NO SUPISTE CUIDARNOS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ela Taubert, Jay Wheeler

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant story of heartbreak in "NO SUPISTE CUIDARNOS" by Ela Taubert and Jay Wheeler. This song offers a powerful way to learn Spanish through its emotionally charged lyrics and clear, heartfelt vocals. You can explore expressions of love, loss, and questioning, making it a compelling piece for language learners who want to connect with the deeper feelings conveyed in music. The blend of a tender ballad with modern electronic elements makes it a unique and memorable track.

[English]

Why do you want us now – it’s complicated?

When before we couldn’t – be apart?

Maybe it wasn’t perfect, but – my love for you was honest.

I don’t even know if it was – because of me or someone else.

You even changed – the way you looked at me.

And now I feel so foolish.

I don’t know how I didn’t see it before.

How could you let us go?

When it took us so much – to find each other?

How little that “forever” lasted.

It’s going to be so hard – to forget us.

And tell me – why did you let me go?

Tell me – when did you stop loving me?

When I gave you everything I am.

I gave you my heart.

You didn’t know how to take care of me.

You and I, we got lost.

We’re not even half – of what we once were.

From loving each other so much – we melted our hearts.

I think we messed up – by wanting to be more than friends.

And we took another path.

But now you’re – with someone else.

And I can’t sleep if I don’t feel you.

I have the clock frozen –

Because I don’t want to – waste time

With someone who isn’t you.

But we already failed – in the attempt.

We damaged it a long time ago – and you know it.

Baby, I’m sorry.

How could you let us go?

When it took us so much – to find each other?

How little that “forever” lasted.

It’s going to be so hard – to forget us.

And tell me – why did you let me go?

Tell me – when did you stop loving me?

When I gave you everything I am.

I gave you my heart.

You didn’t know how to take care of me.

You didn’t know how to take care of me.

When I loved you the most.

You erased what you promised.

Oh, tell me – how was it so easy to leave?

[VOCALIZING]

You didn’t know how to take care of me.

When I loved you the most.

You erased what you promised.

Oh, tell me – how was it so easy to leave?

How could you let us go?

When it took us so much – to find each other?

How little that “forever” lasted.

It’s going to be so hard – to forget us.

And tell me – why did you let me go?

Tell me – when did you stop loving me?

When I gave you everything I am.

I gave you my heart.

You didn’t know how to take care of me.

[Spanish]

♪ POR QUÉ AHORA QUERERNOS ES COMPLICADO ♪

♪ SI ANTES NO PODÍAMOS ESTAR SEPARADOS ♪

♪ QUIZÁS NO FUE PERFECTO PERO MI AMOR POR TI ERA HONESTO ♪

♪ YA NO SE SI FUE POR MI O FUE POR ALGUIEN ♪

♪ HASTA TU FORMA DE MIRAR ME LA CAMBIASTE ♪

♪ Y AHORA ME SIENTO TAN TONTA ♪

♪ NO SÉ CÓMO NO LO VI ANTES ♪

♪ ¿CÓMO PUDISTE SOLTARNOS? ♪

♪ SI NOS COSTÓ TANTO ENCONTRARNOS ♪

♪ QUÉ POCO DURÓ EL PARA SIEMPRE ♪

♪ ME VA A COSTAR MUCHO PODER OLVIDARNOS ♪

♪ Y DIME, ¿POR QUÉ ME SOLTASTE? ♪

♪ DIME, ¿CUÁNDO DEJASTE DE AMARME? ♪

♪ SI TE DI TODO LO QUE SOY ♪

♪ TE ENTREGUÉ EL CORAZÓN ♪

♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

♪ TÚ Y YO NOS PERDIMOS ♪

♪ YA NO ES NI LA MITAD DE LO QUE UN DÍA FUIMOS ♪

♪ DE TANTO QUERERNOS EL CORAZÓN LO FUNDIMOS ♪

♪ YO CREO QUE NOS FUE MAL POR QUERER SER MÁS QUE AMIGOS ♪

♪ Y COGIMOS OTRO CAMINO ♪

♪ PERO AHORA ESTAS POR OTRO LAO’ ♪

♪ Y NO DUERMO SI NO TE SIENTO ♪

♪ TENGO EL RELOJ CONGELAO’ ♪

♪ POR NO QUERER PERDER EL TIEMPO ♪

♪ CON OTRA QUE NO SEAS TÚ ♪

♪ PERO ES QUE YA FALLAMOS EN EL INTENTO ♪

♪ HACE TIEMPO LO DAÑAMOS Y ESO TÚ LO SABES ♪

♪ BEBÉ, YO LO SIENTO ♪

♪ ¿CÓMO PUDISTE SOLTARNOS? ♪

♪ SI NOS COSTÓ TANTO ENCONTRARNOS ♪

♪ QUÉ POCO DURÓ EL PARA SIEMPRE ♪

♪ ME VA A COSTAR MUCHO PODER OLVIDARNOS ♪

♪ Y DIME, ¿POR QUÉ ME SOLTASTE? ♪

♪ DIME, ¿CUÁNDO DEJASTE DE AMARME? ♪

♪ SI TE DI TODO LO QUE SOY ♪

♪ TE ENTREGUÉ EL CORAZÓN ♪

♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

♪ CUANDO MÁS TE QUISE ♪

♪ BORRASTE LO QUE PROMETISTE ♪

♪ AY, DIME ¿CÓMO FUE TAN FÁCIL IRTE? ♪

[VOCALIZANDO]

♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

♪ CUANDO MÁS TE QUISE ♪

♪ BORRASTE LO QUE PROMETISTE ♪

♪ AY, DIME ¿CÓMO FUE TAN FÁCIL IRTE? ♪

♪ ¿CÓMO PUDISTE SOLTARNOS? ♪

♪ SI NOS COSTÓ TANTO ENCONTRARNOS ♪

♪ QUÉ POCO DURÓ EL PARA SIEMPRE ♪

♪ ME VA A COSTAR MUCHO PODER OLVIDARNOS ♪

♪ Y DIME, ¿POR QUÉ ME SOLTASTE? ♪

♪ DIME, ¿CUÁNDO DEJASTE DE AMARME? ♪

♪ SI TE DI TODO LO QUE SOY ♪

♪ TE ENTREGUÉ EL CORAZÓN ♪

♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ POR QUÉ AHORA QUERERNOS ES COMPLICADO ♪

  ➔ Reflexive Infinitive

  ➔ The pronoun "nos" is attached to the infinitive "querer" (to want/love) to form "querernos", meaning 'to love each other' or 'our loving'. This structure is common for reflexive verbs when used as infinitives.

• ♪ QUIZÁS NO FUE PERFECTO PERO MI AMOR POR TI ERA HONESTO ♪

  ➔ Preterite vs. Imperfect Tense

  ➔ "FUE" (preterite of 'ser') indicates a completed action or state in the past (it wasn't perfect at a specific point). "ERA" (imperfect of 'ser') describes a continuous or habitual state in the past (the love was honest over a period of time).

• ♪ HASTA TU FORMA DE MIRAR ME LA CAMBIASTE ♪

  ➔ Double Object Pronouns

  ➔ "ME LA" combines an indirect object pronoun ("me" - to me) and a direct object pronoun ("la" - it, referring to 'tu forma de mirar') before the conjugated verb "cambiaste". This structure indicates who received the action and what was changed.

• ♪ SI NOS COSTÓ TANTO ENCONTRARNOS ♪

  ➔ Impersonal Verb 'costar' + Indirect Object Pronoun + Infinitive

  ➔ "NOS COSTÓ" means 'it cost us' or 'it was hard for us'. "Costar" is often used impersonally with an indirect object pronoun (like "nos") to indicate who experienced the difficulty, followed by an infinitive ("encontrarnos" - to find each other) describing what was difficult.

• ♪ DIME, ¿CUÁNDO DEJASTE DE AMARME? ♪

  ➔ Verb Phrase 'Dejar de' + Infinitive

  ➔ "DEJASTE DE AMARME" means 'you stopped loving me'. The phrase "dejar de" followed by an infinitive is used to express that someone ceased doing an action. "Amarme" is the infinitive 'amar' with the direct object pronoun 'me' attached.

• ♪ NO SUPISTE CUIDARME ♪

  ➔ Preterite of 'Saber' + Infinitive (meaning 'to manage/know how to')

  ➔ In the preterite, "no supiste" (from 'saber') often means 'you failed to' or 'you didn't manage to' rather than simply 'you didn't know'. Here, it means 'you didn't know how to take care of me' or 'you failed to take care of me'. "Cuidarme" is the infinitive 'cuidar' with the direct object pronoun 'me' attached.

• ♪ CON OTRA QUE NO SEAS TÚ ♪

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood with Indefinite Antecedent

  ➔ "SEAS" is in the present subjunctive because the antecedent "otra" (another person) is indefinite or hypothetical. The speaker is referring to 'another person who might not be you' or 'any other person who isn't you'.

• ♪ HACE TIEMPO LO DAÑAMOS ♪

  ➔ Expression of Time with 'Hace'

  ➔ "HACE TIEMPO" means 'a long time ago'. The structure "hace + [period of time]" is used to indicate how long ago an action occurred. It's always followed by a verb in the preterite or imperfect.

• ♪ CUANDO MÁS TE QUISE ♪

  ➔ Superlative/Comparative with 'Más' + Verb

  ➔ "MÁS TE QUISE" means 'I loved you the most'. The structure "más + [verb]" is used to form a superlative or comparative expression with verbs, indicating the highest degree of that action. Here, it implies 'when I loved you at my peak'.