Sentimientos Lyrics in English by Virlan Garcia
Deplorar means “to lament” or “to deeply regret” something. It is a relatively uncommon, formal-sounding Spanish verb that gives the lyric a poetic sense of mourning lost love: “Tendré que deplorar” means “I will have to lament it.”
Virlan García, an artist from Mexico, opens “Sentimientos” with a wonderfully blunt confession: “Traigo un cagadero con mis sentimientos” [“I’ve got a huge mess with my feelings”]. Cagadero is Mexican slang for a complete mess, so this is far less polished than saying “I’m confused.” He cannot always remember what he feels, and he is unsure whether he is good at love. Still, he once prayed for this person to stay, ran after them for a hug, and saw them as a refuge for spending the afternoon. Now that closeness is gone: “Pero conmigo tú ya no te encontraste” [“But with me, you were no longer there.”]
The chorus turns the breakup into a sharp accusation. He says he could not fall in love again even if he wanted to, because his heart has been left in poverty. The person now comes out in his voice “en cada peda” [“in every drinking session”]. Peda is Mexican slang for a party or a time spent getting drunk, which makes the line especially vivid: even when he drinks, he keeps talking or singing about them. “Tú me dejaste sin aire” [“You left me without air”] is a strong way to describe how deeply the separation hit, followed by the bitter claim that they took advantage of the fact that he loved them “como a nadie” [“like no one else”]. Yet he also looks toward the future, imagining the sun lighting the path this person will walk while he says, “No voy a derrotarme” [“I will not let myself be defeated”].
