Me Falta Alcohol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Yunis

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

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Lo nuestro se acabó Ya nadie te toma de la mano

Our thing is over - Nobody holds your hand anymore

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Lo que había entre los dos Terminaría tarde que temprano

What was between us - Would end sooner or later

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Te fuiste a buscar Lo que no se había perdido

You went to find - What wasn’t lost

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Es muy tarde ya Pero al final

It's too late now - But in the end

¡Me falta alcohol! Para olvidar todo lo que viví contigo

I need alcohol! - To forget everything I lived through with you

Para no mirarte más que como un amigo Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

So I won't see you more than as a friend - You had gold, and you traded it for metal

Ah ah ah

Ah ah ah

Porque el dolor Te juro que no durará toda una vida

Because the pain - I swear it won't last a lifetime

Porque el licor se hizo para curar heridas Y te aseguro que soy fácil de sanar

Because liquor is made to heal wounds - And I swear I’m easy to heal

Ah ah ah

Ah ah ah

No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

I won't be here when you want to come back

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(¡Ay Yunis!)

(Oh Yunis!)

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(¡Fírmelo!)

(Tell me!)

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Pensé en volverme loco Pero miré tu foto

I thought about going crazy - But then I looked at your photo

Y me acordé de todo Lo que hacías poco a poco

And I remembered everything - What you did little by little

No me voy morir tampoco Ni me partiré el coco

I'm not going to die either - Nor will I blow my mind

Ay pero mira chiquitita Te fuiste por poco

But look, little one - You left by a little

Te fuiste a buscar Lo que no se había perdido

You went to find - What wasn’t lost

Es muy tarde ya Pero al final

It's too late now - But in the end

¡Me falta alcohol! Para olvidar todo lo que viví contigo

I need alcohol! - To forget everything I lived with you

Para no mirarte más que como un amigo Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

So I won't see you more than as a friend - You had gold, and you traded it for metal

Ah ah ah

Ah ah ah

Pero el dolor Te juro que no durará toda una vida 

But the pain - I swear it won’t last a lifetime

Porque el licor se hizo para curar heridas Y te aseguro que soy fácil de sanar

Because liquor is made to heal wounds - And I swear I’m easy to heal

Ah ah ah

Ah ah ah

No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

I won't be here when you want to come back

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Es muy tarde ya

It's too late now

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɔːl/ B1	noun - a colorless volatile flammable liquid used as a solvent and in beverages
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain or suffering
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose something
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A1	noun - friend
tarde /ˈtaɾðe/ A2	noun - afternoon or late
foto /ˈfoto/ A1	noun - photo or picture
sanar /saˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal or cure
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search or look for
coco /ˈkoko/ B2	noun - coconut or head (slang)
oro /ˈoɾo/ A2	noun - gold
metal /meˈtal/ A2	noun - metal

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo nuestro se acabó

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun + verb in preterite (se acabó)

  ➔ Uses the reflexive pronoun "se" with the verb "acabar" in preterite tense to indicate that "our thing" has ended.

• Ya nadie te toma de la mano

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun + present tense verb in third person

  ➔ Uses "ya nadie" (no one anymore) with a present tense verb "toma" to express that nobody is holding your hand anymore.

• Porque el dolor te juro que no durará toda una vida

  ➔ Conjunction "porque" + direct object + verb "jurar" + subordinate clause with "que"

  ➔ Uses "porque" to explain the reason, followed by "el dolor te juro" (I swear to you the pain), and a subordinate clause indicating that "it" will not last a lifetime.

• Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

  ➔ Imperfect tense "tenías" + direct object "oro" + preterite tense "cambiaste" + preposition "por" + noun "metal"

  ➔ Uses the imperfect tense "tenías" (you had) to describe a past state, and the preterite "cambiaste" (you changed) to describe a completed action, with "por" indicating the replacement.

• No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

  ➔ Negative future tense "no voy a estar" + subordinate clause with "cuando" + present subjunctive "quieras regresar"

  ➔ Uses the negative form "no voy a estar" (I will not be) with a subordinate clause introduced by "cuando" (when), followed by the present subjunctive "quieras regresar" to express a future hypothetical situation.

• Pero mira chiquitita

  ➔ Conjunction "pero" + imperative or present verb "mira" + diminutive "chiquitita"

  ➔ Uses "pero" (but) to contrast, with the imperative or present tense "mira" (look), and the diminutive "chiquitita" (little girl or sweetheart) as a term of endearment.