Porque te vas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jeanette
• Album: Porque te vas

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Hoy en mi ventana brilla el sol

Today the sun shines in my window

Y el corazón

And the heart

Se pone triste contemplando la ciudad

Becomes sad contemplating the city

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Como cada noche desperté

Like every night I woke up

Pensando en ti

Thinking of you

Y en mi reloj todas las horas vi pasar

And on my clock I saw all the hours pass

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Todas las promesas de mi amor se irán contigo

All the promises of my love will go with you

Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

You will forget me, you will forget me

Junto a la estación o lloraré igual que un niño

Next to the station, I will cry just like a child

Porque te vas, porque te vas

Because you are leaving, because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Bajo la penumbra de un farol

Under the dim light of a lamp

Se dormirán

All the things that were left unsaid will sleep

Todas las cosas que quedaron por decir

They will sleep

Se dormirán

Next to the hands of a clock

Junto a las manillas de un reloj

They will wait

Esperarán

For all the hours that were left to live

Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir

They will wait

Esperarán

All the promises of my love will go with you

Todas las promesas de mi amor se irán contigo

You will forget me, you will forget me

Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

Junto a la estación o lloraré igual que un niño

Next to the station, I will cry just like a child

Porque te vas, porque te vas

Because you are leaving, because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Todas las promesas de mi amor se irán contigo

All the promises of my love will go with you

Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

You will forget me, you will forget me

Junto a la estación o lloraré igual que un niño

Next to the station, I will cry just like a child

Porque te vas, porque te vas

Because you are leaving, because you are leaving

Todas las promesas de mi amor se irán contigo

All the promises of my love will go with you

Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

You will forget me, you will forget me

Junto a la estación o lloraré igual que un niño

Next to the station, I will cry just like a child

Porque te vas, porque te vas

Because you are leaving, because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

Porque te vas

Because you are leaving

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brilla /ˈbɾiʎa/ B1	verb - shines
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad
ciudad /θjuˈðað/ A2	noun - city
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
desperté /des.peɾˈte/ A2	verb - I woke up
reloj /reˈlox/ A2	noun - clock/watch
horas /ˈoɾas/ A1	noun - hours
promesas /pɾoˈmesas/ B1	noun - promises
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
olvidarás /ol.βi.ðaˈɾas/ B1	verb - you will forget
estación /es.taˈθjon/ A2	noun - station
lloraré /ʎo.ɾaˈɾe/ A2	verb - I will cry
niño /ˈniɲo/ A1	noun - child

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy en mi ventana brilla el sol

  ➔ Present tense to describe current actions.

  ➔ The phrase "brilla el sol" indicates that the sun is shining right now.

• Porque te vas

  ➔ Use of 'porque' to express reason.

  ➔ The phrase "Porque te vas" translates to "Because you are leaving," indicating a reason for sadness.

• Todas las promesas de mi amor se irán contigo

  ➔ Future tense to indicate actions that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "se irán contigo" indicates that the promises will leave with the person.

• Junto a la estación o lloraré igual que un niño

  ➔ Use of 'o' to express alternatives.

  ➔ The phrase "o lloraré igual que un niño" suggests an alternative action of crying.

• Bajo la penumbra de un farol

  ➔ Prepositional phrase to indicate location.

  ➔ The phrase "Bajo la penumbra de un farol" indicates being under the shadow of a lantern.

• Se dormirán todas las cosas que quedaron por decir

  ➔ Future tense with reflexive verb.

  ➔ The phrase "Se dormirán" indicates that things will fall asleep, using a reflexive form.

• Me olvidarás, me olvidarás

  ➔ Future tense for predictions.

  ➔ The phrase "Me olvidarás" means "You will forget me," indicating a prediction about the future.