Ya No Quiero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: JESSE & JOY

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Tantas bellas palabras que me decías

So many sweet words you used to tell me

Tonta y enamorada ya me tenías

I was foolish and in love, you had me

Tus caricias vacías me las creía

I believed your empty caresses

De tus besos y abrazos me derretía

I melted with your kisses and hugs

Me engañaste y dejaste

You lied to me and left

Lastimaste a mi pobre corazón

Hurt my poor heart

Ya no quiero ver tu foto en mi buró

I don’t want to see your photo on my nightstand anymore

Vete, que ya te tengo olvidado en un cajón

Go away, I’ve already forgotten you in a drawer

Y todo este tiempo te he mentido

And all this time I’ve been lying to myself

Pues tus besos no son lo mejor

Because your kisses aren’t the best

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Me propuse olvidar y madurar

I decided to forget and grow up

Volveré a empezar, lo voy a lograr

Start over, I will succeed

Te dejé en el pasado

I left you in the past

Has quedado olvidado, corazón

You’re forgotten, my heart

Ya no quiero ver tu foto en mi buró

I don’t want to see your photo on my nightstand anymore

Vete, que ya te tengo olvidado en un cajón

Go away, I’ve already forgotten you in a drawer

Y todo este tiempo te he mentido

And all this time I’ve been lying to myself

Pues tus besos no son lo mejor

Because your kisses aren’t the best

...

...

No, no, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no

Ya no quiero ver tu foto en mi buró

I don’t want to see your photo on my nightstand anymore

Vete, que ya te tengo olvidado en un cajón

Go away, I’ve already forgotten you in a drawer

Y todo este tiempo te he mentido

And all this time I’ve been lying to myself

Pues tus besos no son lo mejor

Because your kisses aren’t the best

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
palabras /paˈlaβras/ A2	noun - words
bellezas /beˈλeθas/ B1	noun - beauties
decías /deˈθi.as/ A2	verb - you used to say
enamorada /enomoraˈða/ B1	adjective - in love
caricias /kaˈriθjas/ B1	noun - caresses, gentle touches
besos /ˈbesos/ A2	noun - kisses
creía /kreˈi.a/ A2	verb - I believed
derretía /deɾmeˈti.a/ B1	verb - I was melting
mentido /menˈti.ðo/ B2	verb - lied
olvidado /olβiˈðaðo/ B2	adjective / noun - forgotten, abandoned
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun / adjective - past
lograr /loˈɣɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to achieve

Key Grammar Structures

• Me engañaste y dejaste

  ➔ Preterite tense of the verb 'engañar' and 'dejar' to describe completed actions in the past.

  ➔ The sentences use the **preterite tense** to indicate actions that were completed in the past.

• Ya no quiero ver tu foto en mi buró

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' for negation meaning 'no longer' + 'quiero' (I want).

  ➔ The phrase **'ya no'** indicates the negation of desire or intention, meaning 'no longer'.

• He dejado en el pasado

  ➔ Use of 'he dejado' (present perfect) to indicate an action that has been completed and relevant in the present.

  ➔ The phrase **'he dejado'** uses the **present perfect tense** to express an action completed recently or with relevance to the present moment.

• Y todo este tiempo te he mentido

  ➔ Use of 'te he mentido' (present perfect) to indicate an action that has lasted over a period of time.

  ➔ The **present perfect tense** 'te he mentido' describes an action ongoing over a period up to now, often emphasizing duration.

• Tantas bellas palabras que me decías

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun linking 'palabras' with the clause 'me decías'.

  ➔ The word **'que'** functions as a **relative pronoun**, linking the noun **'palabras'** with the clause describing what was said.