Cuando No Queda Nada Lyrics in English by Diego Torres
Traiciones translates to "betrayals" or "treasons". It's a strong and impactful word that immediately conveys a sense of drama and conflict, making it memorable and engaging.
In the context of "Cuando No Queda Nada," Diego Torres uses this word to paint a picture of a world filled with deceit and untrustworthiness. He sings, "Aunque te ahogues en un mundo de traiciones" (Even if you drown in a world of betrayals), highlighting the pervasive nature of disloyalty and the struggle to maintain hope amidst such challenges. This makes it a powerful choice to entice learners.
Diego Torres wrote this for Distinto in 2010, and it opens by naming the damage rather than the cure: "El odio es rey y la paz un error" (hate is king and peace a mistake). The verses keep listing what has gone wrong — love coming apart in loneliness because nobody will meet anyone's eyes, a lie that wants to tangle you, a desire that steals your freedom — and the singer keeps asking why "Hablamos contra la pared" (we talk to the wall). Then the chorus refuses to follow the verse anywhere it has been: "Siempre se levanta el sol / Aunque en tu corazón una lágrima caiga" (the sun always rises, even when a tear falls in your heart). It rises "Para abrir una flor" (to open a flower) — the smallest possible reason, offered at exactly the point where the title says there is nothing left.
The last third hands the microphone to the Cuban rapper Yotuel, who counts off who is doing the damage: ambitions swimming faster than emotions, an ocean with no bearings, and "De políticos, banqueros y dictadores" (politicians, bankers and dictators) who promise and promise and then hand you the bill at election time. After that catalogue, what Torres asks for is one line long: "Sólo quiero que pongas tu fe" (I only want you to put your faith in). One thing to notice while you learn the chorus — se levanta is reflexive, so nobody raises the sun. It comes up on its own, whether or not the world has earned it.
