Otra Oportunidad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Moenia

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ya no estás aquí

You're no longer here

Ese fue el acuerdo

That was the agreement

Tú siempre confiaste en mi

You always trusted me

De nuevo fallé

I failed again

A veces te veo dormida en silencio

Sometimes I see you sleeping silently

Mis manos te buscan

My hands search for you

Mi boca te pide perdón

My mouth begs for forgiveness

...

...

Otra oportunidad

Another chance

Te tuve que perder

I had to lose you

Sangré para entender

I bled to understand

Qué de los dos

Which one of us

Tú fuiste lo mejor

You were the best

Si logras dejar ir

If you manage to let go

Me atrevería a pedir

I would dare to ask

Otra oportunidad

Another chance

Otra oportunidad

Another chance

No estás aquí

You're not here

Nos separamos

We separated

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...

Siempre fui buen ladrón

I was always a good thief

De la tentación

Of temptation

La herida se agranda, mi alma se apaga

The wound deepens, my soul dims

No quiero más tiempo en silencio

I don’t want any more time in silence

Te pido perdón

I ask for your forgiveness

Otra oportunidad

Another opportunity

Te tuve que perder

I had to lose you

Sangré para entender

I bled to understand

Que de los dos

Which one of us

Tú fuiste lo mejor

You were the best

Si logras dejar ir

If you manage to let go

Me atrevería a pedir

I would dare to ask

Otra oportunidad

Another opportunity

Oh!

Oh!

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...

A veces te veo dormida en silencio

Sometimes I see you sleeping silently

Mis manos, mi boca, tu aliento

My hands, my mouth, your breath

Te pido perdón

I ask for your forgiveness

...

...

Otra oportunidad

Another opportunity

...

...

La herida se agranda, mi alma se apaga

The wound deepens, my soul dims

No quiero más tiempo en silencio

I don’t want any more time in silence

Te pido perdón

I ask for your forgiveness

...

...

Otra oportunidad

Another opportunity

Otra oportunidad

Another opportunity

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
oportunidad /opoɾtunidað/ B1	noun - opportunity
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
sangrar /saŋˈɡɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to bleed
entender /en̪.t̪en̪ˈd̪eɾ/ A2	verb - to understand
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A2	adjective - better noun - best
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to allow
ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go
atrever /a.tɾeˈβeɾ/ B2	verb - to dare
ladrón /laˈðɾon/ B1	noun - thief
tentación /ten̪.taˈθjon/ B2	noun - temptation
herida /eˈɾi.ða/ B1	noun - wound
agrandar /a.ɣɾan̪ˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to enlarge
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
apagar /a.paˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to turn off, to extinguish
silencio /siˈlen.θjo/ A2	noun - silence
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ A1	verb - to sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no estás aquí

  ➔ Present tense with 'ya no' to indicate a change or cessation

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense with 'ya no' to express that someone is no longer in a certain place or state.

• De nuevo fallé

  ➔ Preterite tense 'fallé' to express a completed action in the past

  ➔ Uses the preterite tense 'fallé' to indicate a specific completed failure in the past.

• Te pido perdón

  ➔ Present tense with 'te pido' (I ask you) + direct object 'perdón' (forgiveness)

  ➔ The phrase combines the present tense of 'pedir' (to ask) with an indirect object pronoun 'te' (to you) and the noun 'perdón' (forgiveness or apology).

• Mis manos te buscan

  ➔ Present tense 'buscan' (they seek) with 'mis manos' (my hands) as the subject

  ➔ Uses the present tense 'buscan' to describe that the hands are actively seeking or reaching out.

• Sangré para entender

  ➔ Preterite tense 'sangré' (I bled) implying a past emotional or physical experience

  ➔ This phrase uses the preterite 'sangré' to imply a figurative or literal loss that helped the speaker understand something.

• Nos separamos

  ➔ Preterite tense 'separamos' (we separated) to denote a completed action in the past

  ➔ Uses the preterite 'separamos' to indicate that the separation was a completed action in the past.