Los Gatos no Ladran – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: India Martinez

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Tú preparando tan solo un café

You're just making coffee

Con la mirada en el suelo

With your gaze on the floor

Yo acostumbrándome a hacer el papel

I'm getting used to playing the part

De como que nos queremos

As if we love each other

Claro, más claro que el agua

Clear, clearer than water

Yo recogiendo la orilla del mar

I'm gathering the seashore

Bajo la alfombra del tiempo

Under the carpet of time

Tú descambiando los versos

You're undoing the verses

Y la letra de nuestra canción

And the lyrics of our song

Claro, más claro que el agua

Clear, clearer than water

Igual que los gatos no ladran

Just like cats don't bark

No vamos a llorar

We're not going to cry

Vamos a olvidar sin lágrimas

We're going to forget without tears

Los sueños que disfrazan la verdad

The dreams that disguise the truth

Camino de la buena suerte

On the path of good fortune

Vamos a lanzar

We're going to throw

Las muñecas tristes al desván

The sad dolls into the attic

Y en esta maleta por cerrar

And in this suitcase yet to close

Guardaremos nuestra suerte

We will keep our fortune

Claro, más claro que el agua

Clear, clearer than water

Igual que los gatos no ladran

Just like cats don't bark

Lo que atraviesa la respiración

The breath that travels

Entre tu boca y la mía

Between your mouth and mine

El eco de tus zapatos me cuentan

The echo of your shoes tells me

Que empieza la despedida

That the farewell is beginning

Que está más claro que el agua

That it's clearer than water

Nos aprendimos la trampa

We understood the trick

No vamos a llorar

We're not going to cry

Vamos a olvidar sin lágrimas

We're going to forget without tears

Lo sueños que disfrazan la verdad

The dreams that disguise the truth

Camino de la buena suerte

On the path of good fortune

Vamos a lanzar

We're going to throw

Las muñecas tristes al desván

The sad dolls into the attic

Y en esta maleta por cerrar

And in this suitcase yet to close

Guardaremos nuestra suerte

We will keep our fortune

Ya, más claro que el agua

Now, clearer than water

Que no hablemos más

That we don't talk anymore

No vamos a llorar

We're not going to cry

No vamos a llorar

We're not going to cry

...

...

Camino de la buena suerte

On the path of good fortune

Vamos a lanzar

We're going to throw

Las muñecas tristes al desván

The sad dolls into the attic

Y en esta maleta por cerrar

And in this suitcase yet to close

Guardaremos nuestra suerte

We will keep our fortune

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
café /kaˈfe/ A1	noun - coffee
mirada /miˈɾaða/ B1	noun - look, gaze
suelo /ˈswe.lo/ A2	noun - ground, floor
papel /paˈpel/ A2	noun - paper, role
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
claro /ˈklaɾo/ A2	adjective - clear, obvious
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1	noun - water
ladran /laˈðɾan/ B1	verb - they bark
sueños /ˈswe.ɲo/ B1	noun - dreams
disfrazan /dis.fɾaˈhan/ C1	verb - they disguise
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path, way verb - to walk
lanzar /lanˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to throw, to launch
muñecas /muˈɲe.kas/ A2	noun - dolls
cerrar /(se)ˈraɾ/ A2	verb - to close
suerte /sweɾˈte/ A2	noun - luck, fortune

Key Grammar Structures

• Tú preparando tan solo un café

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'está' + gerund

  ➔ 'Preparando' is the gerund form indicating an ongoing action.

• Yo acostumbrándome a hacer el papel

  ➔ Reflexive verb in present continuous with 'me' + gerund

  ➔ 'Acostumbrándome' is a reflexive gerund indicating becoming accustomed to something.

• Claro, más claro que el agua

  ➔ Comparative phrase using 'más' + adjective + que

  ➔ 'Más claro que el agua' means 'more clear than water,' a common idiomatic expression for something very obvious.

• Vamos a olvidar sin lágrimas

  ➔ Expression of 'ir a' + infinitive to indicate a future intention

  ➔ 'Vamos a' is used to express a plan or intention to do something in the near future.

• Y en esta maleta por cerrar

  ➔ Preposition 'por' + infinitive to mean 'before' or 'about to'

  ➔ 'Por' + infinitive expresses the idea of 'about to' or 'on the verge of.'

• Guardaremos nuestra suerte

  ➔ Future tense with 'guardaremos' from 'guardar' + object pronoun

  ➔ 'Guardaremos' is the future tense meaning 'we will keep' or 'save.'

• No vamos a llorar

  ➔ Negation of 'ir a' + infinitive indicating future negative intention

  ➔ 'No vamos a llorar' expresses the decision not to cry in the future.