Prometimos No Llorar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Palito Ortega
• Album: Felicidades

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant Spanish ballad "Prometimos No Llorar" by Palito Ortega. Learn about a heartfelt farewell and the nuances of fading love, offering a glimpse into the emotional depth of Latin American music.

[English]

We had promised not to cry

Forgive me

Maybe this is the last time we sit down to have coffee together

Maybe it's the last time we see each other, so let's try to be okay, please

I want to take a smile as a memory

Please don't cry anymore

...

Do you remember that afternoon we met?

It was very nice to meet you

And everything that happened between us was very nice, but

It's already over

Now it's necessary for us to part ways

Let's not keep hurting each other

What we had was simply becoming a routine, and love

Love is something else

Love needs to be nourished every day with those little things that we

Have already lost

...

Your coffee is getting cold

Here, no one should feel guilty

People are watching us, please don't cry anymore

I love you

...

I love you

No

What we had is a habit

And love is something else

Now I'm leaving

It's the best for both of us

...

I wish you lots of luck

May you be very happy

...

Goodbye

I love you, I love you

Goodbye

Bye

...

[Spanish]

Habíamos prometido no llorar

Perdóname

Quizás esta sea la última vez que nos sentamos a tomar un café juntos

Quizás es la última vez que nos vemos así que tratemos de estar bien por favor

Me quiero llevar como recuerdo una sonrisa

Por favor no llores más

Te acordás aquella tarde que nos conocimos

Fue muy lindo conocerte

Y fue muy lindo todo lo que pasó entre nosotros, pero

Ya pasó

Ahora es necesario separarnos

No sigamos haciéndonos mal

Lo nuestro ya se estaba convirtiendo simplemente en una rutina, y el amor

El amor es otra cosa

Al amor hay que alimentarlo todos los días con esas pequeñas cosas que nosotros

Ya perdimos

Se enfría tu café

Aquí nadie se tiene que sentir culpable

La gente nos mira, por favor no llores más

Te quiero

Te quiero

No

Lo nuestro es una costumbre

Y el amor es otra cosa

Ahora me voy

Es lo mejor para los dos

Te deseo mucha suerte

Que seas muy feliz

Adiós

Te quiero, te quiero

Adiós

Chao

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prometido /pɾomeˈtiðo/ B1	verb (participio) - promised
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
sentamos /senˈta.mos/ A2	verb - we sit
recordar /re.korˈdar/ B1	verb - to remember
lindo /ˈlindo/ A2	adjective - beautiful, pretty
pasó /paˈs'o/ A2	verb (pasado de pasar) - happened, passed
separarnos /se.paˈɾaɾ.nos/ B2	verb - to separate ourselves
mal /mal/ A2	adjective - bad, wrong
rutina /ruˈti.na/ B1	noun - routine
amando /aˈman.do/ B1	verb (gerundium) - loving
alimentarlo /a.li.menˈtaɾ.lo/ B2	verb - to feed it
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck, fortune
feliz /feˈllis/ A2	adjective - happy

Key Grammar Structures

• Habíamos prometido no llorar

  ➔ Past perfect tense (habíamos prometido)

  ➔ Expresses an action that was completed before another past action.

• No sigamos haciéndonos mal

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in the present (sigamos)

  ➔ Expresses a suggestion or hope that an action continues or is performed.

• El amor es otra cosa

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' (es)

  ➔ States a general truth or defining characteristic in the present.

• Lo nuestro ya se estaba convirtiendo en una rutina

  ➔ Imperfect progressive tense (se estaba convirtiendo)

  ➔ Describes an ongoing process in the past that was happening at the time.

• Y el amor es otra cosa

  ➔ Repetition of the present tense of 'ser' (es)

  ➔ Emphasizes a contrast or clarification; reiterates the idea that love is different.

• Que seas muy feliz

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (seas)

  ➔ Expresses a wish or hope for someone’s happiness.

• Adiós

  ➔ Interjection used to say farewell

  ➔ A common word used to say goodbye or farewell.