Lyrics & Translation
But the hours become long to start over again
Processing that it's not me hurts a lot
But I have to endure it
This goodbye won't kill me
Ah, but how it will hurt
Imagining and dwelling on what can no longer be
I hate being in this story the person
Who leaves to never return
I'll be that puzzle with missing pieces
A vile clown with a sad face
A king without a queen
That's how you leave me
You'll be that little thorn I'll never be able to remove
It didn't work and admitting it is enraging
That I can only have you in dreams
It's hard to forget you
I'll settle for the memory
I'll be that puzzle with missing pieces
A vile clown with a sad face
A king without a queen
That's how you leave me
You'll be that little thorn I'll never be able to remove
It didn't work and admitting it is enraging
That I can only have you in dreams
It's hard to forget you
I'll settle for the memory
Key Vocabulary
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vida /ˈbiða/ A1 |
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horas /ˈoɾas/ A1 |
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volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2 |
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adiós /aˈðjos/ A1 |
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doler /doˈleɾ/ B1 |
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historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2 |
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persona /peɾˈsona/ A2 |
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rey /rei/ A1 |
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reina /ˈreina/ A1 |
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sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2 |
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recuerdo /reˈkwerðo/ B1 |
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cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1 |
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tristeza /tɾisˈteθa/ B1 |
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piezas /ˈpjeθas/ A2 |
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coraje /koˈɾaxe/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Dicen que la vida es corta y pronto se me va a pasar
➔ Present tense with 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing a statement
➔ 'Dicen' is the third person plural of 'decir' in present tense, used with 'que' to introduce reported speech
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Pero las horas se hacen largas pa volver a comenzar
➔ Reflexive verb 'hacerse' indicating change or transformation
➔ 'Se hacen' is the reflexive form of 'hacer' in present tense, meaning 'become' or 'are made'
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Un rey sin reina
➔ Noun phrase with 'sin' to express absence or lack
➔ 'Sin' is a preposition meaning 'without' so 'Un rey sin reina' translates as 'A king without a queen'
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Que sólo en sueños te pueda tener
➔ Subjunctive mood used after 'que' to express possibility or wish
➔ The phrase uses the present subjunctive 'pueda' from 'poder' to indicate a wish or possibility
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Odio ser en esta historia la persona
➔ Infinitive 'ser' after 'Odio' to express dislike of being something
➔ The verb 'Odio' (I hate) is followed by the infinitive 'ser' to indicate what is hated
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Difícil olvidarla a usted
➔ Use of 'a' before direct object pronoun 'la' for emphasis or clarity (personal a)
➔ 'A' is the personal 'a' used before a direct object pronoun to indicate it's a person or for emphasis
