Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz, Shakira

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Acércate que a lo mejor

Come closer, because maybe

No te das cuenta que mi amor

You don't realize that my love

No es para siempre

Isn't forever

Porque hay noches que se apagan cuando duermes

Because there are nights that fade when you sleep

Díselo a tu corazón

Tell your heart

No habrá más fuente de dolor

There will be no more source of pain

No digas que no pienso en ti

Don't say I don't think of you

No hago otra cosa que pensar

I do nothing but think

Acércate un poco más

Come a little closer

No tengas miedo a la verdad

Don't be afraid of the truth

Que ay cuando llegue la mañana y salga el sol

Oh, when morning comes and the sun rises

Tú volverás a mi lado y ya no yo

You'll come back to my side, but I won't

Y ahora vete, vete, vete, vete

And now go, go, go, go

Vete y pásatelo bien

Go and have a good time

Por nosotros dos

For the two of us

No, corazón

No, my dear

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no

I appreciate it, look girl, but no

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no

I appreciate it, look girl, but no

Te lo agradezco corazón, pero no, tú sabes bien que

I appreciate it, my dear, but no, you know well that

Acércate un poco más

Come a little closer

No ves que el tiempo se nos va

Don't you see that time is slipping away from us?

Da rienda suelta a lo que sientes

Give free rein to what you feel

Si no lo haces, mala suerte

If you don't, too bad

Porque al final, si no lo ves

Because in the end, if you don't see it

Puede que no me escuches

You might not listen to me

Pero lo diré

But I will say it

Que hay, cuando salga el sol y llegue la mañana

Oh, when the sun rises and morning comes

Yo volveré a tu lado

I will return to your side

A tu lado con más ganas y ahora

To your side with more eagerness, and now

Vete, vete, vete, vete

Go, go, go, go

Vete y pásatelo bien

Go and have a good time

Por los dos (oh-oh-oh), yeh-yeah

For the two of us (oh-oh-oh), yeh-yeah

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no

I appreciate it, look boy, but no

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no

I appreciate it, look girl, but no

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

...

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Tengo consciencia

I am aware

Del daño que te hice

Of the harm I caused you

Pero al mismo tiempo no me siento

But at the same time, I don't feel

Responsable de lo que pudiste

Responsible for what you might have

Pensar que fue coraje

Thought was courage

No fue nada más que miedo

It was nothing more than fear

Miedo

Fear

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no

I appreciate it, look girl, but no

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

Te lo agradezco, pero no

I appreciate it, but no

Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no

I appreciate it, look girl, but no

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte, corazón

I do nothing but forget you, my dear

Por la mañana temprano y luego en la tarde

Early in the morning and then in the afternoon

En la noche cuando estoy en el vacilón

At night when I'm out having fun

No puedo na' más que olvidarte, corazón

I can do nothing but forget you, my dear

Te lo agradezco

I appreciate it

Te lo agradezco (te lo agradezco) pero no (te lo agradezco)

I appreciate it (I appreciate it) but no (I appreciate it)

Te lo agradezco mira niña pero no (te lo agradezco mira niña pero no)

I appreciate it, look girl, but no (I appreciate it, look girl, but no)

Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

I already managed to set you aside

No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

I do nothing but forget you

Te lo agradezco corazón (te lo agradezco pero no)

I appreciate it, my dear (I appreciate it, but no)

Ya te he deja'o aparte

I've already set you aside

Ahora ya no necesito más de ti (yo ya logré dejarte aparte)

Now I don't need you anymore (I already managed to set you aside)

Ya estoy bien, así estoy bien díselo corazón

I'm fine now, I'm fine like this, tell them, my dear

No me vale (ay) que me vengas así llorando (te lo agradez')

It's no use (oh) for you to come to me crying like that (I appreciate it)

Como a tus ojos lindos

Like your beautiful eyes

Tu cuerpo bello ('co mira niño, pero no)

Your beautiful body (look boy, but no)

Al la'o mío siempre corazón (ay)

Always by my side, my dear (oh)

Que cuando salga el sol, yo estaré ahí

That when the sun rises, I'll be there

Y ahora vete, vete, vete al vacilón

And now go, go, go have fun

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
agradecer /a.ɣɾa.ðeˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to thank, to be grateful for
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart (organ, emotion); darling (term of endearment)
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A1	noun - fear
verdad /beɾˈðað/ A2	noun - truth
irse /ˈiɾ.se/ A1	verb - to leave, to go away
mañana /maˈɲa.na/ A1	noun - morning; tomorrow
sol /ˈsol/ A1	noun - sun
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
daño /ˈda.ɲo/ B1	noun - harm, damage, injury
consciencia /konˈsjen.θja/ B2	noun - consciousness; awareness
coraje /koˈɾa.xe/ B1	noun - courage, bravery noun - anger, rage (less common in this context)
responsable /res.ponˈsa.βle/ B1	adjective - responsible
acercarse /a.θeɾˈkaɾ.se/ A2	verb - to approach, to come closer
lograr /loˈɣɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to achieve, to manage (to do something), to succeed
aparte /aˈpaɾ.te/ B1	adverb - separately, aside, apart
vacilón /ba.siˈlon/ C1	noun - good time, party, fun (colloquial, especially in Caribbean Spanish) noun - a swaggering person, a tease (colloquial)
rienda /ˈrjen.da/ B2	noun - rein (for horses); in idiom 'dar rienda suelta a': to give free rein to, to let loose, to unleash
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
bello /ˈbe.ʝo/ B1	adjective - beautiful, lovely

Key Grammar Structures

• No te das cuenta que mi amor

  ➔ Pronominal verb `darse cuenta`

  ➔ `darse cuenta` is a pronominal verb (always used with a reflexive pronoun like "te" or "se") meaning "to realize" or "to notice." Here, "te das cuenta" means "you realize."

• No hago otra cosa que pensar

  ➔ Idiomatic expression `no hacer otra cosa que`

  ➔ This idiom, "No hago otra cosa que" + infinitive, means "I do nothing but [verb]," emphasizing that the action mentioned is the only thing one does or can do.

• Acércate un poco más

  ➔ Imperative mood with enclitic pronoun

  ➔ "Acércate" is an informal (tú) command from the verb `acercarse` (to come closer), with the reflexive pronoun "te" attached to the end, a common feature of affirmative imperatives in Spanish.

• Que ay cuando llegue la mañana y salga el sol

  ➔ Subjunctive in future adverbial clauses of time

  ➔ The subjunctive verbs "llegue" and "salga" are used here because the clause "cuando llegue la mañana y salga el sol" refers to a future event that is not yet certain or has not occurred, requiring the subjunctive mood after "cuando" when referring to the future.

• Te lo agradezco, pero no

  ➔ Double object pronouns

  ➔ "Te" is the indirect object pronoun (to you), and "lo" is the direct object pronoun (it). In Spanish, when both are present, the indirect object pronoun always precedes the direct object pronoun, and both come before the conjugated verb.

• Yo ya logré dejarte aparte

  ➔ Verbal Periphrasis `lograr + infinitive`

  ➔ The verbal periphrasis "logré dejarte" means "I managed to leave you" or "I succeeded in leaving you," indicating the successful completion of an action.

• Si no lo haces, mala suerte

  ➔ Type 1 Conditional Clause and Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Si no lo haces" is a Type 1 conditional clause (real and possible). "Mala suerte" is an idiomatic expression meaning "bad luck," implying a negative consequence if the action is not performed.

• Tengo consciencia del daño que te hice

  ➔ Set phrase `tener consciencia de`

  ➔ "Tengo consciencia del" is a common set phrase meaning "I am aware of" or "I am conscious of" something, indicating knowledge or understanding of a fact or situation.

• No me siento Responsable de lo que pudiste Pensar que fue coraje

  ➔ `poder` in Preterite + Infinitive (past possibility/ability)

  ➔ "pudiste Pensar" uses the preterite form of `poder` (to be able to) followed by an infinitive, indicating an ability or possibility that existed and was realized in the past, or in this context, something one "could have" or "might have" thought.

• No me vale (ay) que me vengas así llorando

  ➔ Impersonal expression `no valer` + Subjunctive

  ➔ The impersonal expression "No me vale" means "it's no use to me" or "it doesn't serve any purpose for me." It requires the subjunctive mood ("vengas") in the following clause because it expresses a judgment or emotion.