Nadie Se Va Como Llegó – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ángela Aguilar

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the profound emotions and rich sounds of "Nadie Se Va Como Llegó" by Ángela Aguilar. This powerful regional Mexican ballad offers a unique window into the Spanish language through its poignant lyrics about heartbreak and resilience. You'll not only grasp the depth of feeling conveyed but also appreciate the artistic mastery that blends traditional mariachi with contemporary influences, making it a truly special listening experience for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

How exhausting it is to try to be again

what we were before We went from lovers to being enemies - regretting having met each other I wish I could erase

from my body the tattoo that your kisses made - To go back to that day when I could touch you and didn't

do it From this love, no one leaves as they arrived I gave you - my best version and you didn't give me yours You leave smiling

apparently whole And I’m left crazy because - I still love you From this love, no one leaves as they arrived

The fairest thing is to share the pain in equal parts - without collateral years Because this claw

the truth is that it’s not worth it Everything in life has - a solution But you and I are the exception [Music]

From this - love, no one leaves as they arrived

I gave you my best version and you didn't give me yours You leave - smiling apparently whole And I’m left

crazy because I still love you From this love, no one - leaves as they arrived The fairest thing is to share

the pain in equal parts without collateral years - Because this claw the truth is that it’s not worth it Everything

in life has a solution But you and I are - the exception [Music] [Applause] [Music]

[Spanish]

[Música] [Aplausos] [Música] Qué  desgastante intentar volver a ser  

los de antes Pasamos de amantes a ser enemigos  arrepentidos de habernos conocido Quisiera borrar  

de mi cuerpo el tatuaje que hicieron tus besos  Volver ese día que pude tocarte y no haberlo  

hecho De este amor nadie se va como llegó Te di  mi mejor versión y tú a mí no Tú te vas sonriendo  

aparentemente entero Y yo me quedo loca porque  aún te quiero De este amor nadie se va como llegó  

Lo más justo es repartirnos el dolor en partes  iguales sin años colaterales Porque esta garra  

la verdad que no lo vale Todo en la vida tiene  solución Pero tú y yo somos la excepción [Música]

[Aplausos] [Música] De este  amor nadie se va como llegó  

Te di mi mejor versión y tú a mí no Tú te vas  sonriendo aparentemente entero Y yo me quedo  

loca porque aún te quiero De este amor nadie  se va como llegó Lo más justo es repartirnos  

el dolor en partes iguales sin años colaterales  Porque esta garra la verdad que no lo vale Todo  

en la vida tiene solución Pero tú y yo somos  la excepción [Música] [Aplausos] [Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desgastante /des.ɣasˈtan.te/ B2	adjective - wearing, exhausting
amantes /aˈman.tes/ B1	noun - lovers
enemigos /e.neˈmi.ɣos/ A2	noun - enemies
arrepentidos /a.re.penˈti.ðos/ B2	adjective - repentant, regretful
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
tatuaje /taˈtwa.xe/ B2	noun - tattoo
besos /ˈbe.sos/ A2	noun - kisses
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
versión /beɾˈsjon/ B1	noun - version
sonriendo /sonˈrjen.do/ A2	verb - smiling
entero /enˈte.ɾo/ A2	adjective - whole, complete
loca /ˈlo.ka/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
partes /ˈpaɾ.tes/ A2	noun - parts
garra /ˈɡa.ra/ B2	noun - claw, grip, effort
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
solución /so.luˈθjon/ B1	noun - solution
excepción /ek.sepˈθjon/ B2	noun - exception

Key Grammar Structures

• Qué desgastante intentar volver a ser los de antes

  ➔ Infinitive phrases after adjectives; 'los de antes' (the ones from before)

  ➔ "Qué desgastante" describes how exhausting something is. "Intentar volver a ser" is an infinitive phrase functioning as the subject complement, clarifying what's so exhausting. "Los de antes" is a common Spanish expression referring to people as they were in the past.

• Quisiera borrar de mi cuerpo el tatuaje que hicieron tus besos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Quisiera); Relative clauses (que hicieron tus besos)

  ➔ "Quisiera" is the imperfect subjunctive of "querer", expressing a wish or desire in a polite or softened way. "Que hicieron tus besos" is a relative clause modifying "el tatuaje", specifying which tattoo is being talked about.

• Volver ese día que pude tocarte y no haberlo hecho

  ➔ Past Perfect Subjunctive (no haberlo hecho); relative clause ('que pude tocarte')

  ➔ "No haberlo hecho" (not having done it) uses the past perfect subjunctive to express regret about not doing something in the past. "Que pude tocarte" is a relative clause modifying "ese día" which provides context. This clause means 'that I was able to touch you'

• De este amor nadie se va como llegó

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' (se va); 'como' meaning 'as' or 'like'

  ➔ "Se va" uses the impersonal 'se', indicating that nobody *leaves* this love the same way they arrived. "Como llegó" means 'as they arrived' or 'the way they arrived'.

• Te di mi mejor versión y tú a mí no

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb)

  ➔ The phrase "y tú a mí no" omits the verb "diste", which is understood from the first part of the sentence. It means "and you didn't give me mine".

• Y yo me quedo loca porque aún te quiero

  ➔ Use of "aún" (still)

  ➔ "Aún" means "still", indicating that despite everything, the speaker still loves the other person. It emphasizes the persistence of her feelings.

• Lo más justo es repartirnos el dolor en partes iguales sin años colaterales

  ➔ Superlative + 'es' + infinitive

  ➔ "Lo más justo es repartirnos..." uses the structure *superlative + 'es' + infinitive* to express what is the fairest thing to do. In this case, "repartirnos el dolor" (to share the pain) is the action that would be the fairest.

• Porque esta garra la verdad que no lo vale

  ➔ Use of "la verdad que" for emphasis.

  ➔ "La verdad que" is an idiomatic expression used for emphasis, similar to saying "the truth is that" or "honestly".

• Todo en la vida tiene solución, pero tú y yo somos la excepción

  ➔ The use of "la excepción" as a noun

  ➔ "La excepción" is used as a noun meaning "the exception". It highlights that their situation is a special case that doesn't follow the general rule.