Lyrics & Translation
The flowers are still pale
It's your presence that
Drifts away
Like small sails
Of ships that make shipwreck
My eyes have drowned
In tears
Oh, what pain! Your kisses hurt me
Your absence, who will heal it?
Oh! May death take me with it
I don't want to live if you're not here
You left on a normal day
Rushing off to work
You barely ate a bread
I didn't want to ask
If you were okay or not
Or if you wanted to rest
Oh, what pain! Your kisses hurt me
Your absence, who will heal it?
Oh! May death take me with it
I don't want to live if you're not here
Oh, what pain! Your kisses hurt me
Your absence, who will heal it?
Oh! May death take me with it
I don't want to live if you're not here
Oh, what pain! Your kisses hurt me
Your absence, who will heal it?
Oh! May death take me with it
I don't want to live if you're not here
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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naufragio /nown-fra-HEE-o/ B2 |
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noche /NOH-chay/ A2 |
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flor /floh-R/ A2 |
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presencia /pre-SEN-see-a/ B1 |
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dolor /do-LOR/ A2 |
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besos /BEH-sohs/ A2 |
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muerte /MWEHR-teh/ B2 |
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vivir /bi-VIR/ B1 |
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estar /es-TAR/ A2 |
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querer /keh-REHR/ B1 |
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descansar /des-kahn-SAR/ B2 |
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trabajar /tra-HAH-var/ A2 |
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preguntar /pre-GUN-tar/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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La nuit se couche tard
➔ Reflexive pronoun + verb + adverb
➔ The sentence uses the reflexive pronoun "se" with the verb "couche" to indicate an action performed by the subject on itself.
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Les fleurs sont encore pâles
➔ Present tense of the verb "être" + adjective + adverb
➔ Uses the present tense of "être" with an adjective "pâles" to describe the state of the flowers.
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C'est ta présence qui s'éloigne
➔ C'est + noun + relative clause with "qui" + verb
➔ Uses the structure "C'est" + noun + relative clause "qui" + verb to emphasize the subject's absence.
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¡Ay, qué dolor!, que me duelen tus besos
➔ Interjection + relative pronoun + noun + verb in present tense
➔ Uses interjection "¡Ay!" plus a relative clause to express pain and describe the action of the lips (besos) hurting.
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No quiero vivir si no estás
➔ Negative form with "quiero" + infinitive + conditional clause with "si"
➔ Expresses a desire not to live under the condition of the other person's absence using "quiero" (I want) + infinitive + "si no" (if not).