SUBEME LA RADIO HEBREW REMIX – English Lyrics

• By: Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, Rotem Cohen
• Album: Final Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
radio /ˈraðjo/ A1	noun - radio (device for broadcasting or receiving sound)
alcohol /alˈkol/ A2	noun - alcohol
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
bajo /ˈbaxo/ A2	noun - bass (in music)
subir /suˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to go up, to rise, to turn up (volume)
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
juntar /xunˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to join, to bring together, to gather
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
sombra /ˈsombɾa/ B1	noun - shadow, shade, darkness
jurar /xuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to swear, to promise
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to think
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
שמיים /ʃaˈma.jim/ B1	noun - sky, heavens
אהבה /aˈha.va/ A2	noun - love
לב /lev/ A2	noun - heart
הזדמנות /hizdaˈmnut/ B2	noun - opportunity, chance

Key Grammar Structures

• Súbeme la radio

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Attached Object Pronoun

  ➔ The verb "Súbeme" (from "subir" - to turn up) is in the "tú" imperative form. The pronoun "me" (meaning "for me" or "to me") is an indirect object pronoun, and it is directly attached to the end of the positive imperative verb form. This is a common structure in Spanish for commands involving recipients of the action.

• Hoy vamos a juntar la luna y el sol

  ➔ Periphrastic Future (Ir a + Infinitive)

  ➔ This structure "ir a + infinitive" (in this case, "vamos a juntar") is used to express future actions, similar to "going to" in English. It often indicates a near future or a planned action.

• Siente el bajo que va subiendo Y sigo cantando

  ➔ Usage of Gerunds (Present Participle) in Progressive Constructions

  ➔ Spanish gerunds (verb forms ending in -ndo like "subiendo" and "cantando") are used to express ongoing actions. In "va subiendo" (from "ir + gerund"), it describes a gradual or continuous increase. In "sigo cantando" (from "seguir + gerund"), it means "I keep on singing," indicating the continuation of an action.

• Ya no me importa nada

  ➔ Double Negation in Spanish

  ➔ In Spanish, it's common to use multiple negative words to emphasize negation, unlike English where it forms a positive. "Ya no" means "no longer" or "not anymore," and "nada" means "nothing" or "anything." So, "Ya no me importa nada" literally means "It no longer matters nothing to me," which translates to "Nothing matters to me anymore."

• Si lo he perdido todo / Me has dejado en las sombras

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto)

  ➔ The present perfect tense (formed with "haber" in the present tense + past participle, e.g., "he perdido," "has dejado") is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into the present, or actions completed in the past but still relevant to the present.

• Si llega la noche y tú no contestas / Te juro me quedo esperando a tu puerta

  ➔ Real Conditional Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence uses a Type 1 conditional clause, expressing a real or possible condition and its likely result. The structure is "Si + present indicative (si llega, si no contestas), main clause in present or future indicative (te juro me quedo)." It means "If X happens, then Y will happen/I will do Y."

• Y yo me voy muriendo (y yo me voy muriendo)

  ➔ Pronominal Verb "morirse" in Progressive Form (Ir + Gerund)

  ➔ The verb "morirse" is a pronominal verb (using a reflexive pronoun like "me," "te," "se," etc.) meaning "to be dying" or "to die." When combined with "ir + gerund" ("me voy muriendo"), it emphasizes a gradual process of dying or feeling very bad/depressed, rather than a sudden death.

• אז רק אל תגידי לי

  ➔ Hebrew Negative Imperative

  ➔ In Hebrew, to form a negative imperative (telling someone *not* to do something), you use the particle "אַל" (al) followed by the verb in its future tense form. Here, "אַל תגידי" means "do not say" (feminine singular), and "לי" (li) means "to me."

• וכדאי שכל האהבה הזו תקח אותי ככה

  ➔ Hebrew Modal Expression "כדאי ש..." (It is advisable that...)

  ➔ The expression "כדאי ש..." (kedai she...) is a Hebrew modal construction used to indicate that something is advisable, worthwhile, or should happen. It is followed by a clause, often with the verb in the future tense (or a jussive/subjunctive-like form), here "תקח" (tikach - it takes, feminine singular).

• אם תסתכלי לי בעיניים / תראי לבי כמו הירח מלא

  ➔ Hebrew Conditional Clause

  ➔ This is a Hebrew conditional sentence (similar to a Type 1 conditional in English), expressing a real or likely condition and its outcome. The structure uses "אם" (im - if) followed by a verb in the future tense ("תסתכלי" - you look, feminine singular), and the result clause also uses a verb in the future tense ("תראי" - you will see, feminine singular).