Si No Estás – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: iñigo quintero

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of "Si No Estás" by Iñigo Quintero, a song that uses poignant piano melodies and evocative lyrics to express themes of longing and inner turmoil. This track offers a unique blend of pop and classical influences, showcasing Quintero's talent for storytelling through music.

[English]

You dream high, it's the power they've given you - From the sky

I don't know where I'm going - It's not real

It's been a while since you became just another one - And I hate how I am

Filled with this poison and I hear thunder if you're not here

What have you done to me? Where am I? - A thousand planets suddenly appear to me

This is a hallucination

I want to see your other half, to distance myself from this - city and get infected by your way of thinking

I look at the sky when I remember - I realize once again

That there's not a moment that passes without thinking of you - This distance is not normal

I'm tired of waiting - Two tickets to love you, I don't want to see anything else

Impossible, it's too late - Everything is a disaster

This is an obsession - Your few signals are useless to me

Nothing is like it used to be - I forget who I am

What have you done to me? - Where am I?

You're not straightforward, it's the same as always and - suddenly I'm losing my mind

A hundred senseless complexes - your heartbeats and your voice take me away

And I can't take it anymore

I don't know where I'm going - It's not real

It's been a while since you became just another one - And I hate how I am

Filled with this poison and I hear thunder if you're not here

Impossible, it's too late - Everything is a disaster

This is an obsession - Your few signals are useless to me

Nothing is like it used to be - I forget who I am

And where are you? The truth is it's been a thousand

cursed nights without your embrace, it's - something strange, I'm addicted to your love

I want to see you, see you, see you, - let it end already

[Spanish]

(Sueñas alto es el poder que te han dado Desde el cielo)

Qué no se a dónde voy No es real 

Hace ya tiempo te volviste uno más Y odio cuanto estoy 

Lleno de este veneno y oigo truenos si no estás

¿Qué me has hecho? ¿Dónde estoy? Se me aparecen mil planetas de repente 

Esto es una alucinación

Quiero ver tu otra mitad, alejarme de esta  ciudad y contagiarme de tu forma de pensar

Miro al cielo al recordar Me doy cuenta una vez más 

Que no hay momento que pase sin dejarte de pensar Esta distancia no es normal 

Ya me he cansado de esperar Dos billetes para amarte no quiero ver nada más

Imposible, es demasiado tarde Todo es un desastre 

Esto es una obsesión No me sirven tus pocas señales 

Ya nada es como antes Me olvido de quien soy

¿Qué me has hecho? ¿Dónde estoy? 

No vas de frente, es lo de siempre y  de repente estoy perdiendo la razón

Cien complejos sin sentido me  arrebatan tus latidos y tu voz 

Y ya no puedo más

Qué no se a donde voy No es real 

Hace ya tiempo te volviste uno más Y odio cuanto estoy 

Lleno de este veneno y oigo truenos si no estás

Imposible, es demasiado tarde Todo es un desastre 

Esto es una obsesión No me sirven tus pocas señales 

Ya nada es como antes Me olvido de quien soy

¿Y dónde estás? La verdad es que ya van mil  

noches malditas sin tu abrazo, es  algo raro estoy viciado a tu amor

Quiero verte, verte, verte, que se acabe ya

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
poder /poˈðeɾ/ A2	noun - power
odio /ˈo.ðjo/ B1	noun - hatred verb - I hate
veneno /beˈne.no/ B1	noun - poison
truenos /ˈtɾwe.nos/ B1	noun - thunder
planetas /plaˈne.tas/ B1	noun - planets
alucinación /a.lu.θi.naˈθjon/ B2	noun - hallucination
distancia /disˈtan.θja/ A2	noun - distance
billetes /biˈʎe.tes/ A2	noun - tickets
imposible /im.poˈsi.βle/ A2	adjective - impossible
desastre /deˈsas.tɾe/ B1	noun - disaster
obsesión /oβ.seˈsjon/ B2	noun - obsession
señales /seˈɲa.les/ A2	noun - signs
razón /raˈθon/ A2	noun - reason
complejos /komˈple.xos/ B2	noun - complexes
latidos /laˈti.ðos/ B1	noun - heartbeats
abrazo /aˈβɾa.θo/ A2	noun - hug
viciado /biˈθja.ðo/ B2	adjective - addicted

Key Grammar Structures

• Qué no sé a dónde voy

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after expressions of doubt/uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Qué no sé a dónde voy" expresses a lack of knowledge about where the speaker is going. The use of the subjunctive "voy" is triggered by the implicit doubt or uncertainty embedded within "no sé". At a B2-C1 level, understanding when to switch to the subjunctive is crucial.

• Hace ya tiempo te volviste uno más

  ➔ Use of "volverse" to express a change in state or condition.

  ➔ "Volverse" indicates a transformation. In this context, someone "became just another one". At a B2 level, students should be able to differentiate between "ser", "estar", "hacerse", "ponerse", and "volverse" when describing changes.

• Y odio cuánto estoy Lleno de este veneno y oigo truenos si no estás

  ➔ The use of "cuánto" as an adverb of degree.

  ➔ "Cuánto" modifies "estoy", intensifying the feeling. It emphasizes how much the speaker hates their current state. Students often confuse "cuánto", "cuán", and "qué" as intensifiers.

• ¿Qué me has hecho? ¿Dónde estoy?

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense "has hecho" to describe an action that has a relevance to the present.

  ➔ The present perfect connects the action of something being "done" to the speaker to their present state of confusion. It's not just asking what someone did, but about the consequences of that action now. The speaker is in a changed state because of a past action.

• Se me aparecen mil planetas de repente

  ➔ Use of the reflexive pronoun "se" with the verb "aparecer" to indicate an unexpected or involuntary action.

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "se" transforms "aparecer" (to appear) into a verb signifying that something appears to the speaker *unexpectedly* or without their direct volition. It highlights the involuntary nature of the hallucination.

• Quiero ver tu otra mitad, alejarme de esta ciudad y contagiarme de tu forma de pensar

  ➔ Use of infinitive phrases after "quiero" expressing desires.

  ➔ "Quiero + infinitive" is a common structure expressing a desire. Here, there are three desires expressed in parallel structure: "ver", "alejarme", and "contagiarme". A C1 level learner should master using coordinated infinitive phrases to express a series of related desires or intentions.

• Esta distancia no es normal, Ya me he cansado de esperar

  ➔ Use of present perfect "me he cansado" to express being tired of something that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ The speaker's tiredness (cansancio) began in the past with the waiting and extends to the present moment. It's not simply being tired *right now*, but conveying a build-up of frustration. A B2-C1 level student should grasp this nuance of the present perfect.