Y Te Has Quedado Sola – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Iracundos
• Album: Y Te Has Quedado Sola (1974)

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si lloras por mí

If you cry for me

Será porque me quieres

It's because you love me

Si sufres así

If you suffer like this

Será porque me extrañas

It's because you miss me

Recuerdas, tal vez

Maybe you remember

Las cosas que han pasado

The things that happened

Que lejos ya están

That are so far away now

Que lejos han quedado

That they've become distant

Y hoy lloras por mí

And today you cry for me

Porque has quedado sola

Because you're all alone

La vida es así

Life is like this

Y te has quedado sola

And you’re all alone

Porque me diste alas

Because you gave me wings

Porque aprendí a volar

Because I learned to fly

Y el amor, de las manos

And love, from our hands

Dejamos escapar

We let it slip away

Y hoy llora por mí

And today you cry for me

Porque has quedado sola

Because you're all alone

La vida es así

Life is like this

Y te has quedado sola

And you're all alone

Muy sola

So very alone

Si lloras por mí

If you cry for me

Yo no tengo la culpa

It’s not my fault

Fui parte de ti

I was part of you

Y no te olvidé nunca

And I never forgot you

Recuerdas, quizás

Maybe you remember

Aquel beso apurado

That hurried kiss

Que te dejé al partir

That I left you when I left

Y en ti quedó guardado

And in you, it’s kept saved

Y hoy llora por mí

And today you cry for me

Porque has quedado sola

Because you're all alone

La vida es así

Life is like this

Y te has quedado sola

And you're all alone

Porque me diste alas

Because you gave me wings

Porque aprendí a volar

Because I learned to fly

Y el amor, de las manos

And love, from our hands

Dejamos escapar

We let it slip away

Y hoy llora por mí

And today you cry for me

Porque has quedado sola

Because you're all alone

La vida es así

Life is like this

Y te has quedado sola

And you're all alone

Y hoy llora por mí

And today you cry for me

Porque has quedado sola

Because you're all alone

La-lara-la-la

La-la-la-la

Lara-la-la-lara-la

La-la-la-la-la

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lloras /ˈʝoɾas/ A2	verb - to cry or weep
extrañas /eksˈtɾaɲas/ B1	verb - to miss or long for someone or something
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun - the time that has gone by
quedan /ˈkeðan/ A2	verb - to remain or stay
vivo /ˈbiβo/ A2	adjective - alive, living
dios /ˈdios/ A1	noun - God, deity
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
alas /ˈalas/ A2	noun - wings
volar /boˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to fly
escapar /eskaˈpaɾ/ B2	verb - to escape, to let go
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Si lloras por mí

  ➔ Present indicative tense in 'si' clauses for real conditional

  ➔ Uses the **present indicative** to talk about real future possibilities or actual situations.

• Porque me diste alas

  ➔ Preterite tense 'diste' (you gave) in indicative mood

  ➔ Uses the **preterite tense** to describe completed actions in the past.

• Y aprendí a volar

  ➔ Preterite tense 'aprendí' (I learned) in indicative mood

  ➔ Uses the **preterite tense** to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Y dejamos escapar

  ➔ Present indicative tense 'dejamos' (we leave/let) in a habitual or ongoing context

  ➔ Uses the **present indicative** to describe habitual or ongoing actions.

• Que lejos ya están

  ➔ Present indicative tense 'están' (they are) to describe current state or location

  ➔ Uses the **present indicative** to describe a current state or position.

• Y te has quedado sola

  ➔ Present perfect 'te has quedado' (you have remained/stayed)

  ➔ Uses the **present perfect** to indicate an action that has relevance to the present moment.