Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: Gianluca Grignani
• Album: Destino Paraíso

Lyrics & Translation

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[English]

Yo pienso que

I think that

No son tan inútiles las noches que te di

The nights I gave you weren't so useless

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Te marchas, ¿y qué?

You leave, so what?

Yo no intento discutírtelo, lo sabes y lo sé

I'm not trying to argue, you know it and I know it

Al menos quédate solo esta noche

At least stay just for tonight

Prometo no tocarte, estás segura

I promise I won't touch you, are you sure?

Hay veces que me voy sintiendo solo

Sometimes I go feeling lonely

Porque conozco esa sonrisa tan definitiva

Because I know that very final smile

Tu sonrisa que a mí mismo, me abrió tu paraíso

Your smile, which opened your paradise to me

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Se dice que

They say that

Con cada hombre, hay una como tú

With every man, there's one like you

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Pero mi sitio, luego

But my place, then

Lo ocuparás con alguno, igual que yo, mejor, lo dudo

You'll fill with someone else, just like me, or maybe better, I doubt it

¿Por qué esta vez agachas la mirada?

Why do you look down this time?

Me pides que sigamos siendo amigos

You ask me to stay friends

¿Amigos para qué?, ¡maldita sea!

Friends for what? Damn it!

A un amigo lo perdono, pero a ti te amo

I forgive a friend, but I love you

Pueden parecer banales mis instintos naturales

My instincts might seem trivial

Hay una cosa que yo no te he dicho aún

There's one thing I haven't told you yet

Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

That my problems, you know what they're called? "You"

Solo por eso, tú me ves hacerme el duro

That's why I act tough around you

Para sentirme un poquito más seguro

To feel a little more secure

Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

And if you won't even say what I’ve messed up

Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

Remember I forgave you too

Y en cambio tú dices "lo siento, no te quiero"

And instead you say, "Sorry, I don't love you"

Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

And you walk away with this story between your fingers

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¿Qué vas a hacer?

What are you going to do?

Busca una excusa y luego márchate

Find an excuse and then leave

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Porque de mí

Because of me

No debieras preocuparte, no debes provocarme

You shouldn't worry, you must not provoke me

Que yo te escribiré un par de canciones

I will write you a couple of songs

Tratando de ocultar mis emociones

Trying to hide my emotions

Pensando pero poco, en las palabras

Thinking little, about the words

Te hablaré de la sonrisa tan definitiva

I'll tell you about that very final smile

Tu sonrisa que a mí mismo, me abrió tu paraíso

Your smile, which opened your paradise to me

Hay una cosa que yo no te he dicho aún

There's one thing I haven't told you yet

Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

That my problems, you know what they're called? "You"

Solo por eso, tú me ves hacerme el duro

That's why I act tough around you

Para sentirme un poquito más seguro

To feel a little more secure

Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

And if you won't even say what I’ve messed up

Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

Remember I forgave you too

Y en cambio tú dices "lo siento, no te quiero"

And instead you say, "Sorry, I don't love you"

Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

And you walk away with this story between your fingers

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

Na, na-na-ra

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensar /penˈsar/ A1	verb - to think
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
amar /aˈmar/ A2	verb - to love
problema /proˈble.ma/ B1	noun - problem
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ B1	noun - story
decir /deˈθiɾ/ B1	verb - to say
sentir /senˈtir/ B1	verb - to feel
excusa /eksˈku.sa/ B2	noun - excuse
canción /kanˈθjon/ B2	noun - song
seguro /seˈɣu.ɾo/ B2	adjective - sure, safe
mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ B2	noun - look, gaze
instinto /insˈtinto/ C1	noun - instinct
ocultar /okuˈltaɾ/ C1	verb - to hide, conceal
dudar /duˈðar/ C2	verb - to doubt

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo pienso que

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'pensar' plus 'que' to express opinions or thoughts.

  ➔ 'Pienso' is the first person singular present tense of 'pensar'.

• No son tan inútiles las noches que te di

  ➔ Use of 'no' plus verb 'ser' plus adjective and clause to negate and describe.

  ➔ 'Son' is the third person plural of 'ser'.

• ¿Qué vas a hacer?

  ➔ Futuro cercano with 'ir a' + infinitive to express intention or planned action.

  ➔ 'Vas' is the second person singular of 'ir' in present tense.

• Recuerda que también a ti te he perdonado

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'recordar' plus 'que' to remind, and indirect object pronouns to indicate whom.

  ➔ 'He perdonado' is the present perfect form of 'perdonar' in first person singular.

• Y si no quieres ni decir en qué he fallado

  ➔ Use of 'si' + present tense to introduce a conditional clause, with 'querer' in present tense.

  ➔ 'Quieres' is the second person singular of 'querer' in present tense.

• Que mis problemas, ¿sabes qué?, se llaman "tú"

  ➔ Use of 'se llaman' to indicate that something is called or named a certain way, passive voice.

  ➔ 'Se llaman' is a reflexive construction used in passive sense to mean 'are called'.

• Y te me vas con esta historia entre tus dedos

  ➔ Use of 'vas' (from 'ir') in present tense to express going, plus reflexive pronoun 'te' for second person.

  ➔ 'Vas' is the second person singular present tense of 'ir', meaning 'you go' or 'you are going'.