Clarification: When I write, I don't prepare or organize my ideas, I just write what I would say if I was talking to you in person, so sometimes my blogs end up a little messy. I don't even proof-read what I write before posting it so you may find grammatical mistakes and poorly written sentences. Sometimes I'll read my blogs a day or two after publishing them and I may re-write things that weren't too clear and any embarrassing grammatical mistake. Also, English is not my first language, so I apologize if reading my blogs become a struggle. Of course, if this is the case, I would imagine you wouldn't continue reading.


Jan 27, 2010

Spanish Lesson: Vuelve A Mi by Hombres G

Today, and from now on, I'll be your Spanish instructor using songs that I love in Spanish. The two or three people who read this blog will benefit from my lessons every once in a while. You can't deny that Spanish lessons + good music ain't a good thing, eh?

Here's the original song. I wrote the lyrics in Spanish under, followed by the translation.







Hombres G - Vuelve A Mi
(By the way, the G in Hombres G, or Men G, is not for "gay", but if it was I wouldn't mind. Their name came from a very old spy movie called The Men G, or The G Men, or something like that).

Recuerdo que las cosas
se estaban poniendo mal
después de tanto tiempo
nos dejamos de hablar
sólo por que soy bajito
y no se bailar break-dance.

Recuerdo que llegabas
siempre tarde a nuestro pub
y yo por llegar antes
me quedaba sin merendar
ahora no como nada
porque sin ti no puedo estar.

Por favor vuelve a mí
nos iremos a bailar
de verdad, he aprendido
a bailar break-dance
por favor, llámame a la hora de comer
ya lo sabes, estoy aquí
pregúntale a quien quieras
por mí.

Te dirán que estoy sentado
apoyado en la barra de un bar
deprimido y amargado
sin beber y sin hablar
cómo pudistes hacerlo
irte con otro sin avisar.

Aún no he comprendido cómo te fuistes con ése,
él será más guapo
pero yo tengo mas mala leche
y aun que soy pequeño
valgo yo más quinientas veces.

Por favor vuelve a mí
nos iremos a bailar
de verdad, he aprendido
a bailar break-dance
por favor, llámame a la hora de comer
ya lo sabes, estoy aquí
pregúntale a quien quieras
por mí

Vuelve a mí...


Translation

Men G - Come Back To Me

I remember that things
were getting bad
after so much time
we stopped talking
just because I'm short
and don't know how to break dance.

I remember you arrived
always late to our pub
and since I wanted to be early
ended up not having lunch
now I don't eat anything
because I don't want to be without you.

Please, come back to me
we'll go dancing
it's true, I've learned
how to break-dance
Please, call me at lunch time
now you know it, I'm here
ask anyone about me.

They'll tell you I'm sitting down
leaned against the bar
depressed and bitter
without drinking and without talking
how could you have done it
left with another without telling.

I still haven't comprehended how you left with that one
he may be more handsome
but I have more bad milk (bad milk is a slang which means bad luck. Milk is a reference to sperm)
and even though I'm small
I worth 500 times more.


Please, come back to me
we'll go dancing
it's true, I've learned
how to break-dance
Please, call me at lunch time
now you know it, I'm here
ask anyone about me.

Come back to me.

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