La Falta

• Par: Mike Bahía, Carin Leon

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Hablando conmigo mismo, yo

Talking to myself, I

Me dije que te llamara

Told myself to call you

Que dejara el egoísmo

To leave selfishness behind

Y que una excusa buscara

And to find an excuse

Que el orgullo es tan dañino

Because pride is so harmful

Y yo no me imagino que otro man te bese

And I can't imagine another guy kissing you

Que pasaron días sin hablarnos

Days went by without us talking

Espero que no sean meses, porque

I hope it’s not months, because

Me está haciendo falta

I’m missing you

Verte aquí y eso así me mata (no)

Seeing you here is killing me (no)

Vuelve, que me haces tanta falta, yeah

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta, ah

The truth is, you don’t know how much, ah

Vuelve si te nace

Come back if you feel like it

Que aquí estaré pa' ti, pase lo que pase

I’ll be here for you, no matter what happens

Para olvidarte, profe', no me diste clases

To forget you, you didn’t teach me, professor

Y no hay árbitro que pite esta falta que me haces

And there’s no referee to call this foul you’re causing me

Yo no quiero ser tu media mitad, quiero ser pa' ti, completo

I don’t want to be your half, I want to be whole for you

No creo en la suerte, pero tú eres mi amuleto (oh-oh)

I don’t believe in luck, but you’re my charm (oh-oh)

Se lo estoy pidiendo al cielo

I’m asking the heavens for it

Quiero que tus nietos, también me digan abuelo

I want your grandchildren to also call me grandpa

Estar sin ti, está cabrón, está cabrón

Being without you is tough, it’s tough

Me tienes hablando solo, como Johnny al tablón

You have me talking to myself, like Johnny to the board

Siempre pienso que eres tú cuando me suena el phone

I always think it’s you when my phone rings

Me hace' falta como Tego Calde' al reggaetón

I miss you like Tego Calderón misses reggaeton

De corazón, ma', que

From the heart, babe, that

Me está haciendo falta

I’m missing you

Verte aquí y eso así me mata (no)

Seeing you here is killing me (no)

Vuelve que me haces tanta falta, yeah

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta

The truth is, you don’t know how much

Ma', ¿qué pasó todo?, fue tan efímero

Babe, what happened to everything? It was so fleeting

¿Qué te disgusta, bebé?, dale, dímelo

What bothers you, baby? Come on, tell me

En terminar, ma', no somos los primeros

In ending, babe, we’re not the first

Pa' que me faltes tú, que me falte el oxígeno (ah)

For you to be missing, it’s like I’m missing oxygen (ah)

Ma', ¿qué pasó?, todo fue tan efímero

Babe, what happened? Everything was so fleeting

¿Qué te disgusta, bebé?, dale, dímelo

What bothers you, baby? Come on, tell me

En terminar, ma, no somos los primeros

In ending, babe, we’re not the first

Pa' que me faltes tú, que me falte el oxígeno, ah

For you to be missing, it’s like I’m missing oxygen, ah

Me está haciendo falta

I’m missing you

Verte aquí y eso así me mata

Seeing you here is killing me

Vuelve que me haces tanta falta, yeah

Come back, I miss you so much, yeah

La verdad, tú no sabes cuánta

The truth is, you don’t know how much

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
días /ˈdi.as/ A1	noun - days
egoísmo /e.ɣoˈis.mo/ B2	noun - selfishness, egoism
orgullo /oɾˈɣu.ʎo/ B1	noun - pride
dañino /daˈɲi.no/ B2	adjective - harmful, damaging
falta /ˈfal.ta/ B1	noun - absence, lack verb - to lack, to be missing
mata /ˈma.ta/ A2	verb - kills
verdad /beɾˈdad/ A2	noun - truth
nace /ˈna.θe/ B1	verb - is born, arises
clases /ˈkla.ses/ A2	noun - classes, lessons
árbitro /ˈaɾ.βi.tɾo/ B2	noun - referee, judge
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck
amuleto /a.muˈle.to/ B2	noun - amulet, charm
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
abuelo /aˈβwe.lo/ A1	noun - grandfather
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
efímero /eˈfi.me.ɾo/ C1	adjective - ephemeral, fleeting
oxígeno /okˈsi.xe.no/ B1	noun - oxygen

Grammaire:

• Me dije que te llamara

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of influence/command/request

  ➔ The verb "dije" (past tense of decir, to say) is used to express a command or suggestion to himself. The clause "que te llamara" uses the subjunctive mood because it expresses what he told himself to do. The subjunctive is common in Spanish after verbs like "decir" (to say) when a command or influence is being expressed.

• Y yo no me imagino que otro man te bese

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs expressing doubt/uncertainty

  ➔ The verb "imagino" (present tense of imaginar, to imagine) is used in the negative form "no me imagino," expressing doubt or disbelief. Therefore, the following clause "que otro man te bese" uses the subjunctive mood.

• Me está haciendo falta

  ➔ Impersonal 'faltar' to express 'to be lacking' or 'to need'

  ➔ "Faltar" is used impersonally here. The construction "Me está haciendo falta" literally translates to "It is making lack to me" but is better understood as "I am missing [it]" or "I need [it]". "Me" is the indirect object pronoun.

• Vuelve, que me haces tanta falta, yeah

  ➔ "Que" introducing a clause of cause/reason

  ➔ The "que" in this sentence introduces a clause explaining the reason for the command "Vuelve" (come back). It means "because" or "since" – Come back, because I miss you so much.

• Para olvidarte, profe', no me diste clases

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "olvidarte" as a noun; Indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Olvidarte" (to forget you) is used here as a noun, referring to the act of forgetting. The structure means "For forgetting you...". Also, "me" is an indirect object pronoun.

• Y no hay árbitro que pite esta falta que me haces

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'no hay' when introducing something uncertain/non-specific

  ➔ Because the existence of an arbitrator who can 'whistle' (acknowledge) the 'fault' (pain/absence) that she causes is uncertain/hypothetical, the subjunctive "pite" is used.

• Quiero que tus nietos, también me digan abuelo

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of desire/wish

  ➔ The verb "Quiero" (present tense of querer, to want) expresses a desire, so the following verb in the subordinate clause uses the subjunctive mood (although in this case, the form is the same as the indicative). The implied verb is "digan", although it does not appear explicitly, it is inferred by the conjugation.