Que No Quede Huella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rodolfo Aicardi, La Tipica RA7, José Guadalupe Esparza Jiménez
• Album: Éxitos De Rodolfo Aicardi, Vol. 4

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of heartbreak and resolute finality with "Que No Quede Huella." This song is a masterclass in expressing profound sadness and the determined act of letting go, using powerful phrases like *arrancarla de mi alma* (to tear it from my soul) and the titular phrase *que no quede huella* (let no trace remain). Learning these emotional expressions in the context of both regional Mexican Grupera and Colombian Cumbia styles will greatly enrich your understanding of nuanced, popular Spanish.

[English]

This song I’m singing, friends

is just another painful one

If you see me crying, friends

Please forgive me

...

I carry sorrow and tears in my soul

That I just can’t hold back

And I love her so much, so much

But I was the one who had to lose

And now I have to forget her too

And tear her out of my soul and my being

And from that love that burns on my skin

Let there be nothing left

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

Don’t even remember me anymore

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

Don’t even remember me anymore

Let there be no trace of you

Nor of the kisses I gave you

To convince myself that I

Have already lost you

...

I carry sorrow and tears in my soul

That I just can’t hold back

And I love her so much, so much

But I was the one who had to lose

And now I have to forget her too

And tear her out of my soul and my being

And from that love that burns on my skin

Let there be nothing left

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

You don’t even remember me

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

You don’t even remember me

Let there be no trace of you

Nor of the kisses I gave you

To convince myself that I

Have already lost you

Hey!

...

To New York, Fabián Ortiz

...

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

You don’t even remember me

Let no trace remain, no, not at all

Let no trace remain

Because I’m certain that you, my love

You don’t even remember me

For the carnival!

AK

...

[Spanish]

Esta canción que canto, amigos

Es una más de dolor

Si es que me ven llorando, amigos

Discúlpenme por favor

Traigo en el alma pena y llanto

Que no puedo contener

Y es que la quiero tanto y tanto

Pero me tocó perder

Y ahora tengo que olvidarla también

Y arrancarla de mi alma y mi ser

Y de aquel amor que quema en mi piel

Que no quede nada

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

Que no quede huella de ti

Y de los besos que te di

Para convencerme que yo

Ya te perdí

Traigo en el alma pena y llanto

Que no puedo contener

Y es que la quiero tanto y tanto

Pero me tocó perder

Y ahora tengo que olvidarla también

Y arrancarla de mi alma y mi ser

Y de aquel amor que quema en mi piel

Que no quede nada

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

Que no quede huella de ti

Y de los besos que te di

Para convencerme que yo

Ya te perdí

¡Uey!

Pa' Nueva York, Fabián Ortiz

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

Que no quede huella, que no y que no

Que no quede huella

Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor

Ya ni me recuerdas

¡Pa'l carnaval!

AK

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
huella /ˈwe.ʎa/ B1	noun - footprint, trace
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to love, to want
olvidar /olbiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow, pain
llanto /ˈʝan.to/ A2	noun - crying, weeping
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
arrancar /aɾˈraŋkaɾ/ B1	verb - to uproot, to tear out
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
piel /ˈpjel/ A2	noun - skin
nada /ˈna.ða/ A1	noun - nothing
beso /ˈbe.so/ A1	noun - kiss
convencer /kon.benˈθeɾ/ B1	verb - to convince
recordar /rekoɾˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Si es que me ven llorando, amigos]

  ➔ Use of conditional (si + present tense) to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ "Si es que me ven" means 'if you see me'. The present tense verb "ven" expresses a real possibility.

• [translate:Traigo en el alma pena y llanto]

  ➔ Present tense verb 'traer' used to express an ongoing emotional state.

  ➔ "Traigo" (I bring) metaphorically communicates that he carries pain and sorrow inside him.

• [translate:Y es que la quiero tanto y tanto]

  ➔ Use of 'es que' to justify or emphasize a reason.

  ➔ The phrase 'Y es que la quiero' adds emotional depth, meaning 'It's just that I love her so much.'

• [translate:Pero me tocó perder]

  ➔ Use of impersonal construction 'me tocó' to express an uncontrollable outcome.

  ➔ "Me tocó perder" means 'I happened to lose' or 'It was my turn to lose.' It conveys fate or inevitability.

• [translate:Que no quede huella]

  ➔ Use of subjunctive mood after 'que' to express desire or wish.

  ➔ The verb 'quede' is in the subjunctive form, expressing his wish 'that there be no trace left.'

• [translate:Porque estoy seguro que tú, mi amor, ya ni me recuerdas]

  ➔ Use of 'ya ni' to intensify negation meaning 'not even anymore.'

  ➔ The speaker says 'ya ni me recuerdas' meaning 'you don't even remember me anymore.'

• [translate:Y arrancarla de mi alma y mi ser]

  ➔ Use of infinitive verb 'arrancar' after 'y' to express purpose or continuation.

  ➔ Following 'y', 'arrancarla' means 'to tear her away', continuing the idea from the previous line.

• [translate:De los besos que te di]

  ➔ Use of relative clause introduced by 'que' referring to past action.

  ➔ 'Que te di' means 'that I gave you', referring back to the kisses from the past.