quise quererte

• By: Joaquina
• Album: al romper la burbuja

Lyrics:

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Parece que te divierte

It seems like it amuses you

Creer que arruinaste mi vida con carita de inocente

To believe you ruined my life with an innocent face

Cuando menos lo esperaba

When I least expected it

Clavaste un puñal en mi espalda mientras me abrazabas

You stabbed me in the back while you were hugging me

¿Qué te pasó?

What happened to you?

Yo te contaba todos mis secretos

I told you all my secrets

Te dejé entrar

I let you in

A mi casa y la incendiaste

To my house and you set it on fire

Con palabras tan bonitas tan llenitas de veneno

With such beautiful words, so full of poison

Está bien si te comes el cuento

It's okay if you buy into the story

De que el mundo gira y tú eres el centro

That the world spins and you are the center

Yo supe quererte te lo dirá el tiempo

I knew how to love you, time will tell you

Está bien si te mientes por dentro

It's okay if you lie to yourself inside

Tal vez eso te quita el remordimiento

Maybe that takes away your remorse

Yo quise quererte y no me arrepiento

I wanted to love you and I don't regret it

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...

Éramos inseparables

We were inseparable

Que extraño que cambien

How strange that things change

Las niñas que jugaban en el parque

The girls who played in the park

Yo te imaginé en mis planes pero en tu futuro fui siempre un cadáver

I imagined you in my plans, but in your future, I was always a corpse

Te vi caer

I saw you fall

Te di la mano

I offered you my hand

Y me tiraste al suelo

And you threw me to the ground

Te dejé entrar

I let you in

A mi casa y la incendiaste

To my house and you set it on fire

Con palabras tan bonitas tan llenitas de veneno

With such beautiful words, so full of poison

Está bien si te comes el cuento

It's okay if you buy into the story

De que el mundo gira y tú eres el centro

That the world spins and you are the center

Yo supe quererte te lo dirá el tiempo

I knew how to love you, time will tell you

Está bien si te mientes por dentro

It's okay if you lie to yourself inside

Tal vez eso te quita el remordimiento

Maybe that takes away your remorse

Yo quise quererte y no me arrepiento

I wanted to love you and I don't regret it

...

...

Yo quise quererte y no me arrepiento

I wanted to love you and I don't regret it

Aún voy a escoger

I will still choose

Las mejores fotos

The best photos

Al contar la historia de nosotros

When telling the story of us

Me quedo con tu risa

I keep your laughter

Y después de todo el daño

And after all the damage

La versión de ti que sí conozco

The version of you that I do know

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Yo quise quererte te lo dirá el tiempo

I wanted to love you, time will tell you

Está bien

It's okay

Yo de ti nada espero nada es lo mismo

I expect nothing from you, nothing is the same

Y no tiene que serlo

And it doesn't have to be

Yo quise

I wanted

Quererte

To love you

Y no me arrepiento

And I don't regret it

Y no me arrepiento

And I don't regret it

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
risa /ˈrisa/ A2	noun - laughter
planes /ˈplanes/ A2	noun - plans
daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2	noun - damage
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
entrar /enˈtɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to enter
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall
arrepentir /aren.penˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to regret
secreto /seˈkɾeto/ B1	noun - secret
veneno /beˈneno/ B1	noun - poison
futuro /fuˈtuɾo/ B1	noun - future
historia /isˈtoɾja/ B1	noun - story, history
inocente /inoˈθente/ B2	adjective - innocent
remordimiento /re.mor.diˈmjen.to/ C1	noun - remorse

Grammar:

• Parece que te **divierte** creer que arruinaste mi vida con carita de inocente

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present Subjunctive after verbs expressing emotion or judgment)

  ➔ While technically 'divierte' is indicative, the 'que' clause following verbs like 'parece' often suggests a degree of uncertainty or subjectivity, leaning towards the usage patterns where subjunctive is common. 'Divierte' expressing the subject's amusement, introduces a feeling/subjective assessment about the situation, aligning with contexts that can trigger subjunctive, particularly in more nuanced expression.

• Cuando menos lo **esperaba**, clavaste un puñal en mi espalda mientras me abrazabas

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Hypothetical or Unexpected Past Action)

  ➔ The use of the imperfect subjunctive "esperaba" expresses the unexpected nature of the event. It highlights the surprise element of the stabbing, emphasizing that it occurred at a time when the speaker least anticipated it.

• Yo te **contaba** todos mis secretos

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Repeated or Habitual Action in the Past)

  ➔ The imperfect tense "contaba" indicates that sharing secrets was a regular occurrence in the past. It describes a habitual action or a continuous state in the past.

• Te dejé entrar A mi casa y la **incendiaste**

  ➔ Preterite (Simple Past) - Completed Action

  ➔ The preterite tense "incendiaste" indicates that the action of setting the house on fire was completed in the past. It is a specific, finished event.

• Está bien si te comes el cuento De que el mundo gira y tú eres el **centro**

  ➔ Indicative Mood (Expressing a factual statement)

  ➔ The use of the indicative mood in "eres el centro" presents the subject's belief in their own importance as a statement of (perceived) fact. While it might be ironic, grammatically it's a declarative statement.

• Yo **supe** quererte te lo dirá el tiempo

  ➔ Preterite (Simple Past) of 'Saber' (to find out, to learn)

  ➔ The preterite of "saber" here means "I found out how to love you" or "I knew how to love you (in the past)". It's not simply knowing, but having the ability or skill to love, and having demonstrated that skill.

• Tal vez eso te quita el remordimiento Yo **quise** quererte y no me arrepiento

  ➔ Preterite (Simple Past) - Single, Completed Action

  ➔ The preterite "quise" signifies a decisive and completed attempt to love. The focus is on the will and effort exerted at a specific point in the past.