Paisaje Japonés – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mon Laferte

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the Spanish language through Mon Laferte's emotive song, “Paisaje Japonés.” This track offers a blend of heartfelt lyrics and cultural richness, ideal for understanding themes of healing and self-discovery. Delve into its poetic verses to enrich your vocabulary and grasp the nuances of expressing emotions in Spanish .

[English]

It's late

What's the point of coming back?

Tonight I have a date to attend

With my spearmint tea

With myself, with my sorrows

It's late and I have so much to do

In the window

Japanese landscape

Blooming

One day at a time

And you're not here

You're not here

I have nothing left

Nothing to lose

Not now

I don't want to hear you anymore, no

I've already heard you

I gave you more than a year

What for?

If you're going to yell at me again

I don't want to love you anymore

I shouldn't love you

It's raining in the park

The circular fountain

Everything moves on

Your clothes are still here

And you're not here

You're not here

And although I miss you so much

I shouldn't anymore

Not now

I don't want to hear you anymore, no

I've already heard you

I gave you more than a year

What for?

If you're going to yell at me even more

I don't want to love you anymore

I shouldn't love you

What for?

What for?

If I don't want to love you anymore

I shouldn't love you

...

[Spanish]

Ya es tarde

¿Para qué volver?

Esta noche tengo una cita que atender

Con mi té de hierbabuena

Conmigo, con mis penas

Es tarde y tengo tanto por hacer

En la ventana

Paisaje japonés

Floreciendo

Un día a la vez

Y no estás tú

No estás tú

Ya no tengo nada

Nada que perder

Ahora no

Ya no quiero escucharte, no

Ya te oí

Más de un año te di

¿Para qué?

Si volverás a gritarme

Ya no quiero amarte

No debo amarte

Llueve en el parque

La fuente circular

Todo avanza

Tu ropa sigue acá

Y no estás tú

No estás tú

Y aunque te extraño tanto

Ya no debo

Ahora no

Ya no quiero escucharte, no

Ya te oí

Más de un año te di

¿Para qué?

Si volverás a gritarme más

Ya no quiero amarte

No debo amarte

¿Para qué?

¿Para qué?

Si ya no quiero amarte

No debo amarte

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tarde /ˈtaɾ.ðe/ A1	adjective - late
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
cita /ˈθi.ta/ A2	noun - appointment, date
té /te/ A1	noun - tea
penas /ˈpe.nas/ B1	noun - sorrows, pains
ventana /benˈta.na/ A1	noun - window
paisaje /pajˈsa.xe/ B1	noun - landscape
japonés /xa.poˈnes/ A2	adjective - Japanese
floreciendo /flo.ɾeˈθjen.do/ B2	verb - blooming, flowering
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
año /ˈa.ɲo/ A1	noun - year
gritarme /ɡɾiˈtaɾ.me/ B1	verb - to shout at me
amarte /aˈmaɾ.te/ A2	verb - to love you
parque /ˈpaɾ.ke/ A1	noun - park
fuente /ˈfwen.te/ A2	noun - fountain
circular /siɾ.kuˈlaɾ/ B1	adjective - circular
ropa /ˈro.pa/ A1	noun - clothes
extraño /eksˈtɾa.ɲo/ B1	verb - I miss

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya es tarde

  ➔ Present tense to express a current state.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya es tarde" means "It is already late," indicating the current time.

• No debo amarte

  ➔ Present subjunctive to express obligation or prohibition.

  ➔ The phrase "No debo amarte" translates to "I must not love you," indicating a strong sense of obligation not to love.

• ¿Para qué volver?

  ➔ Interrogative structure to ask about purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Para qué volver?" means "What is the purpose of returning?" questioning the reason behind an action.

• Llueve en el parque

  ➔ Present tense to describe current weather conditions.

  ➔ The phrase "Llueve en el parque" translates to "It is raining in the park," indicating the current weather.

• Ya no quiero escucharte

  ➔ Present tense to express a change in desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya no quiero escucharte" means "I no longer want to listen to you," indicating a shift in feelings.

• Tu ropa sigue acá

  ➔ Present tense to indicate a state of being.

  ➔ The phrase "Tu ropa sigue acá" translates to "Your clothes are still here," indicating that something remains.

• Y aunque te extraño tanto

  ➔ Conjunction 'aunque' to express contrast.

  ➔ The phrase "Y aunque te extraño tanto" means "And even though I miss you so much," introducing a contrasting idea.