Paisaje Japonés – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mon Laferte

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ya es tarde

It's late

¿Para qué volver?

What's the point of coming back?

Esta noche tengo una cita que atender

Tonight I have a date to attend

Con mi té de hierbabuena

With my spearmint tea

Conmigo, con mis penas

With myself, with my sorrows

Es tarde y tengo tanto por hacer

It's late and I have so much to do

En la ventana

In the window

Paisaje japonés

Japanese landscape

Floreciendo

Blooming

Un día a la vez

One day at a time

Y no estás tú

And you're not here

No estás tú

You're not here

Ya no tengo nada

I have nothing left

Nada que perder

Nothing to lose

Ahora no

Not now

Ya no quiero escucharte, no

I don't want to hear you anymore, no

Ya te oí

I've already heard you

Más de un año te di

I gave you more than a year

¿Para qué?

What for?

Si volverás a gritarme

If you're going to yell at me again

Ya no quiero amarte

I don't want to love you anymore

No debo amarte

I shouldn't love you

Llueve en el parque

It's raining in the park

La fuente circular

The circular fountain

Todo avanza

Everything moves on

Tu ropa sigue acá

Your clothes are still here

Y no estás tú

And you're not here

No estás tú

You're not here

Y aunque te extraño tanto

And although I miss you so much

Ya no debo

I shouldn't anymore

Ahora no

Not now

Ya no quiero escucharte, no

I don't want to hear you anymore, no

Ya te oí

I've already heard you

Más de un año te di

I gave you more than a year

¿Para qué?

What for?

Si volverás a gritarme más

If you're going to yell at me even more

Ya no quiero amarte

I don't want to love you anymore

No debo amarte

I shouldn't love you

¿Para qué?

What for?

¿Para qué?

What for?

Si ya no quiero amarte

If I don't want to love you anymore

No debo amarte

I shouldn't love you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tarde /ˈtaɾ.ðe/ A1	adjective - late
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
cita /ˈθi.ta/ A2	noun - appointment, date
té /te/ A1	noun - tea
penas /ˈpe.nas/ B1	noun - sorrows, pains
ventana /benˈta.na/ A1	noun - window
paisaje /pajˈsa.xe/ B1	noun - landscape
japonés /xa.poˈnes/ A2	adjective - Japanese
floreciendo /flo.ɾeˈθjen.do/ B2	verb - blooming, flowering
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
año /ˈa.ɲo/ A1	noun - year
gritarme /ɡɾiˈtaɾ.me/ B1	verb - to shout at me
amarte /aˈmaɾ.te/ A2	verb - to love you
parque /ˈpaɾ.ke/ A1	noun - park
fuente /ˈfwen.te/ A2	noun - fountain
circular /siɾ.kuˈlaɾ/ B1	adjective - circular
ropa /ˈro.pa/ A1	noun - clothes
extraño /eksˈtɾa.ɲo/ B1	verb - I miss

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya es tarde

  ➔ Present tense to express a current state.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya es tarde" means "It is already late," indicating the current time.

• No debo amarte

  ➔ Present subjunctive to express obligation or prohibition.

  ➔ The phrase "No debo amarte" translates to "I must not love you," indicating a strong sense of obligation not to love.

• ¿Para qué volver?

  ➔ Interrogative structure to ask about purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Para qué volver?" means "What is the purpose of returning?" questioning the reason behind an action.

• Llueve en el parque

  ➔ Present tense to describe current weather conditions.

  ➔ The phrase "Llueve en el parque" translates to "It is raining in the park," indicating the current weather.

• Ya no quiero escucharte

  ➔ Present tense to express a change in desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya no quiero escucharte" means "I no longer want to listen to you," indicating a shift in feelings.

• Tu ropa sigue acá

  ➔ Present tense to indicate a state of being.

  ➔ The phrase "Tu ropa sigue acá" translates to "Your clothes are still here," indicating that something remains.

• Y aunque te extraño tanto

  ➔ Conjunction 'aunque' to express contrast.

  ➔ The phrase "Y aunque te extraño tanto" means "And even though I miss you so much," introducing a contrasting idea.