Al otro lado del rio – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jorge Drexler

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Clavo mi remo en el agua

I sink my oar in the water

Llevo tu remo en el mío

I carry your oar in mine

Creo que he visto una luz

I think I've seen a light

Al otro lado del río

On the other side of the river

...

...

El día le irá pudiendo

The day will be able

Poco a poco al frío

Little by little to the cold

Creo que he visto una luz

I think I've seen a light

Al otro lado del río

On the other side of the river

...

...

Sobre todo creo que

Above all, I think that

No todo está perdido

Not everything is lost

Tanta lágrima, tanta lágrima

So many tears, so many tears

Y yo, soy un vaso vacío

And I, I am an empty glass

Oigo una voz que me llama

I hear a voice calling me

Casi un suspiro

Almost a whisper

Rema, rema, rema

Row, row, row

Rema, rema, rema

Row, row, row

En esta orilla del mundo

On this shore of the world

Lo que no es presa es baldío

What is not prey is wasteland

Creo que he visto una luz

I think I've seen a light

Al otro lado del río

On the other side of the river

...

...

Yo muy serio voy remando

I'm rowing very seriously

Muy adentro sonrío

Deep inside I smile

Creo que he visto una luz

I think I've seen a light

Al otro lado del río

On the other side of the river

...

...

Sobre todo creo que

Above all, I think that

No todo está perdido

Not everything is lost

Tanta lágrima, tanta lágrima

So many tears, so many tears

Y yo, soy un vaso vacío

And I, I am an empty glass

Oigo una voz que me llama

I hear a voice calling me

Casi un suspiro

Almost a whisper

Rema, rema, rema

Row, row, row

Rema, rema, rema

Row, row, row

Clavo mi remo en el agua

I sink my oar in the water

Llevo tu remo en el mío

I carry your oar in mine

Creo que he visto una luz

I think I've seen a light

Al otro lado del río

On the other side of the river

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remo /ˈremo/ A1	noun - oar
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1	noun - water
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
río /ˈri.o/ A1	noun - river
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A2	adjective - cold
perdido /peɾˈðido/ B1	adjective - lost
lágrima /ˈlaɣɾima/ B1	noun - tear
vaso /ˈbazo/ A2	noun - glass
voz /βos/ A1	noun - voice
suspiro /susˈpiɾo/ B2	noun - sigh
orilla /oˈriʎa/ B1	noun - shore
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
llamar /ʎaˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to call
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to believe
ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go

Key Grammar Structures

• Clavo mi remo en el agua

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The verb "clavo" (I drive) is in the simple present tense, indicating a current action.

• Creo que he visto una luz

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "he visto" (I have seen) uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

• Oigo una voz que me llama

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The verb "oigo" (I hear) is in the simple present tense, indicating a current perception.

• No todo está perdido

  ➔ Negative Form

  ➔ The phrase "no todo" (not everything) uses a negative form to express the idea of something not being true.

• Soy un vaso vacío

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The verb "soy" (I am) is in the simple present tense, indicating a state of being.

• Rema, rema, rema

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "rema" (row) is in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction.

• Creo que he visto una luz

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase "creo que" (I believe that) introduces a clause that expresses doubt or uncertainty, often requiring the subjunctive mood.