Gotelé – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Axolotes Mexicanos
• Album: :3

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melodic world of Axolotes Mexicanos with 'Gotelé'. This song is a fantastic resource for learners of Spanish to practice listening to natural, modern phrasing and poetic imagery within a contemporary indie-pop context.

[English]

Once again, I get home before three

The night went well

Full of faces I'll soon forget

And with my gaze fixed on the ceiling

I ended up lost in my thoughts

I remembered the house where you were living

I wonder if it still has those ugly pieces of furniture

And the stone floor, freezing in winter

The door that creaked as if there were a ghost

Those days will never come back

Once again, I remember how ugly your wall was

I have to admit it

No matter how hard I try, it doesn't always work out

And with my gaze fixed on the ceiling

I ended up lost in my thoughts

I remembered the house where you were living

I wonder if it still has those ugly pieces of furniture

It wasn't actually that bad

It was right downtown

We didn't take taxis, and certainly not the subway

Those days will never come back

...

And with my gaze fixed on the ceiling

I ended up lost, and I ended up losing you

Every Sunday, time stood still

You said you loved me, but I don't know if you meant it

Every Sunday, time stood still

You said you loved me, but I don't know if you meant it

You said you loved me, and I don't know if it was true

...

[Spanish]

Otra vez llego a casa antes de las tres

La noche ha ido bien

Llena de rostros que pronto olvidaré

Y con la mirada clavada en el techo

Acabé perdida en mis pensamientos

Me acordé de la casa en la que estabas viviendo

Seguirá teniendo esos muebles tan feos

Y el suelo de piedra, helado en invierno

La puerta que crujía como si hubiera un espectro

Esos días ya no volverán

Otra vez me acuerdo de lo fea que era tu pared

Lo tengo que reconocer

Por mucho que lo intente no siempre sale bien

Y con la mirada clavada en el techo

Acabé perdida en mis pensamientos

Me acordé de la casa en la que estabas viviendo

Seguirá teniendo esos muebles tan feos

No se estaba tan mal

Quedaba por el centro

No cogíamos taxis y menos el metro

Esos días ya no volverán

Y con la mirada clavada en el techo

Acabé perdida y te acabé perdiendo

Todos los domingos se paraba el tiempo

Decías que me querías, pero no sé si en serio

Todos los domingos se paraba el tiempo

Decías que me querías, pero no sé si en serio

Decías que me querías y no sé si era cierto

Key Grammar Structures

• La noche ha ido bien

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Used "ha ido" to describe an action that happened in a period that is still relevant or recent.

• La puerta que crujía como si hubiera un espectro

  ➔ Imperfect and Subjunctive (Imperfect)

  ➔ Used "crujía" (description) and "hubiera" (hypothetical scenario introduced by "como si").

• Esos días ya no volverán

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The verb "volverán" is in the future tense to indicate a prediction or certainty about the future.

• No se estaba tan mal

  ➔ Passive "se" / Impersonal "se"

  ➔ Used "se" to express a general or impersonal feeling without a specific subject.

• Decías que me querías

  ➔ Indirect Speech (Reporting verb in Imperfect)

  ➔ The verb "decías" sets the context for reporting a past state or repeated action.

• no sé si era cierto

  ➔ Doubt with Subjunctive/Indicative (Conditional vs Indicative)

  ➔ Used "era" (imperfect indicative) to question the past reality of a claim.