Tumbado En Mi Moqueta Azul – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Anni B Sweet

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Anni B Sweet with "Tumbado En Mi Moqueta Azul." This unique track from her debut album stands out as her first song in Spanish, offering a melancholic yet soulful journey through themes of absence and self-discovery. By exploring its introspective lyrics, you can gain insight into the emotional depth of Spanish songwriting and appreciate Anni B Sweet's distinctive blend of folk and country with a poignant narrative.

[English]

If I look back and you're not there

Is it that you're ahead

Even though I tried to argue

Is it that I never understood you

Is it that I never comprehended

That a reflection of you

Will reach me

I spent my whole life

Learning to understand that you're not here

And in silence I cried

Until I woke up

And knew that it's me

Who has to save you

A reflection of you

You were so far away

That you sent a reflection of you

...

Lying on my blue carpet

You promise you'll take me

On a journey to the end of the south

Is it that I never explained to you

Is it that I never explained to you

That for me the journey is you

A reflection of you

Will reach me

I spent my whole life

Trying to find you behind

And in silence I cried

Until I woke up

And knew that it's me

Who has to save you

And knew that it's me

Who has to save you

A reflection of you

You loved me so much

A reflection of you

You were so far away

That you sent a reflection of you

...

...

And learn

And understand

And learn and understand

That I have to save you

That you have to save me

A reflection of you

You loved me so much, no

A reflection of you

You were so far away!

That you sent a reflection of you

...

[Spanish]

Si miro atrás y no estás ahí

Será que por delante vas

Aunque traté de discutir

Será que nunca te entendí

Será que nunca comprendí

Que un reflejo de ti

Me llegará

Pasé toda la vida

Aprendiendo a entender que no estás

Y en silencio lloré

Hasta despertar

Y saber que soy yo

Quien te tiene que salvar

Un reflejo de ti

Tan lejos estabas

Que envíaste un reflejo de ti

Tumbado en mi moqueta azul

Prometes que me llevarás

De viaje hasta el final del sur

Será que nunca te expliqué

Será que nunca te expliqué

Que para mí el viaje eres tú

Un reflejo de ti

Me llegará

Pasé toda la vida

Intentando buscarte detrás

Y en silencio lloré

Hasta despertar

Y saber que soy yo

Quien te tiene que salvar

Y saber que soy yo

Quien te tiene que salvar

Un reflejo de ti

Tanto me amabas

Un reflejo de ti

Tan lejos estabas

Que envíaste un reflejo de ti

Y aprender

Y entender

Y aprender y entender

Que te tengo que salvar

Que me tienes que salvar

Un reflejo de ti

Tanto me amabas, no

Un reflejo de ti

¡Tan lejos estabas!

Que envíaste un reflejo de ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
atrás /aˈtɾas/ A2	adverb - back, behind
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
entendí /en.tenˈdɾi/ A2	verb - to understand
reflejo /reˈflek.xo/ B1	noun - reflection
llegará /ʝe.ɣaˈɾa/ B1	verb - will arrive
lloré /ʝoˈɾe/ B2	verb - cried
saber /saˈβeɾ/ B1	verb - to know
salvar /salˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to save
lejano /leˈxa.no/ B2	adjective - far away
enviaste /emˈβjaʃte/ B2	verb - you sent
moqueta /mokˈeta/ B2	noun - carpet, rug
azul /aˈθul/ (Spain), /aˈzul/ (Latin America) A1	adjective - blue

Key Grammar Structures

• Si miro atrás y no estás ahí

  ➔ Conditional clause (Si) with present tense.

  ➔ The phrase starts with "Si" indicating a condition, followed by the present tense verb "miro".

• Pasé toda la vida aprendiendo a entender que no estás

  ➔ Past tense with gerund (aprendiendo).

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense "Pasé" and the gerund "aprendiendo" to express an ongoing action in the past.

• Y en silencio lloré hasta despertar

  ➔ Conjunction (Y) with past tense.

  ➔ The conjunction "Y" connects two actions in the past: "lloré" and "despertar".

• Quien te tiene que salvar

  ➔ Relative pronoun (Quien) with present tense.

  ➔ The word "Quien" introduces a clause that describes the subject who must save.

• Un reflejo de ti

  ➔ Noun phrase (Un reflejo de ti).

  ➔ This phrase serves as a subject or object in the sentence, referring to a reflection of someone.

• Tumbado en mi moqueta azul

  ➔ Past participle (Tumbado) used as an adjective.

  ➔ The word "Tumbado" describes a state of being, functioning as an adjective in the phrase.

• Que para mí el viaje eres tú

  ➔ Subordinate clause (Que) with present tense.

  ➔ The word "Que" introduces a subordinate clause that explains the subject of the main clause.