Bastaba Lyrics in English Laura Pausini

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bastaba by Laura Pausini from Spanish to English.
The smile coming back
That answers another smile
Was enough
A shared space
With the simplest things
Was enough
A hotel anywhere in Europe
We could talk while playing at taking off our clothes
We turned fights into peace
The first one that gives up and says it, you know
How could we come to love each other
So badly, honestly I don't know
How have you been able to tell me
That here each one will know what to do
A stroll through downtown
And to sit on a bench
Was enough
To listen to your advice
Even if you're wrong
Was enough
To burst in with our good manners
With which we hide mistakes and complaints
To dive under the icy water
And accept that we already know that it's water
Past
How could we come to love each other
So badly, honestly I don't know
How have you been able to tell me
That here each one will know what to do
How you and I fell so low
How could we throw in each other's faces
That hate beats both of us
Was enough
To give each other everything even if it's little
Or what do you mean by little
Was enough
Swallowing our words
In the streets of Geneva
Was enough
Tonight it opens its eyes
And looks at us
Seeing poor caresses at war
Tonight it opens its eyes
And looks at us
Seeing silver tears falling on the ground
How could we come to love each other
So badly, honestly I don't know
How have you been able to tell me
That here each one will know what to do
Was enough
It will already know what to do
Was enough
Was enough
Was enough
Was enough
Was enough
Was enough
Remember when it was enough
Was enough
Was enough
Was enough
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SONG MEANING

“Bastaba” invites us on a bittersweet trip down memory lane, where Laura Pausini lists all the tiny, everyday moments that once held a romance together: a returning smile, a stroll downtown, a playful chat in a random European hotel room. Bastaba — “it was enough.” The song is a nostalgic reminder that love can thrive on the simplest of gestures when both people are willing to nurture them.

As the verses unfold, those cherished memories collide with the present, where misunderstandings, pride, and silence now reign. The chorus asks, almost incredulously, how two people who loved so purely could end up hurting each other so deeply. In the end, “Bastaba” becomes both a lament and a lesson. It suggests that relationships often unravel not through grand betrayals but through forgetting how “little” can mean “everything.” Pausini’s heartfelt vocals turn this realization into a poignant call to treasure the simple moments before they slip away.

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