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Canta la arena tan bonito cuando bailo con ella 00:30
Escucho la corriente, cómo va y viene 00:35
Si me besa el mar, todita ya me tiene 00:38
00:41
Juega la caracola con su amiga la bella ola 00:52
si me canta el son que nace aquí en la playa 00:57
siento el corazón, no quiere que me vaya 01:00
01:03
Alma de marinero que se huele por estos vientos 01:14
si me dice niña qué anda haciendo aquí 01:19
no le respondo na´ no más le guiño así 01:21
01:25
Isla de los encantos, los encuentros afrodisíacos 01:35
si me arrastra el río a donde empieza el mar 01:40
me dejo dar los besos de ese hermoso par 01:43
01:47
Y cuando cae la noche con sus ojos tan estrellados 01:57
se me va el aliento, entro en un furor 02:02
yo solo quiero ser la dueña de su amor 02:05
La dueña de su amor 02:08
un velerito donde el sol durmió 02:11
La dueña de su amor 02:14
que trajo en la marea esta canción 02:18
La dueña de su amor 02:21
un velerito donde el sol durmió 02:24
La dueña de su amor 02:27
que trajo en la marea esta canción 02:30
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Canta la arena tan bonito cuando bailo con ella 03:02
Escucho la corriente, cómo va y viene 03:07
Si me besa el mar, todita ya me tiene 03:10
Si me besa el mar, si me besa el mar 03:14
todita ya me tiene, si me besa el mar 03:16
Si me besa el mar, si me besa el mar 03:19
todita ya me tiene, si me besa el mar 03:22
Si me besa el mar, si me besa el mar 03:25
todita ya me tiene, si me besa el mar 03:28
Si me besa el mar, si me besa el mar 03:31
todita ya me tiene, si me besa el mar 03:34

Canta la arena – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Discover the evocative Spanish of Natalia Lafourcade's 'Canta la arena.' This song offers a poetic journey to a sacred beach in Veracruz, teaching you beautiful vocabulary related to the sea, nature, and deep personal connection through its gentle, mesmerizing melody.

[English]
The sand sings so beautifully when I dance with it
I hear the current, how it comes and goes
If the sea kisses me, it already has all of me
...
The seashell plays with its friend, the beautiful wave
If the rhythm born here on the beach sings to me
I feel my heart, it doesn’t want me to leave
...
A sailor’s soul is carried by these winds
If it asks me, girl, what are you doing here
I don’t answer, I just wink like this
...
Island of charms, of aphrodisiac encounters
If the river pulls me where the sea begins
I let that beautiful pair give me kisses
...
And when night falls with its starry eyes
My breath catches, I’m swept into a frenzy
I just want to be the owner of its love
The owner of its love
A little sailboat where the sun slept
The owner of its love
That brought this song on the tide
The owner of its love
A little sailboat where the sun slept
The owner of its love
That brought this song on the tide
...
The sand sings so beautifully when I dance with it
I hear the current, how it comes and goes
If the sea kisses me, it already has all of me
If the sea kisses me, if the sea kisses me
It already has all of me, if the sea kisses me
If the sea kisses me, if the sea kisses me
It already has all of me, if the sea kisses me
If the sea kisses me, if the sea kisses me
It already has all of me, if the sea kisses me
If the sea kisses me, if the sea kisses me
It already has all of me, if the sea kisses me
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Vocabulary Meanings

canta

ˈkanta

A1
  • verb
  • - sings

arena

aˈɾena

A1
  • noun
  • - sand

bailo

ˈbai.lo

A1
  • verb
  • - I dance

escucho

esˈku.tʃo

A1
  • verb
  • - I listen

corriente

koˈrjen.te

A2
  • noun
  • - current

besa

ˈbe.sa

A1
  • verb
  • - kisses

mar

mar

A1
  • noun
  • - sea

caracola

ka.ɾaˈko.la

B1
  • noun
  • - conch

ola

ˈo.la

A1
  • noun
  • - wave

son

son

A2
  • noun
  • - sound

playa

ˈpla.ʝa

A1
  • noun
  • - beach

marinero

ma.riˈne.ɾo

A2
  • noun
  • - sailor

vientos

ˈbjentos

A1
  • noun
  • - winds

encantos

enˈkan.tos

B1
  • noun
  • - charms

afrodisíacos

afro.ði.ˈsja.kos

C1
  • adjective
  • - aphrodisiac

estrellados

es.tre.ˈʎa.ðos

B2
  • adjective
  • - starry

velerito

be.leˈɾi.to

B1
  • noun
  • - little sailboat

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