Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lo Siento by Beret from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
You always were saying
Or: You would always say
That you'd never leave but that it would be good
Not fighting for what you want
Only has one name and it's called losing
If I hurt you, it wasn't intentionally but unintentionally
Or: If I hurt you it was without intention and not because I didn't love you
Just tell me what you prefer
If you have the option to have or to fear
You only think about how it ends
I only think about how I'll end up
One day you tell me I lack the desire
Lit. One day you tell me 'I am missing the wins'
Another I think I never won you over
I who did everything so that you stayed
Now I think, what was I left with?
Or: Now I think, with what was I left?
Lost time or perhaps I've gained it
From missing you to saying I threw you out
Chorus 1
Sorry for making you waste your time
Or: I'm sorry for wasting your time
For thinking of making another attempt
For having you, fighting for you, and feeling you, would make you happy
I burst, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
Or: I explode, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
How am I going to understand ours
Lit. How am I going to understand ours [relationship]
If I never even understood you
Verse 2
I know that not caring about the past
Which before was killing me only means to grow
That we've never been two
Since counting fear we were three
Because we're so alike
That if you leave I leave also
The failure is having a problem and never learning
Or: The mistake is having a problem and never learning [from it]
If you're going to stay, let it be with me
If you're going to run, let it be to the edge
I know that the future wasn't ahead
Now I realize that it's with you
I defeated time and it's not lost
I never remember but I don't forget
More letters exist which were never given
Because there isn't more strength for whoever wrote it
Or: Because the one who wrote them no longer has the strength
Chorus 2
Sorry for making you waste your time
Or: Sorry for wasting your time
For thinking of making another attempt
Or: For thinking of giving it another try
For having you, fighting for you, and feeling you, would make you happy
I burst, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
Or: I burst, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
How am I going to understand ours
Lit. How am I going to understand ours [relationship]
If I never even understood you
Verse 3
Because your successes will tell where you are
And your failures only where to go
What good is the quantity to me
If only the intensity will make me happy
Before doing what is going to destroy us
I prefer to save you and make you
'Hacerte a ti' is not grammatically correct but it is clearly used as a play on words that fits the idea of the previous line about 'destroying' (the opposite would be 'to make something')
You don't understand anymore what I cannot give you
Or: You no longer understand that I cannot give you
That which I don't have and doesn't live in me
Chorus 3
Sorry for making you waste your time
Or: Sorry for wasting your time
For thinking of making another attempt
For having you, fighting for you, and feeling you, would make you happy
I burst, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
Or: I burst, because sometimes I don't even understand myself
How am I going to understand ours
Lit. How am I going to understand ours [relationship]
If I never even understood you
Outro
You always were saying
Or: You would always say
That you'd never leave but that it would be good
Not fighting for what you want
Only has one name and it's called losing
If I hurt you, it wasn't intentionally but unintentionally
Or: If I hurt you it was without intention and not because I didn't love you
Just tell me what you prefer
If you have the option to have or to fear
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Anabel Perez Reyes, Francisco Javier Alvarez Beret, Manuel Sanchez Rodriguez
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Reviento — I'm bursting / I explode
Reviento comes from the verb reventar, which literally means "to burst" or "to explode". It's a highly expressive and dramatic word you won't often hear in everyday conversation.
In "Lo Siento", Beret sings, "Reviento, porque a veces ni yo me entiendo" (I'm bursting, because sometimes I don't even understand myself). He uses this word to describe an overwhelming feeling of internal pressure and frustration. It's not a physical explosion, but an emotional one, perfectly capturing the song's theme of romantic turmoil and confusion.
This song by Spanish artist Beret is a beautiful, complicated apology note to an ex. He kicks things off with the chorus, a blunt and heartfelt apology: "Lo siento, por hacerte perder el tiempo" (I'm sorry, for making you waste your time). He's sorry for trying again and for thinking that fighting for the relationship would automatically lead to happiness. It's a song full of regret, but also a lot of self-reflection.
He admits that he's just as confused as his partner, singing "Reviento, porque a veces ni yo me entiendo / Cómo voy a entender lo nuestro" (I'm bursting, because sometimes I don't even understand myself / How am I going to understand our thing). One of the most powerful ideas in the song is that fear was a constant presence in their relationship. He says, "nunca hemos sido dos / Ya que contando el miedo sí éramos tres" (we were never two / because counting fear, yes we were three). It wasn't just him and her; it was him, her, and their shared fear, which ultimately tore them apart.
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