¿Cómo Pasó? Lyrics in English by Ela Taubert
Moría de ganas is a powerful Spanish idiom that literally translates to "I was dying of desire."
While moría means "I was dying," the full phrase is used to express an intense longing for something. In the song, the singer says, "Me moría de ganas que esto funcionara" (I was dying for this to work out), capturing her deep desperation to save the relationship.
Have you ever been in a relationship that felt like a movie? That's the story Colombian artist Ela Taubert tells in "¿Cómo Pasó?". She sings about a love that blossomed incredibly fast: "No sé cómo pasó / Que en dos meses, de la nada nos quisimos tanto" (I don't know how it happened / That in two months, out of nowhere we loved each other so much). It felt like the best thing that had ever happened to her. But then, just as quickly, it was over, leaving her with a huge question: "Pero, si era tan bueno, ¿por qué no duró?" (But, if it was so good, why didn't it last?).
The whole song is a search for answers that never come. Ela wonders why it's so much simpler to give up than to keep trying, asking, "¿Por qué es más fácil siempre terminar que comenzar?" (Why is it always easier to end than to begin?). She feels the sting of being left with broken promises and a future that almost was. The most painful line might be "fuimos casi, casi todo / Pero no" (we were almost, almost everything / But no). It's a sad song about a one-sided effort, where she was "dándolo todo y tú, nada" (giving everything and you, nothing).
