Separados – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta
• Album: Album de Oro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of Los Acosta's "Separados"! This iconic ballad is a perfect entry point for learning Spanish through music, offering rich vocabulary related to emotions, love, and loss. Its clear, evocative lyrics and classic romantic style make it special, allowing learners to connect deeply with the language through its universal themes of heartbreak and longing. Discover the beauty of Spanish expression through this unforgettable song.

[English]

Apart

Today we are

You didn’t keep your promises

To love each other

Memories

That bleed me

Deep in my soul

I miss your presence

Come back

Don’t make me cry anymore

It’s not the same

If you’re not here

Come back

Everything is loneliness

Light up my path

I don’t want darkness

...

Apart

Like strangers

I saw my feelings roll away

With your departure

Come back

Don’t make me cry anymore

It’s not the same

If you’re not here

Come back

Everything is loneliness

Light up my path

I don’t want darkness

...

[Spanish]

Separados

Hoy estamos

No cumpliste tus promesas

De amarnos

Recuerdos

Que me sangran

Toda el alma

Tu presencia me hace falta

Vuelve

Ya no me hagas llorar

No es igual

Si tú no estás

Vuelve

Que todo es soledad

Alumbra mi sendero

No quiero oscuridad

Separados

Cómo extraños

Mis sentimientos vi rodar

Con tu partida

Vuelve

Ya no me hagas llorar

No es igual

Si tú no estás

Vuelve

Que todo es soledad

Alumbra mi sendero

No quiero oscuridad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
separados /sepaˈɾaðos/ B1	adjective - separated or apart (as in a couple no longer together)
promesa /pɾoˈmesa/ A2	noun - a pledge or commitment to do something
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love deeply or have affection for
recuerdo /reˈkueɾðo/ A2	noun - memory or recollection of something
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul or inner spirit of a person
presencia /pɾeˈsenθja/ B1	noun - the state of being present or near
volver /bolˈbeɾ/ A2	verb - to return or come back
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry or shed tears
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal, the same
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness or solitude
alumbrar /alumˈbɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to illuminate or give light to
sendero /senˈdeɾo/ B2	noun - path or trail, often metaphorical
oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ A2	adjective - dark or lacking light
extraño /esˈtɾaɲo/ B1	adjective - strange or unfamiliar noun - a stranger, someone unknown
partida /paɾˈtiða/ B1	noun - departure or act of leaving

Key Grammar Structures

• No cumpliste tus promesas

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'cumplir'

  ➔ The word 'cumpliste' shows a completed past action — 'you did not keep your promises.'

• Tu presencia me hace falta

  ➔ Expression with 'hacer falta' (necessity/absence construction)

  ➔ 'Me hace falta' literally means 'it makes me lack' — a way to say 'I miss you' or 'I need you.'

• Ya no me hagas llorar

  ➔ Negative imperative with pronoun placement

  ➔ In Spanish, pronouns appear before the verb in negative imperatives, as in 'no me hagas' ('don’t make me').

• Si tú no estás

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si'

  ➔ 'Si tú no estás' means 'if you are not here' — a present real conditional expressing emotional dependency.

• Que todo es soledad

  ➔ Subordinate clause starting with 'que'

  ➔ The word 'que' introduces a subordinate or explanatory clause — 'that everything is loneliness.'

• Alumbra mi sendero

  ➔ Affirmative imperative form

  ➔ 'Alumbra' is an imperative form addressed to 'tú', meaning 'light up my path' — a plea or request.

• No quiero oscuridad

  ➔ Simple present with negation

  ➔ The phrase 'no quiero' expresses refusal or rejection in the present — 'I don’t want darkness.'

• Mis sentimientos vi rodar

  ➔ Preterite tense with infinitive complement

  ➔ The verb 'vi' (I saw) takes the infinitive 'rodar' (to roll), forming a perception verb structure: 'I saw my feelings roll away.'