saˈβeɾ/ B1	verb - to know
ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to win
apagar /apaˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to extinguish
latiendo /laˈtjendo/ B2	verb - beating (as in heart)

Key Grammar Structures

• Dicen los que nos conocen Que ha pasado el tiempo y me extrañas igual

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in noun clauses after verbs expressing doubt/opinion (indirect discourse)

  ➔ The phrase "Dicen los que nos conocen" (Those who know us say) introduces an opinion. The use of "ha pasado" (present perfect subjunctive) implies doubt or uncertainty about whether time has actually passed for the other person. "extrañas" is the present subjunctive of the verb "extrañar"

• Que este amor nunca murió y no morirá

  ➔ Future Tense (morirá)

  ➔ "morirá" is in the future tense, indicating a certainty about something not happening in the future. It shows a strong belief or conviction.

• Que aunque estemos lejos yo te amo igual

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "aunque" (although) when expressing a hypothetical or uncertain situation.

  ➔ "Estemos" is the present subjunctive of "estar." Even though they are far apart, the speaker still loves the person. The subjunctive emphasizes the hypothetical situation.

• Dime si te ama como yo te amaba

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (amaba) in a conditional clause implying an unlikely or hypothetical situation in the past.

  ➔ The "si" clause here creates a hypothetical situation - whether the other person loves her as he used to. "Amaba" (imperfect subjunctive) reflects a past action no longer occurring and a hypothetical circumstance.

• Veo en tu mirada que el fuego no acaba y no se apagó

  ➔ Use of "se" for reflexive or passive voice (se apagó)

  ➔ "Se apagó" means "it didn't go out", using the reflexive pronoun "se" to express that the fire extinguished itself or was extinguished without a specific agent being mentioned (passive voice).

• Nunca nos ganó la distancia

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (nos)

  ➔ "Nos" is the indirect object pronoun, meaning "to us". "La distancia nos ganó" translates to "The distance won against us" or "The distance didn't beat us"

• Si mis deseos hablaran Me faltarían palabras para dejarte saber

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 2 (Hypothetical Situations in Present/Future): Imperfect Subjunctive in the 'si' clause (hablaran) + Conditional Simple in the main clause (faltarían)

  ➔ This sentence describes a hypothetical situation in the present/future. "Hablaran" (imperfect subjunctive) shows the hypothetical condition, and "faltarían" (conditional simple) indicates what would happen if the condition were true.