Puntos suspensivos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Robe

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Robe's 'Puntos suspensivos,' a song whose very title hints at the power of what is left unsaid. Learning the Spanish of this track offers insight into conveying nuance, doubt, and expectation—feelings often captured in Spanish through the elegant pause of the ellipsis.

[English]

I'm going to show my best teeth

I'm going to try so that this time nothing goes wrong

I'm going to start, you tell me what you feel

I'm going to try not to forget to breathe

(Oh)

Remind me to find a way out

If you see that I'm lost inside myself

Remind me to forget that wound

That flakes off my heart

Remind me what life is made of

Because sometimes I forget the reason

And cheer me up in this bitter goodbye

Remind me what love is made of

Of wind, pure wind

Of dying trying and letting yourself be carried by the wind to fly

And of hugs, (oooh!), pure hugs, (oooh!)

Melted in an embrace, dying and in your arms starting again

Of not wanting, of leaving ellipses

Of never wanting to give up on each other

And there's nothing else

No, no, there's nothing else, (oooh!)

No, no, there's nothing else

...

I start again just to see you again

I try again so that, that, that nothing goes wrong

I show my, my best teeth again

I try again not to stut... not stut.. stutter

Today the memory of your mouth attacked me

And I couldn't defend myself

Add another defeat to my account

This wall can't take another notch

Remind me what life is made of

Because sometimes I forget the reason

And cheer me up in this bitter goodbye

Remind me what love is made of

Of wind, pure wind

Of dying trying and letting yourself be carried by the wind to fly

And of hugs, (oooh!), pure hugs, (oooh!)

Melted in an embrace, dying and in your arms starting again

Of not wanting, of leaving ellipses

Of never wanting to give up on each other

And there's nothing else

No, no, there's nothing else, (oooh!)

No, no, there's nothing else

...

[Spanish]

Voy a enseñar mis mejores dientes

Voy a intentar que esta vez no salga nada mal

Voy a empezar, tú dime lo que sientes

Voy a intentar que no se me olvide respirar

(Ay)

Recuérdame que busque una salida

Si ves que estoy perdido en mi interior

Recuérdame que olvide aquella herida

Que me descascarilla el corazón

Recuérdame de qué está hecha la vida

Que a veces se me olvida la razón

Y alégrame esta amarga despedida

Recuérdame de qué está hecho el amor

De viento, de puro viento

De morir en el intento y dejarse llevar por el viento a volar

Y de abrazos, (¡uuuh!), de puro abrazo, (¡uuuh!)

Fundidos en un abrazo, morir y en tus brazos volver a empezar

De no querer, de dar puntos suspensivos

De no quererse dar nunca por vencidos

Y no hay nada más

No, no, no hay nada más, (¡uuuh!)

No, no, no hay nada más

Vuelvo a empezar yo por volver a verte

Vuelvo a intentar que, que, que no me salga todo mal

Vuelvo a enseñar mis, mis mejores dientes

Vuelvo a intentar no tar... no tarta... tartamudear

Hoy me asaltó el recuerdo de tu boca

Y yo no me he podido defender

Apúntame a mi cuenta otra derrota

Que no aguanta otra muesca esta pared

Recuérdame de qué está hecha la vida

Que a veces se me olvida la razón

Y alégrame esta amarga despedida

Recuérdame de qué está hecho el amor

De viento, de puro viento

De morir en el intento y dejarse llevar por el viento a volar

Y de abrazos, (¡uuuh!), de puro abrazo, (¡uuuh!)

Fundidos en un abrazo, morir y en tus brazos volver a empezar

De no querer, de dar puntos suspensivos

De no quererse dar nunca por vencidos

Y no hay nada más

No, no, no hay nada más, (¡uuuh!)

No, no, no hay nada más

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enseñar en-se-nyar A2	verb - to show
intentar in-ten-tar A2	verb - to try
sientes sien-tes A1	verb - to feel
respirar res-pi-rar A1	verb - to breathe
recuérdame re-cuer-da-me B1	verb - remind me
salida sa-li-da A1	noun - exit
perdido per-di-do A2	adjective - lost
herida e-ri-da A2	noun - wound
descascarilla des-ca-sa-ri-lya C1	verb - to peel off
alégrame a-le-gra-me B1	verb - cheer me up
amarga a-mar-ga A2	adjective - bitter
despedida des-pe-di-da A2	noun - farewell
vencidos ben-si-dos A2	adjective - defeated
tartamudear tar-ta-mu-de-ar B2	verb - to stutter
abrazos a-bra-sos A1	noun - hug
fundidos fun-di-dos B1	adjective - merged
suspensivos sus-pen-si-bos B2	adjective - related to ellipsis

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a enseñar mis mejores dientes

  ➔ Near future tense with 'ir a' + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "Voy a enseñar" shows an intention or plan to do something soon.

• tú dime lo que sientes

  ➔ Imperative form with pronoun + indirect question

  ➔ "Dime" is an imperative verb (tell me), followed by "lo que sientes" (what you feel), an indirect question clause.

• Si ves que estoy perdido en mi interior

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' + present indicative

  ➔ "Si ves" introduces a condition (if you see), followed by a clause describing the result or situation.

• Que me descascarilla el corazón

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' + verb phrase in present

  ➔ "Que" connects this clause to the previous one, describing something that "peels" or harms the heart.

• De no querer, de dar puntos suspensivos

  ➔ Use of infinitives after preposition 'de'

  ➔ Infinitives 'querer' and 'dar' follow the preposition 'de', expressing abstract or conceptual ideas.

• No hay nada más

  ➔ Existential expression with 'haber' negated

  ➔ "No hay nada más" literally means "There is nothing more," expressing finality or completeness.

• Vuelvo a intentar que no me salga todo mal

  ➔ Use of subjunctive 'salga' after expressions of intention

  ➔ "Que no me salga todo mal" uses subjunctive because it's uncertain outcome after an intention to try again.

• Fundidos en un abrazo, morir y en tus brazos volver a empezar

  ➔ Past participle 'Fundidos' as adjective + coordinated verbs with 'y'

  ➔ "Fundidos" describes a state (melted/merged) modifying the subject; then "morir" and "volver" are coordinated actions.