Que te Quería La Quinta Estación Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Que te Quería' means 'Who Loved You' in English. It is a name of a song by 'La Quinta Estación' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: La llama se apagó

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Aligned Translation: The flame went out

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: No sé

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Aligned Translation: I don't know

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Matamos la ilusión

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Aligned Translation: We kill the illusion

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Original Lyrics: Tal vez

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Aligned Translation: Maybe

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Original Lyrics: ¿Y dónde quedo yo?

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Aligned Translation: And where does that leave me?

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Original Lyrics: En este mundo sin color

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Aligned Translation: In this colorless world

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Line 7
Original Lyrics: Sin historias que contarte

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Aligned Translation: No stories to tell you

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Original Lyrics: Sin saber cómo explicarte

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Aligned Translation: Without knowing how explain it to you

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Original Lyrics: Que hoy te veo y aunque lo intente, no se me olvida

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Aligned Translation: That I see you today and even if I try it, I do not forget it

Free Translation: That today I see you, and even if I try, I can’t forget

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Original Lyrics: Que eras tú el que no creía en las despedidas

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Aligned Translation: That it was you who didn't believe in goodbyes.

Free Translation: That you were the one who didn’t believe in goodbyes

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Original Lyrics: Que sigo siendo la misma loca

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Aligned Translation: That I'm still the same crazy

Free Translation: That I’m still the same crazy girl

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Original Lyrics: Que entre tus sábanas se perdía

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Aligned Translation: That between your sheets was lost

Free Translation: Who used to lose herself between your sheets

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Original Lyrics: Y a fin de cuentas no soy distinta de aquella idiota

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Aligned Translation: And after all, I'm no different from that idiot.

Free Translation: And in the end, I’m no different from that idiot

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Original Lyrics: Que te quería

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Aligned Translation: Who loved you

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Original Lyrics: No importa cómo fue

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Aligned Translation: No matter how it was

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Original Lyrics: Ni quién

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Aligned Translation: Or who

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Original Lyrics: Queríamos beber

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Aligned Translation: We wanted to drink

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Original Lyrics: Sin sed

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Aligned Translation: Without thirsty

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Original Lyrics: ¿Y dónde quedo yo?

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Aligned Translation: And where does that leave me?

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Original Lyrics: En este mundo sin tu voz

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Aligned Translation: In this world without your voice

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Original Lyrics: Ignorando las señales

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Aligned Translation: Ignoring the signals

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Original Lyrics: Que me llevan a encontrarte

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Aligned Translation: That lead me to find you

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Original Lyrics: Que hoy te veo y aunque lo intente, no se me olvida

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Aligned Translation: That I see you today and even if I try it, I do not forget it

Free Translation: That today I see you, and even if I try, I can’t forget

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Original Lyrics: Que eras tú el que no creía en las despedidas

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Aligned Translation: That it was you who didn't believe in goodbyes.

Free Translation: That you were the one who didn’t believe in goodbyes

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Original Lyrics: Que sigo siendo la misma loca

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Aligned Translation: That I'm still the same crazy

Free Translation: That I’m still the same crazy girl

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Original Lyrics: Que entre tus sábanas se perdía

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Aligned Translation: That between your sheets was lost

Free Translation: Who used to lose herself between your sheets

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Original Lyrics: Y a fin de cuentas no soy distinta de aquella idiota

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Aligned Translation: And after all, I'm no different from that idiot.

Free Translation: And in the end, I’m no different from that idiot

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Original Lyrics: Que te quería

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Aligned Translation: Who loved you

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Original Lyrics: Que todavía espera verte sonreír

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Aligned Translation: Who still waits to see you smile

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Original Lyrics: Que todavía espera verse junto a ti

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Aligned Translation: That still waits to be seen next to you

Free Translation: That still hopes to see herself next to you

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Original Lyrics: Que hoy te veo y aunque lo intente, no se me olvida

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Aligned Translation: That I see you today and even if I try it, I do not forget it

Free Translation: That today I see you, and even if I try, I can’t forget

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Original Lyrics: Que eras tú el que no creía en las despedidas

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Aligned Translation: That it was you who didn't believe in goodbyes.

Free Translation: That you were the one who didn’t believe in goodbyes

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Original Lyrics: Que sigo siendo la misma loca

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Aligned Translation: That I'm still the same crazy

Free Translation: That I’m still the same crazy girl

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Original Lyrics: Que entre tus sábanas se perdía

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Aligned Translation: That between your sheets was lost

Free Translation: Who used to lose herself between your sheets

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Original Lyrics: Y a fin de cuentas no soy distinta de aquella idiota

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Aligned Translation: And after all, I'm no different from that idiot.

Free Translation: And in the end, I’m no different from that idiot

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Original Lyrics: Que te quería, ah

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Aligned Translation: Who wanted you, ah

Free Translation: Who loved you, ah

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Original Lyrics: Uh-yeh-yeh, uh-eh-eh

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Aligned Translation: Uh-yeh-yeh, uh-eh-eh

Free Translation: Uh-yeh-yeh, uh-eh-eh

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Original Lyrics: Que sigo siendo la misma loca

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Aligned Translation: That I'm still the same crazy

Free Translation: That I’m still the same crazy girl

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Original Lyrics: Que entre tus sábanas se perdía

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Aligned Translation: That between your sheets was lost

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Original Lyrics: Y a fin de cuentas no soy distinta de aquella idiota

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Aligned Translation: And after all, I'm no different from that idiot.

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Original Lyrics: Que te quería

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Aligned Translation: Who loved you

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Review

1) Lyric Summary & Meaning

The lyrics tell the story of a narrator confronting a former lover and grappling with the lingering emotions from their past relationship.She acknowledges that the flame of their passion has died and their shared illusion has been killed, leaving her in a colorless world. The core of the story is her painful self-realization: despite the passage of time, she remains the "same crazy woman" who got lost in their intimacy and is no different from the "idiot" who loved him, revealing a struggle between memory and self-respect.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling

The song evokes a profound sense of nostalgic pain and raw vulnerability.Lead singer Natalia Jiménez's powerful vocal delivery, set against a rockier musical backdrop than the band's previous work, masterfully conveys the anguish of someone trying but failing to move on. The artist weaves the story by directly addressing the ex-lover, using potent metaphors like an extinguished flame and a world without color to describe the present, while contrasting it with vivid memories of physical and emotional intimacy, creating a poignant clash between past desire and current heartbreak.

3) Explicit Themes & Mood

The song contains no explicit profanity,but it does include suggestive themes, most notably the line "que entre tus sábanas se perdía" ("who was lost between your sheets"), which clearly references physical intimacy. The overall mood is not fun; it is intensely sad, melancholic, and introspective, dealing squarely with themes of heartbreak, longing, and self-criticism in the aftermath of a lost love.

4) Relation to the Music Video

In the video for "Que te Quería", La Quinta Estación plunges the viewer into an apocalyptic landscape where visual desolation converses with the pain of the lyrics. Natalia Jiménez, clad in a vibrant red dress, emerges as a symbol of wounded passion amidst a setting dominated by blacks, grays, fire, smoke, and ashes. This environment, evoking a world "without color" as described in the song, is the perfect reflection of a love's flame that "went out" and an illusion that "we killed". The flames burning around the band are not of destruction, but of purification and memory, representing that "crazy woman" who still gets lost in the memories of past "sheets". As Jiménez sings with heartbreaking intensity, ignoring "the signals" that lead her to a lost love, the smoke rises like the ghost of a story without an end. The video captures the essence of a farewell that was never believed possible, where the artist, amidst the ashes of what once was, confesses with raw honesty that, in the end, she is still "that idiot who loved you".

5) Artist's Official Links

As the band La Quinta Estación is no longer active,the primary official links are for its lead singer, Natalia Jiménez.

https://www.instagram.com/nataliajimenezoficial/

https://twitter.com/nataliajimenez

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung slowly and it has easy to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Que te Quería has 143 BPM (beats per minute)

Que te Quería is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 776 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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