Interlude – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ivan Cornejo
• Album: MIRADA

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey into the raw emotion of Ivan Cornejo's "Interlude." This brief yet impactful song offers a perfect entry point to understanding the lyrical beauty and heartfelt expression of Regional Mexican music. Its simple, poignant Spanish lyrics convey universal themes of heartbreak and loss, making it an excellent piece to connect with the language through deep feeling and powerful storytelling.

[English]

Girl, what happened to us?

I just closed my eyes

I just closed my eyes and you left me

Girl, what happened to us?

I just closed my eyes

I just closed my eyes and you left me

...

[Spanish]

Mija, ¿qué nos pasó?

Solo cerré mis ojos

Solo cerré mis ojos y te me fuiste

Mija, ¿qué nos pasó?

Solo cerré mis ojos

Solo cerré mis ojos y te me fuiste

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cerré seˈre A2	verb - I closed
ojos ˈoxos A1	noun - eyes
fuiste ˈfuiste B1	verb - you went
pasó paˈso A2	verb - happened
mija ˈmiha B2	noun - term of endearment, often used in Mexican Spanish
nos nos A1	pronoun - us

Key Grammar Structures

• Mija, ¿qué nos pasó?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with inversion

  ➔ The inversion of the subject and verb (¿qué nos pasó?) is typical in Spanish questions for emphasis.

• Solo cerré mis ojos

  ➔ Past tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'cerré' is in the preterite past tense, and 'mis ojos' is a reflexive possessive pronoun.

• y te me fuiste

  ➔ Pronominal verb with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ 'Te me' are indirect object pronouns, and 'fuiste' is the preterite form of 'irse' (to leave).