¿No Podiamos Ser Agua? – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maldita Nerea

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Estaba claro que no podíamos ser agua

It was clear that we couldn't be water

Que lo que sientes no puede verse desde aquí

That what you feel can't be seen from here

Unas palabras de aquella forma interpretada

Some words interpreted in that way

No tienen vida, no, ni tienen dónde ir, dónde ir

Have no life, no, nor do they have anywhere to go, anywhere to go

Lo has olvidado

You've forgotten

La vida crece entre los matices

Life grows among the nuances

Se esconde siempre lo que no dices

What you don't say is always hidden

Para hacerse de rogar

To make it hard to get

Un día claro

A clear day

Y aquellas cosas que no viviste

And those things you didn't live

Vienen hoy para decirte

Come today to tell you

Que la fiesta empiece ya

Let the party begin now

...

...

Yo empezaría por ser de los primeros, que van

I would start by being one of the first, who go

Huyendo siempre de los no sinceros

Always fleeing from the insincere

Será aquel que solo sabe y recomienda

It will be the one who only knows and recommends

Hacer locuras sin que nadie entienda

To do crazy things without anyone understanding

Y necesitas decir que no a los miedos, verás

And you need to say no to fears, you'll see

Puedo enseñarte lo que yo prefiero

I can show you what I prefer

Unas gotitas ahí de amor del bueno, mi amor

A few drops of good love, my love

No te preocupes, besaré primero

Don't worry, I'll kiss first

Aunque me canse

Even if I get tired

Y vengan miles de días grises

And thousands of gray days come

O mis palabras quieran rendirse

Or my words want to give up

Ante la lluvia en el cristal

Before the rain on the glass

Me suena grande

It sounds big to me

Los imposibles también existen

The impossibles also exist

Son los que hoy me hacen decirte

They are the ones that make me tell you today

Que la fiesta empiece ya

Let the party begin now

Pero a ver: que no, que no, que yo te quiero

But let's see: no, no, I love you

Te cambio un sí por ese yo no puedo

I trade a yes for that I can't

Demasiadas canciones que ya no llegan

Too many songs that no longer reach

Suenan palabras que jamás las llenan

Words sound that never fill them

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...

¡Lo has olvidado!

You've forgotten!

La vida crece entre los matices

Life grows among the nuances

Se esconde siempre lo que no dices

What you don't say is always hidden

Para hacerse de rogar

To make it hard to get

Y un día claro

And a clear day

Y aquellas cosas que no viviste

And those things you didn't live

Vuelven hoy para decirte

Come back today to tell you

Quédate un ratito más

Stay a little longer

Pero a ver: que no, que no, que yo te quiero

But let's see: no, no, I love you

Te cambio un si por ese ya no puedo

I trade a yes for that I can't anymore

Unas gotitas ahí de amor del bueno, mi amor

A few drops of good love, my love

No te preocupes, besare primero

Don't worry, I'll kiss first

Aunque me canse

Even if I get tired

Y vengan miles de días grises

And thousands of gray days come

O mis palabras quieran rendirse

Or my words want to give up

Ante la lluvia en el cristal

Before the rain on the glass

Me suena grande

It sounds big to me

Los imposibles también existen

The impossibles also exist

Son los que hoy me hacen decirte

They are the ones that make me tell you today

Que la fiesta empieza ya

Let the party begin now

...

...

Que nadie entienda

Let no one understand

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crecer /kɾeˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to grow, to increase
olvidado /olβiˈðaðo/ B2	adjective / noun - forgotten; one who is forgotten
fiesta /fjeˈsta/ A2	noun - party, celebration
empiece /emˈpjeθe/ B1	verb (subjunctive) - to start, to begin
confianza /konˈfjanθja/ B2	noun - trust, confidence
ardiente /arˈdjene/ B2	adjective - burning, passionate
besee /besɛˈɲaɾe/ C1	verb - to beg, to implore
misterio /misˈtεɾjo/ B2	noun - mystery, secret
imposible /impoˈsiβle/ B2	adjective / noun - impossible; impossible thing
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
sinceridad /sinθeɾiˈðað/ B2	noun - sincerity, honesty
alegría /aleˈɣɾi.a/ A2	noun - joy, happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• Estaba claro que no **podíamos** ser agua

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Spanish: *pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo*)

  ➔ The imperfect subjunctive 'podíamos' expresses a hypothetical or unlikely past action or situation. It suggests that being water was not a possibility in the past.

• Lo has **olvidado**

  ➔ Present Perfect (Spanish: *pretérito perfecto compuesto*)

  ➔ The present perfect 'has olvidado' indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. It emphasizes that the forgetting has consequences now.

• Se **esconde** siempre lo que no dices

  ➔ Reflexive Verb (Spanish: *verbo reflexivo*)

  ➔ 'Se esconde' uses the reflexive pronoun 'se' to indicate that the subject (what you don't say) is acting upon itself (hiding).

• Y aquellas cosas que no **viviste**

  ➔ Preterite (Spanish: *pretérito perfecto simple*)

  ➔ 'Viviste' is the preterite form of 'vivir', indicating a completed action in the past – things you didn't experience.

• Puedo **enseñarte** lo que yo prefiero

  ➔ Infinitive with Pronoun Attached (Spanish: *infinitivo con pronombre enclítico*)

  ➔ 'Enseñarte' combines the infinitive 'enseñar' (to teach) with the pronoun 'te' (you). It means 'to teach you' and the pronoun is attached to the infinitive form.

• Aunque me **canse**

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Spanish: *subjuntivo*)

  ➔ 'Canse' is the present subjunctive form of 'cansar'. It's used after 'aunque' to express uncertainty or concession.

• O mis palabras quieran **rendirse**

  ➔ Reflexive Infinitive (Spanish: *infinitivo reflexivo*)

  ➔ 'Rendirse' is the reflexive form of 'rendir' (to surrender). The 'se' indicates that the words are surrendering themselves.