Un Día de Estos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marwan

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Un día de estos

One of these days

Tendré que abrazarte más fuerte

I'll have to hold you tighter

No vaya a ser que te me vueles

In case you fly away from me

Igual que la pena en un bar

Just like sorrow in a bar

Un día de estos

One of these days

Tendremos que vernos a oscuras

We'll have to see each other in the dark

La piel no conoce otra forma

Skin knows no other way

Para ir resolviendo las dudas

To resolve the doubts

Yo sé que solo es miedo, fantasmas de la infancia

I know it's just fear, childhood ghosts

Tú intentas arrojar tu corazón por la ventana

You try to throw your heart out the window

Luchar contra el deseo en plena madrugada

Fighting desire in the middle of the night

Es como esperar que Dios conteste una llamada

It's like waiting for God to answer a call

Tu piel me la regalas

You give me your skin

El alma continúa anestesiada

The soul remains numbed

Si quieres, yo te cuento las cosas que te pasan

If you want, I’ll tell you what you're going through

Cuando abres al amor dejando la cadena echada

When you open up to love leaving the chain behind

Comprobarás que todas las cosas que no hacemos

You'll see that all the things we don't do

Después son esas mismas cosas que echarás de menos

Later become the things you'll miss

Quiero follarte lento, mirándote a la cara

I want to make love to you slowly, looking into your eyes

Leer tu cuerpo en braille con las luces apagadas

Reading your body in braille with the lights off

Quiero que entiendas esto, si ya no entiendes nada

I want you to understand this, if you don't understand anything anymore

"Amor" es la palabra que resuelve el crucigrama

"Love" is the word that solves the crossword

Un día de estos

One of these days

Tendrás que ir bajando la guardia

You’ll have to lower your guard

Las cosas que otros te hicieron

Things others did to you

Son cosas que ya no te pasan

Are things that no longer happen to you

No sabes bien el viento que ha de mover tu falda

You don’t quite realize the wind that will move your skirt

Si dar un paso al frente o cincuenta hacia tu espalda

Whether to take a step forward or fifty back

Te digo: "solo es miedo, fantasmas de la infancia"

I tell you: "It's just fear, childhood ghosts"

Amantes que vinieron, pero no buscaban nada

Lovers who came, but weren't looking for anything

Tu piel me la regalas

You give me your skin

El alma continúa anestesiada

The soul remains numbed

Si quieres, yo te cuento las cosas que te pasan

If you want, I’ll tell you what you're going through

Cuando abres al amor dejando la cadena echada

When you open up to love leaving the chain behind

Comprobarás que todas las cosas que no hacemos

You'll see that all the things we don't do

Después son esas mismas cosas que echarás de menos

Later become the things you'll miss

Quiero follarte lento, mirándote a la cara

I want to make love to you slowly, looking into your eyes

Leer tu cuerpo en braille con las luces apagadas

Reading your body in braille with the lights off

Quiero que entiendas esto, si ya no entiendes nada

I want you to understand this, if you don't understand anything anymore

"Amor" es la palabra que resuelve el crucigrama

“Love” is the word that solves the crossword

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
abrazarte /a.βɾaˈ θaɾ.te/ B1	verb - to hug you
vuelen /ˈbwe.le/ B1	verb - they fly
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
dudas /ˈdu.ðas/ B1	noun - doubts
fantasmas /fanˈtas.mas/ B2	noun - ghosts
arrojat /a.roˈxar/ B2	verb - to throw
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2	noun - fear
fantasmas /fanˈtas.mas/ B2	noun - ghosts
corazón /ko.ɾaˈson/ B1	noun - heart
deseo /deˈse.o/ B1	noun - desire
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to happen
amante /aˈman.te/ B2	noun - lover
rellenes /reˈʎe.ne/ C1	verb - to fill, to satisfy
enamorados /e.na.moˈɾa.ðos/ B2	noun - lovers

Key Grammar Structures

• Tendré que abrazarte más fuerte

  ➔ Future Simple + 'tener que' + infinitive (obligation/necessity)

  ➔ Expresses a future obligation or necessity. 'Tendré que' means 'I will have to'.

• No vaya a ser que te me vueles

  ➔ 'No vaya a ser que' + Subjunctive (expressing fear or apprehension)

  ➔ Introduces a clause expressing fear or apprehension that something might happen. The subjunctive 'vueles' is used because of 'no vaya a ser que'. The use of the reflexive pronoun 'te me' adds emphasis.

• Igual que la pena en un bar

  ➔ Comparison using 'igual que' (similar to)

  ➔ 'Igual que' is used to make a comparison, meaning 'just like' or 'similar to'.

• Tendremos que vernos a oscuras

  ➔ Future Simple + 'tener que' + infinitive + 'a' + adjective (manner)

  ➔ Expresses a future obligation to do something in a certain way. 'A oscuras' means 'in the dark'.

• La piel no conoce otra forma para ir resolviendo las dudas

  ➔ 'Ir + gerundio' (progressive action)

  ➔ 'Ir + gerundio' expresses an action in progress. Here, 'ir resolviendo' means 'gradually resolving' or 'going about resolving'.

• Es como esperar que Dios conteste una llamada

  ➔ 'Es como' + infinitive / clause with subjunctive (comparison of hypothetical situations)

  ➔ 'Es como' means 'It's like'. When followed by a clause indicating a hypothetical or unlikely situation, the subjunctive mood is often used ('conteste').

• Tu piel me la regalas

  ➔ Double Object Pronouns (indirect and direct)

  ➔ Here, 'me' is the indirect object pronoun (to whom is it given?) and 'la' (referring to 'piel') is the direct object pronoun (what is given?). The indirect object pronoun comes before the direct object pronoun.

• Si quieres, yo te cuento las cosas que te pasan

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (using 'si' + present indicative, followed by present indicative/imperative)

  ➔ This is a real or possible conditional sentence. If you want (present indicative), I'll tell you (present indicative).

• Comprobarás que todas las cosas que no hacemos después son esas mismas cosas que echarás de menos

  ➔ Relative clauses with 'que' + Future Tense to Express Speculation/Probability

  ➔ The sentence uses the future tense ('echarás de menos') within a relative clause to express what you are likely to miss in the future. The main clause 'Comprobarás que' sets up a future result of realizing something. 'Que no hacemos' is also a relative clause, defining 'todas las cosas'.