No Vuelvo Más – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ximena Sariñana

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of Ximena Sariñana's "No Vuelvo Más," a song that delves into themes of self-discovery and the fear of being forgotten. Through its introspective lyrics, you can learn about expressing deep emotions and reflecting on life's uncertainties, all while improving your understanding of the Spanish language and its rich expressions.

[English]

I've lost the sense of keeps searching

The piece that was misplaced

Because I know if I find it, I won't be able to stay silent

And you'll know that, whole, I'm afraid

If I discover I don't feel

That passion has abandoned me

I never knew how to use reason

I'm a passenger attraction

Tomorrow they'll forget me and life goes on

Give me a moment, give me a place

I know if I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave

I'm not coming back

Give me emotion, make me special

I know if I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave

I'm not coming back and maybe you'll remember

They say a man's life with company

Is remembered more than that of a lonely man

But if I stop losing myself and happiness comes

I know I wouldn't be able to endure

Only geniuses stay

Tomorrow you'll forget me and life goes on

Give me a moment, give me a place

I know if I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave

I'm not coming back

Give me emotion, make me special

I know if I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave

I'm not coming back

I know if I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave

...

I'm not coming back and maybe you'll remember

...

[Spanish]

He perdido el sentido de seguir buscando

El pedazo que quedó desubicado

Porque sé que si lo encuentro no podré guardar silencio

Y sabrás que siendo entera tengo miedo

Si descubro que no siento

Que la pasión me abandonó

Nunca supe usar la razón

Soy atracción de pasajero

Mañana me olvidarán y la historia sigue

Dame un momento, dame un lugar

Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

No vuelvo más

Dame sentimiento, hazme especial

Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

No vuelvo más y quizá recordarás

Dicen que la vida de un hombre acompañado

Se recuerda más que al hombre solitario

Pero si dejo de perderme y llega la felicidad

Sé que no podría aguantar

Solo los genios permanecen

Mañana me olvidarás y la historia sigue

Dame un momento, dame un lugar

Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

No vuelvo más

Dame sentimiento, hazme especial

Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

No vuelvo más

Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

No vuelvo más y quizá recordarás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdido /peɾˈðiðo/ B1	adjective - lost
sentido /senˈtiðo/ B1	noun - sense, meaning
buscando /busˈkando/ A2	verb - searching
pedazo /peˈðaso/ A2	noun - piece, fragment
miedo /ˈmjedo/ A2	noun - fear
pasión /paˈsjon/ B1	noun - passion
razón /raˈθon/ B1	noun - reason
atracción /a.tɾakˈθjon/ B2	noun - attraction
pasajero /pa.saˈxe.ɾo/ B1	adjective - transient, fleeting
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A1	noun - story, history
sentimiento /sen.tiˈmjen.to/ A2	noun - feeling, sentiment
especial /es.peˈθjal/ A2	adjective - special
recordarás /re.koɾ.daˈɾas/ B1	verb - you will remember
acompañado /a.kom.paˈɲa.do/ B1	adjective - accompanied
solitario /so.liˈta.ɾjo/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
felicidad /fe.li.θiˈdad/ A2	noun - happiness
genios /ˈxe.njos/ B2	noun - geniuses

Key Grammar Structures

• He perdido el sentido de seguir buscando

  ➔ Present Perfect (pretérito perfecto compuesto)

  ➔ Uses "he perdido", which is the auxiliary verb "haber" in the present tense + the past participle "perdido". It expresses an action completed in the recent past and with relevance to the present.

• que quedó desubicado

  ➔ Relative Clause with "que"

  ➔ "que quedó desubicado" is a relative clause modifying "el pedazo". "que" refers back to "el pedazo".

• si lo encuentro no podré guardar silencio

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1): si + present subjunctive, future simple.

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence expressing a likely condition and its result. Although it looks like indicative because encuentro is the present indicative, in other contexts it needs to be used subjunctive because expresses doubt. "Si" + present indicative (or subjunctive) + future simple. In this example, "si lo encuentro" (if I find it) then "no podré guardar silencio" (I will not be able to keep silent).

• Y sabrás que siendo entera tengo miedo

  ➔ Gerund (siendo) as adverbial modifier of the subject

  ➔ The gerund "siendo" functions as an adverbial modifier explaining the manner in which the subject "tengo miedo" experiences the fear. It expresses simultaneous action or circumstance.

• Nunca supe usar la razón

  ➔ Preterite (pretérito indefinido)

  ➔ "Supe" is the preterite form of "saber", used to express a completed action in the past. It means 'I never knew (how)'.

• Mañana me olvidarán y la historia sigue

  ➔ Future Simple (olvidarán)

  ➔ "Olvidarán" is the future simple form of "olvidar". It describes an action that will happen in the future.

• Sé que si me voy, me voy, me voy, me voy

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "me voy" emphasizes the speaker's intention to leave. Repeating the verb phrase multiple times adds a layer of finality and resolution to the statement.

• Dicen que la vida de un hombre acompañado Se recuerda más que al hombre solitario

  ➔ Passive Voice with "se" (Se recuerda)

  ➔ "Se recuerda" is an impersonal passive construction. It translates to 'It is remembered' or 'Is remembered'. The agent performing the remembering is not specified or is irrelevant.