Lyrics & Translation
Embark on a heartfelt journey with Natalia Lafourcade's "Pasan los días." This poignant song, rich with poetic Spanish lyrics, beautifully articulates the complex emotions of enduring love and inevitable goodbyes. Through its soulful melody and evocative storytelling, you can explore expressions of longing, acceptance, and personal growth, making it a powerful and relatable piece for understanding the nuances of the Spanish language and emotional depth in music.
Key Vocabulary
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desprender desprender B2 |
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absurdo absurdo B1 |
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suficiente suficiente B1 |
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regresar regresar B1 |
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distancia distancia B1 |
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destruir destruir B1 |
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construido construido B2 |
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ilusión ilusión B2 |
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respirar respirar A2 |
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vacío vacío B1 |
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encanto encanto B2 |
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suplico suplico B2 |
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olvides olvides B1 |
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abrazarte abrazarte B1 |
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despedida despedida B2 |
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arrancar arrancar B2 |
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amarte amarte B1 |
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loco loco A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Pasan los días y sigo pensando en ti
➔ Present progressive with ‘seguir + gerundio’ (ongoing action)
➔ The verb **sigo** + **pensando** shows that the speaker’s thinking is continuous: “I keep *thinking* about you.”
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Pasan las horas, no me logro desprender
➔ Reflexive verb + infinitive (lograr + infinitive) expressing difficulty
➔ The phrase **me logro** + **desprender** literally means ‘I manage *to detach* myself’, used to stress the difficulty of letting go.
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Es tan absurdo imaginar que nuestro amor no es suficiente para hacernos regresar
➔ Infinitive clause as object of a verb (imaginar que ...) and purpose clause ‘para + infinitive’
➔ The verb **imaginar** takes a clause introduced by **que**; the whole clause **que nuestro amor… regresar** functions as its object. The phrase **para hacernos regresar** expresses purpose: ‘in order to make us return’.
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Pasa la vida y sigo pensando que teníamos todo para hacernos tanto bien
➔ Imperfect tense in a subordinate clause after a verb of thinking (pensando que …)
➔ The clause **que teníamos todo…** uses the imperfect **teníamos** to describe a past, ongoing situation that the speaker is recalling.
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Que la distancia no podría destruir
➔ Simple conditional tense (podría) expressing potential or doubt
➔ The verb **podría** (conditional of *poder*) translates to ‘could’, indicating that the distance *could* destroy something, but it is not certain.
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Aquel espacio construido en la ilusión
➔ Past participle used as an adjective (construido)
➔ The word **construido** (built) modifies **espacio**, acting like an adjective: ‘the space *built* in illusion’.
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¿Dónde ha quedado aquel encanto entre los dos?
➔ Present perfect tense (ha quedado) indicating a result up to now
➔ The auxiliary **ha** + past participle **quedado** forms the present perfect, meaning ‘has remained’ or ‘has become’. It asks where the charm **has remained**.
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Te lo suplico, no lo olvides, por favor
➔ Imperative mood with double object pronouns and a subordinate negative command (no lo olvides)
➔ The speaker uses **te** (indirect object) and **lo** (direct object) together: **te lo suplico** = ‘I beg *you* (te) *it* (lo)’. The negative command **no lo olvides** (‘don’t forget it’) follows.
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Solo quiero quererte
➔ Infinitive complement after a modal‑like verb (querer + infinitive)
➔ The verb **quiero** (I want) is followed by the infinitive **quererte** (to love you). This structure expresses a desire: ‘I only want *to love you*’.
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