Poco

• By: Reik, Christian Nodal

Lyrics:

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Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Ya ha pasado algún tiempo

Some time has passed

Y ya no quiero verte

And I don't want to see you anymore

Ya no estoy tan loco

I'm not so crazy anymore

Porque de beso en beso

Because from kiss to kiss

Ha logrado curarse

My broken heart

Mi corazón roto

Has managed to heal

Hoy quisiera decirte

Today I would like to tell you

Que para olvidar

That to forget

Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Yo sigo con mi vida

I continue with my life

Y a pesar de lo malo

And despite the bad

Ya le vi lo bueno

I already saw the good

A tu despedida

In your farewell

Y aunque te piense a diario

And even though I think of you daily

Pa' mí ya esta historia

For me, this story

Quedó concluida

Is already concluded

Si ayer no te rogué

If I didn't beg you yesterday

Mucho menos ahora

Much less now

Que hallé la salida

That I found the way out

Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Para al fin olvidar este amor

To finally forget this love

Que no es tuyo ni mío tampoco

That is neither yours nor mine either

Y si errar es de humanos

And if to err is human

Contigo entendí

With you I understood

Que también me equivoco

That I also make mistakes

Y me siento confiado

And I feel confident

A veces voy a verte

Sometimes I'm going to see you

Y ya no me provoco

And I no longer provoke myself

Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Y de tanto decirlo

And from saying it so much

Ya casi me creo

I almost believe

Mi propia mentira

My own lie

Tengo que confesarte que

I have to confess that

Para olvidarte y cerrar esta herida

To forget you and close this wound

No hace falta muy poco

It doesn't take so little

Me hace falta una vida

I need a lifetime

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Ya intenté hacerme el fuerte

I already tried to act strong

Ya intenté hacerme el macho

I already tried to act macho

Me puse la máscara de hombre valiente

I put on the mask of a brave man

Y aunque muerda mis labios

And even though I bite my lips

Me sale tu nombre por entre los dientes

Your name comes out between my teeth

Pero a ti ni te importa

But you don't even care

Tú matas callada como una serpiente

You kill silently like a snake

Y que sigas tranquila

And may you continue calm

Mientras yo sigo ahogando la pena

While I continue drowning the sorrow

Que siento en un mar de tequila

That I feel in a sea of tequila

Yo seré ese borracho que cuenta

I will be that drunk who tells

Tu historia de esquina en esquina

Your story from corner to corner

Porque pa'l mal de amores no existe

Because for heartache there is no

La cura ni la medicina

Cure nor medicine

Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Para al fin olvidar este amor

To finally forget this love

Que no es tuyo ni mío tampoco

That is neither yours nor mine either

Y si errar es de humanos

And if to err is human

Contigo aprendí

With you I learned

Que también me equivoco

That I also make mistakes

Y me siento confiado

And I feel confident

A veces puedo verte

Sometimes I can see you

Y ya no me provoco

And I no longer provoke myself

Me hace falta muy poco

I need so little

Y de tanto decirlo

And from saying it so much

Ya casi me creo

I almost believe

Mi propia mentira

My own lie

Tengo que confesarte que

I have to confess that

Para olvidarte y cerrar esta herida

To forget you and close this wound

No hace falta tan poco

It doesn't take so little

No hace falta tan poco

It doesn't take so little

Me hace falta una vida

I need a lifetime

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
falta /ˈfaltə/ A2	noun - lack or absence
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
decir /deˈθiɾ/ A2	verb - to say or tell
malo /ˈmalo/ A2	adjective - bad
bueno /ˈbweno/ A2	adjective - good
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - story or history
salida /saˈliða/ B1	noun - exit or way out
confianza /konfjanθa/ B2	noun - trust or confidence
herida /eˈɾiða/ B1	noun - wound or injury
intentar /in.tenˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to try or attempt
serpiente /seɾˈpjente/ B2	noun - snake
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ B2	noun - death
borracho /boˈra.tʃo/ B2	noun - drunk person

Grammar:

• Me hace falta muy poco

  ➔ Impersonal 'hacer falta'

  ➔ 'Hacer falta' means 'to need' or 'to lack'. The structure is impersonal, meaning the thing needed is the subject and 'me/te/le/nos/os/les' indicates who needs it. Here, "muy poco" is the subject and "me" is the indirect object pronoun.

• Ya ha pasado algún tiempo

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (with 'ya')

  ➔ The present perfect tense ('ha pasado') indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. 'Ya' reinforces that the action has already happened. This highlights the time that has elapsed since something occurred, affecting the present state.

• Pa' mí ya esta historia quedó concluida

  ➔ Passive Voice ('quedó concluida') with 'quedar'

  ➔ 'Quedar' + past participle is a way to form the passive voice in Spanish, implying a resulting state. Here, the story is in a concluded state. 'Pa' mí' is a colloquial shortening of 'para mí'.

• Si ayer no te rogué, mucho menos ahora

  ➔ Conditional 'si' clause implied; comparative structure 'mucho menos'

  ➔ There's an implied conditional statement: 'If I didn't beg you yesterday, (then) I'm much less likely to beg you now.' 'Mucho menos' means 'even less' or 'much less'.

• Y si errar es de humanos, contigo entendí que también me equivoco

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si'; verb 'errar' (to err); understanding implied ('entendí que')

  ➔ This combines a conditional ('si errar es de humanos') with a statement of understanding ('entendí que'). 'Errar' is a verb meaning 'to err'. The phrase 'es de humanos' means 'is human', implying that making mistakes is a part of human nature. 'Contigo' highlights that this understanding came from the relationship.

• Y que sigas tranquila mientras yo sigo ahogando la pena

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que' expressing influence ('sigas'); present continuous ('sigo ahogando') used for ongoing action; adverbial clause 'mientras'

  ➔ After 'que', when expressing desire, command, suggestion or influence on another person's actions, the subjunctive is often used. 'Sigas tranquila' implies 'that you continue being calm'. The present continuous 'sigo ahogando' expresses an action in progress. 'Mientras' introduces a clause of time happening simultaneously.