Mediocre

• Par: Ximena Sariñana

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Son las hojas que escribí ayer

They're the pages I wrote yesterday

El lenguaje que quedó en tu piel

The language that remained on your skin

Fue la tinta a toda intención

It was the ink with every intention

De dejarte lo que soy

Of leaving you what I am

Poco a poco

Little by little

Ganó mi ocio

My idleness won

Cuando veo ya no estás

When I look, you're no longer here

Y me quedé hasta el final

And I stayed until the end

Y me creí tan especial

And I thought I was so special

Qué ingenua mi torpeza

How naive my clumsiness

Y me sentí tan esencial

And I felt so essential

Qué ingenua mi vergüenza

How naive my shame

Me olvidaste

You forgot me

Por mi parte

On my end

Qué mediocre

How mediocre

Me encanta escucharte hablar

I love to hear you talk

Qué elegancia hacerte sentir mal

How elegant to make you feel bad

Solo quiero que quisieras hoy

I only want you to want today

Demostrarte lo que soy

To show you what I am

Y poco a poco

And little by little

Ganó mi odio

My hatred won

No quisiste algo más

You didn't want something more

Y me quedé hasta el final

And I stayed until the end

Y me creí tan especial

And I thought I was so special

Qué ingenua mi torpeza

How naive my clumsiness

Y me sentí tan esencial

And I felt so essential

Qué ingenua mi vergüenza

How naive my shame

Me olvidaste

You forgot me

Por mi parte

On my end

Qué mediocre (Oh, uoh)

How mediocre (Oh, uoh)

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
hoja /ˈoxa/ A2	noun - leaf
escribir /eskɾiˈβiɾ/ B1	verb - to write
lenguaje /lenˈɡwaxe/ B2	noun - language
quedar /keˈðaɾ/ B2	verb - to stay
tinta /ˈtinta/ B2	noun - ink
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to leave
soy /soj/ A2	verb - to be (permanent state)
poco /ˈpoko/ A2	adjective/adverb - little, a little
ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to win, to earn
odio /ˈoðjo/ B2	noun - hate
quiso /ˈki.so/ B1	verb - wanted
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun/adjective - end, final
especial /espeˈθjal/ B2	adjective - special
torpeza /toɾˈpesja/ B2	noun - clumsiness
esencial /eseθiˈal/ B2	adjective - essential
vergüenza /beɾˈɣwenθa/ B2	noun - shame, embarrassment

Grammaire:

• Son las hojas que escribí ayer

  ➔ Past Definite (Pretérito Indefinido/Pretérito Perfecto Simple) in a Relative Clause

  ➔ The verb "escribí" (I wrote) is in the past definite. The phrase "que escribí ayer" is a relative clause modifying "las hojas" (the leaves/pages).

• Fue la tinta a toda intención

  ➔ Use of "a" to indicate manner/purpose.

  ➔ Here, "a toda intención" means "with full intention/on purpose". The preposition "a" introduces the manner in which the ink was used.

• Cuando veo ya no estás

  ➔ "Cuando" clause indicating time

  ➔ "Cuando" introduces a temporal clause, indicating "when" something happens. Here, it means "When I see, you are no longer there".

• Y me creí tan especial

  ➔ Reflexive verb with "tan" and adjective indicating degree (so special)

  ➔ "Creerse" (to believe oneself) is a reflexive verb. "Tan especial" means "so special". The "tan" amplifies the adjective.

• Qué ingenua mi torpeza

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence using "qué" + adjective + noun

  ➔ This is an exclamatory sentence expressing surprise or disbelief. The structure is "Qué + adjective + noun" (How naive my clumsiness!).

• Me encanta escucharte hablar

  ➔ Use of "encantar" with an infinitive

  ➔ "Encantar" is a verb that works similarly to "gustar". Here, it means "I love listening to you talk". The infinitive "escucharte hablar" acts as the subject of the verb "encanta".

• Qué elegancia hacerte sentir mal

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with "Qué" + noun + infinitive phrase

  ➔ This is another exclamatory sentence. "Qué elegancia" (What elegance!) is followed by the infinitive phrase "hacerte sentir mal" (to make you feel bad), which clarifies what the elegance consists of.