Usted Se Me Llevó La Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alexandre Pires

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Alexandre Pires' hit song "Usted Se Me Llevó La Vida." Through its poignant lyrics and heartfelt melody, this song offers a powerful exploration of love, loss, and the lasting impact of a departed lover, making it a special piece for understanding expressions of deep emotion in Latin music.

[English]

You took my life away

And my entire soul

And the pain has stuck here in my bones with this anguish and sorrow

You

...

You don't know what it's like to lose

You don't know what it's like to fall and fall

Into a deep and faithless abyss

You took my life away

And here you have me

Like a rock that the ocean hits, that is there, but doesn't feel

You

You don't know how important you were

You don't know that your absence was a gulp of bile

That has remained stuck on my skin

You don't know

What love is

And the fear it causes

The desolation

You don't know

What damage you caused

How you have shattered

This heart

That only beat

With the sound of your voice

With the sound of your voice

You took my life away

All my desire

And you have left my reason frozen and hopelessness alive

You

You don't know what it's like to lose

You don't know that your goodbye was dying of thirst

That tore your being in this body

You don't know

What love is

And the fear it causes

The desolation

You don't know

What damage you caused

How you have shattered

This heart

That only beat

With the sound of your voice

With the sound of your voice

You don't know

Truly how to love

You don't know

How I have suffered

You are cold

And your evil freezes my soul

You filled my life

All with pain

(You don't know)

What love is

(The fear it causes)

(The desolation)

You don't know

(What damage you caused)

(How you have shattered)

(This heart)

You don't know, you don't know

...

(You don't know)

(What love is)

And the fear it causes

The desolation

You don't know

What damage you caused

How you have shattered

That heart

You don't know

(What love is)

And the fear it causes

The desolation

...

[Spanish]

Usted se me llevó la vida

Y el alma entera

Y se ha clavado aquí en mis huesos el dolor con esta angustia y esta pena

Usted

No sabe qué se siente perder

No sabe qué se siente caer y caer

En un abismo profundo y sin fe

Usted se me llevó la vida

Y aquí me tiene

Como una roca que el océano golpea que ahí esta, pero no siente

Usted

No sabe lo importante que fue

No sabe que su ausencia fue un trago de hiel

Que se ha quedado clavada en mi piel

Usted no sabe

Lo que es el amor

Y el miedo que causa

La desolación

Usted no sabe

Qué daño causó

Cómo ha destrozado

A este corazón

Que tan solo palpitaba

Con el sonido de su voz

Con el sonido de su voz

Usted se me llevó la vida

Todas mis ganas

Y me ha dejado congelada la razón y viva la desesperanza

Usted

No sabe qué se siente perder

No sabe que su adiós fue morirme de sed

Que desgarró en este cuerpo su ser

Usted no sabe

Lo que es el amor

Y el miedo que causa

La desolación

Usted no sabe

Qué daño causó

Cómo ha destrozado

A este corazón

Que tan solo palpitaba

Con el sonido de su voz

Con el sonido de su voz

Usted no sabe

De verdad cómo se ama

Usted no sabe

Cómo he sufrido yo

Usted es fría

Y su maldad me hiela el alma

Usted llenó mi vida

Toda de dolor

(Usted no sabe)

Lo que es el amor

(El miedo que causa)

(La desolación)

Usted no sabe

(Qué daño causó)

(Cómo ha destrozado)

(A este corazón)

Usted no sabe, no sabe

(Usted no sabe)

(Lo que es el amor)

Y el miedo que causa

La desolación

Usted no sabe

Qué daño causó

Cómo ha destrozado

A ese corazón

Usted no sabe

(Lo que es el amor)

Y el miedo que causa

La desolación

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
alma /ˈal.ma/ A2	noun - soul
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ B1	noun - fear
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
ausencia /awˈsen.sja/ B2	noun - absence
desesperanza /desespeˈɾanθa/ B2	noun - despair
trago /ˈtɾa.ɣo/ B1	noun - drink (often alcoholic)
daño /ˈda.ɲo/ B1	noun - damage
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
clavar /klaˈβaɾ/ B2	verb - to nail or to drive in
golpear /ɡolˈpeaɾ/ B1	verb - to hit or to strike
congelar /konxeˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to freeze
fría /ˈfɾi.a/ B2	adjective - cold
importante /impoɾˈtante/ B1	adjective - important

Key Grammar Structures

• Usted se me llevó la vida

  ➔ Use of 'se' as a reflexive pronoun combined with indirect object pronoun 'me' to indicate a reciprocal or passive action.

  ➔ 'Se' is a reflexive pronoun in Spanish used here to indicate that the subject is affected by the action, combined with 'me' to show the action done to the speaker.

• Y el alma entera

  ➔ Use of 'entera' as an adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire' to modify 'alma'.

  ➔ 'Entera' emphasizes that the soul is affected completely, highlighting the depth of the emotional pain.

• No sabe qué se siente perder

  ➔ Use of 'sabe' in the present indicative tense of 'saber' to express knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ 'Sabe' indicates the third person singular form of 'saber', meaning 'he/she/it knows'.

• Usted no sabe qué daño causó

  ➔ Use of 'causó' as the past tense of 'causar' indicating a completed action in the past.

  ➔ 'Causó' shows that the action of causing damage is completed and emphasizes its impact on the past.

• Con el sonido de su voz

  ➔ Use of 'de' as a preposition indicating possession or characteristic.

  ➔ 'De' connects 'sonido' (sound) and 'su voz' (his/her voice), indicating possession or origin of the sound.

• Con el sonido de su voz

  ➔ Use of 'de' as a preposition indicating possession or characteristic.

  ➔ 'De' indicates that the sound belongs to or originates from 'su voz', emphasizing possession or source.