Roma – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Torreblanca
• Album: Bella Época

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Asumida la derrota

Accepted defeat

Asumida a la derrota mayor

Accepted the greatest defeat

Una cosa lleva a otra

One thing leads to another

Asumida a la derrota mayor

Accepted the greatest defeat

Elijo lugar para cenar

I choose a place for dinner

Botella de vino para empezar

A bottle of wine to start

Sé que decirlo es tan sencillo

I know it's easy to say

Pero cuando

But when

Asumida la derrota está

It's accepted defeat

Asumida la derrota mayor

It's accepted the greatest defeat

Yo quisiera metaforizarla

I wish I could metaphorize it

Asumida la derrota mayor

Accepted the greatest defeat

No paro de hablar, buscando aparentar

I can't stop talking, trying to pretend

Que me muero de nervios y ya estoy pensando

That I’m dying of nerves and already thinking

Que voy a acercarme en cualquier momento

That I’ll come closer at any moment

Que lo que está pasando es el amor

That what’s happening is love

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Tell me you feel the same as I do

Yo sé que no estoy loco, es el amor

I know I'm not crazy, it’s love

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Go with the flow and let’s play today

A descubrir la primavera en el interior

Discovering spring inside ourselves

De tu habitación, te invito

In your room, I invite you

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...

Había roto corazones y

I had broken hearts

He esperado ese que nunca llegó

And I waited for the one who never came

Pero cuando apareciste, así

But when you appeared, like this

Esa rutina para mí, terminó

That routine for me, ended

Y cupido acertó, para variar

And Cupid hit, just to change things up

Con la segueta de oro

With his golden saw

Atravesó todas las barreras

He cut through all the barriers

Que había erigido por el miedo al amor

That I built out of fear of love

Miedo que sin mas desapareció

Fear that suddenly disappeared

Yo sé que no estoy loco, es el amor

I know I'm not crazy, it’s love

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Go with the flow and let’s play today

A descubrirnos los secretos mas íntimos

Revealing our most intimate secrets

Hasta el mas íntimo rincón será, ooh

Even the deepest corner will be, ooh

Una esquina del cielo

A corner of heaven

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Esto es el amor

This is love

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Tell me you feel the same as I do

Es el amor

It’s love

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Go with the flow and let’s play today

Esto es el amor

This is love

Dime que lo sientes igual que yo

Tell me you feel the same as I do

Es el amor

It’s love

Sigue la corriente y juguemos hoy

Go with the flow and let’s play today

Vámonos a Roma (Vámonos a Roma)

Let’s go to Rome (Let’s go to Rome)

O vamos a París (Vamos a París)

Or we go to Paris (Let’s go to Paris)

Perdámonos en Tokio (Perdámonos en Tokio)

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

O besémonos en Berlín (Vamos a Berlín)

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

A Río de Janeiro (Río de Janeiro)

In Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)

Londres o Madrid (Londres o Madrid)

London or Madrid (London or Madrid)

Vamos a Santiago (Vamos a Santiago)

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

O quedémonos sin salir

Or stay here without leaving

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

Siempre aquí

Always here

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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'.