Lo Que No Fue No Será – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cristian Castro
• Album: Hit Factory Criteria

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

En tus manos yo aprendí a beber agua

In your hands, I learned to drink water

Fui gorrión que se quedó preso en tu jaula

I was a sparrow trapped in your cage

Porque yo corté mis alas

Because I cut my wings

Y el alpiste que me dabas

And the seeds you gave me

Fue tan poco y sin embargo yo te amaba

Were so little, yet I loved you

Fue mi canto para ti siempre completo

It was my song for you, always complete

Sin ti no pude volar en otro cielo

Without you, I couldn't fly in another sky

Pero me dejaste solo

But you left me alone

Confundido y olvidado

Confused and forgotten

Y otra mano me ofreció el fruto anhelado

And another hand offered me the longed-for fruit

Lo que un día fue no será

What was once will not be

Ya no vuelvas a buscarme

Don't come looking for me again

No tengo nada que darte

I have nothing to give you

De tu alpiste me cansé

I'm tired of your seeds

Vete a volar a otro cielo

Go fly to another sky

Y deja abierta tu jaula

And leave your cage open

Tal vez otro gorrión caiga

Maybe another sparrow will fall

Pero dale de beber

But give it something to drink

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Déjame encender la luz, no quiero nada

Let me turn on the light, I want nothing

Si esto hubiera sido ayer lo tomaría

If this had been yesterday, I would take it

La primera vez que ofreces

The first time you offer

Para que yo aquí me quede

So that I stay here

Pero sin amarte ya qué ganaría

But without loving you, what would I gain?

Lo que un día fue no será

What was once will not be

Ya no vuelvas a abuscarme

Don't come looking for me again

No tengo nada que darte

I have nothing to give you

De tu alpiste me cansé

I'm tired of your seeds

Vete a volar a otro cielo

Go fly to another sky

Y deja abierta tu jaula

And leave your cage open

Tal vez otro gorrión caiga

Maybe another sparrow will fall

Pero dale de beber

But give it something to drink

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aprender /aprenˈder/ A2	verb - to learn
beber /βeˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to drink
gorrion /ɡorˈriɔn/ B1	noun - sparrow
preso /ˈpɾe.so/ B2	noun - prisoner
jaula /ˈxau.la/ B1	noun - cage
alas /ˈa.las/ A2	noun - wings
canto /ˈkan.to/ A1	noun - song, singing
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ (Spain), /ˈsje.lo/ (Latin America) A2	noun - sky
confundido /kon.funˈdi.ðo/ B2	adjective - confused
olvidado /ol.bjiˈða.ðo/ B2	adjective - forgotten
fruto /ˈfɾu.to/ B1	noun - fruit
buscar /βusˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search
darte /ˈdaɾ.te/ A2	verb - to give you

Key Grammar Structures

• En tus manos yo aprendí a beber agua

  ➔ Use of prepositional phrase 'En tus manos' to indicate location or context

  ➔ 'En tus manos' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'in your hands', indicating the context or location where the action (learning to drink water) took place.

• Fui gorrión que se quedó preso en tu jaula

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun to specify 'gorrión' (sparrow)

  ➔ 'Que' is a relative pronoun connecting and providing information about 'gorrión', meaning 'sparrow', specifying the subject of the sentence.

• porque yo corté mis alas

  ➔ Use of the conjunction 'porque' to give a reason or cause

  ➔ 'Porque' introduces a subordinate clause explaining the reason for the action, which is 'I cut my wings'.

• Vete a volar a otro cielo

  ➔ Use of the reflexive verb 'Vete' with a prepositional phrase indicating destination

  ➔ 'Vete' is a reflexive verb meaning 'go away' or 'leave', used here with 'a volar a otro cielo' to mean 'go fly to another sky', indicating a direction or destination.

• Ya no vuelvas a buscarme

  ➔ Use of 'Ya no' with the imperative 'vuelvas' to indicate stopping an action

  ➔ 'Ya no' means 'no longer' or 'stop', combined with the subjunctive 'vuelvas' (you come back), to tell someone not to return anymore.

• De tu alpiste me cansé

  ➔ Use of the verb 'cansé' in past tense to indicate fatigue or tiredness

  ➔ 'Cansé' is the past tense of 'cansar', meaning 'became tired'. The phrase expresses that the singer is tired of the 'alpiste' (birdseed or nourishment) provided.

• Y deja abierta tu jaula

  ➔ Use of the imperative 'deja' with an adjective 'abierta' for giving a command or suggestion

  ➔ 'Deja' is the imperative form of 'dejar' (to leave/stop), used here with 'abierta' to command or suggest leaving the cage open.