Que tristeza – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel
• Album: 33

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish boleros with Luis Miguel. 'Que tristeza' is a perfect gateway to learning expressive Spanish vocabulary related to emotions, heartbreak, and longing, making it a beautiful tool for understanding the poetic nuances of the language.

[English]

How sad

We lived under the same roof for so long

We spoke the same language every day

Without realizing we never truly understood each other

How sad

That all our love has been lost

Because we left nothing built to last

On the contrary, we ended up hurting each other

How sad

That one day our mouths sought each other out

And our bodies needed each other

But it was all just the result of desire

How sad

We ran out of things to say

Without managing to save some of our dreams

How sad, how sad

That what we had is over

...

How sad

We ran out of things to say

Without managing to save some of our dreams

How sad, how sad

That what we had is over

How sad

We ran out of things to say

Without managing to save some of our dreams

How sad, how sad

That what we had is over

...

[Spanish]

Qué tristeza

Vivimos tanto tiempo en el mismo techo

Hablamos diariamente el mismo idioma

Sin darnos cuenta que jamás nos entendimos

Qué tristeza

Que todo nuestro amor se haya perdido

Pues no dejamos nada construido

Por lo contrario terminamos ofendidos

Qué tristeza

Si un día nuestras bocas se buscaron

Y nuestros cuerpos se necesitaron

Mas todo era resultado de un deseo

Qué tristeza

Agotamos todas las conversaciones

Sin lograr salvar algunas ilusiones

Qué tristeza, qué tristeza

Que lo nuestro terminó

Qué tristeza

Agotamos todas las conversaciones

Sin lograr salvar algunas ilusiones

Qué tristeza, qué tristeza

Que lo nuestro terminó

Qué tristeza

Agotamos todas las conversaciones

Sin lograr salvar algunas ilusiones

Qué tristeza, qué tristeza

Que lo nuestro terminó

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tristeza tristesa A2	noun - Sadness
vivimos bibimos A1	verb - We lived / We live
techo techo A2	noun - Roof / Ceiling
idioma idioma A1	noun - Language
entendimos entendimoz A2	verb - We understood
construido konstroido B1	verb - Built
ofendidos ofendidoz B1	adjective - Offended
bocas bokas A1	noun - Mouths
cuerpos kuerpoz A2	noun - Bodies
necesitaron nesesitaron A2	verb - They needed
deseo deseo A2	noun - Desire / Wish
agotamos agotamoz B1	verb - We exhausted / depleted
conversaciones konberasiones A2	noun - Conversations
ilusiones ilusiones B1	noun - Illusions / Hopes

Key Grammar Structures

• Vivimos tanto tiempo en el mismo techo

  ➔ Preterite Tense (Pretérito Indefinido)

  ➔ The verb "vivimos" is in the preterite tense, used here to describe a completed action that happened over a specific duration in the past.

• Sin darnos cuenta que jamás nos entendimos

  ➔ Gerund construction with reflexive pronouns

  ➔ The gerund "darnos" (dar + nos) is used to express the manner or simultaneous circumstance of "not realizing".

• Que todo nuestro amor se haya perdido

  ➔ Subjunctive Perfect (Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo)

  ➔ The subjunctive "haya perdido" is triggered by the emotional reaction to "Qué tristeza".

• Pues no dejamos nada construido

  ➔ Adjectival participle after the verb 'dejar'

  ➔ Here, "dejar" acts as a semi-auxiliary verb with the participle "construido" to describe the state of an object.

• Si un día nuestras bocas se buscaron

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause with indicative

  ➔ The use of "si" + indicative (buscaron) suggests a factual condition or a reflection on a real past event.

• Mas todo era resultado de un deseo

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Pretérito Imperfecto)

  ➔ The verb "era" is in the imperfect tense, used here to describe a past state or descriptive background condition.

• Sin lograr salvar algunas ilusiones

  ➔ Infinitive construction after preposition

  ➔ The preposition "sin" is followed by the infinitive "lograr" to indicate a failed action.

• Que lo nuestro terminó

  ➔ Nominalized adjective phrase

  ➔ "Lo nuestro" uses the neutral article "lo" to turn the possessive pronoun into a noun representing 'our relationship'.