No Fue – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chita, CA7RIEL

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No, no fue amor, oh no

No, it wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos

Between us two

No

No

No

No

No fue amor, oh no

It wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos

Between us two

Eran tus ojos negros

Your black eyes

Parecían serenos

Seemed so calm

Pero puertas adentro

But behind closed doors

Me miran ásperos

They look at me harshly

Cuando te beso

When I kiss you

Sueño, sueño con el deseo

I dream, I dream of desire

A la espera del fuego

Waiting for the fire

Duermo con un ojo abierto

I sleep with one eye open

No

No

No fue amor, oh no

It wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos, no

Between us two, no

No

No

No fue amor, oh no

It wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos

Between us two

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El hielo con vos no se derrite

Ice doesn't melt with you

Porque no es la llama

Because it's not fire

Es el frío que con vos vive

It's the cold that lives with you

Tanto maquillaje va a hacer que la mente se lastime

So much makeup will only hurt your mind

F*ck rimmel, sé libre

F*ck mascara, be free

No me ames pero dime

Don’t love me but just tell me

Si vivir a oscuras, a vos te sirve

If living in darkness works for you

No quiero que el fuego te queme

I don't want fire to burn you

Y quedarme en soledad, nena

And leave me alone, girl

Como cuesta alumbrar tu oscuridad, no, no

How hard it is to light up your darkness, no, no

No

No

No fue amor, oh no

It wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos, no

Between us two, no

No

No

No fue amor, oh no

It wasn't love, oh no

Nunca hubo amor

There was never love

Entre nosotros dos

Between us two

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
ojos /ˈoxos/ A2	noun - eyes
sediento /seˈdjen.to/ B1	adjective - thirsty
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
frío /ˈfɾio/ A2	noun - cold adjective - cold
cielo /ˈsje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
quema /ˈke.ma/ B1	verb - to burn
solidad /so.liˈðað/ B2	noun - solitude
luz /lus/ A2	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• Nunca hubo amor

  ➔ Use of the past tense of 'haber' (hubo) to indicate existence/non-existence of something in the past.

  ➔ 'Hubo' is the third person singular past tense form of 'haber' used to indicate formality or abstract existence in the past.

• Eran tus ojos negros

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense 'eran' to describe a past state or characteristic.

  ➔ 'Eran' is the imperfect tense form of 'ser' used for descriptive past situations or characteristics.

• Nunca hubo amor

  ➔ Use of the preterite form 'hubo' to denote the existence of love in the past.

  ➔ 'Hubo' indicates the existence of something specific in the past, with a sense of completion.

• No fue amor, oh no

  ➔ Use of the preterite 'fue' to declare a definitive statement about love not being true.

  ➔ 'Fue' is the preterite form of 'ser' used here for a definitive statement or conclusion.

• Me miran ásperos

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'miran' to describe the current action or perception.

  ➔ 'Miran' is the present tense of 'mirar' (to look), indicating what they are doing or how they are perceived now.

• Sueño, sueño con el deseo

  ➔ Use of the present indicative 'sueño' to express ongoing desire or dreams.

  ➔ 'Sueño' is the first person singular present tense of 'soñar' (to dream), indicating an ongoing desire or mental image.

• Duermo con un ojo abierto

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'duermo' to describe a habitual or current action.

  ➔ 'Duermo' is the first person singular present tense of 'dormir' (to sleep), here expressing a continuous or inherent state.