Tantita Pena – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Fernández
• Album: Orígenes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the passion of Mexican music with Alejandro Fernández's "Tantita Pena." This song offers a window into the soul of ranchera music, where powerful emotions like heartbreak and sorrow are expressed with poetic intensity. Learning the lyrics will not only improve your Spanish but also deepen your understanding of how music can convey profound feelings and cultural expressions. "Tantita Pena" is special for its fusion of traditional and contemporary sounds, making it a timeless classic.

[English]

I cry nights without stars, nights without you

I cry complete nights, I cry tears of love

You've left me without looking back, just like that, without compassion

Just like that, just like that, without a bit of pity

...

You carry everything of me in your mouth

I carry the mark of your kisses from skin to heart

You abandon me to my fate, you, just like that, without compassion

Just like that, just like that, without a bit of pity

You let me die, you leave me here

Without a bit of pity

I gave you my life and you let me die

Without a bit of pity

Just like that, just like that, just like that

Without a bit of pity

And you are going to suffer, perhaps from the same pain

And I'm going to see you cry

Just like that, just like that, just like that

For the same pain

And I'm going to see you cry

Without a bit of pity

(Olé, Alejandro)

...

You say other hearts will make you happy

You say I'm just a little, what better love than me

You abandon me to my fate, you, just like that, without compassion

Just like that, just like that, without a bit of pity

You let me die, you leave me here

Without a bit of pity

I gave you my life and you let me die

Without a bit of pity

Just like that, just like that, just like that

Without a bit of pity

And you are going to suffer, perhaps from the same pain

And I'm going to see you cry

Just like that, just like that, just like that

For the same pain

And I'm going to see you cry

Without a bit of pity

...

(I cry nights without stars)

Nights without you, without love

(I cry complete nights)

Just like that, just like that, just like that, without love

I cry complete nights

Nights without you

I cry nights without stars

Nights without you

And I'm going to see you cry

Just like that, just like that, just like that

For the same pain

And I'm going to see you cry

Without a bit of pity

...

[Spanish]

Lloro noches sin estrellas, noches sin ti

Lloro noches completitas, lloro lágrimas de amor

Me has dejado sin mirar atrás, así sin compasión

Así, así sin tantita pena

Llevas en la boca tuya, todo de mí

Llevo huella de tus besos de la piel al corazón

Me abandonas a mi suerte, tú, así sin compasión

Así, así sin tantita pena

Me dejas morir, me dejas aquí

Sin tantita pena

La vida te di y dejas que yo me muera

Sin tantita pena

Así, así, así

Sin tantita pena

Y vas a sufrir, quizá por la misma pena

Y voy a verte llorar

Así, así, así

Por las misma pena

Y voy a verte llorar

Sin tantita pena

(Olé, Alejandro)

Dices que otros corazones, te harán feliz

Dices que yo soy poquito, qué mejor amor que yo

Me abandonas a mi suerte, tú, así sin compasión

Así, así sin tantita pena

Me dejas morir, me dejas aquí

Sin tantita pena

La vida te di y dejas que yo me muera

Sin tantita pena

Así, así, así

Sin tantita pena

Y vas a sufrir, quizá por la misma pena

Y voy a verte llorar

Así, así, así

Por las misma pena

Y voy a verte llorar

Sin tantita pena

(Lloro noches sin estrellas)

Noches sin ti, sin amor

(Lloro noches completitas)

Así, así, así, sin amor

Lloro noches completitas

Noches sin ti

Lloro noches sin estrellas

Noches sin ti

Y voy a verte llorar

Así, así, así

Por la misma pena

Y voy a verte llorar

Sin tantita pena

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to die
pena /ˈpena/ A2	noun - sorrow, grief
suerte /sweɾˈte/ B1	noun - luck, fortune
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
sufrir /sufˈɾiɾ/ B2	verb - to suffer
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at, to watch
lleno /ˈʝe.no/ B2	adjective - full
completo /komˈplek.to/ B2	adjective - complete, whole
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way, path
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body

Key Grammar Structures

• Lloro noches sin estrellas, noches sin ti

  ➔ Use of 'sin' indicating absence; simple present tense 'Lloro'

  ➔ The phrase "sin" means 'without'. The sentence expresses the singer's lament for nights lacking stars and the presence of the loved one. "Lloro" is the first-person singular present tense of the verb 'llorar' (to cry).

• Me has dejado sin mirar atrás, así sin compasión

  ➔ Present perfect tense "has dejado" (you have left); adverbial phrase "sin mirar atrás" (without looking back); use of 'así' for emphasis

  ➔ "Me has dejado" is the present perfect tense, indicating an action completed in the recent past, with relevance to the present. "Sin mirar atrás" functions as an adverbial phrase describing the manner in which the person left. 'Así' emphasizes the lack of compassion.

• Llevo huella de tus besos de la piel al corazón

  ➔ Use of 'llevar' to express carrying a mark or consequence; prepositional phrase 'de la piel al corazón' showing direction

  ➔ "Llevo" means 'I carry' or 'I bear'. The sentence means the singer bears the mark/memory of the kisses from the skin to the heart, indicating a deep emotional impact. "de la piel al corazón" depicts the journey of the kisses.

• Me dejas morir, me dejas aquí

  ➔ Simple present tense expressing ongoing action; repetition for emphasis; use of 'aquí' (here) to indicate location

  ➔ The simple present tense "me dejas morir, me dejas aquí" indicates an action that is happening continuously or repeatedly. The repetition enhances the feeling of abandonment and despair. 'Aquí' emphasizes the location where the speaker is being left.

• La vida te di y dejas que yo me muera

  ➔ Preterite tense 'di' (I gave), present tense 'dejas' (you let); subjunctive mood implied in 'dejas que yo me muera' (you let me die)

  ➔ 'La vida te di' is the preterite, stating a completed action in the past. 'Dejas que yo me muera' requires the subjunctive because it expresses a desire or command from the speaker.

• Y vas a sufrir, quizá por la misma pena

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a' + infinitive (vas a sufrir - you are going to suffer); use of 'quizá' (perhaps) expressing doubt; reflexive 'misma' to emphasize the similarity of the pain

  ➔ 'Vas a sufrir' uses the 'ir a' + infinitive construction to express a future action. 'Quizá' introduces a sense of uncertainty. The use of 'misma' reinforces the idea that the suffering will be identical to the speaker's.