Pero Me Perdonas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Poder Del Norte

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant norteño ballad "Pero Me Perdonas" by El Poder del Norte. Through its relatable lyrics about valuing inner beauty over superficiality, you can explore themes of self-worth and emotional resilience, offering a glimpse into the heartfelt storytelling characteristic of the genre.

[English]

I don't wonder that you're like this

Because I know, they always go hand in hand

Beauty and vanity

You push aside the soul

And you ignore me feeling that way

With the right to look down on me

For not being better in appearance

Than a foolish, poor devil

But you forgive me

Your heart is as red as mine

Only mine is still so cold

Because a pretty face hasn't spoiled it

But you forgive me

Time will do its work, we'll be equal

Both aging, without vanity

And that will hurt you much more than me

...

Today, the scales are in your favor

You decide whether to say yes or reject me

Hearts like the one I offer you

You won't find, they don't make such anymore

But you forgive me

Your heart is as red as mine

Only mine is still so cold

Because a pretty face hasn't spoiled it

But you forgive me

Time will do its work, we'll be equal

Both aging, without vanity

And that will hurt you much more than me

...

But you forgive me

...

[Spanish]

No me extraña que seas así

Pues yo sé, siempre van de la mano

La hermosura y la vanidad

Lo del alma, tú lo haces a un lado

Y me ignoras sintiéndote así

Con derecho de verme hacia abajo

Por no ser mi apariencia mejor

Que la de un iluso y pobre diablo

Pero me perdonas

Tan rojo es tu corazón como lo es el mío

Solo que mi corazón aún está tan frío

Pues no lo ha echado a perder una cara bonita

Pero me perdonas

El tiempo hará su labor, seremos iguales

Tan vieja tú como yo, ya sin vanidades

Y eso a ti te va a doler mucho más que a mí

La balanza hoy está a tu favor

Tú decides un sí o rechazarme

Corazones como el que te ofrezco

No hallarás, de esos ya no se hacen

Pero me perdonas

Tan rojo es tu corazón como lo es el mío

Solo que mi corazón aún está tan frío

Pues no lo ha echado a perder una cara bonita

Pero me perdonas

El tiempo hará su labor, seremos iguales

Tan vieja tú como yo, ya sin vanidades

Y eso a ti te va a doler mucho más que a mí

Pero me perdonas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
extrañar /ekstraˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss someone or something
hermosura /eɾ.moˈsu.ɾa/ B2	noun - beauty
vanidad /ba.niˈðad/ B2	noun - vanity
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
labor /laˈβoɾ/ B2	noun - work or labor
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
perdonar /peɾ.doˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to forgive
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal
frío /ˈfɾio/ A2	adjective - cold
me /me/ A1	pronoun - me
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
pobre /ˈpo.βɾe/ A2	adjective - poor
iluso /iˈlu.so/ B2	adjective - delusional or naive
decidir /deθiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide

Key Grammar Structures

• Que seas así

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'sea' from 'ser'

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive form 'seas' to express a hypothetical or subjective state.

• Lo del alma, tú lo haces a un lado

  ➔ Use of direct object 'lo' and idiomatic expression 'hacer a un lado' (to set aside)

  ➔ The phrase employs 'lo' as a neutral direct object and the idiomatic expression to indicate neglect or disregard.

• El tiempo hará su labor

  ➔ Future tense of 'hacer' (will do), expressing an action that will take place

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple future tense to indicate an inevitable or expected future event.

• Ya sin vanidades

  ➔ Use of 'sin' + noun to express 'without' that noun

  ➔ The phrase indicates a state of having removed or lacking vanity.

• Seremos iguales

  ➔ Futuro del verbo 'ser' (seremos) con igualdad, expressing a future state

  ➔ The phrase employs the simple future tense of 'ser' to indicate a future state of equality.

• Eso a ti te va a doler mucho más que a mí

  ➔ Use of indirect object pronouns 'te' and 'me', and future tense with 'va a doler' (will hurt)

  ➔ The sentence employs indirect object pronouns and a periphrastic future construction 'va a doler' to indicate future pain or hurt.