La Última Noche – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Eydie Gormé, Los Panchos
• Album: Canta En Español Con Los Panchos

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the timeless elegance of the bolero with 'La Última Noche.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners of Spanish to practice romantic vocabulary and emotional expression, while discovering the sophisticated harmonic blend of Eydie Gormé and Los Panchos.

[English]

The last night I spent with you

I wish I could forget it, but I haven't been able to

The last night I spent with you

Today I want to forget it for my own sake

The last night I spent with you

I keep it tucked away as a faithful witness

To those moments when you were mine

And today I want to erase it from my soul

Why did you leave that night?

Why did you leave and never come back?

And you left me that night

With the memory of your betrayal

The last night I spent with you

I wish I could forget it, but I haven't been able to

The last night I spent with you

Today I want to forget it for my own sake

...

Why did you leave that night?

Why did you leave and never come back?

And you left me that night

With the memory of your betrayal

The last night I spent with you

I wish I could forget it, but I haven't been able to

The last night I spent with you

Today I want to forget it for my own sake

Today I want to forget it for my own sake

...

[Spanish]

La última noche que pasé contigo

Quisiera olvidarla pero no he podido

La última noche que pasé contigo

Hoy quiero olvidarla por mi bien

La última noche que pasé contigo

La llevo guardada como fiel testigo

De aquellos momentos en que fuiste mío

Y hoy quiero borrarla de mi ser

¿Por qué te fuiste aquella noche?

¿Por qué te fuiste sin regresar?

Y me dejaste aquella noche

Con el recuerdo de tu traición

La última noche que pasé contigo

Quisiera olvidarla pero no he podido

La última noche que pasé contigo

Hoy quiero olvidarla por mi bien

¿Por qué te fuiste aquella noche?

¿Por qué te fuiste sin regresar?

Y me dejaste aquella noche

Con el recuerdo de tu traición

La última noche que pasé contigo

Quisiera olvidarla pero no he podido

La última noche que pasé contigo

Hoy quiero olvidarla por mi bien

Hoy quiero olvidarla por mi bien

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
última ˈultima A1	adjective - last
noche ˈnotʃe A1	noun - night
pasé paˈse A2	verb - spent / passed
quisiera kiˈsjeɾa B1	verb - would like
olvidarla olbiˈdaɾla A2	verb - to forget it
guardada ɡwarˈdaða A2	adjective - kept / saved
fiel fjel B1	adjective - faithful / loyal
testigo tesˈtiɣo B2	noun - witness
momentos moˈmentos A1	noun - moments
borrarla boˈraɾla B1	verb - to erase it
regresar reɣɾeˈsaɾ A2	verb - to return
recuerdo reˈkwerdo A2	noun - memory / recollection
traición tɾaɪˈθjon B2	noun - betrayal / treason

Key Grammar Structures

• La última noche que pasé contigo

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' (that/which)

  ➔ The 'que' connects the noun 'noche' to the action 'pasé', defining which specific night is being discussed.

• Quisiera olvidarla pero no he podido

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive ('quisiera') for polite/hypothetical desire

  ➔ Using ''quisiera'' instead of ''quiero'' makes the wish sound softer and more subjective/hypothetical.

• no he podido

  ➔ Present Perfect ('Pretérito perfecto compuesto')

  ➔ It indicates an action (or lack thereof) that started in the past and has relevance up to the present moment.

• La llevo guardada como fiel testigo

  ➔ Resultative construction (Llevar + past participle)

  ➔ ''Llevar'' + participle emphasizes the state of something as a result of a past action.

• De aquellos momentos en que fuiste mío

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective 'aquellos' (those) and verb 'ser'

  ➔ ''Aquellos'' indicates something distant in time, and ''fuiste'' (ser) denotes a past characteristic or identity.

• ¿Por qué te fuiste aquella noche?

  ➔ Pronominal verb 'irse' (Preterite tense)

  ➔ The verb 'irse' means 'to leave/go away', adding a sense of departure compared to just 'ir' (to go).

• Y me dejaste aquella noche

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun 'me'

  ➔ The 'me' functions as the recipient of the action 'dejaste' (you left me).

• Con el recuerdo de tu traición

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'con' + noun

  ➔ The preposition 'con' indicates accompaniment or the manner in which the subject was left.