Spanish Songs, Translated

When two people exist… but never align

Some love stories are not about endings.

They are about almosts.

Desencuentro by Residente featuring Soko is about two people constantly missing each other. Not physically far, but emotionally and temporally out of sync.

The word desencuentro itself means a missed meeting.

Not absence. Misalignment.

This song stands out because:

• It blends Spanish and French naturally
• It explores time, space, and emotional distance
• It uses poetic but understandable structures

Difficulty level: B2–C1

1. When two people exist… but never align
2. Listen to the song
3. Desencuentro – Lyric Translation
4. Vocabulary and Grammar Deep Dive
5. Quick Quiz
6. Want to learn Spanish through music?

Listen to the song

Desencuentro – Residente ft. Soko

Listen for the contrast between the Spanish and French sections. They mirror the idea of distance.

Desencuentro – Lyric Translation

Todas mis mañanas amanecen
All my mornings wake up

Arropadas con tu atardecer
Wrapped in your sunset

Tú te duermes en mi hoy
You fall asleep in my today

Yo despierto en tu ayer
I wake up in your yesterday

Cuando tengo que bajar
When I have to go down

Te dan ganas de subir
You feel like going up

Yo quiero llegar
I want to arrive

Cuando tú te quieres ir
When you want to leave

Todos los descubrimientos
All discoveries

Tienen muchas ganas de encontrarte
Really want to find you

Hasta las estrellas usan telescopios
Even the stars use telescopes

Pa’ buscarte
To look for you

Dentro de los accidentes
Within accidents

Imprevistos y las posibilidades
Unexpected events and possibilities

Eventualidades
Eventualities

Choques estelares
Stellar collisions

La casualidad de poder vernos se escapa
The chance of seeing each other slips away

Somos diferentes cielos en un mismo mapa
We are different skies on the same map

Échale sal al café, no está mal ir a probar
Add salt to coffee, it is not bad to try

Tenemos la misma sed con distinto paladar
We have the same thirst but different taste

Y tú aquí, y yo allá
And you here, and I there

Y yo aquí, y tú allá
And I here, and you there

Et je (et je) t’entends
And I hear you

Quand tu (quand tu) t’en vas
When you leave

Et si (et si), tu restes
And if you stay

Tu me (tu me) vois pas
You do not see me

Nuestra coordenada no
Our coordinate is not

Es lo único que va girando
The only thing that is spinning

Tout ce qui naît
Everything that is born

Meurt tôt ou tard
Dies sooner or later

Si caminamos al revés
If we walk backwards

Peut-être nous nous rencontrerons
Maybe we will meet

Nos estaremos encontrando
We will be finding each other

Le monde conspire et danse
The world conspires and dances

Il te cherche, tu penses
It looks for you, you think

Adore tes grands yeux
Adore your big eyes

Avec lesquels tu dis adieu
With which you say goodbye

Et tu pleures quand tu dors
And you cry when you sleep

Plan deux: remords
Plan two: regret

Tu cherches toujours
You always search

Autant d’amour
For as much love

No hay señal de mis satélites
There is no signal from my satellites

Ni de tus astros
Nor from your stars

Tú pierdes mi rumbo
You lose my direction

Cuando yo pierdo tu rastro
When I lose your trace

Y aunque perder tus pasos
And even though losing your steps

Sea parte de mi rutina
Is part of my routine

El suelo sonríe
The ground smiles

Cada vez que tú caminas
Every time you walk

Y tú aquí, y yo allá
And you here, and I there

Y yo aquí, y tú allá
And I here, and you there

Et je (et je) t’entends
And I hear you

Quand tu (quand tu) t’en vas
When you leave

Et si (et si), tu restes
And if you stay

Tu me (tu me) vois pas
You do not see me

Y tú aquí, y yo allá
And you here, and I there

Y yo aquí, y tú allá
And I here, and you there

Et je (et je) t’entends
And I hear you

Quand tu (quand tu) t’en vas
When you leave

Et si (et si), tu restes
And if you stay

Tu me (tu me) vois pas
You do not see me

Vocabulary and Grammar Deep Dive

1. Amanecer

Todas mis mañanas amanecen.

Meaning
To dawn or to wake up.

Example

Hoy amanecí feliz.
I woke up happy today.

2. Arropado

Arropadas con tu atardecer.

Meaning
Wrapped or covered warmly.

Example

Me arropé con una manta.
I wrapped myself with a blanket.

3. Rastro

Pierdo tu rastro.

Meaning
Trace or trail.

Example

Perdí su rastro en la ciudad.
I lost his trail in the city.

4. Paladar

Distinto paladar.

Meaning
Taste preference.

Example

Tenemos paladares diferentes.
We have different tastes.

5. Desencuentro

Core theme word.

Meaning
A missed connection or failure to meet.

Example

Fue un desencuentro, no una despedida.
It was a missed connection, not a goodbye.

Grammar Pattern to Notice

Present tense for emotional universals

Tenemos la misma sed
Somos diferentes cielos
No hay señal

Used to express ongoing truths.

Example

Somos distintos pero iguales.
We are different but the same.

Quick Quiz

1. “Amanecer” means
   A. To sleep
   B. To wake up
   C. To run
   D. To fall
2. “Rastro” means
   A. Voice
   B. Trace
   C. Sound
   D. Shadow
3. “Paladar” refers to
   A. Memory
   B. Emotion
   C. Taste
   D. Sight
4. “Arropado” means
   A. Covered or wrapped
   B. Broken
   C. Hidden
   D. Lost
5. “Desencuentro” means
   A. Reunion
   B. Conflict
   C. Missed connection
   D. Friendship

Answers
1-B
2-B
3-C
4-A
5-C

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