Vida Truncada – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Angel "El Flaco", Grupo Firme

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Compa', Edwin

Man, Edwin

Traigo una herida en el alma macizo

I carry a wound deep in my soul

De esas que duelen machín

One of those that hurts a lot

Jálese, mi compa' flaco

Go ahead, my buddy Flaco

Vámonos

Let’s go

Se llama, se llama "Destino"

Her name, her name is "Destiny"

Mentira, "Vida truncada" se llama

No, it’s called "Broken Life"

A nuevo pedo, ya

It’s a new problem now

Vamos, compa'

Come on, buddy

Ya me voy para ver si me olvido

I’m leaving to try to forget her

Y de esa ingrata que truncó mi vida

And that ungrateful girl who ended my life

Ya no hay fe, no hay amor ni esperanza

There’s no faith left, no love, no hope

En mi vida todo se acabó

Everything in my life is over

Ya no quiero desearle mala suerte

I don’t want to wish her bad luck

Ni pedirle que vuelva a mi lado

Or ask her to come back to me

Solo quiero que sufra como sufro

I just want her to suffer like I do

Y que le duela el haberme traicionado

And for it to hurt her that she betrayed me

¡Ay, chiquitita, cómo la quiero!

Oh, little one, how much I love you!

Así suena mi compa' el Flaco, mi compa' Uziel Payan

That’s how my buddy Flaco, my buddy Uziel Payan, sounds

Y puro Grupo Firme, viejo

And just Grupo Firme, man

Ya me voy, llevo en mi alma una herida

I’m leaving now, I carry a wound inside

Su recuerdo no puedo olvidarlo

I can’t forget her memory

Solo sé que destrozó mi vida

All I know is she destroyed my life

Que Dios la guarde y le dé su perdón

May God keep her and forgive her

Solo siento dejar mis pobres padres

It hurts me to leave my poor parents

Sus consejos que no supe entender

Their advice I didn’t understand

Si la muerte o el destino nos condena

If death or fate condemn us

No me conformo con mi propio padecer

I refuse to just suffer alone

Ahí nomás

Right there

Saludos, compa' Isai Gutiérrez, compa' Heber Gutiérrez

Greetings, buddy Isai Gutiérrez, buddy Heber Gutiérrez

Puro Music VIP, mi compa' Flaco

Pure Music VIP, my buddy Flaco

Cierre compadre, ¡ua!

Close it out, brother, whoa!

Tenía que mandarle un saludo a mi viejo, mi hermano

Had to send a shoutout to my dad, my brother

Cierre, ja, ja, ja

Close it, ha, ha, ha

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
herida /eˈɾiða/ B2	noun - wound
duelen /dwen/ B2	verb - they hurt
fe /fe/ A2	noun - faith, trust
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
truncada /tɾunkˈaða/ B2	adjective - truncated, cut short
sufre /ˈsufɾe/ B2	verb - suffers
traicionado /tɾankjoˈnaðo/ C1	verb - betrayed
sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ B2	noun - blood
mente /ˈmen.te/ A2	noun - mind
callar /kaˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to be silent, to shut up
traición /tɾaˈsjon/ C1	noun - betrayal
perder /peˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no hay fe, no hay amor ni esperanza

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' to indicate the cessation or absence of something.

  ➔ 'ya no' is a Spanish phrase used to express that something _no longer_ happens or exists.

• Traigo una herida en el alma macizo

  ➔ Use of 'traigo' from 'traer' to express possession of feelings or things.

  ➔ 'Traigo' means 'I carry' or 'I have', expressing that the singer is experiencing an emotional wound.

• Que Dios la guarde y le dé su perdón

  ➔ Use of subjunctive mood 'guarde' and 'dé' to express wishes or hopes.

  ➔ 'Guarde' (from 'guardar') and 'dé' (from 'dar') are in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or hope.

• Solo quiero que sufra como sufro

  ➔ Use of 'que' + subjunctive 'sufra' to express a purpose or desire.

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a clause in the subjunctive mood 'sufra', expressing a wish that someone suffers as the singer does.

• Se llama 'Destino' y se llama 'Vida truncada'

  ➔ Use of 'se llama' to indicate the name of something or someone (reciprocal or passive construction).

  ➔ 'Se llama' means 'it is called' or 'its name is', used to identify the name of a thing or person.

• Vamos, compa'

  ➔ Use of 'vamos' (from 'ir') in first person plural to express 'let's go' or an encouragement.

  ➔ 'Vamos' means 'let's go' or 'we are going', used here as an encouragement to continue or move forward.

• Ya me voy para ver si me olvido

  ➔ Use of 'ya me voy' with 'para' + infinitive 'ver' to indicate purpose ('to see if I forget').

  ➔ 'Ya me voy' means 'I am leaving now', and 'para ver si me olvido' explains the purpose 'to see if I forget'.