LAS NOCHES – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Junior H

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Regional Mexican music through 'LAS NOCHES.' This song is an excellent resource for intermediate Spanish learners to practice colloquial vocabulary related to heartbreak, time, and emotional expression while appreciating the unique storytelling style of the corrido tumbado genre.

[English]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

So much time has passed, and I am living in

the past

That I've spent all alone, still

waiting for you.

I can't manage, I can't get used to it, I keep

getting my hopes up.

I'm tired now.

Tell me, why am I thinking of you?

In the beginning, you wanted this bag of

bones. Lies, just like your kisses. Tell me,

what can I do to change that way

you think

that I'm crazy for you, that you're dying of desire

to be with me, but that's all just in my head

and I also think about the nights we used to

make love. Oh.

[Music]

[Music]

I know

that changing you is impossible.

That's just not going to happen.

Closing my eyes, I trust you, you

know that well.

You had me at the top, and from above, I

fell

and I fell.

Tell me why I'm thinking of you.

You said in the beginning,

this bag of bones

attracts you like your kisses.

Tell me

what I can do to change that way

you think

that I'm crazy for you, that you're dying of desire

to be with me. But that's all I

think about

and I also think about the nights we

made love. Oh.

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

[Música]

que ya ha pasado tanto tiempo yo vivo el

ayer

que le he pasado solo Yo sigo

esperándote.

No logro, no acostumbro, sigo

ilusionándome.

Ya me cansé.

Dime, ¿por qué te pienso?

En un comienzo. Querás este costal de

huesos. Mentira como tus besos. Dime

qué puedo hacer para cambiar esa manera

tuya de pensar

que esté loca para mí te mueras de deseo

de conmigo estar pero eso solo lo pienso

y también pienso las noches que hacíamos

el amor. Oh.

[Música]

[Música]

Yo sé

cambiarte es imposible.

Eso no se va a poder.

Tapándome los ojos. Confío en ti, lo

sabes bien.

Me tenías en la cima desde arriba fui a

caer

y fui a caer.

Dime por qué te pienso.

Dijiste en un comienzo.

Este costal de huesos

tira como tus besos.

Dime

qué puedo hacer. para cambiar esa manera

tuya de pensar

que esté loca para mí te mueras de deseo

de conmigo estar. Pero eso solo lo

pienso

y también pienso en las noches que

hacíamos el amor. Oh.

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiempo tyem-po A1	noun - Time
esperándote es-pe-ran-do-te A2	verb - waiting for you
ilusionándome i-lu-syo-nan-do-me B2	verb - getting my hopes up
costal kos-tal B2	noun - sack
huesos we-sos A2	noun - bones
mentira men-ti-ra A2	noun - lie
besos be-sos A1	noun - kisses
loca lo-ka A2	adjective - crazy
deseo de-se-o B1	noun - desire
noches no-ches A1	noun - nights
imposible im-po-si-ble A2	adjective - impossible
tapándome ta-pan-do-me B1	verb - covering myself
confío kon-fi-o A2	verb - I trust
cima si-ma B1	noun - top / peak
caer ka-er A2	verb - to fall

Key Grammar Structures

• Que ya ha pasado tanto tiempo

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Ha pasado" indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Yo sigo esperándote

  ➔ Periphrasis with "seguir + gerund"

  ➔ "Sigo esperándote" emphasizes the continuity of the action of waiting.

• No logro, no acostumbro

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive construction

  ➔ Verbs like "lograr" (to manage to) or "acostumbrar" (to be used to) are followed by an infinitive.

• Dime qué puedo hacer

  ➔ Subjunctive or Interrogative Indirect Question

  ➔ "Qué puedo hacer" functions as an indirect question embedded in the imperative command "Dime".

• Para cambiar esa manera tuya de pensar

  ➔ Preposition "para" + Infinitive

  ➔ "Para" expresses purpose or goal when followed by an infinitive.

• Que estés loca para mí

  ➔ Subjunctive after "que" (wish/desire)

  ➔ The subjunctive "estés" is used to express a desire or something hoped for.

• Yo sé que cambiarte es imposible

  ➔ Nominal Clause as Subject/Object

  ➔ "Que cambiarte es imposible" acts as the direct object of the verb "sé".

• Tapándome los ojos

  ➔ Gerund (Present Participle) + Reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The gerund "tapándome" (covering myself) describes the manner or circumstance of the action.