El último beso
El último beso, I heard it on an oldies station today. I thought we could evaluate it. link text
Bolded parts are not completely understood by me. Italiced are what I think they mean in this context.
Por qué se fué? y por qué murió?
Por qué el señor me la quitó?
Se ha ido al cielo y para poder ir yo So that I can go
debo también ser bueno para estar con mi amor. I must be good too, in order
to be with my love.
Ibamos los dos al anochecer
oscurecia y no podía ver
yo manejaba iba a más de cien
prendí las luces para leer
habia un letrero de desviación
el cual pasamos sin precaución
muy tarde fué y al enfrenar
el carro volco y hasta el fondo fué a dar. The car turned over (not just knocked down, I know volcar as knock over) and to the bottom it went (why dar? bottom of a lake? I'm lost at this)
Al vueltas dar yo me salí Why Al vueltas? Maybe, Al dar vueltas, That I would understand I guess it really says "Al dar vueltas" just backwards.
por un momento no supe de mi
al despertar hacia el carro corrí
y aun con vida la pude hallar
al verme lloró y me dijo amor
allá te espero donde está el señor
él a querido separarnos hoy
abrazame fuerte porque me voy
al fin la abraze en mis brazos se sonrió
después de un suspiro en mis brazos quedó. Quedar means die here? Why can quedar mean die? Gracias.
And now here is my attempt.
Why did she leave? Why did she die?
Why did God take her from me?
She's gone to Heaven and in order for me to go too, I better be good..... to be with my love again. (in Heaven)
We were going at dusk, it was getting dark and I couldn't see.
I was driving more than 100 miles per hour.
I turned on the lights to see
There was a detour sign
Which we passed without a care in the world
It was too late when I hit the brakes
The car turned over and towards the back she was thrown. (guessing that fue is her not the car and fondo is back not bottom, and there is no lake)
While spinning around, I was thrown from the car
For a moment I didn't know who I was (possibly, didn't know my situation?? saber de mi, don't know that one)
When I woke up, I ran to the car
I managed to find her still alive
When she saw me she cried "my love"
I'll be waiting for you there, Where God
Decided to seperate us today
Hug me tight because I'm leaving
At the end of that hug, she smiled in my arms
After one more breath she died in my arms..
3 Answers
She's gone to Heaven and in order for me to go too, I better be good..... to be with my love again. (in Heaven)
Totally correct.
The car turned over and towards the back she was thrown.
I'd say: The car flipped (down, up, out; I'm never sure about it) and to the bottom it went.
-El fondo it's actually "the bottom" and "fue a dar" it's a common phrase to describe basically incidents like car crashes or bike accidents like:
Se cayó de la bici y fue a dar a los arbustos. --> He fell from the bike and to the bushes it went. (Not sure about that finish in English but there's the point).
While spinning around, I was thrown from the car
Correct, al vueltas dar/al dar vueltas is the same, it's a song so it really doesn't matter that slight odd change.
After one more breath she died in my arms..
Well, basically yes, this comes from a common phrase that says **(someone) ahí quedó, it's expressed like:
Sufrió un grave accidente y ahí quedó--> He/She suffered a grave accident and couldn't make it out (died).
I hope I have helped you my friend. 
volcar - to overturn 
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
to ~ a death (BrE colloq) quedar en la nada
