¿Lo Intentamos? – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Espinoza Paz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, emotional Spanish of "¿Lo Intentamos?" and explore how Espinoza Paz’s heartfelt lyrics turn a simple breakup into a universal ballad of unrequited love. You can learn conversational Spanish for expressing deep sorrow and relational disappointment through this song, which masterfully blends traditional Banda Sinaloense sounds with a modern, popular sensibility.

[English]

We tried but it couldn't work out

I did things wrong

I did fall in love

...

You told me you didn't feel anything for me

That if I slept with you

That I should forget it, it’s better

That I shouldn’t look for you

That I shouldn’t call you

That someone else has the key

To enter your life

What am I going to do

When I want to give you a kiss, what am I going to do

It will be so silly to caress the wall

I will go out looking for you with the intention of seeing you again

I will die

When I see you kissing someone else, I will die

It’s been a couple of days since you left, look at me today

I just want to get you back, come back again

...

What am I going to do

When I want to give you a kiss, what am I going to do

It will be so silly to caress the wall

I will go out looking for you with the intention of seeing you again

I will die

When I see you kissing someone else, I will die

It’s been a couple of days since you left, look at me today

I just want to get you back, come back again

...

We tried but it couldn't work out

I did things wrong

I really…

I really fell in love…

...

[Spanish]

Lo intentamos pero no pudo funcionar

Yo hice las cosas mal

Yo sí me enamore

Me dijiste que no sentías nada por mí

Que si contigo dormí

Que lo olvide es mejor

Que no te busque

Que no te llame

Qué otra persona tiene la llave

Para entrar en tu vida

Qué voy a hacer

Cuando tenga ganas de darte un beso, qué voy a hacer

Sera muy tonto hacerle caricias a la pared

Saldré a buscarte con la intención de volverte a ver

Me moriré

Cuando te mire besando a otro, me moriré

Hace un par de días que te marchaste, hoy mírame

Solamente quiero recuperarte, vuelve otra vez

Qué voy a hacer

Cuando tenga ganas de darte un beso, qué voy a hacer

Sera muy tonto hacerle caricias a la pared

Saldré a buscarte con la intención de volverte a ver

Me moriré

Cuando te mire besando a otro, me moriré

Hace un par de días que te marchaste, hoy mírame

Solamente quiero recuperarte, vuelve otra vez

Lo intentamos pero no pudo funcionar

Yo hice las cosas mal

Yo sí me...

Yo sí me enamore...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
intentar /intənˈtar/ A2	verb - to try
funcionar /funksjoˈnar/ A2	verb - to work
enamorar /enamoˈrar/ B1	verb - to fall in love
sentir /senˈtir/ A2	verb - to feel
olvidar /olbiˈðar/ A2	verb - to forget
buscar /busˈkar/ A1	verb - to look for
llamar /ʝaˈmar/ A1	verb - to call
persona /perˈsona/ A1	noun - person
llave /ˈʝaβe/ A2	noun - key
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
caricia /kaˈriθja/ B1	noun - caress
pared /paˈreð/ A1	noun - wall
recuperar /rekuperˈar/ B1	verb - to recover
tonto /ˈtonto/ A2	adjective - foolish

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo intentamos pero no pudo funcionar

  ➔ Preterite of poder + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "pudo" is the preterite of "poder", showing past ability, and it is followed by the infinitive "funcionar".

• Yo sí me enamoré

  ➔ Emphatic sí with reflexive verb (past)

  ➔ The adverb "sí" adds emphasis, meaning "indeed", and the reflexive verb "me enamoré" is in the preterite indicating a completed feeling.

• Qué voy a hacer cuando tenga ganas de darte un beso

  ➔ Future periphrastic "voy a + infinitive" + subjunctive after cuando

  ➔ The construction "voy a hacer" is a periphrastic future meaning "I am going to do"; the verb "tenga" is in the present subjunctive because it follows the temporal conjunction "cuando" referring to a future situation.

• Será muy tonto hacerle caricias a la pared

  ➔ Future simple with infinitive as subject complement

  ➔ "Será" is the future of "ser" meaning "it will be"; the infinitive phrase "hacerle caricias a la pared" functions as the subject complement describing what will be "very foolish".

• Me moriré cuando te mire besando a otro

  ➔ Future with reflexive verb + present subjunctive after cuando

  ➔ "Me moriré" is the future of the reflexive verb "morir" meaning "I will die"; "mire" is in the present subjunctive because it follows "cuando" referring to a future condition.

• Hace un par de días que te marchaste

  ➔ "Hace + time + que" construction with pretérito

  ➔ "Hace" means "it has been"; the phrase "un par de días que" sets a time span, and "te marchaste" is in the preterite indicating an action completed a few days ago.

• Que lo olvide es mejor

  ➔ Infinitive as subject + comparative structure

  ➔ "Olvide" (to forget) is an infinitive used as the grammatical subject of the sentence; the phrase "es mejor" forms a comparative meaning "is better".

• Que no te busque, que no te llame

  ➔ Negative purpose clause with subjunctive after "que"

  ➔ Both verbs "busque" and "llame" are in the present subjunctive, expressing a negative intention or wish: "that I do not look for you, that I do not call you".