Roma – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Torreblanca
• Album: Bella Época

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with "Roma" by Torreblanca is a journey into the heart of modern Mexican indie-pop. The song's clear and narrative-driven lyrics make it an excellent tool for understanding colloquial expressions related to love and emotions. Its clever wordplay, such as the title itself being "amor" backward, offers a unique and memorable way to engage with the language's creative possibilities.

[English]

Accepted defeat

Accepted the greatest defeat

One thing leads to another

Accepted the greatest defeat

I choose a place for dinner

A bottle of wine to start

I know it's easy to say

But when

It's accepted defeat

It's accepted the greatest defeat

I wish I could metaphorize it

Accepted the greatest defeat

I can't stop talking, trying to pretend

That I’m dying of nerves and already thinking

That I’ll come closer at any moment

That what’s happening is love

Tell me you feel the same as I do

I know I'm not crazy, it’s love

Go with the flow and let’s play today

Discovering spring inside ourselves

In your room, I invite you

...

I had broken hearts

And I waited for the one who never came

But when you appeared, like this

That routine for me, ended

And Cupid hit, just to change things up

With his golden saw

He cut through all the barriers

That I built out of fear of love

Fear that suddenly disappeared

I know I'm not crazy, it’s love

Go with the flow and let’s play today

Revealing our most intimate secrets

Even the deepest corner will be, ooh

A corner of heaven

...

This is love

Tell me you feel the same as I do

It’s love

Go with the flow and let’s play today

This is love

Tell me you feel the same as I do

It’s love

Go with the flow and let’s play today

Let’s go to Rome (Let’s go to Rome)

Or we go to Paris (Let’s go to Paris)

Lose ourselves in Tokyo (Let’s get lost in Tokyo)

Or kiss in Berlin (Let’s go to Berlin)

In Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)

London or Madrid (London or Madrid)

Let’s go to Santiago (Let’s go to Santiago)

Or stay here without leaving

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

Always here

...

[Spanish]

Asumida la derrota

Asumida a la derrota mayor

Una cosa lleva a otra

Asumida a la derrota mayor

Elijo lugar para cenar

Botella de vino para empezar

Sé que decirlo es tan sencillo

Pero cuando

Asumida la derrota está

Asumida la derrota mayor

Yo quisiera metaforizarla

Asumida la derrota mayor

No paro de hablar, buscando aparentar

Que me muero de nervios y ya estoy pensando

Que voy a acercarme en cualquier momento

Que lo que está pasando es el amor

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Yo sé que no estoy loco, es el amor

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

A descubrir la primavera en el interior

De tu habitación, te invito

Había roto corazones y

He esperado ese que nunca llegó

Pero cuando apareciste, así

Esa rutina para mí, terminó

Y cupido acertó, para variar

Con la segueta de oro

Atravesó todas las barreras

Que había erigido por el miedo al amor

Miedo que sin mas desapareció

Yo sé que no estoy loco, es el amor

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

A descubrirnos los secretos mas íntimos

Hasta el mas íntimo rincón será, ooh

Una esquina del cielo

Esto es el amor

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Es el amor

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Esto es el amor

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Es el amor

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Vámonos a Roma (Vámonos a Roma)

O vamos a París (Vamos a París)

Perdámonos en Tokio (Perdámonos en Tokio)

O besémonos en Berlín (Vamos a Berlín)

A Río de Janeiro (Río de Janeiro)

Londres o Madrid (Londres o Madrid)

Vamos a Santiago (Vamos a Santiago)

O quedémonos sin salir

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Siempre aquí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
derrota /deˈrōt̪a/ B1	noun - defeat, failure
cosa /ˈkōsa/ A2	noun - thing, object
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place, location
vino /ˈbino/ A2	noun - wine
decir /deˈsiɾ/ B1	verb - to say, to tell
sencillo /senˈsiʝo/ B2	adjective - simple, straightforward
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to want, to love
romance /roˈmanθe/ B2	noun - romance, love affair
corriente /koˈrjen̪t̪e/ B2	noun / adjective - current, flow; common, widespread
primavera /pɾimaˈβeɾa/ B1	noun - spring (season)
habitación /aβitaˈθjon/ A2	noun - room, bedroom
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ B1	noun - fear, anxiety
secreto /seˈkɾeto/ B2	noun / adjective - secret, hidden; secret (something)
quedar /keˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to stay, to remain, to be left

Key Grammar Structures

• Asumida la derrota

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective/Adverb

  ➔ "Asumida" is the past participle of "asumir" (to assume, accept) and functions as an adjective modifying the implied subject (I). It means "having accepted the defeat."

• Una cosa lleva a otra

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression meaning "one thing leads to another." It implies a chain of events or a cause-and-effect relationship.

• Yo quisiera metaforizarla

  ➔ Conditional Tense

  ➔ "Quisiera" is the conditional form of "querer" (to want). It expresses a desire or a polite request. It translates to "I would like to metaphorize it."

• Que me muero de nervios

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression with "Morir"

  ➔ "Morirse de" + a noun means "to be dying of" something, but it is used to express strong feelings. "Que me muero de nervios" means "I'm dying of nerves" or "I'm extremely nervous."

• Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

  ➔ Imperative + Subjunctive

  ➔ "Sigue" is the imperative form of "seguir" (to follow), and "juguemos" is the first-person plural subjunctive of "jugar" (to play). The sentence encourages someone to go with the flow and play a game today.

• Había roto corazones

  ➔ Pluperfect (Past Perfect) Indicative

  ➔ "Había roto" is the pluperfect indicative of "romper" (to break). It describes an action that was completed before another point in the past. "I had broken hearts."

• He esperado ese que nunca llegó

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with Relative Clause

  ➔ "He esperado" is the present perfect of "esperar" (to wait). "Ese que nunca llegó" is a relative clause modifying "ese" (that one). It means "I have waited for that one that never arrived."

• Esa rutina para mí, terminó

  ➔ Preterite (Simple Past) Indicative

  ➔ "Terminó" is the preterite (simple past) indicative of "terminar" (to end). It describes a completed action in the past. "That routine ended for me."

• Atravesó todas las barreras Que había erigido por el miedo al amor

  ➔ Relative Clause with Pluperfect

  ➔ Here, "Que había erigido por el miedo al amor" is a relative clause modifying "todas las barreras". "Había erigido" is the pluperfect form of "erigir" (to erect, build), indicating that the barriers were erected *before* the moment cupido acertó (Cupid struck). The clause describes the barriers 'that I had built because of fear of love'.