Otro Ocupa Mi Lugar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Miguel Gallardo
• Album: Mi Vida. Historia Musical De Un Romántico

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Fui

I was

Tu gran amor

Your great love

Tu eco, tu voz

Your echo, your voice

Tu amanecer, el compañero de tu ayer

Your dawn, your yesterday's companion

Te di

I gave you

Mi alma y mi hogar

My soul and my home

Mi juventud, mi soledad

My youth, my loneliness

Amé tu cuerpo, tu sonrisa, tus defectos, tus caricias

I loved your body, your smile, your flaws, your caresses

Y, ahora, otro ocupa mi lugar

And now, another takes my place

Otro duerme junto a ti

Another sleeps next to you

Él se lleva lo que amé

He takes what I loved

Sin pensar que mi camino se acababa

Without thinking that my path was ending

Que sin ti no valgo nada

That without you, I am worth nothing

Ahora, otro ocupa mi lugar

Now, another takes my place

Otro calmará tu sed

Another will quench your thirst

Es difícil olvidar

It's hard to forget

Comprender que ayer te tuve entre mis manos

To understand that yesterday I had you in my hands

Y ahora eres de mi hermano

And now you belong to my brother

Y quiero huir

And I want to flee

Quiero llorar

I want to cry

Quedarme aquí, echar andar

To stay here, to get going

Romperlo todo y empezar

To break everything and start over

Adiós

Goodbye

Te digo adiós

I say goodbye

Y sin volver, la vista atrás

And without looking back

Me iré despacio en la mañana con la vida destrozada

I will leave slowly in the morning with my life shattered

Mientras, otro ocupa mi lugar

Meanwhile, another takes my place

Otro duerme junto a ti

Another sleeps next to you

Él se lleva lo que amé

He takes what I loved

Sin pensar que mi camino se acababa

Without thinking that my path was ending

Que sin ti no valgo nada

That without you, I am worth nothing

Ahora, otro ocupa mi lugar

Now, another takes my place

Otro calmará tu sed

Another will quench your thirst

Es difícil olvidar

It's hard to forget

Comprender que ayer te tuve entre mis manos

To understand that yesterday I had you in my hands

Y ahora eres de mi hermano

And now you belong to my brother

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Él se lleva lo que amé

He takes what I loved

Sin pensar que mi camino se acababa

Without thinking that my path was ending

Que sin ti no valgo nada

That without you, I am worth nothing

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
voz /bos/ A1	noun - voice
amanecer /amaˈneθeɾ/ B1	noun - dawn, sunrise verb - to dawn, to wake up
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A1	noun - body
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
defecto /deˈfekto/ B1	noun - defect, flaw
caricia /kaˈɾiθja/ B2	noun - caress, touch
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A1	noun - place
sed /seð/ A2	noun - thirst
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
hermano /eɾˈmano/ A1	noun - brother
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path, road
destrozada /des.tɾoˈθa.da/ B2	adjective - destroyed, broken

Key Grammar Structures

• Fui Tu gran amor

  ➔ Past Simple of 'Ser' (to be)

  ➔ The line uses the past simple of 'ser' to describe a state that existed in the past. The verb 'fui' translates to 'I was'. This emphasizes the speaker *was* a great love, implying that is no longer the case.

• Y, ahora, otro ocupa mi lugar

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense ('ocupa') to describe a current situation. The use of the present simple emphasizes the present reality of another person being in the speaker's place. *Ahora* specifies the present time.

• Otro duerme junto a ti

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, this line uses the present simple tense ('duerme') to describe a current action. It indicates the continuous and current nature of this new situation. The use of *junto a ti* emphasizes the intimacy.

• Él se lleva lo que amé

  ➔ Present Simple + Relative Clause (lo que)

  ➔ This line combines the present simple tense ('se lleva') with a relative clause introduced by 'lo que'. 'Lo que amé' acts as a noun phrase, referring to everything that the speaker loved. This syntax expresses the action of someone taking everything the speaker cherishes.

• Sin pensar que mi camino se acababa

  ➔ Gerund Phrase + Imperfect Subjunctive (acababa)

  ➔ This line starts with the gerund phrase 'Sin pensar', which means 'without thinking'. This is followed by a clause with the verb 'acababa' in the imperfect subjunctive. The imperfect subjunctive is used here because it describes a past action that was uncertain or hypothetical. It implies the speaker *didn't know* that their path was ending.

• Que sin ti no valgo nada

  ➔ Conditional Clause + Negative Statement

  ➔ This line states a condition and a consequence. The 'sin ti' (without you) establishes the condition, and 'no valgo nada' (I am worth nothing) is the negative consequence. This highlights the speaker's dependency and feeling of worthlessness without their love.

• Comprender que ayer te tuve entre mis manos

  ➔ Infinitive + Preterite + Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ 'Comprender' is an infinitive that indicates understanding or realizing something. 'Te tuve' is in the preterite tense, expressing a completed action in the past (I had you). 'Entre mis manos' is 'in my hands' showing possession and closeness that is no longer true.

• Y ahora eres de mi hermano

  ➔ Present Simple of 'Ser' + Preposition 'de' (possession)

  ➔ This line uses the present simple of 'ser' ('eres') to indicate a current state. The preposition 'de' expresses possession or belonging. This emphasizes that the woman now belongs to the speaker's brother, highlighting the loss and betrayal.