Ivana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Santiago Jimenez, Adrian L Santos

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ivana, let's make our moments beautiful, few of us live like this

Why make me waste my time

If in the end, it dies in the attempt

Baby, I'm sorry

That I wasn't what you expected in a guy

But why did you wait until I got mad?

Honestly, you're mean

Ivana, let's make our moments beautiful

Few of us live like this, but oh well

I ended up alone

And if you wanted to leave

Don't look for me again

I don't care, you're too snobby

The bouquet he gave you

Looks like just decoration

I don't care, you just make me feel sorry

Party, they sing, dance, and cry

And I gave you so much love, you didn't know what to do with it, girl

Tell me, buddy Adrian, buddy Santi

You couldn't wait for me, but

You said that you really loved me

All lies

A stranger passed by in the hallway

The strange thing is that I

Knew her, she was mine

Ivana, let's make our moments beautiful

Few of us live like this, but oh well

I ended up alone

And if you wanted to leave

Don't look for me again

I don't care, you're too snobby

The bouquet he gave you

Looks like just decoration

I don't care, you just make me feel sorry

You just make me feel sorry

From the island

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[Spanish]

Ivana ser lindos nuestros momentos, pocos vivimos

Para qué hacerme perder el tiempo

Si al fin de cuentas se muere en el intento

Baby, lo siento

Que no era lo que esperabas en un tipo

Pero ¿por qué esperaste a que me enculara?

Neta, que eres mala

Ivana a ser lindos nuestros momentos

Pocos vivimos, pero ni modo

Terminé solo

Y si te quisiste marchar

No me vuelvas a buscar

No me interesa, eres muy fresa

El ramo que él te regaló

Parece adorno

No me interesa, nomás das pena

Fiesta, se cantan, se bailan y se lloran

Y te di tanto amor, que no supiste qué hacer con él, chiquita

Dímelo, compa Adrian compa Santi

No pudiste esperarme, pero

Decías que tú a mí sí me querías

Puras mentiras

Pasó una extraña en el pasillo

Lo extraño es que yo

La conocía, ella era mía

Ivana a ser lindos nuestros momentos

Pocos vivimos, pero ni modo

Terminé solo

Y si te quisiste marchar

No me vuelvas a buscar

No me interesa, eres muy fresa

El ramo que él te regaló

Parece de adorno

No me interesa, nomás das pena

Nomás das pena

Desde la isla

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
moments /ˈmoʊmənts/ A2	noun - short periods of time
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; to be alive
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to cause something to happen
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling regret or apology
expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ B1	verb - to think something will happen
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay until something happens
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without others
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
interest /ˈɪntrɪst/ B1	noun - desire to know or learn something
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the colored part of a plant
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given voluntarily to someone
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to produce tears due to emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Para qué hacerme perder el tiempo]

  ➔ Question with infinitive phrase (purpose or reproach).

  ➔ The phrase "hacerme perder" uses the infinitive after a preposition to express the act of 'making someone waste time.'

• [translate:Si al fin de cuentas se muere en el intento]

  ➔ Conditional clause with impersonal 'se' construction.

  ➔ The phrase "se muere" is impersonal, meaning 'one dies' or 'it ends in failure,' giving a general sense instead of referring to a specific person.

• [translate:Que no era lo que esperabas en un tipo]

  ➔ Relative clause with imperfect tense expressing disappointment.

  ➔ The clause introduced by 'que' links to a previous idea, and 'era' (imperfect) indicates an ongoing or background expectation.

• [translate:Pero ¿por qué esperaste a que me enculara?]

  ➔ Preposition 'a' before a subordinate clause with subjunctive.

  ➔ The verb 'esperar a que' requires the subjunctive ('me enculara') to express waiting for an uncertain or emotional event.

• [translate:Neta, que eres mala]

  ➔ Colloquial expletive 'neta' with simple present to express emotional judgment.

  ➔ The word 'neta' adds emotional intensity, while 'eres' (present tense) makes the statement immediate: 'You really are bad.'

• [translate:Pocos vivimos, pero ni modo]

  ➔ Elliptical sentence with omitted elements and idiom 'ni modo'.

  ➔ 'Ni modo' is an idiomatic resignation phrase, equivalent to 'oh well' or 'nothing to be done.'

• [translate:Y si te quisiste marchar]

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'marcharse' in preterite indicative.

  ➔ The use of the reflexive form 'te quisiste marchar' highlights that the action ('to leave') affects the subject itself.

• [translate:No me interesa, nomás das pena]

  ➔ Double clause with different subjects and omitted relative link.

  ➔ The comma separates 'No me interesa' (impersonal expression) and 'nomás das pena' (a personal judgment), creating a blunt conversational tone.

• [translate:Parece de adorno]

  ➔ Verb 'parecer' used impersonally with prepositional complement.

  ➔ The verb 'parecer' expresses subjective impression, and the phrase 'de adorno' ('for decoration') modifies the perceived quality.

• [translate:Pasó una extraña en el pasillo]

  ➔ Inverted word order for emphasis with preterite.

  ➔ The normal order ('Una extraña pasó') is inverted ('Pasó una extraña') to focus on the event rather than the subject.