Recuerdos de Una Noche – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Pasteles Verdes
• Album: Recuerdos de Una Noche

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Quiero, recordar esta noche momentos, que no volverán 

I want to remember this night - moments that will not return

Y hacer, de aquellos poemas tristes como una oración

And make, from those poems - sad like a prayer

Una oración que tiene mucho amor Como el que yo, te tuve alguna vez 

A prayer that has a lot of love - Like the love I had for you once

Tanto amor, que no puedo explicar Porque ya no estás aquí

So much love that I can't explain - Because you are no longer here

Junto a mi, como ayer en mis brazos mirando el cielo, la obscuridad 

Next to me, like yesterday in my arms - looking at the sky, the darkness

Y así estoy recordando, tu amor

And this is how I'm remembering your love

Quiero, recordar esta noche momentos, que no volverán 

I want to remember this night - moments that will not return

Y hacer, de aquellos poemas tristes como una oración

And make, from those poems - sad like a prayer

Una oración que tiene mucho amor Como el que yo, te tuve alguna vez 

A prayer that has a lot of love - Like the love I had for you once

Tanto amor, que no puedo explicar Porque ya no estás aquí

So much love that I can't explain - Because you are no longer here

Junto a mi, como ayer en mis brazos mirando el cielo, la obscuridad 

Next to me, like yesterday in my arms - looking at the sky, the darkness

Y así estoy recordando, tu amor

And this is how I'm remembering your love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recordar /re.koɾˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to remember
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
momentos /moˈmen.tos/ A2	noun - moments
poemas /poˈe.mas/ B1	noun - poems
tristes /ˈtɾis.tes/ A2	adjective - sad
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
explicar /eks.pliˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to explain
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
obscuridad /obs.ku.ɾiˈðað/ B2	noun - darkness
brazos /ˈbɾa.sos/ A2	noun - arms
aquí /aˈki/ A1	adverb - here
ayer /aˈjeɾ/ A1	adverb - yesterday
tanto /ˈtan.to/ B1	adverb - so much

Key Grammar Structures

• quiero recordar esta noche

  ➔ The use of the verb "quiero" (I want) indicating desire, followed by an infinitive "recordar" (to remember).

  ➔ "quiero" is a present tense form of the verb "querer" meaning "to want".

• y hacer de aquellos poemas tristes como una oración

  ➔ The use of "hacer de" to indicate turning or transforming something into a certain state.

  ➔ "hacer de" functions as a phrase meaning to turn or make something into a certain form.

• Tanto amor, que no puedo explicar

  ➔ The use of "tanto amor" (so much love) with "que" to introduce a result or consequence.

  ➔ "Tanto amor" expresses a large quantity of love, and "que" links this to an explanatory or result clause.

• porque ya no estás aquí

  ➔ The conjunction "porque" (because) introducing a cause or reason.

  ➔ "Porque" is a coordinating conjunction that introduces a reason for the preceding statement.

• mirando el cielo, la oscuridad

  ➔ The present participle "mirando" (looking) used as a gerund to describe ongoing action.

  ➔ "Mirando" is a gerund form of the verb "mirar" (to look) indicating an ongoing action.

• Y así estoy recordando, tu amor

  ➔ The use of "estoy recordando" (I am remembering) with the present continuous tense.

  ➔ "Estoy recordando" combines the present tense of "estar" with the gerund "recordando" to form the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action.