Y te has quedado sola – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Iracundos

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Los Iracundos' "Y Te Has Quedado Sola." This classic ballad offers a window into themes of love, loss, and memory, allowing listeners to connect with universal feelings of heartbreak and longing. Its enduring melody and heartfelt lyrics make it a great song to appreciate the nuances of Spanish romantic music.

[English]

If you cry for me

It will be because you love me

If you suffer like this

It will be because you miss me

You remember, perhaps

The things that have happened

That are already far away

That have been left behind

And today you cry for me

Because you have been left alone

Life is like this

And you have been left alone

Because you gave me wings

Because I learned to fly

And love, from our hands

We let it slip away

And today you cry for me

Because you have been left alone

Life is like this

And you have been left alone

Very alone

If you cry for me

I am not to blame

I was part of you

And I never forgot you

You remember, maybe

That hurried kiss

That I left you when I left

And in you it was kept

And today you cry for me

Because you have been left alone

Life is like this

And you have been left alone

Because you gave me wings

Because I learned to fly

And love, from our hands

We let it slip away

And today you cry for me

Because you have been left alone

Life is like this

And you have been left alone

And today you cry for me

Because you have been left alone

La-lara-la-la

Lara-la-la-lara-la

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[Spanish]

Si lloras por mí

Será porque me quieres

Si sufres así

Será porque me extrañas

Recuerdas, tal vez

Las cosas que han pasado

Que lejos ya están

Que lejos han quedado

Y hoy lloras por mí

Porque has quedado sola

La vida es así

Y te has quedado sola

Porque me diste alas

Porque aprendí a volar

Y el amor, de las manos

Dejamos escapar

Y hoy llora por mí

Porque has quedado sola

La vida es así

Y te has quedado sola

Muy sola

Si lloras por mí

Yo no tengo la culpa

Fui parte de ti

Y no te olvidé nunca

Recuerdas, quizás

Aquel beso apurado

Que te dejé al partir

Y en ti quedó guardado

Y hoy llora por mí

Porque has quedado sola

La vida es así

Y te has quedado sola

Porque me diste alas

Porque aprendí a volar

Y el amor, de las manos

Dejamos escapar

Y hoy llora por mí

Porque has quedado sola

La vida es así

Y te has quedado sola

Y hoy llora por mí

Porque has quedado sola

La-lara-la-la

Lara-la-la-lara-la

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lloras /ˈʎo.ɾas/ A1	verb - you cry (informal)
quieres /ˈkje.ɾes/ A1	verb - you want, you love (informal)
sufres /ˈsu.fɾes/ A2	verb - you suffer (informal)
extrañas /eksˈtɾa.ɲas/ B1	verb - you miss (informal)
recuerdas /reˈkweɾ.ðas/ A2	verb - you remember (informal)
cosas /ˈko.sas/ A1	noun - things
pasado /paˈsa.ðo/ A2	noun - past adjective - past (gone by)
lejos /ˈle.xos/ A2	adverb - far
quedado /keˈða.ðo/ A2	verb - remained, stayed
sola /ˈso.la/ A1	adjective - alone (feminine)
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
diste /ˈdis.te/ A2	verb - you gave (informal)
alas /ˈa.las/ B1	noun - wings
aprendí /a.pɾenˈdi/ A2	verb - I learned
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to fly
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
manos /ˈma.nos/ A1	noun - hands
dejamos /deˈxa.mos/ A2	verb - we let, we leave
escapar /es.kaˈpaɾ/ B1	verb - to escape
culpa /ˈkul.pa/ B1	noun - fault, blame
parte /ˈpaɾ.te/ A2	noun - part
olvidé /ol.βiˈðe/ A2	verb - I forgot
beso /ˈbe.so/ A1	noun - kiss
apurado /a.puˈɾa.ðo/ B1	adjective - hurried, rushed
partir /paɾˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to depart
guardado /ɡwaɾˈða.ðo/ B1	adjective - kept, stored

Key Grammar Structures

• Si lloras por mí

  ➔ Present tense subjunctive used with 'si' to express a hypothetical situation

  ➔ The phrase 'Si lloras por mí' uses the **subjunctive mood** to express a hypothetical condition

• Porque me diste alas

  ➔ Preposition 'porque' + preterite tense to indicate reason

  ➔ The conjunction 'porque' introduces a **causative clause**, explaining the reason for the action

• Y en ti quedó guardado

  ➔ Preterite tense 'quedó' + passive voice to indicate something remained stored

  ➔ The verb 'quedó' in past tense indicates a **state remaining** after an action, shown here in a passive sense

• Porque hemos dejado escapar

  ➔ Present perfect tense 'hemos dejado' + infinitive to express an action completed in the recent past with relevance now

  ➔ The **present perfect tense** 'hemos dejado' emphasizes an action that has been completed recently with ongoing relevance

• Y te has quedado sola

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'te has quedado' in present perfect tense (indicative) indicating a change of state

  ➔ The **reflexive perfect tense** 'te has quedado' shows that the subject has transitioned into a new state, here implying being alone

• Porque aprendí a volar

  ➔ Preterite tense 'aprendí' + infinitive 'a volar' to indicate the action of learning a skill

  ➔ The preterite 'aprendí' combined with an infinitive expresses a **completed action** of acquiring a skill

• Y el amor, de las manos dejamos escapar

  ➔ Preterite tense 'dejamos' + infinitive 'escapar' in a direct object construction

  ➔ The use of the preterite 'dejamos' with an infinitive 'escapar' functions as a **direct object structure**, indicating something was let go