La Pared – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through “La Pared” by Cupido offers a deep dive into the language of complex emotions. The song's raw and direct lyrics about love and heartbreak provide a powerful way to understand and express intense feelings. Its repetitive and melodic chorus makes it an excellent tool for memorizing phrases and experiencing the poetic side of the Spanish language.

[English]

I'm going to build a wall

Between your life and mine

So I won't see you again

At least not every day

But if you want to come

I'll also put a door

And just in case I want to die

A little window open

Because I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

I die when you're here, and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

Because I die when you're here, and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

...

...

If you leave, if you're not here, if I love you and you love me or not

I'm going to build a wall

Between your life and mine

So I won't see you again

At least not every day

But if you want to come

I'll also put a door

And just in case I want to die

A little window open

Because I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

I die when you're here and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

Because I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

Because I die when you're here, and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

...

Because life is a mess

If you forget me and don't remember

And I'm going to drown with a rope

Because life is a mess

If you forget me and don't remember

And I'm going to drown with a rope

Because I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

I die when you're here, and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

I die with you

I die without you

I die if you leave and if I see you coming

Because I die when you're here, and if you're not by my side

I feel like I'm dying and I don't want to die

...

[Spanish]

Voy a hacer una pared

Entre tu vida y la mía

Para no volverte a ver

Por lo menos cada día

Pero si quieres venir

También le pondré una puerta

Y por si quiero morir

Una ventanita abierta

Porque me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Me muero cuando estás, y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Porque me muero cuando estás, y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Si te vas, si no estás, si te quiero y me quieres o no

Voy a hacer una pared

Entre tu vida y la mía

Para no volverte a ver

Por lo menos cada día

Pero si quieres venir

También le pondré una puerta

Y por si quiero morir

Una ventanita abierta

Porque me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Me muero cuando estás y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Porque me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Porque me muero cuando estás, y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Porque la vida es una mierda

Si tú me olvidas y no te acuerdas

Y voy a ahogarme con una cuerda

Porque la vida es una mierda

Si tú me olvidas y no te acuerdas

Y voy a ahogarme con una cuerda

Porque me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Me muero cuando estás, y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Me muero contigo

Me muero sin ti

Me muero si te vas y si te veo venir

Porque me muero cuando estás, y si no estás a mi lado

Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pared /paˈɾed/ A2	noun - wall
vida /ˈβiða/ A2	noun - life
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
puerta /ˈpweɾta/ A2	noun - door
ventanita /bentaˈnita/ A2	noun - small window
muero /ˈmweɾo/ B2	verb - to die
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
volver /βolˈβeɾ/ B2	verb - to return, to come back
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to want, to love
muriendo /mweˈɾjendo/ B2	verb - dying
llamar /ʝamaɾ/ B2	verb - to call
caminar /ka miˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to walk
cuerda /ˈkweɾða/ B2	noun - rope

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a hacer una pared

  ➔ Future tense with "voy a" to express a planned action

  ➔ "Voy a" is used to indicate the near future or a planned action.

• Entre tu vida y la mía

  ➔ Preposition "entre" meaning "between" to indicate position or relationship

  ➔ "Entre" is used to specify the position or relationship between two entities.

• Para no volverte a ver

  ➔ Negative purpose clause with "para no" (to not) followed by infinitive

  ➔ "Para no" + infinitive expresses purpose in order to avoid or not do something.

• Me muero sin ti

  ➔ Reflexive verb "me muero" (I die) expressing strong emotional state, with "sin ti" (without you) as complement

  ➔ "Me muero" is a reflexive verb expressing the speaker's intense emotional feeling of dying without the person.

• Siento que me estoy muriendo y no me quiero morir

  ➔ Use of "siento que" to introduce a subjunctive or indicative clause of feeling, with reflexive verbs "me estoy muriendo" and "no me quiero morir"

  ➔ "Siento que" means "I feel that" and introduces a clause expressing personal feeling or perception, often followed by indicative or subjunctive mood.