Rival – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Romeo Santos, Mario Domm

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey into the depths of emotion with “Rival,” a powerful Pop rock ballad by Romeo Santos and Mario Domm. This song offers a poignant narrative of ending a toxic relationship and finding peace, making it an excellent piece to understand complex emotional vocabulary in Spanish. Its direct and relatable lyrics, combined with the vocal talents of two Latin music giants, provide a unique and compelling way to learn Spanish through a story of liberation and self-preservation.

[English]

A moment of silence is what I'm asking for

One minute of your time wouldn't hurt

So you’ll know today that my soul is no longer dying

You were completely wrong, don't try to come back

I’d rather live a thousand years without you

Than spend an eternity like this

You were the love of my life

And speaking to you, of course, I won't lie

And I don't care how you might feel

This is a storm and moving on

It's like sinking into the sea

It would be kinda foolish to make a deal with the end

Why keep hurting myself?

Living like this with you isn’t normal

I seek peace and you are a storm

I’d rather give up and end it

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

Many years have gone by, and I’ve been resisting

Until I erased the taste of happiness

You turned me into your enemy, being the guilty one

And I got lost in your labyrinth from which I want to escape today

I’d rather live a thousand years without you

Than spend an eternity like this

You were the love of my life

And speaking to you, of course, I won't lie

And I don’t care how you might feel

This is a storm and moving on

It's like sinking into the sea

It would be kinda foolish to make a deal with the end

Why keep hurting myself?

Living like this with you isn’t normal

I seek peace and you are a storm

I’d rather give up and end it (and end it)

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

This is a storm and moving on

It’s like sinking into the sea

It would be kinda foolish to make a deal with the end

Why keep hurting myself?

Living like this with you isn’t normal

I seek peace and you are a storm

I’d rather give up and end it

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

I don’t want to be your rival anymore

...

[Spanish]

Un minuto de silencio es lo que estoy pidiendo

Un minuto de tu tiempo no estaría de más

Para que hoy te enteres qué mi alma ya no está muriendo

Te equivocaste en lo absoluto, no intentes regresar

Prefiero vivir mil años sin ti

Que una eternidad pasándola así

Fuiste el amor de mi vida

Y hablándote, claro, no te voy a mentir

Y me da lo mismo lo que puedas sentir

Esto es una tormenta y continuar

Es como ir hundiéndose en el mar

Sería un poco absurdo, un final pactar

¿Por qué seguirme haciendo daño?

Vivir así a tu lado no es normal

Yo busco paz y tú eres tempestad

Prefiero darme por vencido y terminar

No quiero ser más tu rival

Han pasado muchos años y yo resistiendo

Hasta que borré el sabor de la felicidad

Me fuiste convirtiendo en tu enemigo, siendo la culpable

Y me perdí en tu laberinto del que hoy quiero escapar

Prefiero vivir mil años sin ti

Que una eternidad pasándola así

Fuiste el amor de mi vida

Hablándote claro, no te voy a mentir

Y me da lo mismo lo que puedas sentir

Esto es una tormenta y continuar

Es como ir hundiéndose en el mar

Sería un poco absurdo, un final pactar

¿Por qué seguirme haciendo daño?

Vivir así a tu lado no es normal

Yo busco paz y tú eres tempestad

Prefiero darme por vencido y terminar (y terminar)

No quiero ser más tu rival

No quiero ser más tu rival

No quiero ser más tu rival

Esto es una tormenta y continuar

Es como ir hundiéndose en el mar

Sería un poco absurdo, un final pactar

¿Por qué seguirme haciendo daño?

Vivir así a tu lado no es normal

Yo busco paz y tú eres tempestad

Prefiero darme por vencido y terminar

No quiero ser más tu rival

No quiero ser más tu rival

No quiero ser más tu rival

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
minuto /miˈnuto/ A1	noun - minute
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to feel
tormenta /toɾˈmenta/ B1	noun - storm
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea
daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2	noun - harm, damage
paz /pas/ A2	noun - peace
tempestad /tempesˈtad/ B2	noun - tempest, storm
rival /riˈβal/ B1	noun - rival
años /ˈaɲos/ A1	noun - years
sabor /saˈβoɾ/ A2	noun - flavor, taste
felicidad /felisiˈdad/ B1	noun - happiness
enemigo /eneˈmiɣo/ A2	noun - enemy
laberinto /labeˈɾinto/ B2	noun - labyrinth

Key Grammar Structures

• Un minuto de silencio es lo que estoy pidiendo

  ➔ Cleft sentence using 'lo que'

  ➔ The structure 'Es lo que...' emphasizes the thing being requested ('un minuto de silencio'). 'Lo que estoy pidiendo' is the relative clause acting as the subject complement.

• Para que hoy te enteres qué mi alma ya no está muriendo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in a clause of purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "para que..." introduces a clause of purpose, requiring the subjunctive. "Te enteres" is the subjunctive form of "enterarse" in the second person singular. The word 'que' (qué) needs an accent mark because it has an interrogative meaning.

• Te equivocaste en lo absoluto, no intentes regresar

  ➔ Use of 'en lo absoluto' to emphasize negation.

  ➔ 'En lo absoluto' means 'not at all' or 'absolutely not'. It strongly negates the mistake made.

• Prefiero vivir mil años sin ti Que una eternidad pasándola así

  ➔ Comparison using 'que' after 'preferir'.

  ➔ 'Que' is used to introduce the second part of the comparison after the verb 'preferir' (to prefer). It indicates what is being preferred *over* something else.

• Y me da lo mismo lo que puedas sentir

  ➔ Impersonal expression using 'dar lo mismo' + subjunctive.

  ➔ 'Dar lo mismo' means 'to not matter' or 'to be all the same'. When followed by 'lo que', it often takes the subjunctive in the dependent clause ('puedas sentir').

• Es como ir hundiéndose en el mar

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as a simile.

  ➔ The phrase 'ir hundiéndose' is a gerund phrase, describing the act of sinking. It's part of a simile using 'como' (like) to compare continuing the relationship to sinking in the sea.

• ¿Por qué seguirme haciendo daño?

  ➔ Use of 'seguir' + gerund to express continuing action.

  ➔ 'Seguir + gerund' (haciendo) indicates that the action (doing damage) is ongoing. It emphasizes the continuation of the harmful behavior.

• Me fuiste convirtiendo en tu enemigo, siendo la culpable

  ➔ Past progressive with 'ir' + gerund, and gerund used as an adverbial modifier.

  ➔ 'Fuiste convirtiendo' (you were turning) is the past progressive. 'Siendo la culpable' (being the one to blame) is a gerund phrase modifying the main clause and explaining the manner in which the speaker was being turned into an enemy.

• Hasta que borré el sabor de la felicidad

  ➔ Use of 'hasta que' followed by a preterite verb.

  ➔ 'Hasta que' (until) is followed by the preterite 'borré' (I erased) when describing a completed action that happened up to a certain point in the past.