No Puedo Olvidarla – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Todavía

Still

No la he podido olvidar

I haven't been able to forget her

Es inútil

It's useless

No lo puedo ocultar

I can't hide it

Fue inhumano

It was cruel

El alejarla de mí

To take her away from me

Su mirada empañada

Her tearful eyes

Preguntaba, "¿por qué fue así?"

Asked, "why was it like this?"

Hoy comprendo

Today I understand

Para siempre

Forever

La perdí

I lost her

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

I just can't forget her, no

Cuanto la quiero

How much I love her

Sufro y me muero

I suffer and I'm dying

Por verla una vez más

To see her one more time

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

I just can't forget her, no

Mi pensamiento

My mind

Me dice que es tarde

Tells me it's too late

Para olvidar

To forget

...

...

Fue inhumano

It was cruel

El alejarla de mí

To take her away from me

Su miraba empañada

Her tearful eyes

Preguntaba, "¿por qué fue así?"

Asked, "why was it like this?"

Hoy comprendo

Today I understand

Para siempre

Forever

La perdí

I lost her

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

I just can't forget her, no

Cuanto la quiero

How much I love her

Sufro y me muero

I suffer and I'm dying

Por verla una vez más

To see her one more time

Es que no puedo olvidarla no

I just can't forget her, no

Mi pensamiento

My mind

Me dice que es tarde

Tells me it's too late

Para olvidar

To forget

...

...

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').