Los Hombres no deben llorar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: KING CLAVE, NOEMI CERATTO

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt ballad “Los Hombres No Deben Llorar,” a song that encourages listeners to explore themes of love, loss, and societal expectations surrounding masculinity. Through its poignant lyrics and emotive delivery, this song offers a glimpse into the universal struggle of balancing vulnerability with cultural norms, making it a compelling piece for understanding the nuances of human emotion.

[English]

When I lost you

I wasn’t satisfied

With the reality

A feeling

Went through my mind

It showed me the truth

Our humble little house

That was our nest

Looked so sad now

Only your scent

Remained in my memory

Of that great love

Your way of acting

Made me suffer

Leaving in my chest

A cruel wound

When I saw you defeated

By another illusion

Full of jealousy and pain

You killed my love

And they say that men

Should not cry

Over a woman

Who has done wrong

But I couldn’t help

Hold back my tears

Closing my eyes

I started to cry

...

But I couldn’t help

Hold back my tears

Closing my eyes

I started to cry

They say that men

Should not cry

Over a woman

Who has done wrong

But I couldn’t help

Hold back my tears

Closing my eyes

I started to cry

...

They say that men

Should not cry

Over a woman

Who has done wrong

But I couldn’t help

Hold back my tears

Closing my eyes

I started to cry

And they say that men

Should not cry

Over a woman

Who has done wrong

But I couldn’t help

Hold back my tears

Closing my eyes

I started to cry

...

[Spanish]

Cuando te perdí

No me conforme

Con la realidad

Un presentimiento

En mi pensamiento

Me dio la verdad

La humilde casita

Que fue nuestro nido

Muy triste quedó

Solo tu perfume

Quedó en el recuerdo

De aquel gran amor

Tu procedimiento

Me hizo padecer

Dejando en mi pecho

Una herida cruel

Al verte rendida

Por otra ilusión

De celos y angustias

Mataste mi amor

Y dicen que los hombres

No deben llorar

Por una mujer

Que ha pagado mal

Pero yo no pude

Contener mi llanto

Cerrando los ojos

Me puse a llorar

Pero yo no pude

Contener mi llanto

Cerrando los ojos

Me puse a llorar

Dicen que los hombres

No deben llorar

Por una mujer

Que ha pagado mal

Pero yo no pude

Contener mi llanto

Cerrando los ojos

Me puse a llorar

Dicen que los hombres

No deben llorar

Por una mujer

Que ha pagado mal

Pero yo no pude

Contener mi llanto

Cerrando los ojos

Me puse a llorar

Y dicen que los hombres

No deben llorar

Por una mujer

Que ha pagado mal

Pero yo no pude

Contener mi llanto

Cerrando los ojos

Me puse a llorar

Key Vocabulary

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.