Rey Sin Reina – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt lyrics of "Rey Sin Reina" by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda to explore the universal themes of love, loss, and longing. This song offers a window into emotional expression within regional Mexican music, allowing you to connect with profound feelings through its evocative storytelling and melodies.

[English]

They say life is short and it will soon pass me by

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

...

[Spanish]

Dicen que la vida es corta y pronto se me va a pasar

Pero las horas se hacen largas pa volver a comenzar

Procesar que no soy yo me cala un chingo

Pero me toca aguantar (es la mejor pijamada que he tenido en la vida)

Este adiós no va a matarme

Ah, pero cómo va a doler (¿dónde está mi papi?)

Imaginar y darle vuelta a lo que ya no puede ser (pero no ta nunca)

Odio ser en esta historia la persona

Que se va pa no volver (¿por qué no está mi papi?)

Seré ese rompecabezas que le faltan piezas

Un vil payaso con la cara de tristeza

Un rey sin reina

Así me dejas

Serás esa espinita que jamás podré sacarme

No funcionó y reconocerlo da coraje

Que solo en sueños te pueda tener

Difícil olvidarla a usted

Con el recuerdo me conformaré

Seré ese rompecabezas que le faltan piezas

Un vil payaso con la cara de tristeza

Un rey sin reina

Así me dejas

Serás esa espinita que jamás podré sacarme

No funcionó y reconocerlo da coraje

Que solo en sueños te pueda tener

Difícil olvidarla a usted

Con el recuerdo me conformaré

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
horas /ˈoɾas/ A1	noun - hours
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return
adiós /aˈðjos/ A1	noun - goodbye
doler /doˈleɾ/ B1	verb - to hurt, to ache
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - story
persona /peɾˈsona/ A2	noun - person
rey /rei/ A1	noun - king
reina /ˈreina/ A1	noun - queen
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
recuerdo /reˈkwerðo/ B1	noun - memory
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
tristeza /tɾisˈteθa/ B1	noun - sadness
piezas /ˈpjeθas/ A2	noun - pieces
coraje /koˈɾaxe/ B2	noun - courage, anger, rage

Key Grammar Structures

• 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

• 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'

• 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'

• 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

• 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

• 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