Partido en Dos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chuy Lizárraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the emotional landscape of Chuy Lizárraga's 'Partido en Dos.' This song, a poignant example of regional Mexican music, explores the universal themes of love, loss, and heartbreak. Its evocative lyrics and heartfelt melody offer a powerful way to connect with Spanish and understand the nuances of expressing deep emotion through music.

[English]

There is no reconciliation, today is a clean break

She left forever and didn't do her part

Yes

Her departure hurts, she left me a thousand wounds

And, what am I going to do?

If she doesn't want to come back

Now

It went to the trash

Our mischief

The love stories

Remained in the past

And now, what do I do?

If my plans by her side are better

At night I dream of her

And I still don't understand

She made me fly so high

She left me without wings

Then she let me go

I saw myself with her

For me she was a star

And I showed her off so much

The sun got jealous, took her away from me

She liked my smile

That's why she took it away

She left me the heart

But broken in two

...

At night I dream of her

And I still don't understand

She made me fly so high

She left me without wings

Then she let me go

I saw myself with her

For me she was a star

And I showed her off so much

The sun got jealous, took her away from me

She liked my smile

That's why she took it away

She left me the heart

But broken in two

And today

I continue my path

She's no longer with me

Because she didn't care

It's definitely over

She left without saying goodbye

It's over

...

[Spanish]

Ya no hay reconciliación, hoy es punto y aparte

Para siempre se marchó y no cumplió su parte

Sí

Me duele su partida, me dejó mil heridas

Y, qué le voy a hacer

Si no quiere volver

Ya

Se fue a la basura

Nuestras travesuras

Las historias de amor

En el pasado quedó

Y ahora, cómo le hago yo

Si mis planes a su lado son mejor

En las noches la sueño

Y todavía no entiendo

Me hizo volar tan alto

Me dejó sin alas

Luego me soltó

Yo me veía con ella

Para mí era una estrella

Y la presumí tanto

Se puso celoso, el sol me la quitó

Le gustaba mi sonrisa

Por eso se la llevó

Me dejó el corazón

Pero partido en dos

Por las noches la sueño

Y todavía no entiendo

Me hizo volar tan alto

Me dejo sin alas

Luego me soltó

Yo me veía con ella

Para mí era una estrella

Y la presumí tanto

Se puso celoso, el sol me la quitó

Le gustaba mi sonrisa

Por eso se la llevó

Me dejó el corazón

Pero partido en dos

Y hoy

Yo sigo mi camino

Ya no está conmigo

Porque le valió

Ya de plano se acabó

Se fue sin decir adiós

Se acabó

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reconciliación /re.konsi.ljaˈθjon/ B2	noun - reconciliation
partida /parˈti.ða/ B1	noun - departure; loss
herida /iˈðja.ðað/ B2	noun - wound
partes /ˈpar.tes/ A2	noun - parts
amor /aˈmoːr/ A2	noun - love
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2	noun - dream
corazón /ko.ɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path; way
volar /boˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to fly
alas /ˈa.las/ B2	noun - wings
sol /sol/ A2	noun - sun
sonrisa /sorˈri.sa/ A2	noun - smile

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no hay reconciliación, hoy es punto y aparte

  ➔ Impersonal 'hay'

  ➔ 'Hay' indicates existence or that something exists, but doesn't refer to a specific subject. In this case, it means 'There is no reconciliation'.

• Para siempre se marchó y no cumplió su parte

  ➔ Use of 'se' as reflexive/passive pronoun

  ➔ Here, 'se marchó' means 'she left/went away'. 'Se' is used reflexively, indicating that the action of leaving is done to herself (she is the one who leaves).

• Me duele su partida, me dejó mil heridas

  ➔ Use of 'doler' with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ 'Me duele' translates to 'it hurts me'. 'Me' is the indirect object pronoun, indicating who is experiencing the pain. The subject is 'su partida' (her departure), which causes the pain.

• Y, qué le voy a hacer

  ➔ Future simple tense using 'ir a' + infinitive for expressing plans/intentions

  ➔ 'Voy a hacer' is a way to express the near future or an intention. Here, it is used rhetorically, meaning 'What am I going to do?'.

• Se fue a la basura

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ir' with 'a' + location

  ➔ 'Se fue a la basura' literally means 'it went to the trash'. In this context, it means that something was thrown away or ruined.

• En las noches la sueño

  ➔ Object pronouns placed before the verb.

  ➔ 'La sueño' means 'I dream of her'. The object pronoun 'la' (her) is placed before the verb 'sueño' (I dream).

• Me hizo volar tan alto, Me dejó sin alas

  ➔ Causative 'hacer' + infinitive and use of 'sin'

  ➔ 'Me hizo volar' means 'She made me fly' (causative). 'Sin alas' means 'without wings'. This construction with 'sin' indicates the lack of something.

• Y hoy, Yo sigo mi camino, Ya no está conmigo

  ➔ Use of personal pronoun for emphasis and the contrast between present continuous and simple present

  ➔ The 'Yo' is often omitted in Spanish, but here it is included for emphasis ('I' specifically am continuing on my path). 'Sigo' is simple present, indicating a general truth or habit. 'Ya no está conmigo' emphasizes that she is not with him anymore