Cara de Gitana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daniel Magal

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey through the evocative melodies and heartfelt lyrics of Daniel Magal's "Cara de Gitana." This timeless Spanish song offers a window into themes of passionate love, longing, and the bittersweet memories of a captivating encounter, making it a unique experience for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Dark-haired, your hair

Covered your body

So full of love

I saw you dancing

Another was holding you

Another was kissing you

But you belonged to me

You were looking at

Gypsy face

Sweet and passionate

You gave me your love

With a sword

Now, on the streets

Your destiny wanders

You live for love

Stealing affection

Where are your deep, dark eyes?

And that fire in your lips that were mine?

The liquor I drink opens my wounds

Makes me drunk, and I love you even more

Oh, oh, oh, where, where are you, my gypsy?

This is my desperate song

That calls for you and searches everywhere

But wherever I go, no one knows where you are

Dark-haired, your hair

Covered your body

So full of love

I saw you dancing

Another was holding you

Another was kissing you

But you belonged to me

You were looking at

Where are your deep, dark eyes?

And that fire in your lips that were mine?

The liquor I drink opens my wounds

Makes me drunk, and I love you even more

Oh, oh, oh, where, where are you, my gypsy?

This is my desperate song

That calls for you and searches everywhere

But wherever I go, no one knows where you are

Dark-haired, your hair

Covered your body

So full of love

I saw you dancing

Another was holding you

Another was kissing you

But you belonged to me

You were looking at

Gypsy face

Sweet and passionate

You gave me your love

With a sword

Now, on the streets

Your destiny wanders

You live for love

Steal affection

...

[Spanish]

Negros tus cabellos

Cubrían tu cuerpo

Tan llena de amor

Te vi bailando

Otro te abrazaba

Otro te besaba

Pero eras a mí

A quien mirabas

Cara de gitana

Dulce apasionada

Me diste tu amor

Con una espada

Hoy en los caminos

Vagas tu destino

Vives el amor

Robas cariño

¿Dónde están tus ojos tan profundos?

¿Y aquel fuego de tus labios que eran míos?

El licor que bebo abre mis heridas

Me emborracha y más te quiero todavía

Ay, ay, ay, ¿dónde, dónde estás, gitana mía?

Es esta mi canción desesperada

Que te llama y que te busca en todas partes

Pero donde va, de ti ya nadie sabe

Negros tus cabellos

Cubrían tu cuerpo

Tan llena de amor

Te vi bailando

Otro te abrazaba

Otro te besaba

Pero eras a mí

A quien mirabas

¿Dónde están tus ojos tan profundos?

¿Y aquel fuego de tus labios que eran míos?

El licor que bebo abre mis heridas

Me emborracha y más te quiero todavía

Ay, ay, ay, ¿dónde, dónde estás, gitana mía?

Es esta mi canción desesperada

Que te llama y que te busca en todas partes

Pero donde va, de ti ya nadie sabe

Negros tus cabellos

Cubrían tu cuerpo

Tan llena de amor

Te vi bailando

Otro te abrazaba

Otro te besaba

Pero eras a mí

A quien mirabas

Cara de gitana

Dulce apasionada

Me diste tu amor

Con una espada

Hoy en los caminos

Vagas tu destino

Vives el amor

Robas cariño

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cabello /kaˈβeʝo/ A2	noun - hair
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
bailando /bai̯ˈlando/ A2	verb - dancing
besaba /besaˈβa/ B1	verb - kissed
mirabas /miˈɾaβas/ B1	verb - you looked at
profundos /pɾoˈfundo̝s/ B2	adjective - deep
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
labios /ˈlaβjos/ A2	noun - lips
licor /liˈkor/ B1	noun - liquor, alcoholic drink
heridas /eˈɾiðas/ B2	noun - wounds
quiere /ˈkjeɾe/ A2	verb - wants
destino /desˈti̯no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
camino /kaˈmi̯no/ A2	noun - road, path
robás /ˈroβas/ B1	verb - you steal

Key Grammar Structures

• Negros tus cabellos

  ➔ Adjective agreement in gender and number.

  ➔ In this line, "Negros" (black) agrees with "cabellos" (hair) in gender (masculine) and number (plural).

• Te vi bailando

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) for completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Te vi" (I saw you) uses the preterite tense to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Pero eras a mí a quien mirabas

  ➔ Use of indirect object pronouns.

  ➔ In this line, "a mí" (to me) is an indirect object pronoun indicating to whom the action is directed.

• ¿Dónde están tus ojos tan profundos?

  ➔ Interrogative structure for questions.

  ➔ The phrase uses an interrogative structure starting with "¿Dónde?" (Where?) to ask about the location of something.

• El licor que bebo abre mis heridas

  ➔ Relative clauses to provide additional information.

  ➔ The clause "que bebo" (that I drink) provides more information about "licor" (liquor).

• Es esta mi canción desesperada

  ➔ Use of demonstrative pronouns.

  ➔ The phrase "Es esta" (This is) uses a demonstrative pronoun to specify which song is being referred to.

• Ay, ay, ay, ¿dónde, dónde estás, gitana mía?

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "Ay" and "dónde" emphasizes the speaker's longing and urgency in the question.