The Fall – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Sofía Alva

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I had fallen.

Fear,

loneliness,

the minor chords that always made me cry,

the pain of one disappointment after another.

and all under your spotlight,

under your opinion.

I got tired of romanticizing every time they stabbed my confidence,

that threw my love in the trash.

I was wrapped by the night,

which became my best companion, my best friend,

the only one who listened to me without judging,

and wanted nothing in return,

because I had already sold out too much.

You don't know me.

You don't know shit about me.

I'm not a shooting star.

Please enjoy the fall.

Clap while I fall.

The show must go on.

I made friends with the devil.

Please enjoy the fall.

Clap while I fall.

The show must go on.

I made friends with the devil.

[Spanish]

Había caído.

El miedo,

la soledad,

los acordes menores que siempre me habían hecho llorar,

el dolor de una decepción tras decepción.

y todo bajo tu reflector,

bajo tu opinión.

Me cansé de romantizar todas las veces que apuñalaron mi confianza,

que tiraron mi amor a la basura.

Fui arropada por la noche,

quien se convirtió en mi mejor compañera, mi mejor amiga,

la única que me escuchaba sin juzgar

y sin querer nada a cambio,

porque yo ya había vendido demasiado.

You don't know me.

You don't know shit about me.

No soy estrella fugaz.

Please enjoy the fall.

Aplaude mientras caigo.

The show must go on.

Que hice amigas con el diablo.

Please enjoy the fall.

Aplaude mientras caigo.

The show must go on.

Que hice amigas con el diablo.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
soledad /so.leˈðaɾ/ B1	noun - loneliness
acordes /aˈkoɾðes/ B2	noun - chords
menores /meˈnoɾes/ B1	adjective - younger; minor
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
decepción /deθepˈθjon/ B2	noun - disappointment
cansé /kanˈse/ B2	verb - to get tired
romantizar /romantiˈθaɾ/ C1	verb - to romanticize
apuñalar /apuɲaˈlaɾ/ C1	verb - to stab with a knife
confianza /konˈfjansa/ B1	noun - trust; confidence
arropar /aˈropar/ C1	verb - to wrap up; to blanket
compañera /kompaˈɲeɾa/ B1	noun - female companion; partner
única /ˈuni.ka/ A2	adjective - unique; only
escuchar /eskuˈtʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to listen
juzgar /xuˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to judge
estrella /esˈteʝa/ A2	noun - star
diablo /ˈdjaβlo/ B1	noun - devil

Key Grammar Structures

• Había caído.

  ➔ Past Perfect

  ➔ The verb ""had fallen"" is in the past perfect, showing an action completed before another past moment.

• Los acordes menores que siempre me habían hecho llorar,

  ➔ Relative clause with past perfect

  ➔ The phrase ""que siempre me habían hecho llorar"" is a relative clause that uses the past perfect (habían hecho) to refer to a prior action.

• y todo bajo tu reflector, bajo tu opinión.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (repetition for emphasis)

  ➔ The phrase ""bajo tu"" is a prepositional phrase; its repetition adds emphasis to the speaker’s feeling of being under scrutiny.

• Me cansé de romantizar todas las veces que apuñalaron mi confianza,

  ➔ Verb + de + infinitive (cansarse de + infinitive)

  ➔ The construction ""cansé de romantizar"" uses the verb *cansarse* followed by *de* + infinitive, meaning “I got tired of romanticizing”.

• Fui arropada por la noche, quien se convirtió en mi mejor compañera, mi mejor amiga,

  ➔ Passive voice + relative pronoun "quien"

  ➔ The phrase ""Fui arropada"" is in the passive voice, and ""quien"" introduces a relative clause describing "la noche".

• You don't know me.

  ➔ Present simple negative with contraction

  ➔ The auxiliary ""don't"" (do + not) forms a negative present simple: "You don't know me".

• No soy estrella fugaz.

  ➔ Negative present simple with ser

  ➔ The word ""No"" negates the present‑tense verb "soy" (I am), giving "I am not a shooting star".

• Please enjoy the fall.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb ""enjoy"" is in the imperative form, giving a polite command or invitation.

• Aplaude mientras caigo.

  ➔ "Mientras" + present indicative for simultaneous actions

  ➔ The clause ""mientras caigo"" uses "mientras" + present indicative (caigo) to mean “while I fall”.

• Que hice amigas con el diablo.

  ➔ Simple past (preterite) with direct object

  ➔ The verb ""hice"" is the preterite of *hacer*, indicating a completed action: “I made friends with the devil”.