Los Van Van
Qué pista lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:26
Yo a ti te quise
I loved you
Desde el primer momento
From the very first moment
Con todo el sentimiento
With all my heart
Y te entregué mi vida
And I gave you my life
Yo te adoraba
I adored you
Y tanto en ti confiaba
And I trusted you so much
Que no me imaginaba
That I never imagined
Que tú me engañarias
You would deceive me
Quiso el destino
Fate wanted
Que un día en mi camino
That one day in my path
Te interpusieras y con otro te viera
You stepped in and I saw you with another
Me dolió tanto que de aguantar el llanto
It hurt me so much that holding back the tears
Se estaba ahogando mi alma
My soul was drowning
Tú lo besabas, y tan apasionada
You kissed him, so passionately
Que ni notabas que a tu lado pasaba
That you didn't even notice I was passing by
Olí el perfume, el bendito perfume
I smelled the perfume, the blessed perfume
Que yo te regalara
That I gave you
De que duele duele la traición
That it hurts, oh it hurts, the betrayal
De que sufre sufre el corazón
That the heart suffers, oh it suffers
Pero que te olvido
But I will forget you
Que te hecho al olvido
That I cast you into oblivion
Tú puedes jurarlo
You can swear it
No voy a decir que sufrirás
I'm not going to say you'll suffer
Tampoco que me la pagarás
Nor that you'll pay me back for it
Me conformó apenas
I've barely come to terms
Con que nunca vuelvas y no verte más
With never seeing you again and not looking back
Quiso el destino
Fate wanted it
Que un día en mi camino
That one day on my path
Te interpusieras y con otro te viera
You would get in the way and I'd see you with another
Me dolió tanto que de aguantar el llanto
It hurt me so much that I held back my tears
Se estaba ahogando mi alma
My soul was drowning
Tú lo besabas, y tan apasionada
You kissed him, so passionately
Que ni notabas que a tu lado pasaba
That you didn't even notice I was passing by
Olí el perfume, el bendito perfume
I smelled the perfume, the blessed perfume
Que yo te regalara
That I had given you
De que duele duele la traición
Oh, how betrayal hurts
De que sufre sufre el corazón
Oh, how the heart suffers
Pero que te olvido
But that I forget you
Que te hecho al olvido
That I cast you into forgetfulness
Tú puedes jurarlo
You can swear it
No voy a decir que sufrirás
I'm not going to say you'll suffer
Tampoco que me la pagarás
Nor that you'll pay me back
Me conformó apenas
I barely settle for
Con que nunca vuelvas y no verte más
The fact that you'll never return and I won't see you again
De que duele duele la traición
It hurts, oh it hurts, betrayal
De que sufre sufre el corazón
And that the heart suffers, it really suffers
Pero que te olvido
But that I've forgotten you,
Que te hecho al olvido
That I cast you into oblivion
Tú puedes jurarlo
You can swear it,
No voy a decir que sufrirás
I'm not going to say you'll suffer
Tampoco que me la pagarás
Neither will you repay me,
Me conformó apenas
I barely settled for,
Con que nunca vuelvas y no verte más
Just the thought of you never coming back and not seeing you again.
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Key vocabulary
- quise
- I wanted
- quiso
- wanted
- interpusieras
- you'd file
- viera
- saw
- besabas
- kissed
- apasionada
- passionate
- notabas
- you noticed
- pasaba
- passed
- regalara
- would gift
- traición
- betrayalC1
About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.