
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Por eso ahora lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:23
Saliendo de El Conde, un día la vi
Leaving El Conde, one day I saw her
Vestida de rojo como maniquí
Dressed in red like a mannequin
Su cuerpo era el centro
Her body was the center
De toda atención
Of all the attention
De toda la calle, de todo varón
Of the whole street, of every man
(De pronto, uhh, se oyó la voz)
(Suddenly, uhh, the voice was heard)
(De un tipo, uhh, que la llamó)
(Of a guy, uhh, who called her)
(Que pena, uhh, que no era él)
(What a shame, uhh, that it wasn't him)
(Se siente solo), solo
(He feels lonely), lonely
Saliendo de El Conde, un día lo vi
Leaving El Conde, one day I saw him
Vestido de blanco como maniquí
Dressed in white like a mannequin
Mi cuerpo vibraba lleno de emoción
My body vibrated, full of emotion
Porque él me miraba con mucho furor
Because he looked at me with great fury
(De pronto, uhh, se oyó la voz)
(Suddenly, uhh, I heard the voice)
(De un tipo, uhh, que la llamó)
(Of a guy, uhh, who called her)
(Que pena, uhh, que no era él)
(What a pity, uhh, that it wasn't him)
(Se siente sola), sola
(She feels alone), alone
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will never love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will never love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will no longer love again
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will no longer love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will no longer love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I will no longer love again
Me senté en el parque, a pensar en ti
I sat in the park, thinking of you
En aquellos días en que fui feliz
In those days when I was happy
Había una pareja
There was a couple
Qué barbaridad
What a shame
Riendo contenta y yo en soledad
Laughing joyfully while I was alone
(De pronto, uhh, la sensación)
(Suddenly, uhh, the sensation)
(De frío, uhh, en su corazón)
(Of cold, uhh, in his heart)
(Huyó la, uhh, que pudo ser)
(The one that escaped, uhh, that could have been)
(Ahora está solo), solo
(Now he is alone), alone
Me senté en el parque, a pensar en ti
I sat in the park, thinking of you
Era la mañana de un día de abril
It was the morning of an April day
Había una pareja
There was a couple
Hablando de amor
Talking about love
Y él la coqueteaba como un picaflor
And he was flirting with her like a hummingbird
(De pronto, uhh, la sensación)
(Suddenly, uhh, the sensation)
(De frío, uhh, en su corazón)
(From the cold, uhh, in her heart)
(Huyó lo, uhh que pudo ser)
(She fled what, uhh, could have been)
(Ahora está sola), sola
(Now she's alone), alone
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I'll never love again
Ohh, yo no sé lo que me pasa a mí
Ohh, I don't know what's happening to me
Pero yo me siento solo, uhh
But I feel alone, uhh
Ohh, yo no sé lo que me pasa a mí
Ohh, I don't know what's happening to me
Pero yo me siento sola
But I feel lonely
Menos mal, mamita, ¡uh!
Thank goodness, baby, ¡uh!
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I'll never love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I'll never love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I'll never love again
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer (dame un chance, mama)
I won't love again (give me a chance, mama)
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer (tú eres la luz de mis días)
I won't love again (you are the light of my days)
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Por eso ahora
That's why now
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
Ya yo no volveré a querer
I won't love again
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Key vocabulary
- saliendo
- leaving
- conde
- countA1
- vi
- I sawA2
- vestida
- dressed
- como
- likeB1
- maniquí
- mannequin
- cuerpo
- bodyC1
- era
- wasB1
- atención
- attentionA1
- varón
- manB1
About this song
Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas creates Latin music, especially merengue and bachata. He has won multiple awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and he is recognized for major charting releases and producing credits.