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• By: Shakira
• Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Lyrics:

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♪ Antes que nada te agradezco lo vivido ♪

First of all, I thank you for everything we lived.

♪ Por favor, déjame hablar, no me interrumpas, te lo pido ♪

Please, let me speak, don't interrupt me, I'm asking you.

♪ Lo que nos pasó, ya pasó, y no tuvo sentido ♪

What happened to us, it already happened, and it didn't make sense.

♪ Y si estuviste confundido, ahora yo me siento igual ♪

And if you were confused, now I feel the same.

♪ Seguramente con el tiempo te arrepientas ♪

Surely with time, you'll regret it.

♪ Y algún día quieras volver a tocar mi puerta ♪

And someday you'll want to come back to knock on my door.

♪ Pero ahora ♪

But now,

♪ He decidido estar sola ♪

I've decided to be alone.

♪ Se me perdió el amor a mitad de camino ♪

I lost the love halfway through.

♪ ¿Cómo es que te cansaste de algo tan genuino? ♪

How did you get tired of something so genuine?

♪ No trates de convencerme, ♪

Don't try to convince me,

♪ te lo pido ♪

I'm asking you.

♪ Que ya está decidido ♪

It's already decided.

♪ Nos queda lo aprendido ♪

We're left with what we learned.

♪ Tú querías salir y yo quedar contigo en casa ♪

You wanted to go out and I wanted to stay home with you.

♪ Tú comerte el mundo y yo solo quería tenerte ♪

You to conquer the world and I just wanted to have you.

♪ Ya ni tus amigos con los míos combinaban ♪

Even your friends didn't get along with mine anymore.

♪ Más fácil era mezclar el agua y el aceite ♪

It was easier to mix water and oil.

♪ Dices que te hacía sentir ♪

You say I made you feel

♪ que nunca nada me alcanzaba ♪

like nothing was ever enough for me.

♪ Y que para mí todo era poco, insuficiente ♪

And that for me everything was little, insufficient.

♪ Así que te fuiste ♪

So you left,

♪ y me dejaste un hueco aquí en mi cama ♪

and you left me an empty space here in my bed.

♪ Pasa el tiempo y no puedo sacarte de mi mente ♪

Time passes and I can't get you out of my mind.

♪ Seguramente con el tiempo me arrepienta ♪

Surely with time, I'll regret it.

♪ Y algún día quiera volver a tocar tu puerta ♪

And someday I'll want to come back to knock on your door.

♪ Pero ahora ♪

But now,

♪ Debo aprender a estar sola ♪

I must learn to be alone.

♪ Se nos perdió el amor a mitad de camino ♪

We lost the love halfway through.

♪ ¿Cómo es que te cansaste de algo tan genuino? ♪

How did you get tired of something so genuine?

♪ No trates de convencerme, ♪

Don't try to convince me,

♪ te lo pido ♪

I'm asking you.

♪ Que ya está decidido ♪

It's already decided.

♪ Nos queda lo aprendido ♪

We're left with what we learned.

♪ Se nos rompió el amor ♪

Our love broke

♪ a mitad de camino ♪

halfway through.

♪ ¿Cómo es que te cansaste de algo tan genuino? ♪

How did you get tired of something so genuine?

♪ No trates de convencerme, ♪

Don't try to convince me,

♪ te lo pido ♪

I'm asking you.

♪ Que ya está decidido ♪

It's already decided.

♪ Nos queda lo aprendido ♪

We're left with what we learned.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
agradezco /a.ɣɾaˈðes.ko/ B2	verb - I thank, I appreciate
vivido /biˈβi.ðo/ B2	adjective - lived, experienced noun - life experience
sentido /senˈti.ðo/ B1	noun - sense, meaning adjective - sensible, reasonable
confundido /kom.funˈdi.ðo/ B2	adjective - confused
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
arrepientas /a.reˈpjen.tas/ B2	verb - you regret
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return, to come back
decidido /de.siˈði.ðo/ B1	adjective - decided
perdió /peɾˈðjo/ A2	verb - lost
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - road, path, way
cansaste /kanˈsas.te/ B1	verb - you got tired
genuino /xeˈnwi.no/ B2	adjective - genuine, authentic
aprendido /a.pɾenˈdi.ðo/ B1	noun - learned adjective - learned
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
fácil /ˈfa.θil/ A1	adjective - easy
hueco /ˈwe.ko/ B2	noun - hole, gap adjective - hollow, empty

Grammar:

• Antes que nada, te agradezco lo vivido

  ➔ Subjunctive mood ('agradezco lo vivido')

  ➔ The phrase "lo vivido" uses a past participle acting as a noun. It refers to 'that which was lived'. While not explicitly subjunctive, it implies something experienced, often with a degree of uncertainty or contemplation inherent in past experiences. "Agradezco *lo vivido*" suggests gratitude for *everything that has been experienced*, implying a reflection on the past relationship.

• Por favor, déjame hablar, no me interrumpas, te lo pido

  ➔ Imperative mood ('déjame', 'no interrumpas')

  ➔ This line uses the imperative mood to make direct requests or commands. "Déjame hablar" (let me speak) and "no me interrumpas" (don't interrupt me) are direct instructions. The use of "te lo pido" reinforces the request with politeness.

• Y si estuviste confundido, ahora yo me siento igual

  ➔ Conditional clause with past subjunctive ('si estuviste') and indicative ('me siento')

  ➔ This line uses a conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation. "Si estuviste confundido" (if you were confused) uses the past subjunctive, indicating a possibility or speculation about a past state. The main clause, "ahora yo me siento igual" (now I feel the same), uses the indicative mood to describe a present feeling.

• Seguramente con el tiempo te arrepientas

  ➔ Future subjunctive ('te arrepientas')

  ➔ Although the future subjunctive is rarely used in modern Spanish, it's present in this line. "Te arrepientas" expresses a possibility in the future. It isn't a definite statement but rather a prediction or expectation.

• Y algún día quieras volver a tocar mi puerta

  ➔ Subjunctive after indefinite antecedent ('algún día quieras')

  ➔ The phrase "algún día" (someday) is an indefinite antecedent, meaning it's uncertain if and when the action will happen. Therefore, the subjunctive mood ("quieras") is used to express this uncertainty or possibility. It doesn't state that they *will* want to return, only that it's *possible*.

• Tú querías salir y yo quedar contigo en casa

  ➔ Imperfect tense ('querías', 'yo quería')

  ➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe repeated actions or states in the past. "Tú querías salir" (you wanted to go out) and "yo quedar contigo en casa" (I wanted to stay with you at home) describe habitual or ongoing desires that were characteristic of each person during their relationship. It emphasizes the differing desires over time, rather than a one-time event.

• Más fácil era mezclar el agua y el aceite

  ➔ Imperfect tense of *ser* for description ('era')

  ➔ The imperfect tense of the verb *ser* (to be) is used here to describe a characteristic or ongoing state in the past. "Más fácil era mezclar el agua y el aceite" (it was easier to mix water and oil) describes the degree of incompatibility as a continuous state during their relationship, making the point that they were fundamentally different.

• Así que te fuiste y me dejaste un hueco aquí en mi cama

  ➔ Preterite tense ('te fuiste', 'me dejaste')

  ➔ The preterite tense is used to describe completed actions in the past that had a definite beginning and end. "Te fuiste" (you left) and "me dejaste" (you left me) describe specific actions that happened at a specific point in time. It is not describing an ongoing action.