La Fuerza del Destino – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mecano

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the compelling narrative of "La Fuerza del Destino" by Mecano, a song that beautifully captures the journey of love against the odds. Through its blend of synth-pop and heartfelt lyrics, you can explore themes of fate and perseverance, offering a glimpse into Spanish musical artistry and the universal language of love.

[English]

We met three or four times

Across the whole city

One night at the Golden Bar

I decided to make a move

You told me: "19"

I didn't want to doubt

But neither much nor little

Did I see where to hold on

Then we got into the car

My friend, your friend, you and I

I told you: "Baby, give me a kiss"

You replied: "No"

We started off wrong and I believed

That this was a good plan

That night was a disaster

I didn't get a single thing

These are just a couple of narrow paths

We went to sleep

But the power of destiny

Made us repeat

Two movies and a couple of concerts

We started dating

I don't know if that strange face

One eye here and a tooth there

Or the little gypsy girl body

Woman halfway finished

Your heart is what finally made me

Fall in love

...

And we got into the car

My friend, your friend, you and I

I told you: "Baby, give me a kiss"

You replied: "No"

We started off wrong and I believed

That this was a good plan

And from then to now

The game of love

Kept us playing for three years

Then it separated us

But the power of destiny

Made us repeat

That if winter comes cold

I want to be by your side

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I want to be with you

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I want to be with you

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I want to be with you

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I want to be with you

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I want to be with you

...

[Spanish]

Nos vimos tres o cuatro veces

Por toda la ciudad

Una noche en el Bar del Oro

Me decidí a atacar

Tú me dijiste: "19"

No quise desconfiar

Pero es que ni mucho ni poco

No vi de dónde agarrar

Y nos metimos en el coche

Mi amigo, tu amiga, tú y yo

Te dije: "nena, dame un beso"

Tú contestaste: "que no"

Empezamos mal y yo que creía

Que esto era un buen plan

Aquella noche fue un desastre

No me comí un colín

Estas son solo un par de estrechas

Nos fuimos a dormir

Pero la fuerza del destino

Nos hizo repetir

Dos cines y un par de conciertos

Empezamos a salir

No sé si esa cara tan rara

Un ojo aquí y un diente allá

O el cuerpecillo de gitana

Mujer a medio terminar

Tu corazón fue lo que me acabó

De enamorar

Y nos metimos en el coche

Mi amigo, tu amiga, tú y yo

Te dije: "nena, dame un beso"

Tú contestaste: "que no"

Empezamos mal y yo que creía

Que esto era un buen plan

Y desde entonces hasta ahora

El juego del amor

Nos tuvo tres años jugando

Luego nos separó

Pero la fuerza del destino

Nos hizo repetir

Que si el invierno viene frío

Quiero estar junto a ti

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Quiero estar junto a ti

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Quiero estar junto a ti

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Quiero estar junto a ti

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Quiero estar junto a ti

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Quiero estar junto a ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ B1	noun - strength or force
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny or fate
beso /ˈbeso/ A2	noun - kiss
juego /ˈxweɣo/ A2	noun - game or play
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A1	noun - friend
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A2	noun - face
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
mal /mal/ A2	adjective - bad
plan /plan/ B1	noun - plan
invierno /inˈbjeɾno/ B1	noun - winter
separar /sepaˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to separate
decidir /desiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide
enamorar /enamoˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to fall in love
desastre /deˈsastɾe/ B2	noun - disaster

Key Grammar Structures

• Nos vimos tres o cuatro veces

  ➔ Preterite tense (vimos) with reflexive pronoun (nos)

  ➔ The verb "vimos" is the preterite (simple past) of "ver" (to see). The reflexive pronoun "nos" indicates that the subjects saw each other.

• Me decidí a atacar

  ➔ Periphrastic verb phrase (decidirse a + infinitive)

  ➔ "Decidirse a + infinitive" expresses the idea of deciding to do something. Here, it's "decidí a atacar" (I decided to attack).

• No quise desconfiar

  ➔ Preterite of "querer" (quise) expressing refusal or unwillingness.

  ➔ When "querer" is used in the preterite tense (quise), it implies a refusal to do something. "No quise desconfiar" means "I refused to distrust" or "I didn't want to distrust."

• Empezamos mal y yo que creía

  ➔ Use of "y" to add emphasis or contrast. Use of "que" + imperfect to emphasize a previous belief.

  ➔ The "y" adds emphasis to the bad start. "Yo que creía" (I, who believed) emphasizes the speaker's prior belief that things would go well. The imperfect tense "creía" indicates a continuing state of believing in the past.

• No me comí un colín

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "no comerse un colín" (to not achieve anything).

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression used in Spain to mean "to not achieve anything" or "to be unsuccessful."

• Pero la fuerza del destino nos hizo repetir

  ➔ "Hacer" + infinitive construction expressing causation.

  ➔ "Hacer + infinitive" means "to make someone do something". In this case, "nos hizo repetir" means "it made us repeat".

• Tu corazón fue lo que me acabó de enamorar

  ➔ Cleft sentence using "ser" + "lo que" to emphasize a particular element.

  ➔ The structure "ser + lo que" is used to emphasize a specific part of the sentence. In this case, it emphasizes that "your heart" was the thing that ultimately made him fall in love.

• El juego del amor nos tuvo tres años jugando

  ➔ "Tener" + [duration of time] + gerund (jugando). To express that something was happening during that time.

  ➔ The construction "Tener + [time period] + gerund" shows how long an action lasted or that an activity took place during a specific timeframe. It emphasizes the duration of the game.