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Cuando te perdí When I lost you 00:14
No me conforme I wasn’t satisfied 00:17
Con la realidad With the reality 00:19
Un presentimiento A feeling 00:24
En mi pensamiento Went through my mind 00:27
Me dio la verdad It showed me the truth 00:29
La humilde casita Our humble little house 00:34
Que fue nuestro nido That was our nest 00:37
Muy triste quedó Looked so sad now 00:39
Solo tu perfume Only your scent 00:44
Quedó en el recuerdo Remained in my memory 00:47
De aquel gran amor Of that great love 00:49
Tu procedimiento Your way of acting 00:55
Me hizo padecer Made me suffer 00:57
Dejando en mi pecho Leaving in my chest 00:59
Una herida cruel A cruel wound 01:02
Al verte rendida When I saw you defeated 01:04
Por otra ilusión By another illusion 01:07
De celos y angustias Full of jealousy and pain 01:09
Mataste mi amor You killed my love 01:12
Y dicen que los hombres And they say that men 01:14
No deben llorar Should not cry 01:17
Por una mujer Over a woman 01:20
Que ha pagado mal Who has done wrong 01:22
Pero yo no pude But I couldn’t help 01:25
Contener mi llanto Hold back my tears 01:27
Cerrando los ojos Closing my eyes 01:30
Me puse a llorar I started to cry 01:32
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Pero yo no pude But I couldn’t help 01:44
Contener mi llanto Hold back my tears 01:47
Cerrando los ojos Closing my eyes 01:49
Me puse a llorar I started to cry 01:52
Dicen que los hombres They say that men 01:54
No deben llorar Should not cry 01:57
Por una mujer Over a woman 01:59
Que ha pagado mal Who has done wrong 02:02
Pero yo no pude But I couldn’t help 02:04
Contener mi llanto Hold back my tears 02:07
Cerrando los ojos Closing my eyes 02:09
Me puse a llorar I started to cry 02:12
02:16
Dicen que los hombres They say that men 02:37
No deben llorar Should not cry 02:40
Por una mujer Over a woman 02:42
Que ha pagado mal Who has done wrong 02:45
Pero yo no pude But I couldn’t help 02:47
Contener mi llanto Hold back my tears 02:50
Cerrando los ojos Closing my eyes 02:52
Me puse a llorar I started to cry 02:54
Y dicen que los hombres And they say that men 02:57
No deben llorar Should not cry 02:59
Por una mujer Over a woman 03:01
Que ha pagado mal Who has done wrong 03:04
Pero yo no pude But I couldn’t help 03:07
Contener mi llanto Hold back my tears 03:09
Cerrando los ojos Closing my eyes 03:12
Me puse a llorar I started to cry 03:14
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Los Hombres no deben llorar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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KING CLAVE, NOEMI CERATTO
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Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]
[English]
Cuando te perdí
When I lost you
No me conforme
I wasn’t satisfied
Con la realidad
With the reality
Un presentimiento
A feeling
En mi pensamiento
Went through my mind
Me dio la verdad
It showed me the truth
La humilde casita
Our humble little house
Que fue nuestro nido
That was our nest
Muy triste quedó
Looked so sad now
Solo tu perfume
Only your scent
Quedó en el recuerdo
Remained in my memory
De aquel gran amor
Of that great love
Tu procedimiento
Your way of acting
Me hizo padecer
Made me suffer
Dejando en mi pecho
Leaving in my chest
Una herida cruel
A cruel wound
Al verte rendida
When I saw you defeated
Por otra ilusión
By another illusion
De celos y angustias
Full of jealousy and pain
Mataste mi amor
You killed my love
Y dicen que los hombres
And they say that men
No deben llorar
Should not cry
Por una mujer
Over a woman
Que ha pagado mal
Who has done wrong
Pero yo no pude
But I couldn’t help
Contener mi llanto
Hold back my tears
Cerrando los ojos
Closing my eyes
Me puse a llorar
I started to cry
...
...
Pero yo no pude
But I couldn’t help
Contener mi llanto
Hold back my tears
Cerrando los ojos
Closing my eyes
Me puse a llorar
I started to cry
Dicen que los hombres
They say that men
No deben llorar
Should not cry
Por una mujer
Over a woman
Que ha pagado mal
Who has done wrong
Pero yo no pude
But I couldn’t help
Contener mi llanto
Hold back my tears
Cerrando los ojos
Closing my eyes
Me puse a llorar
I started to cry
...
...
Dicen que los hombres
They say that men
No deben llorar
Should not cry
Por una mujer
Over a woman
Que ha pagado mal
Who has done wrong
Pero yo no pude
But I couldn’t help
Contener mi llanto
Hold back my tears
Cerrando los ojos
Closing my eyes
Me puse a llorar
I started to cry
Y dicen que los hombres
And they say that men
No deben llorar
Should not cry
Por una mujer
Over a woman
Que ha pagado mal
Who has done wrong
Pero yo no pude
But I couldn’t help
Contener mi llanto
Hold back my tears
Cerrando los ojos
Closing my eyes
Me puse a llorar
I started to cry
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

perdí

/peɾˈðið/

A2
  • verb
  • - I lost

conforme

/konˈfɔɾme/

B2
  • adjective
  • - content, satisfied

realidad

/real.iˈðað/

A2
  • noun
  • - reality

pensamiento

/pen.saˈmjen.to/

B1
  • noun
  • - thought

verdad

/berˈðað/

A2
  • noun
  • - truth

casita

/kaˈsi.ta/

A2
  • noun
  • - small house

nido

/ˈniðo/

A2
  • noun
  • - nest

triste

/ˈtɾis.te/

A2
  • adjective
  • - sad

perfume

/peɾˈfume/

A2
  • noun
  • - perfume, scent

recuerdo

/reˈkwerðo/

A2
  • noun
  • - memory, remembrance

amor

/aˈmoɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

procedimiento

/pɾo.θe.ðʝiˈmien.to/

B2

cruel

/kɾuˈel/

B2
  • adjective
  • - cruel

herida

/eˈɾi.ða/

B1

rendida

/reˈnˈdi.ða/

B2

ilusión

/iˈlu.θjon/

B2
  • noun
  • - illusion, hope

celos

/ˈθe.los/

B2
  • noun
  • - jealousy

mataste

/maˈtas.te/

A2

mujer

/muxˈeɾ/

A1

pagado

/paˈɣaðo/

A2

contener

/konteˈneɾ/

B1

llanto

/ˈʝan.to/

A2

Key Grammar Structures

  • Cuando te perdí

    ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in dependent clauses.

    ➔ The phrase "Cuando te perdí" uses the subjunctive mood to express a past event that has emotional significance.

  • Al verte rendida

    ➔ Use of the infinitive after prepositions.

    ➔ The phrase "Al verte rendida" shows the use of the infinitive "ver" after the preposition "al".

  • Dicen que los hombres no deben llorar

    ➔ Use of indirect speech.

    ➔ The phrase "Dicen que los hombres no deben llorar" illustrates how to report what others say using indirect speech.

  • Pero yo no pude contener mi llanto

    ➔ Use of the past tense to express inability.

    ➔ The phrase "Pero yo no pude contener mi llanto" uses the past tense "pude" to indicate that the speaker was unable to hold back tears.

  • Cerrando los ojos

    ➔ Use of gerunds to indicate simultaneous actions.

    ➔ The phrase "Cerrando los ojos" uses the gerund "cerrando" to indicate that the action of closing the eyes is happening at the same time as the main action.

  • Una herida cruel

    ➔ Use of adjectives to describe nouns.

    ➔ The phrase "Una herida cruel" uses the adjective "cruel" to describe the noun "herida" (wound).

  • Mataste mi amor

    ➔ Use of the simple past to indicate completed actions.

    ➔ The phrase "Mataste mi amor" uses the simple past "mataste" to indicate that the action of killing love is completed.