No Puedo Olvidarla – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Fuerza Regida
• Album: Las Románticas Favoritas - EP

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through music is a fantastic way to connect with the culture, and Fuerza Regida's "No Puedo Olvidarla" offers a powerful lesson in expressing deep, heartfelt emotions. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and loss provide a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to feelings and relationships. What makes this song special is its raw honesty and classic corrido tumbado sound, which will not only help you learn the language but also give you a true taste of modern Regional Mexican music.

[English]

Still

I haven't been able to forget her

It's useless

I can't hide it

It was cruel

To take her away from me

Her tearful eyes

Asked, "why was it like this?"

Today I understand

Forever

I lost her

I just can't forget her, no

How much I love her

I suffer and I'm dying

To see her one more time

I just can't forget her, no

My mind

Tells me it's too late

To forget

...

It was cruel

To take her away from me

Her tearful eyes

Asked, "why was it like this?"

Today I understand

Forever

I lost her

I just can't forget her, no

How much I love her

I suffer and I'm dying

To see her one more time

I just can't forget her, no

My mind

Tells me it's too late

To forget

...

[Spanish]

Todavía

No la he podido olvidar

Es inútil

No lo puedo ocultar

Fue inhumano

El alejarla de mí

Su mirada empañada

Preguntaba, "¿por qué fue así?"

Hoy comprendo

Para siempre

La perdí

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

Cuanto la quiero

Sufro y me muero

Por verla una vez más

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

Mi pensamiento

Me dice que es tarde

Para olvidar

Fue inhumano

El alejarla de mí

Su miraba empañada

Preguntaba, "¿por qué fue así?"

Hoy comprendo

Para siempre

La perdí

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

Cuanto la quiero

Sufro y me muero

Por verla una vez más

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

Mi pensamiento

Me dice que es tarde

Para olvidar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidar /ol.βiˈðar/ A2	verb - to forget
inútil /iˈnu.til/ B1	adjective - useless, futile
ocultar /o.kulˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to hide, to conceal
inhumano /in.uˈma.no/ B2	adjective - inhuman, cruel
alejar /a.leˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to move away, to distance (from)
mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ A2	noun - gaze, look
empañar /em.paˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to fog up, to dim, to tarnish
preguntar /pɾe.ɣunˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to ask, to inquire
comprender /kom.pɾenˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand, to comprehend
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A1	verb - to lose
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A1	verb - to die
ver /bɛɾ/ A1	verb - to see
pensamiento /pen.saˈmjen.to/ B1	noun - thought, thinking
tarde /taɾ.ðe/ A1	noun - afternoon, evening adjective/adverb - late

Key Grammar Structures

• No la he podido olvidar

  ➔ Present Perfect 'haber' + 'poder' + Infinitive + Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ The structure "he podido" is the present perfect of 'poder' (to be able to), indicating an action that started in the past and continues or has relevance in the present. "la" is a direct object pronoun referring to 'ella' (her), placed before the conjugated verb 'haber'. 'olvidar' is the infinitive.

• No lo puedo ocultar

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun placement with Modal Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ "lo" is a direct object pronoun (it). When used with a conjugated modal verb like 'poder' (to be able to) followed by an infinitive ('ocultar' - to hide), the pronoun can either precede the conjugated verb (as seen here) or be attached to the end of the infinitive (e.g., "No puedo ocultarlo").

• Fue inhumano el alejarla de mí

  ➔ Impersonal 'ser' + Adjective + Definite Article + Infinitive as Subject

  ➔ This construction uses the impersonal verb 'ser' (it was) followed by an adjective ('inhumano' - inhuman). The definite article "el" before the infinitive "alejarla" (to take her away) makes the infinitive phrase act as the subject of the sentence, meaning 'the act of taking her away was inhuman'. "-la" is a direct object pronoun attached to the infinitive.

• Preguntaba, "¿por qué fue así?"

  ➔ Imperfect Tense for description/ongoing action and Preterite Tense for specific past event

  ➔ "Preguntaba" is in the imperfect tense, used to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past, or a state. Here, it describes 'her gaze' (implied subject 'mirada') repeatedly or continuously asking. "fue así" uses the preterite tense, referring to a specific, completed action in the past within the direct question.

• La perdí

  ➔ Preterite Tense for a completed action + Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ "perdí" is in the preterite tense, indicating a single, completed action in the past ('I lost'). "La" is a direct object pronoun referring to 'ella' (her), placed before the conjugated verb. This line emphasizes the finality of the loss.

• Es que no puedo olvidarla no

  ➔ Emphatic 'Es que' + Direct Object Pronoun attached to Infinitive + Double Negative for emphasis

  ➔ "Es que" is an emphatic expression used to explain or justify something, often translated as 'it's that...' or 'the thing is...'. "olvidarla" combines the infinitive 'olvidar' (to forget) with the direct object pronoun '-la' (her) attached. The repeated "no" further emphasizes the speaker's inability.

• Cuanto la quiero

  ➔ Exclamatory 'Cuánto' + Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Cuanto" (or 'cuánto' with an accent when specifically asking 'how much') acts as an adverb here in an exclamatory sense, meaning 'how much'. It emphasizes the intensity of the feeling 'quiero' (I love/want). "la" is the direct object pronoun referring to 'her'.

• Sufro y me muero por verla una vez más

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'morirse por' + Infinitive phrase with Direct Object Pronoun + Adverbial phrase

  ➔ "me muero por" is a common reflexive expression meaning 'I'm dying to' or 'I long for something intensely'. It is followed by an infinitive. "verla" combines 'ver' (to see) with the direct object pronoun '-la' (her). "una vez más" is an adverbial phrase meaning 'one more time'.

• Me dice que es tarde para olvidar

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun + Verb 'decir' + Subordinate Clause 'que' + Impersonal 'ser' + Adjective + 'para' + Infinitive

  ➔ "Me" is an indirect object pronoun (to me). "dice que" introduces a subordinate clause expressing what 'my thought' (mi pensamiento) communicates. "es tarde" is an impersonal construction using 'ser' + adjective ('it is late'). The phrase "para olvidar" uses 'para' + infinitive to indicate purpose or suitability ('to forget' or 'for forgetting').