Aserejé – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mira /ˈmiɾa/ A1 |
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luna /ˈluna/ A1 |
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alma /ˈalma/ A2 |
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ritmo /ˈritmo/ A2 |
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canción /kanˈsjon/ A2 |
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baila /ˈbaila/ A1 |
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alegría /aleˈɣɾia/ B1 |
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días /ˈdias/ A1 |
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punto /ˈpunto/ A2 |
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himno /ˈimno/ B1 |
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conoce /koˈnoθe/ A2 |
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brujería /bɾu.xeˈɾia/ B2 |
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caminando /kamiˈnando/ B1 |
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poseído /po.seˈiðo/ B2 |
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contrabando /kɔn.tɾaˈβando/ B2 |
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restos /ˈrestos/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Mira lo que se avecina a la vuelta de la esquina
➔ Impersonal 'se' construction and 'a la vuelta de la esquina'
➔ 'Se avecina' is an impersonal construction meaning 'is coming' or 'is approaching'. 'A la vuelta de la esquina' means 'just around the corner'.
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Viene Diego rumbeando
➔ Gerund used as an adverbial of manner.
➔ “Rumbeando” (from 'rumbear') is a gerund used adverbially, meaning 'Diego is coming, dancing/partying/having fun'. It describes *how* Diego is coming.
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Van restos de contrabando
➔ 'Ir' + participle for progressive aspect with an implication of gradual accumulation.
➔ While 'ir + gerund' is more common, 'ir + participle' here suggests a gradual accumulation of contraband remnants. It's like saying, progressively, contraband remnants are accumulating on him.
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Y donde más no cabe un alma allí mete a darse caña
➔ Subjunctive mood ('cabe') in a relative clause introduced by 'donde'. Idiomatic expression 'darse caña'
➔ 'Donde más no cabe un alma' uses the subjunctive 'cabe' because it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain location. 'Darse caña' is an idiom meaning 'to give it your all', 'to go for it', or 'to party hard'.
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Poseído por el ritmo ragatanga
➔ Passive voice with 'ser' implied (Diego is) 'poseído por'
➔ The sentence implies 'Diego está poseído por el ritmo ragatanga' (Diego is possessed by the ragatanga rhythm), demonstrating the passive voice using the verb 'ser'.
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Y el DJ que lo conoce toca el himno de las 12
➔ Relative pronoun 'que' referring to the DJ. Definite article 'el' before 'himno'.
➔ 'Que' introduces a relative clause, specifying which DJ. 'El himno' uses the definite article because it refers to a specific anthem.
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No es cosa de brujería que lo encuentre to' los días
➔ Subjunctive mood after an impersonal expression expressing doubt/denial 'no es cosa de'. Use of 'to'' instead of 'todos'.
➔ 'No es cosa de brujería que lo encuentre' uses the subjunctive ('encuentre') because the phrase 'no es cosa de' implies doubt or denial about the nature of the encounter. 'To'' is a colloquial shortening of 'todos'.
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