La Petite Mort – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José Madero

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ando buscando aire en lo profundo

Looking for air deep inside

Me está sofocando este cuerpo desnudo

This naked body is suffocating me

Duró pocos minutos este mal discurso

This bad talk lasted only a few minutes

Un falso amor sin rumbo

A false love with no direction

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos, sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves, let's keep lying to ourselves

Muramos un momento

Let's die for a moment

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

En esta cripta no existe amor

In this crypt, there’s no love

Ese no es el sendero

That’s not the way

Pequeña muerte, llévame un segundo

Little death, take me for a second

Después me daré cuenta de este error menudo

Then I’ll realize how big this mistake was

"No es por ahí, no es por ahí", me grita el mundo

"It's not over there, it's not over there," the world screams at me

Mi mеnte tiene un nudo

My mind is knotted

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos, sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves, let's keep lying to ourselves

Muramos un momеnto

Let's die for a moment

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

En esta cripta no existe amor

In this crypt, there’s no love

Ese no es el sendero

That’s not the way

Entre humo y alcohol

Between smoke and alcohol

Entro en razón, pero ya sin pantalón

I come back to reason, but I’m without pants

Que empiece la función, me vengo y me voy

Let the show begin, I come and go

Entre sábanas y alcohol, no encontraré amor

Among sheets and alcohol, I won’t find love

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Pequeña muerte, me sacaste un susto

Little death, you gave me a scare

Sé que el vacío que ahora siento es justo

I know the emptiness I feel now is fair

No es por aquí, pero es mi único usufructo

This isn’t the way, but it’s my only gain

El corazón es duro

The heart is tough

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos, sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves, let's keep lying to ourselves

Muramos un momento

Let's die for a moment

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

En esta tumba no existe amor

In this grave, there’s no love

Ese no es el sendero

That’s not the way

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

No es el camino correcto

This isn’t the right path

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Sigamos mintiéndonos

Let's keep lying to ourselves

No significa nada el clamor

The cry means nothing

Si te herí, lo lamento

If I hurt you, I regret it

Me queda claro

It’s clear to me

Entre sábanas y alcohol no encontraré amor

Among sheets and alcohol, I won’t find love

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aire /ˈaɪ̯ɾe/ A1	noun - air
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A1	noun - body
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2	noun - death
momento /moˈmento/ A2	noun - moment
razón /raˈθon/ B1	noun - reason
vacío /baˈsi.o/ B1	adjective - empty
susto /ˈsusto/ B2	noun - fright
clamar /klaˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to cry out
sendero /senˈdeɾo/ B2	noun - path
función /funˈθjon/ B2	noun - function
nudo /ˈnuðo/ B2	noun - knot
alcohol /alˈko.l/ B2	noun - alcohol
error /eˈroɾ/ B2	noun - error
dura /ˈduɾa/ B2	adjective - hard

Key Grammar Structures

• Ando buscando aire en lo profundo

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase "Ando buscando" uses the present continuous to indicate an ongoing action.

• Sigamos mintiéndonos

  ➔ Imperative mood.

  ➔ The phrase "Sigamos mintiéndonos" is in the imperative mood, suggesting an action to be taken.

• En esta cripta no existe amor

  ➔ Negative form.

  ➔ The phrase "no existe amor" uses the negative form to express the absence of love.

• Pequeña muerte, llévame un segundo

  ➔ Direct address.

  ➔ The phrase "Pequeña muerte" is a direct address, indicating that the speaker is speaking to someone or something.

• No es por ahí, no es por ahí

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "no es por ahí" emphasizes the speaker's insistence on the wrong path.

• Entre humo y alcohol

  ➔ Prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The phrase "Entre humo y alcohol" is a prepositional phrase indicating a state or condition.

• Si te herí, lo lamento

  ➔ Conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase "Si te herí" introduces a conditional clause, indicating a situation that depends on another.