No Se Ha Dado Cuenta – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Roberto Jordán
• Album: RCA 100 Años De Musica

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

De una chica yo estoy enamorado,

I'm in love with a girl,

Pero nunca le he hablado por temor.

But I've never spoken to her out of fear.

Tengo miedo que ella me rechaze,

I'm afraid she'll reject me,

O que diga que ya tiene otro amor

Or say she already has another love.

No se ha dado cuenta que me gusta,

She hasn't realized that I like her,

No se ha dado cuenta que le amo,

She hasn't realized that I love her,

Que cuando pasa la estoy mirando,

That when she passes by, I keep looking at her,

Que estando despierto la estoy soñando,

That when I'm awake, I dream of her,

Que de mi vida ya se ha adueñado,

That she has already taken over my life,

Que en mis pensamientos ella siempre ha estado,

That she's always been in my thoughts.

Es asì...

That's how it is...

De esa chica yo estoy enamorado,

I'm in love with a girl,

Pero nunca le he hablado por temor.

But I've never spoken to her out of fear.

Tengo miedo que ella me rechaze,

I'm afraid she'll reject me,

O que diga que ya tiene otro amoo-oor

Or say she already loves another—

No se ha dado cuenta que me gusta,

She hasn't realized that I like her,

No se ha dado cuenta que le amo

She hasn't realized that I love her,

Que cuando pasa la estoy mirando,

That when she passes by, I keep looking at her,

Que estando despierto la estoy soñando,

That when I'm awake, I dream of her,

Que de mi vida ya se ha adueñado,

That she has already taken over my life,

Que en mis pensamientos ella siempre ha estado

That she's always been in my thoughts.

De esa chica yo estoy enamorado,

I'm in love with a girl,

No se ha dado cuenta que me gusta,

She doesn't realize I like her,

No se ha dado cuenta que le amo

She doesn't realize I love her.

De esa chica yo estoy enamorado,

I'm in love with a girl,

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Key Grammar Structures

• De una chica yo estoy enamorado,

  ➔ Estar + Past Participle (State)

  ➔ Describes a state resulting from a past action. ""enamorado"" is the past participle of "enamorar".

• Pero nunca le he hablado por temor.

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Used to talk about actions that happened at an indefinite time in the past or actions that started in the past and continue to the present. Here, ""he hablado"" refers to an action (or lack thereof) in the past.

• Tengo miedo que ella me rechaze,

  ➔ Subjunctive after expressions of emotion or fear

  ➔ The subjunctive mood (""rechaze"" - note the spelling here in the lyrics) is used after expressions of emotion or fear like "tener miedo de que" (to be afraid that).

• O que diga que ya tiene otro amor

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'que' following expression of doubt or fear

  ➔ The subjunctive mood (""diga"") is used after "que" when the main clause expresses doubt, fear, or possibility (implied by "Tengo miedo").

• No se ha dado cuenta que me gusta,

  ➔ The reflexive verb "darse cuenta" in the Present Perfect

  ➔ "Darse cuenta de algo" means "to realize something". ""se ha dado cuenta"" is the third person singular in the Present Perfect tense.

• Que cuando pasa la estoy mirando,

  ➔ Present Progressive with Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Estar" + gerund ("mirando") forms the present progressive. The direct object pronoun (""la"") is placed before "estar".

• Que estando despierto la estoy soñando,

  ➔ Gerund used adverbially

  ➔ The gerund (""estando"") can be used to indicate a simultaneous action or the state/circumstance under which the main action occurs. "Estando despierto" means "while being awake".

• Que de mi vida ya se ha adueñado,

  ➔ The reflexive verb "adueñarse de" in the Present Perfect

  ➔ "Adueñarse de algo" means "to take possession of something" or "to take over something". It's a reflexive verb used here in the Present Perfect. ""se ha adueñado"" is the third person singular.

• Que en mis pensamientos ella siempre ha estado,

  ➔ Present Perfect for a state that has continued up to the present

  ➔ The Present Perfect (""ha estado"" - from the verb "estar") is used to describe a state that began in the past and continues up to the present.

• De esa chica yo estoy enamorado,

  ➔ Estar + Past Participle (State)

  ➔ This repeats the structure seen earlier. It emphasizes the current state of being in love, resulting from falling in love.