TE FUISTE – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Iglesias, Myke Towers
• Album: Final Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of heartbreak with Enrique Iglesias and Myke Towers in "Te Fuiste." This song offers a powerful lesson in expressing emotions related to loss and confusion in Spanish. Learn how the artists use vivid lyrics and a melancholic melody to convey the pain of a sudden departure, enriching your understanding of the language and its capacity for emotional expression.

[English]

Tell me why you left

When a memory is beautiful, it's hard to erase

Tell me about it, no matter how hard I try, I can't avoid it

When I go out on the street, I see your face

At night, the memories kill me

When the cold comes and I know you're far away

I don't know the reason for this situation (I don't know)

Why did we have that argument? (I don't know, I don't know)

Why did you leave without saying goodbye?

Tell me why you left

I listen to this song and I get sadder

Because even though you left, I swore to recover

I can't take it anymore, you broke my heart

Tell me why you left

I listen to this song and I get sadder

Because even though you left, I swore to recover

I can't take it anymore, you broke my heart

Uh, yeah

Whenever I think of you, my mood changes

At least give a valid excuse

I'm the one who keeps calling anonymously

I know she imagined it inside herself

All the romantic songs remind me of you

Those are things about love, I'm still here

Maybe she already has someone and isn't for me anymore

Nights are sleepless, I can't live like this

Everything was sex and love, her heart closed

I miss the euphoria it gave us both

You were my escape, if what we had ended, everything turned into nothing

You made me feel like a traitor

Why did you leave?

I listen to this song and I get sadder

Because even though you left, I swore to recover

I can't take it anymore, you broke my heart

Tell me why you left

I listen to this song and I get sadder

Because even though you left, I swore to recover

I can't take it anymore, you broke my heart (uh, yeah)

I miss you, why delude myself?

I don't know how to overcome the pain

No matter how much I try, I can't forget you

No matter how much I try, I can't erase you

How I miss you, why deny it?

Without you, I don't know how to breathe, no

No matter how much I try, I can't forget you (I can't forget you)

Tell me why you left

I listen to this song and I get sadder

Because even though you left, I swore to recover

I can't take it anymore, you broke my heart

O-O-Ovy On The Drums

...

Tell me why you left

...

[Spanish]

Dime por qué te fuiste

Cuando un recuerdo es bonito, es difícil de borrarlo

Dímelo a mí, que por más que trato, no puedo evitarlo

Cuando salgo por la calle veo tu rostro

Por la noche me matan los recuerdos

Cuando llega el frío y sé que tú está' lejos

No sé cuál fue el motivo de esta situación (no sé)

¿Por qué tuvimos esa discusión? (No sé, no sé)

¿Por qué te fuiste sin decir adiós?

Dime por qué te fuiste

Escucho esta canción y me pongo más triste

Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

No puedo más, mi corazón partiste

Dime por qué te fuiste

Escucho esta canción y me pongo más triste

Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

No puedo más, mi corazón partiste

Uh, yeah

Siempre que te pienso, me cambia el ánimo

Al meno' de excusa pon algo válido

Soy el que se pasa llamando anónimo

Yo sé que dentro de ella se lo imaginó

Toda' las cancione' romántica' me acuerdan a ti

Esa' son cosas del amor, todavía sigo aquí

Quizás ya tiene a alguien y ya no está pa' mí

Las noches son de insomnio, así no puedo vivir

Todo era sex and love, su corazón cerró

Extraño la euforia que nos daba a los do'

Tú era' mi escape, si lo nuestro acabó, todo en la nada quedó

Me puso como un traidor

¿Por qué te fuiste?

Escucho esta canción y me pongo más triste

Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

No puedo más, mi corazón partiste

Dime por qué te fuiste

Escucho esta canción y me pongo más triste

Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

No puedo más, mi corazón partiste (uh, yeah)

Yo te extraño, ¿pa' qué me engaño?

El dolor no sé superarlo

Por mucho que lo intento, no puedo olvidarte

Por mucho que lo intento, no puedo borrarte

Cómo te extraño, ¿pa' qué negarlo?

Yo sin ti no sé respirar, no

Por mucho que lo intento, no puedo olvidarte (no puedo olvidarte)

Dime por qué te fuiste

Escucho esta canción y me pongo más triste

Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

No puedo más, mi corazón partiste

O-O-Ovy On The Drums

Dime por qué te fuiste

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go (conjugated as 'fuiste' - you went)
recuerdo /reˈkweɾ.ðo/ B1	noun - memory; recollection verb - I remember (from 'recordar')
borrar /boˈraɾ/ B1	verb - to erase; to delete
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A1	adjective - sad
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
partir /paɾˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to break; to split; to leave
escuchar /eskuˈtʃaɾ/ A1	verb - to listen (to)
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
extrañar /eks.tɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss (someone/something); to find strange
olvidar /olbiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain; ache
reponer /repoˈneɾ/ B2	verb - to recover; to replace; to put back
discusión /diskʊˈsjon/ B1	noun - discussion; argument
adiós /aˈðjos/ A1	noun - goodbye
rostro /ˈros.tɾo/ B1	noun - face
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
traidor /tɾaˈiðoɾ/ B2	noun - traitor adjective - treacherous; deceitful
insomnio /inˈsom.njo/ B2	noun - insomnia
euforia /ewˈfo.ɾja/ B2	noun - euphoria

Key Grammar Structures

• Dime por qué te fuiste

  ➔ Imperative form, Interrogative 'por qué', Preterite tense.

  ➔ The phrase "Dime" is the informal (tú) imperative form of "decir" (to say/tell). It's used to give a direct command or make a request. "Por qué" is used to ask for a reason. "Te fuiste" is the preterite tense of the reflexive verb "irse" (to leave), indicating a completed action in the past.

• Cuando un recuerdo es bonito, es difícil de borrarlo

  ➔ 'Cuando' (conditional clause), impersonal expression 'es difícil de + infinitive'.

  ➔ "Cuando" introduces a temporal or conditional clause, meaning "when" or "whenever". "Es difícil de + infinitive" is an impersonal construction used to express that something is difficult to do. "Borrarlo" combines the infinitive "borrar" (to erase) with the direct object pronoun "lo" (it), referring to "el recuerdo".

• Por la noche me matan los recuerdos

  ➔ Inverted subject-verb order (similar to 'gustar' verbs), Indirect Object Pronoun.

  ➔ In Spanish, verbs like "matar" (to kill/hurt deeply) can function similarly to "gustar" (to like), where the grammatical subject is what causes the feeling, and the person experiencing it is the indirect object. Here, "los recuerdos" (the memories) are the subject causing the pain, and "me" indicates that the speaker is the one affected.

• ¿Por qué te fuiste sin decir adiós?

  ➔ 'Sin + infinitive'.

  ➔ The structure "sin + infinitive" is used to express that an action is performed without doing another action, or to indicate the absence of a parallel action. It translates to "without [doing something]".

• Porque aunque te fuiste, juré reponerme

  ➔ 'Aunque + indicative', Reflexive verb ('reponerse').

  ➔ "Aunque" introduces a concessive clause, meaning "although" or "even though". When followed by the indicative, it states a fact. "Reponerme" is the infinitive form of the reflexive verb "reponerse" (to recover, to get over something), indicating that the action of recovering is performed by and affects the subject itself.

• Todavía sigo aquí

  ➔ 'Seguir + gerund' (implied).

  ➔ The construction "seguir + gerund" (e.g., "seguir haciendo", "seguir viviendo") is used to express the continuation of an action or state. While "aquí" is a place, "seguir aquí" implies "still being here" or "still remaining here", indicating a continuous state. The missing gerund here is implied (e.g., "seguir estando aquí").

• Yo sé que dentro de ella se lo imaginó

  ➔ Double object pronouns 'se lo', Preterite tense.

  ➔ This sentence features the combination of two object pronouns: "se" (an indirect object pronoun, replacing "le" or "les" when followed by a direct object pronoun beginning with 'l') and "lo" (a direct object pronoun, referring to "it" or "that"). The order is always Indirect Object + Direct Object. "Imaginó" is the preterite tense of "imaginar" (to imagine), indicating a completed action in the past.

• Por mucho que lo intento, no puedo olvidarte

  ➔ 'Por mucho que + indicative', negative capability.

  ➔ "Por mucho que" is a concessive phrase meaning "no matter how much" or "however much". It introduces a clause that expresses an action or state that is contrasted with the main clause. The indicative mood ("intento") is used because the action is presented as a fact. "No puedo olvidarte" expresses an inability to perform the action of forgetting.

• Yo sin ti no sé respirar, no

  ➔ 'Sin + noun/pronoun', 'Saber + infinitive' (knowing how to do something).

  ➔ "Sin + noun/pronoun" means "without [someone/something]". "No sé + infinitive" is a common construction to express "I don't know how to [do something]" or "I can't [do something]" in the sense of lacking the knowledge or ability. Here, it implies a complete inability to function without the other person.