Y... – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Eydie Gorme, Los Panchos
• Album: Canta En Español Con Los Panchos

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the timeless elegance of the Bolero with 'Y...'. This song is a perfect gateway for learners of Spanish to practice romantic vocabulary and emotional expression, while appreciating the sophisticated vocal harmonies that define the Latin American golden era of music.

[English]

And what did you do with the love you promised me?

And what have you done with the kisses I gave you?

And what excuse can you give me for failing me

And killing the hope I once had?

How ungrateful fate is, wounding me so

And how absurd is the reason for my passion

How foolish is this love that will not die

And chooses to forgive your betrayal

And to think that in my life you were a flame

And that you were the source of all my glory

I came to love you with all my soul

And today, your attitude is killing me with sadness

So tell me, what am I to blame for your abandonment?

And on what path did your promise get lost?

If you tell the truth, I will forgive you

And I will keep you as a memory close to God

...

And to think that in my life you were a flame

And that you were the source of all my glory

I came to love you with all my soul

And today, your attitude is killing me with sadness

So tell me, what am I to blame for your abandonment?

And on what path did your promise get lost?

If you tell the truth, I will forgive you

And I will keep you as a memory close to God

And I will keep you as a memory close to God

...

[Spanish]

¿Y qué hiciste del amor que me juraste?

¿Y qué has hecho de los besos que te di?

¿Y qué excusa puedes darme si faltaste

Y mataste la esperanza que hubo en mí?

Y qué ingrato es el destino que me hiere

Y qué absurda la razón de mi pasión

Y qué necio es este amor que no se muere

Y prefiere perdonarte tu traición

Y pensar que en mi vida fuiste flama

Y el caudal de mi gloria fuiste tú

Y llegué a quererte con el alma

Y hoy me mata de tristeza tu actitud

¿Y a qué debo, dime entonces, tu abandono?

¿Y en qué ruta tu promesa se perdió?

Y si dices la verdad yo te perdono

Y te llevo de recuerdo junto a Dios

Y pensar que en mi vida fuiste flama

Y el caudal de mi gloria fuiste tú

Y llegué a quererte con el alma

Y hoy me mata de tristeza tu actitud

¿Y a qué debo, dime entonces, tu abandono?

¿Y en qué ruta tu promesa se perdió?

Y si dices la verdad yo te perdono

Y te llevo de recuerdo junto a Dios

Y te llevo de recuerdo junto a Dios

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Y qué hiciste del amor que me juraste?

  ➔ Preterite Tense (Pretérito Indefinido)

  ➔ The verb "hiciste" is the second person singular form of the verb 'hacer' in the preterite, used for completed actions in the past.

• Y qué excusa puedes darme si faltaste

  ➔ Conditional/Modal construction + Conditional Clause (Si + Preterite)

  ➔ "Puedes" (can) is the modal verb, while "si faltaste" sets a conditional framework about a past event.

• Y mataste la esperanza que hubo en mí

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "que" + Preterite of "haber" (hubo)

  ➔ "Que" links the noun "esperanza" to the relative clause, where "hubo" denotes the existence of something in the past.

• Y prefiere perdonarte tu traición

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive complement

  ➔ The verb "prefiere" (prefers) is followed by the infinitive "perdonarte" to form a complex predicate.

• Y pensar que en mi vida fuiste flama

  ➔ Infinitive as a subject/exclamation + "que" clause

  ➔ Starting with "Pensar que..." is a common Spanish way to express disbelief or reflection about the past.

• Y llegué a quererte con el alma

  ➔ Periphrastic construction "Llegar a + Infinitive"

  ➔ This construction implies the achievement of an action or a process that culminated in the past.

• ¿Y a qué debo, dime entonces, tu abandono?

  ➔ Direct Object pronoun placement (imperative) + Interrogative structure

  ➔ "Dime" combines "di" (imperative of decir) + "me" (indirect object pronoun).

• Y si dices la verdad yo te perdono

  ➔ First Conditional (Si + Present Indicative + Present Indicative)

  ➔ This is a real condition where the action of forgiving is contingent upon the truth being spoken.