Cien Kilos de Barro – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Guzmán
• Album: Serie De Coleccion 15 Autenticos Exitos

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Con solo barro los formó

With only clay he formed them

En su creación perfecta

In his perfect creation

Con sus dos manos modeló

With his two hands he molded

Le dio la forma correcta

He gave them the correct form

Y así fue que la creación

And so it was that the creation

Llegó a su culminación

Reached its culmination

Ha creado a un hombre

He has created a man

Y de compañera a una mujer

And a woman as a companion

Oh, oh, una mujer

Oh, oh, a woman

Con solo barro los formó

With only clay he formed them

Oh, el gran maestro

Oh, the great master

De perfección su obra plasmó

He molded his work with perfection

Volvió su amor en nuestro

He turned his love into ours

De noche agradeceré

At night I will give thanks

Y de día también lo haré

And by day I will do it too

Fue grandioso que con

It was great that with

Solo barro los formó, oh, oh

Only clay he formed them, oh, oh

Aquel barro la vida, el alma, el amor le dio

To that clay he gave life, soul, love

Un mundo entero les construyó

He built them an entire world

No hay temor que pasará

There is no fear of what will happen

Sé que él por mí vendrá

I know that he will come for me

Y así fue que la creación

And so it was that the creation

Llegó a su culminación

Reached its culmination

Ha creado a un hombre

He has created a man

Y de compañera una mujer

And a woman as a companion

Oh, oh una mujer

Oh, oh a woman

Déjenme decirles, decirles

Let me tell you, tell you

Qué pasó, ha creado

What happened, he has created

Ha creado a una mujer, oh, oh

He has created a woman, oh, oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
barro /ˈbaɾo/ A2	noun - clay, mud
creación /kɾe.aˈθjon/ B2	noun - creation, act of creating
manos /ˈma.nos/ A2	noun - hands
forma /ˈfɾo.ma/ B1	noun - shape, form verb - to shape, to form
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
creado /kɾeˈaðo/ B2	verb (past participle) - created, formed
forma /ˈfɔɾ.ma/ B1	noun - shape, form
obra /ˈo.βɾa/ B2	noun - work, masterpiece
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
mundo /ˈmun.do/ B1	noun - world
temor /teˈmoɾ/ B2	noun - fear
pasará /pa.saˈɾa/ B1	verb (future) - will pass

Key Grammar Structures

• Con solo barro los formó

  ➔ Use of 'con' + noun to indicate the instrument or means.

  ➔ 'con' introduces the instrument used for creating, meaning 'with'.

• En su creación perfecta

  ➔ Use of 'en' to specify location or context.

  ➔ 'en' specifies the context of the creation, meaning 'in' or 'within'.

• Llegó a su culminación

  ➔ Use of 'a' + noun to express the idea of reaching a point or goal.

  ➔ 'a' indicates movement toward a goal or culmination.

• Ha creado a un hombre

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense with 'ha' + past participle to indicate completed action.

  ➔ 'ha creado' means 'has created', indicating a completed action relevant to the present.

• Qué pasó, ha creado

  ➔ Use of interrogation to ask about events, and present perfect to indicate completed actions.

  ➔ 'Qué pasó' is a question meaning 'What happened?', and 'ha creado' means 'has created', indicating a completed action linked to the question.

• De noche agradeceré

  ➔ Future tense using simple present with context to express 'I will thank'.

  ➔ 'Agradeceré' is the simple future tense, expressing a promise or intention to thank.

• No hay temor que pasará

  ➔ Use of 'hay' + noun to indicate existence; 'que pasará' as future tense clause.

  ➔ 'Hay' means 'there is/are', indicating existence; 'que pasará' means 'what will pass/happen' in future tense.