La Falta – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mike Bahía, Carin Leon

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of "La Falta" by Mike Bahía and Carin Leon. This song offers a compelling blend of Latin pop and regional Mexican influences, allowing listeners to connect with universal themes of love, regret, and the struggle to express true feelings, making it a special piece for understanding heartfelt communication in relationships.

[English]

Talking to myself, I

Told myself to call you

To leave selfishness behind

And to find an excuse

Because pride is so harmful

And I can't imagine another guy kissing you

Days went by without us talking

I hope it’s not months, because

I’m missing you

Seeing you here is killing me (no)

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

The truth is, you don’t know how much, ah

Come back if you feel like it

I’ll be here for you, no matter what happens

To forget you, you didn’t teach me, professor

And there’s no referee to call this foul you’re causing me

I don’t want to be your half, I want to be whole for you

I don’t believe in luck, but you’re my charm (oh-oh)

I’m asking the heavens for it

I want your grandchildren to also call me grandpa

Being without you is tough, it’s tough

You have me talking to myself, like Johnny to the board

I always think it’s you when my phone rings

I miss you like Tego Calderón misses reggaeton

From the heart, babe, that

I’m missing you

Seeing you here is killing me (no)

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

The truth is, you don’t know how much

Babe, what happened to everything? It was so fleeting

What bothers you, baby? Come on, tell me

In ending, babe, we’re not the first

For you to be missing, it’s like I’m missing oxygen (ah)

Babe, what happened? Everything was so fleeting

What bothers you, baby? Come on, tell me

In ending, babe, we’re not the first

For you to be missing, it’s like I’m missing oxygen, ah

I’m missing you

Seeing you here is killing me

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

The truth is, you don’t know how much

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[Spanish]

Hablando conmigo mismo, yo

Me dije que te llamara

Que dejara el egoísmo

Y que una excusa buscara

Que el orgullo es tan dañino

Y yo no me imagino que otro man te bese

Que pasaron días sin hablarnos

Espero que no sean meses, porque

Me está haciendo falta

Verte aquí y eso así me mata (no)

Vuelve, que me haces tanta falta, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta, ah

Vuelve si te nace

Que aquí estaré pa' ti, pase lo que pase

Para olvidarte, profe', no me diste clases

Y no hay árbitro que pite esta falta que me haces

Yo no quiero ser tu media mitad, quiero ser pa' ti, completo

No creo en la suerte, pero tú eres mi amuleto (oh-oh)

Se lo estoy pidiendo al cielo

Quiero que tus nietos, también me digan abuelo

Estar sin ti, está cabrón, está cabrón

Me tienes hablando solo, como Johnny al tablón

Siempre pienso que eres tú cuando me suena el phone

Me hace' falta como Tego Calde' al reggaetón

De corazón, ma', que

Me está haciendo falta

Verte aquí y eso así me mata (no)

Vuelve que me haces tanta falta, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta

Ma', ¿qué pasó todo?, fue tan efímero

¿Qué te disgusta, bebé?, dale, dímelo

En terminar, ma', no somos los primeros

Pa' que me faltes tú, que me falte el oxígeno (ah)

Ma', ¿qué pasó?, todo fue tan efímero

¿Qué te disgusta, bebé?, dale, dímelo

En terminar, ma, no somos los primeros

Pa' que me faltes tú, que me falte el oxígeno, ah

Me está haciendo falta

Verte aquí y eso así me mata

Vuelve que me haces tanta falta, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
días /ˈdi.as/ A1	noun - days
egoísmo /e.ɣoˈis.mo/ B2	noun - selfishness, egoism
orgullo /oɾˈɣu.ʎo/ B1	noun - pride
dañino /daˈɲi.no/ B2	adjective - harmful, damaging
falta /ˈfal.ta/ B1	noun - absence, lack verb - to lack, to be missing
mata /ˈma.ta/ A2	verb - kills
verdad /beɾˈdad/ A2	noun - truth
nace /ˈna.θe/ B1	verb - is born, arises
clases /ˈkla.ses/ A2	noun - classes, lessons
árbitro /ˈaɾ.βi.tɾo/ B2	noun - referee, judge
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck
amuleto /a.muˈle.to/ B2	noun - amulet, charm
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
abuelo /aˈβwe.lo/ A1	noun - grandfather
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
efímero /eˈfi.me.ɾo/ C1	adjective - ephemeral, fleeting
oxígeno /okˈsi.xe.no/ B1	noun - oxygen

Key Grammar Structures

• Me dije que te llamara

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of influence/command/request

  ➔ The verb "dije" (past tense of decir, to say) is used to express a command or suggestion to himself. The clause "que te llamara" uses the subjunctive mood because it expresses what he told himself to do. The subjunctive is common in Spanish after verbs like "decir" (to say) when a command or influence is being expressed.

• Y yo no me imagino que otro man te bese

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs expressing doubt/uncertainty

  ➔ The verb "imagino" (present tense of imaginar, to imagine) is used in the negative form "no me imagino," expressing doubt or disbelief. Therefore, the following clause "que otro man te bese" uses the subjunctive mood.

• Me está haciendo falta

  ➔ Impersonal 'faltar' to express 'to be lacking' or 'to need'

  ➔ "Faltar" is used impersonally here. The construction "Me está haciendo falta" literally translates to "It is making lack to me" but is better understood as "I am missing [it]" or "I need [it]". "Me" is the indirect object pronoun.

• Vuelve, que me haces tanta falta, yeah

  ➔ "Que" introducing a clause of cause/reason

  ➔ The "que" in this sentence introduces a clause explaining the reason for the command "Vuelve" (come back). It means "because" or "since" – Come back, because I miss you so much.

• Para olvidarte, profe', no me diste clases

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "olvidarte" as a noun; Indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Olvidarte" (to forget you) is used here as a noun, referring to the act of forgetting. The structure means "For forgetting you...". Also, "me" is an indirect object pronoun.

• Y no hay árbitro que pite esta falta que me haces

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'no hay' when introducing something uncertain/non-specific

  ➔ Because the existence of an arbitrator who can 'whistle' (acknowledge) the 'fault' (pain/absence) that she causes is uncertain/hypothetical, the subjunctive "pite" is used.

• Quiero que tus nietos, también me digan abuelo

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of desire/wish

  ➔ The verb "Quiero" (present tense of querer, to want) expresses a desire, so the following verb in the subordinate clause uses the subjunctive mood (although in this case, the form is the same as the indicative). The implied verb is "digan", although it does not appear explicitly, it is inferred by the conjugation.