Meaning of some lyrics.
From the song "Lo que yo te di" by CD9 there are some lyrics that say, "Nada que hablar que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar"
And I cannot figure out, grammatically, what that second "que" is doing. I would think a word such as "cuando" would be more appropriate.
This is my best translation: Nothing to say that you are happy if it's that you can forget me.
The gist of what I think it might be saying: I have nothing to say if you are happy about being able to forget me.
Could it be saying "to make you happy"? So then the translation would be, "there is nothing to say to make you happy if it's true that you can forget me."
Could someone break down this sentence for me? The other thing that I don't quite get is the "si es que". Could that be replaced with a simple "si" and retain the same meaning?
Edit: I looked at the google translate lyrics for the song, and it inserts a comma right before the second "que". "Nada que hablar, que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar" and now I think I get it. It's like saying "que tengas un buen día" I think. He's wishing the person happiness in being able to forget him. Still unsure about the "si es que" though.
2 Answers
"Nada que hablar" Means "There's nothing to talk about"
"que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar" equals "I wish you happiness, if you can forget about me". In this sentence the verb is conjugated in a subjunctive tense. It's short for "Yo espero que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar" some times in Spanish when we wish something for somebody we drop the first part of the whole construction, just like in this case: The full sentence would be "Yo espero que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar" but we don't wanna talk too much and instead we say: "que seas feliz si es que me puedes olvidar"
We use sentences like these everyday: Examples: "Que tengas un bue día" we really want to say " Yo espero/deseo que tú tengas un buen día"
English is not my native language, so If I make any mistake, please correct me, I'm here to learn.
Nada que hablar is the same as Ni hablar. It goes without saying that you be happy if it´s that you can forget me. He´s not wishing her happiness in forgetting him, but he´s saying that if she can forget him, then he wishes her happiness.
