Quédate – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Beéle

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depth of longing and vulnerability in Beéle's 'Quédate.' This song offers a window into intense emotions, using Spanish to convey a universal message of love and the fear of loss. Learning through this song allows for an appreciation of how music can express complex feelings and connect across cultures.

[English]

How do I explain to my heart that you want to leave?

If you have doubts, baby, I'm not lying to you.

Look into my eyes while my soul undresses.

The ones you look at just as I'm coming.

How I wish you were here.

That you could feel me, right by your side.

So you can see I can't pretend, and I could die for your kisses.

How I wish you were here.

That you could feel me, right by your side.

So you can see I can't pretend, and I could die for your kisses.

Come, stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

...

Stay, I can't be without you.

The one who's here doesn't want to let you go.

The one who's here also lets himself be carried away.

We're destined to celebrate Christmas together.

This never made sense, we went against Universal Law.

What a vision, what a trip.

Tell me how do we avoid the signs?

Sometimes I wish it wouldn't stop.

But this is going to kill me.

I want to see what she answers, she doesn't even say "hi!" to me.

And here I am with a mess of a situation.

Thinking about all the nights we were alone and

We didn't pay attention.

Messing around with a filler, we're the kings of the waves.

I'm facing your soul, please Ma', let me in.

Let me understand that there's no one else.

And if I stay with you, it's because you're amazing.

Come, stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

...

I can't be without you.

Stay.

I can't be without you.

...

[Spanish]

Cómo le explico al corazón que quieres irte

Si tienes duda mami no te estoy mintiendo

Mira mis ojos mientras mi alma se desviste

Los que miras justo cuando me estoy viniendo

Cómo quisiera que estuvieras aquí

Me sintieras a mí, al ladito tuyo

Pa' que veas que yo no puedo fingir, y me puedo morir por los besos tuyos

Cómo quisiera que estuvieras aquí

Me sintieras a mí, al ladito tuyo

Pa' que veas que yo no puedo fingir, y me puedo morir por los besos tuyos

Ven quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, no puedo estar sin ti

Este que está aquí, a ti no te quiere dejar

Este que está aquí, también se deja llevar

Tamo' destinados a juntos celebrar la Navidad

Esto nunca tuvo sentido, fuimos en contra de la Ley Universal

Qué visaje, cule' viaje

Dime cómo evitamos las señales

A veces yo quisiera que no pare

Pero esto me va a matar

Quiero ver qué responde, no me tira ni "hola!"

Y, yo aquí con cule' bartola

Pensando en toda' las noche' que estuvimos a solas y

No le parábamos bolas

Chingando con un fillin' somos Rey de las olas

Estoy enfrente a tu alma, por fa Ma' déjame entrar

Permíteme que entienda' que no existe nadie más

Y si me quedo contigo es porque tú eres la mondá

Ven quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate,quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
alma /alma/ B1	noun - soul
fingir /finˈxiɾ/ B1	verb - to pretend, to feign
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
besos /ˈbesos/ A2	noun - kisses
viaje /ˈbjahe/ B1	noun - trip, journey
evitar /ebiˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to avoid
señales /seˈɲales/ B1	noun - signs
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
responder /responˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to respond
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A2	noun - night
olas /ˈolas/ A2	noun - waves
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to allow
destinados /destiˈnaðos/ B2	adjective - destined
celebrar /θeleˈβɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to celebrate
pare /ˈpaɾe/ A2	verb - to stop
existir /eksiˈstiɾ/ B2	verb - to exist

Key Grammar Structures

• Cómo le explico al corazón que quieres irte

  ➔ Indirect Speech/Reported Speech, Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The sentence reports what someone *wants* (to leave). The use of the subjunctive mood after 'que' (that) indicates uncertainty or subjectivity. The verb 'quieres' is in the present subjunctive because it's dependent on the main clause expressing a desire or feeling.

• Mira mis ojos mientras mi alma se desviste

  ➔ Gerund/Present Participle

  ➔ The word 'mientras' (while) introduces a clause describing an action happening *at the same time* as the main verb ('Mira'). 'se desviste' is a reflexive verb in the present participle form, functioning as an adverbial clause of time.

• Tamo' destinados a juntos celebrar la Navidad

  ➔ Passive Voice (implied), Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ 'Tamo'' is a colloquial shortening of 'Estamos'. The sentence implies a passive construction: 'we are destined'. 'a juntos' functions as an adverbial phrase modifying 'celebrar', indicating *how* we are destined to celebrate. 'la Navidad' is the object of the verb 'celebrar'.

• Chingando con un fillin' somos Rey de las olas

  ➔ Gerund, Colloquial Language

  ➔ 'Chingando' is a very colloquial (and potentially vulgar) term. 'con un fillin'' means 'with a friend/mate'. 'somos Rey de las olas' means 'we are king of the waves'. The gerund 'chingando' describes an action happening concurrently with being 'king of the waves'.