Y Nos Dieron Las Diez Lyrics in English Joaquín Sabina

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It was in a seaside town

One night

After a concert

You reigned behind

The counter of the only bar that we saw open

Sing me a song in my ear

And I'll pour you a rum and coke

On one condition

That you leave open the balcony of your catlike eyes

Crazy to discover the secrets of your bedroom

That night I sang

At dawn's piano my whole repertoire

The bar's customers, one by one, were leaving

You went out to close

I told myself, careful kid, you're falling in love

Then everything happened all of a sudden

Your finger on my back

Drew a heart

And my hand responded beneath your skirt

On the path to the hostel we kissed at every lamppost

It was a seaside town

I wanted to sleep with you and you didn't want to sleep alone

And ten and eleven struck us

Twelve and one, and two and three

And naked at nightfall the moon found us

We said goodbye, hoping that we'll see each other again

The summer ended

The autumn lasted what it takes winter to arrive

And chance to your town

Again

The following summer

Carried me and at the end of the concert I started to look for your face among the crowd

And I found nobody who'd tell me

Half a word about you

It seemed as if fate wanted to play me a macabre joke

There was nobody behind the bar of the other summer

And instead of your bar

I found a branch of the Hispano-American Bank

I avenged your memory

By stoning the windows

I know I didn't dream it

I protested while the local cops cuffed me

In my statement I claimed that I'd had three drinks

And I started this song

In the room where that time I was taking off your clothes

And ten and eleven struck us

Twelve and one, and two and three

And naked at nightfall the moon found us

And ten and eleven struck us

Twelve and one, and two and three

And naked at nightfall the moon found us

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Joaquin Ramon Martinez Sabina

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SONG MEANING

Picture a seaside village, a single bar still lit after a concert, and a wandering musician who swaps songs for rum and the promise of a stranger’s gaze. In Y Nos Dieron Las Diez, Joaquín Sabina spins a cinematic tale of an instant, summer-night romance: two dreamers lock eyes, trade melodies, and end up greeting the moon while their clothes greet the floor. The lyrics capture the intoxicating mix of music, alcohol, and adrenaline that turns a casual flirtation into an unforgettable, all-night adventure.

But every summer ends, and so do fairytales spun at closing time. When the singer returns the next year, the bar is now a bank, the mystery woman has vanished, and destiny answers his nostalgia with a cruel joke. His heartbreak erupts in shattered glass and a police report, underscoring the song’s bittersweet message: magical moments can change your life, yet they dissolve as quickly as they appear. Sabina wraps that lesson in humor, longing, and rebellious charm, inviting listeners to celebrate fleeting passion even while mourning its inevitable goodbye.

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