Lo Que Quedó De Mí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José
• Album: 40 y 20

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of the Spanish language with this classic ballad. By listening to 'Lo Que Quedó De Mí,' you can master poetic vocabulary related to loss, memory, and personal identity while experiencing the heartfelt vocal delivery of a musical legend.

[English]

I didn't want to love you this much

And yet, I loved you

I didn't want to give so much of myself

But little by little, I gave in

I, who gave you all my dreams

And dreamed of nothing for myself

I, who thought I had it all

Look, my love, I was wrong

Why did you make me

Fight against life

Live this lie

Until I no longer know who I am?

I walk among failures

And dodge the claws

That pain throws at me

I want you to come

As the only guest

To witness up close

What is left of me

And I want you to stay

Just for a few moments

I want you to see my end

...

I, who gave you all my dreams

And dreamed of nothing for myself

I, who thought I had it all

Look, my love, I was wrong

Why did you make me

Fight against life

Live this lie

Until I no longer know who I am?

I walk among failures

And dodge the claws

That pain throws at me

I want you to come

As the only guest

To witness up close

What is left of me

And I want you to stay

Just for a few moments

I want you to see

My end

...

[Spanish]

Yo no quería amarte tanto

Y sin embargo yo te amé

Yo no quería darme tanto

Más poco a poco me entregué

Yo que te dí todos mis sueños

Y para mí nada soñé

Yo que creí tenerlo todo

Mira mi amor, me equivoqué

¿Por qué me hiciste

Pelearme con la vida

Vivir esta mentira

Que ya ni sé quién soy?

Camino entre fracasos

Y esquivo los zarpazos

Que me tira el dolor

Quiero que vengas

Como única invitada

A presenciar de cerca

Lo que quedó de mí

Y quiero que te quedes

Tan solo unos instantes

Quiero que veas mi fin

Yo que te di todos mis sueños

Y para mí nada soñé

Yo que creí tenerlo todo

Mira mi amor, me equivoqué

¿Por qué me hiciste

Pelearme con la vida

Vivir esta mentira

Que ya ni sé quién soy?

Camino entre fracasos

Y esquivo los zarpazos

Que me tira el dolor

Quiero que vengas

Como única invitada

A presenciar de cerca

Lo que quedó de mí

Y quiero que te quedes

Tan solo unos instantes

Quiero que veas

Mi fin

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amarte a-mar-te A2	verb - To love you
entregué en-tre-ge B1	verb - Surrendered or gave myself over
sueños swe-nyos A1	noun - Dreams
equivoqué e-ki-bo-ke B1	verb - Made a mistake
mentira men-ti-ra A2	noun - Lie
fracasos fra-ka-sos B2	noun - Failures
esquivo es-ki-bo C1	verb - To dodge or avoid
zarpazos sar-pa-sos C2	noun - Claw strikes or heavy blows
dolor do-lor A2	noun - Pain
invitada in-bi-ta-da A2	noun - Guest
presenciar pre-sen-syar B2	verb - To witness
instantes ins-tan-tes B1	noun - Instants/Moments
fin fin A1	noun - End

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo no quería amarte tanto

  ➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito imperfecto)

  ➔ Used "quería" to describe a state of mind or desire in the past that was ongoing.

• Más poco a poco me entregué

  ➔ Preterite tense (Pretérito indefinido)

  ➔ Used "entregué" to indicate a completed action at a specific point in time.

• Yo que te dí todos mis sueños

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' (Cláusula relativa)

  ➔ The structure "Yo que..." emphasizes the subject before providing more information about them.

• Mira mi amor, me equivoqué

  ➔ Imperative mood (Modo imperativo)

  ➔ Used "mira" as an imperative to draw the listener's attention.

• ¿Por qué me hiciste pelearme con la vida?

  ➔ Causative structure (Verbo hacer + infinitivo)

  ➔ Used "hiciste" + "pelearme" to indicate someone caused the subject to do something.

• Que ya ni sé quién soy

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun in subordinate clause (Pronombre interrogativo)

  ➔ Used "quién" as an interrogative pronoun embedded in a declarative sentence.

• Quiero que vengas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Modo subjuntivo)

  ➔ Used "vengas" in the subjunctive because it follows a verb of desire ("quiero").

• Y quiero que te quedes

  ➔ Reflexive verb in subjunctive (Verbo reflexivo)

  ➔ The reflexive verb "quedarse" implies remaining in a place or state.