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Me quedé en el mismo punto donde un día te perdí 00:18
Pensando que en cualquier momento ibas a volver por mí 00:24
Le hice caso al corazón cuando dijo: "Dale tiempo" 00:31
Y el tiempo se fue pasando y tú nunca regresando 00:38
Y no fue orgullo, fue querer 00:46
Creer que aún quedaba algo que no supe ver 00:52
Nunca supiste que te esperé 00:58
Ni las noches que no dormía 01:01
Ni las veces que en silencio tu nombre repetía 01:05
Nunca supiste que te esperé 01:11
Y eso pesa más 01:15
Porque di todo por alguien que nunca miró atrás 01:18
Y puro Grupo Firme 01:33
Guardé lo poco que era nuestro como si aún fuera a servir 01:45
Mientras tú ya hacías tu vida lejos de todo y lejos de mí 01:52
Me aferré a la idea de que esto no era el final 01:59
Y terminé entendiendo que fui yo el que no supo soltar 02:06
Y no fue orgullo, fue querer 02:14
Creer que aún quedaba algo que no supe ver 02:20
Nunca supiste que te esperé 02:26
Ni las noches que no dormía 02:29
Ni las veces que en silencio tu nombre repetía 02:33
Nunca supiste que te esperé 02:39
Y eso pesa más 02:43
Porque di todo por alguien que nunca miró atrás 02:46

Nunca Supiste Que Te Esperé – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Dive into the emotional depth of Regional Mexican music with 'Nunca Supiste Que Te Esperé.' This song is a perfect vehicle to learn common Spanish idioms related to heartbreak and past-tense reflection, while enjoying the distinct, brass-heavy sound of the Banda genre.

[English]
I stayed in the exact spot where I lost you one day
Thinking that at any moment you would come back for me
I listened to my heart when it said, "Give it time"
And time kept passing, but you never returned
And it wasn't pride, it was love
Believing there was still something left that I failed to see
You never knew that I waited for you
Nor the nights I couldn't sleep
Nor the times I repeated your name in silence
You never knew that I waited for you
And that's what hurts the most
Because I gave everything for someone who never looked back
And it's Grupo Firme!
I kept the little we had as if it could still be useful
While you were already living your life far from everything and far from me
I clung to the idea that this wasn't the end
And I finally realized that I was the one who couldn't let go
And it wasn't pride, it was love
Believing there was still something left that I failed to see
You never knew that I waited for you
Nor the nights I couldn't sleep
Nor the times I repeated your name in silence
You never knew that I waited for you
And that's what hurts the most
Because I gave everything for someone who never looked back
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

esperé

es-pe-re

A1
  • verb
  • - waited for

orgullo

or-gu-yo

B1
  • noun
  • - pride

silencio

si-len-sio

A2
  • noun
  • - silence

creer

kre-er

A1
  • verb
  • - to believe

punto

pun-to

A1
  • noun
  • - point

aferré

a-fe-re

B2
  • verb
  • - clung to / held onto

pesa

pe-sa

A2
  • verb
  • - weighs

soltar

sol-tar

A2
  • verb
  • - to let go

noches

no-ches

A1
  • noun
  • - nights

corazón

ko-ra-son

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Me quedé en el mismo punto donde un día te perdí

    ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions

    "Quedé" and "perdí" are in the preterite tense, indicating actions that started and finished in the past.

  • Pensando que en cualquier momento ibas a volver por mí

    ➔ Conditional 'ir a + infinitive' (Future in the past)

    "Ibas a volver" is used to express an expectation in the past regarding a future event.

  • Y el tiempo se fue pasando

    ➔ Periphrastic construction 'ir + gerund'

    "Se fue pasando" implies a gradual, slow progression of time.

  • Creer que aún quedaba algo que no supe ver

    ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

    "Que no supe ver" acts as an adjective clause describing the "algo" (something).

  • Ni las noches que no dormía

    ➔ Imperfect tense for description in the past

    "Dormía" is in the imperfect, describing a continuous state or habit in the past.

  • Guardé lo poco que era nuestro

    ➔ Neuter article 'lo' + adjective

    "Lo poco" transforms the adjective "poco" into a noun meaning "the little bit".

  • Como si aún fuera a servir

    ➔ Hypothetical clause with 'como si' + subjunctive

    ➔ After 'como si', we must use the imperfect subjunctive ('fuera') to express a hypothetical situation.

  • Fui yo el que no supo soltar

    ➔ Emphasis structure (Cleft sentence)

    ➔ The structure 'Fui yo el que...' is used to emphasize that the speaker is the one responsible.