Si Me Vas a Abandonar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Buddy Richard

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the romantic Spanish ballads of the 60s, 70s, and 80s with Buddy Richard's "Si Me Vas a Abandonar." This song beautifully captures the raw emotion of love and potential loss, offering a glimpse into the heartfelt storytelling that defined an era of Latin music.

[English]

If you're going to leave me, think it through

If you're going to leave me

...

If you're going to leave me, think it through

If you're going to leave me

I only hope you won't make a mistake

...

And if you don't want me anymore, think it through, are you really leaving?

Because many times

A love is lost over a simple mistake

And I used to hear myself say so many times

Oh, I love you and I couldn't live without you

If you leave, if you're gone

And if you already have another love

(That's better for both of us)

All I have left to say is: Goodbye

And may you be very happy

...

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-a

And I used to hear myself say so many times

Oh, I love you and I couldn't live without you

If you leave, if you're gone

...

And if you already have another love

That's better for both of us

All I have left to say is: Goodbye

And may you be very happy

And we go singing, a choir

La-la-la-la-la

...

La-la-la-la-la-la

...

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-a

Thank you very much for your presence

Your applause and your affection

I keep it here, in my heart

Thank you very much

...

[Spanish]

Si me vas a abandonar, piénsalo bien

Si me vas a dejar

Si me vas a abandonar, piénsalo bien

Si me vas a dejar

Yo solo espero que tú no te vayas a equivocar

Y si no me quieres más, piénsalo bien si me vas a dejar

Pues muchas veces así

Por un error, se pierde un amor

Y pensar que tantas veces yo decir te oí

Ay, yo te quiero y no podría vivir

Si tú te vas, si ya no estás

Y si tienes ya otro amor

(Tanto mejor para nosotros dos)

Solo me resta decir: Adiós

Y que seas muy feliz

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-a

Y pensar que tantas veces yo decir te oí

Ay, yo te quiero y no podría vivir

Si tú te vas, si ya no estas

Y si tienes ya otro amor

Tanto mejor para nosotros dos

Solo me resta decir: Adiós

Y que seas muy feliz

Y nos vamos cantando, un coro

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-a

Muchas gracias por su presencia

Sus aplausos y su cariño

Me lo guardo aquí, en el corazón

Muchas gracias

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
abandonar /aβandonˈaɾ/ B1	verb - to leave behind or give up
dejar /xeˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave behind, to let, to allow
piénsalo /pjenˈsaɫo/ B2	verb - think about it
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to hope, to wait
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
error /eˈroɾ/ B1	noun - mistake
error /eˈroɾ/ B1	noun - mistake
fiesta /ˈfjɛs.ta/ A2	noun - party, celebration
feliz /feˈliθ/ A2	adjective - happy, joyful
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing

Key Grammar Structures

• Si me vas a abandonar, piénsalo bien

  ➔ Use of the immediate future tense with 'vas a' + infinitive to express a near future action.

  ➔ 'Vas a' + infinitive indicates a planned or imminent future action.

• Yo solo espero que tú no te vayas a equivocar

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing hope or wish.

  ➔ 'Que' links the main clause with the subordinate clause expressing hope.

• Por un error, se pierde un amor

  ➔ Use of 'por' + noun to indicate a reason or cause.

  ➔ 'Por' introduces the reason or cause for the action.

• Tanto mejor para nosotros dos

  ➔ Use of 'tanto mejor' to express that something is more favorable or better.

  ➔ 'Tanto mejor' indicates that a situation is even more favorable.

• Y que seas muy feliz

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood 'seas' to express a wish or desire.

  ➔ 'Seas' is the present subjunctive form of 'ser', used here to express a wish.

• Muchas gracias por su presencia

  ➔ Use of 'por' + noun to indicate gratitude or reason for appreciation.

  ➔ 'Por' introduces the reason for gratitude or thanks.

• Me lo guardo aquí, en el corazón

  ➔ Use of the reflexive verb 'me guardo' to indicate keeping or storing oneself emotionally.

  ➔ 'Me guardo' is a reflexive form of 'guardar', meaning 'to keep or store oneself emotionally or physically.'