¿Porqué Te Vas? Lyrics in English Jeanette

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ¿Porqué Te Vas? by Jeanette from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

Today the sun shines through my window

And my heart gets sad contemplating the city

Why are you leaving?

Like every night, I woke up thinking of you

And on my watch I saw every hour pass

Why are you leaving?

Chorus 1

All the promises of my love will go with you

You'll forget me, you'll forget me

At the station, I'll cry just like a child

Why are you leaving?

Verse 2

Under the dim light of a streetlamp, they'll fall asleep

All the things that were left unsaid, they'll fall asleep

By the clock's hands, they'll wait

All the hours that were left to live, they'll wait

Chorus 2

All the promises of my love will go with you

You'll forget me, you'll forget me

At the station, I'll cry just like a child

Why are you leaving?

Chorus 3

All the promises of my love will go with you

You'll forget me, you'll forget me

At the station, I'll cry just like a child

Why are you leaving?

All the promises of my love will go with you

You'll forget me, you'll forget me

At the station, I'll cry just like a child

Why are you leaving?

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SONG MEANING

Why are you leaving? The whole song circles around this single, aching question. Morning sunlight fills the singer’s window, yet her heart sinks as she watches the city and realizes that her loved one is slipping away. Every tick of the clock magnifies the emptiness: hours parade past at night, promises drift off with the departing train, and unspoken words fall asleep under a lonely streetlamp.

In just a few simple verses, Jeanette paints the bittersweet moment when love meets farewell. The melody is sweet and almost lullaby-like, but the lyrics reveal raw heartbreak. She will cry “like a child” at the station, knowing that all their shared dreams are boarding the train too. “¿Porqué Te Vas?” invites listeners to feel that mix of sunny nostalgia and inevitable goodbye, making it a timeless anthem for anyone who has ever asked, “Why are you going?”

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