No Te Animás A Despegar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Charly García

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock the poetic depth of Charly García's "No Te Animás A Despegar" – a compelling rock song that encourages users to delve into its Spanish lyrics. Through its evocative metaphors of stagnation and liberation, you can learn to express themes of courage, self-reflection, and the universal challenge of embracing new beginnings. The song's introspective questions and passionate delivery make it a unique and powerful piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam

Why do you stay on a dead end?

Why do you stay on a dead end?

I don't know why you go

To that place

Where everyone has gone off the rails

Why

Why don't you have the courage to take off?

I'll tell you why

You stay on a dead end

Why do you stay at the door?

I don't know why you go

To that place

Where everyone has gone off the rails

Why

Why don't you have the courage to take off

I'll tell you why (ok)

[Spanish]

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam, bam, bam

Ba, ba, ba, bam

Bam

¿Por qué te quedás en vía muerta?

¿Por qué te quedás en vía muerta?

No sé porqué vas

Hacia ese lugar

Donde todos han descarrilado

¿Por qué

No te animás a despegar?

Yo te digo porqué

Te quedás en vía muerta

¿Por qué te quedás en la puerta?

No sé porqué vas

Hacia ese lugar

Donde todos han descarrilado

¿Por qué

No te animás a despegar

Yo te digo porque (ok)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quedás quedás B1	verb - you stay
vía vía A2	noun - track, way
muerta muerta A2	adjective - dead, lifeless
sé sé A2	verb - I know
vas vas A2	verb - you go
lugar lugar A1	noun - place
descarrilado descarrilado B2	adjective - derailed, off track
animás animás B1	verb - you encourage / you dare
despegar despegar B1	verb - to take off (as a plane, to begin)
puerta puerta A1	noun - door
todos todos A1	pronoun - everyone, all
porqué porqué B1	noun - the reason, why
digo digo A2	verb - I say
quedar quedar A2	verb - to remain, to stay
animar animar A2	verb - to encourage, to cheer up

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Por qué te quedás en vía muerta?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with inversion

  ➔ The verb '¿Por qué?' (Why) comes before the subject 'te' (you), which is typical in Spanish interrogative sentences.

• No sé porqué vas

  ➔ Negation with 'No' and use of 'porqué'

  ➔ 'No' is used for negation, and 'porqué' is a form of 'por qué' (why) that can be used after verbs like 'sé' (know).

• Donde todos han descarrilado

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'donde' and perfect tense 'han descarrilado'

  ➔ 'Donde' introduces a relative clause, and 'han descarrilado' is the present perfect tense, indicating a past action with present relevance.

• ¿Por qué no te animás a despegar?

  ➔ Double negation with 'no' and interrogative structure

  ➔ The double negative 'no...a' is used to emphasize the question, and the interrogative structure is formed with inversion.

• Yo te digo porqué

  ➔ Personal pronoun 'yo' and direct object pronoun 'te'

  ➔ 'Yo' is the subject pronoun 'I', and 'te' is the direct object pronoun 'you', indicating the action is directed at the listener.