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Week #2 brings us to one of my top Spanish artists of all time – Aitana Morales, known as just Aitana – and her record-breaking debut single, Teléfono [Telephone] [2018].

This is a great single [pun intended] about moving on from someone who doesn’t value you, who you have given multiple chance to before, but they keep taking you for granted. An empowering anthem, Aitana released this in 2018 with a fascinating music video. She also released a remix of the song featuring Lele Pons, but personally, I like the original one better.

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Appendix:
1. Normal: Original Spanish lyric
2. Italics: Translated English lyric
3. –Italics nestled within hyphens–: Random comments that you can safely ignore

Teléfono, Aitana – line-by-line translation of lyrics [Spanish to English] [Español a Inglés]

La letra
Lyrics

Solo cuando llueve me buscas
You only look for me when it rains
Solo cuando hay frío te asustas
You get scared only when it’s cold
Sabes que tu fuerte es pedir perdón
You know that your strength is to ask for forgiveness
Sabes que en el fondo tengo la razón
You know that deep down, I’m right

Para decir la verdad, ya no hay nada que hablar
To tell you the truth, there is nothing to talk about anymore
Y no voy a buscarte
And I am not going to look for you
Y si en el invierno siempre hay tentación
And if in the winter there is always a temptation
Qué se venga el verano
Let summer come..
–the last two lines are pretty badass, c’mon–

Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So that I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para así olvidarte
So that I forget you

Una llamada perdida, fácil se olvida
A missed call, is easy to forget
Tú puedes seguir, seguir rogándome
You can keep, keep begging me
Tú puedes seguir, seguir mintiéndome
You can keep, keep lying to me
No voy a seguir, seguir creyéndote
I am not going to, going to continue believing you

Cierra la puerta, vas de salida
Close the door, you’re on your way out
–‘ir de salida’ is a nice phrase!–
Y aunque la verdad yo nunca te esperé
And even though the truth is that I never waited for you
Yo ya he estado sola y sola yo estoy bien
I have been alone, and I am doing well alone
No necesito a nadie
I don’t need anyone

Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So that I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para así olvidarte
So that I forget you

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
–what a hook, can never not jam to this–

Solo cuando llueve me buscas
You only look for me when it rains
Solo cuando hay frío te asustas
You get scared only when it’s cold
Sabes que tu fuerte es pedir perdón
You know that your strength is to ask for forgiveness
Sabes que en el fondo tengo la razón
You know that deep down, I’m right

Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So that I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Hoy he dejado mi teléfono
Today I’ve left my telephone
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Para así olvidarte
So that I forget you

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Para no llamarte
So I don’t call you
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

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