Como El Agua – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camaron de la isla, Paco de Lucia

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the soulful world of flamenco with "Como El Agua" by Camaron de la Isla and Paco de Lucia. Experience the raw emotion and cultural richness of this classic song, and explore the depths of Spanish musical expression. Learn about flamenco and improve your Spanish through music!

[English]

The river water runs clean

Like the morning star

My affection runs clean

From the spring of your clear fountain

Like water

Oh, like water

Like water

Like clear water

That has come down from the mountain

And that's how I want to see you

Day and night

Oh, like water

Like water

Like water

...

I put my arm around your shoulder

And a moonlight glow

Illuminated your eyes

From you I desire all the warmth

My body is for you if you want it

Fire runs in our blood, both of us

Oh, like water

Oh, like water

Like water

...

If your little eyes were

Little green olives

All night I would be grinding, grinding

Grinding, grinding

All night I would be grinding, grinding

Grinding, grinding, grinding, grinding

...

Light of my soul, divine

That illuminates my heart

My body walks happily

Because it carries the hope of you

Oh, like water

Like water

Like water

Oh, like water

Oh, like water

Like water

Oh, like water

And like water

And like water

...

[Spanish]

Limpia va el agua del río

Como la estrella de la mañana

Limpio va el cariño mío

El manantial de tu fuente clara

Como el agua

Ay, como el agua

Como el agua

Como el agua clara

Que ha baja' del monte

Y así quiero verte

De día y de noche

Ay, como el agua

Como el agua

Como el agua

Yo te eché mi brazo al hombro

Y un brillo de luz de luna

Iluminaba tus ojos

De ti deseo yo t'ito el calor

Pa' ti mi cuerpo si lo quieres tú

Fuego en la sangre nos corre a los dos

Ay, como el agua

Ay, como el agua

Como el agua

Si tus ojillos fueran

Aceitunitas verdes

To'a la noche estaría muele, que muele

Muele que muele

To'a la noche estaría muele que muele

Muele que muele, muele que muele

Luz del alma mía, divina

Que a mí me alumbra mi corazón

Mi cuerpo alegre camina

Porque de ti lleva la ilusión

Ay, como el agua

Como el agua

Como el agua

Ay, como el agua

Ay, como el agua

Como el agua

Ay, como el agua

Y como el agua

Y como el agua

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1	noun - water
río /ˈri.o/ A1	noun - river
estrella /esˈtɾe.ʎa/ A1	noun - star
mañana /maˈɲa.na/ A1	noun - morning
cariño /kaˈɾi.ɲo/ A2	noun - affection, love
fuente /ˈfwen.te/ A2	noun - fountain, source
clara /ˈkla.ɾa/ A2	adjective - clear, light
monte /ˈmon.te/ A2	noun - mountain
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
brazo /ˈbɾa.θo/ A1	noun - arm
luz /lus/ A1	noun - light
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - heat
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A1	noun - fire
sangre /ˈsaŋ.ɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart

Key Grammar Structures

• Limpia va el agua del río

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'ir' in third person singular ('va') used with a complement to describe action

  ➔ This structure shows the verb 'ir' in present tense, indicating a current state or action accompanied by a complement.

• Como la estrella de la mañana

  ➔ Simile using 'como' to compare two things ('like' or 'as')

  ➔ 'Como' is used to introduce a simile, making comparisons between two different things.

• Ay, como el agua

  ➔ Exclamation expressing emotion, with 'como' used for emphasis, and 'el agua' as a metaphor or poetic phrase

  ➔ This phrase is an emotional exclamation, using 'como' for emphasis, often employed in poetic or expressive contexts.

• De día y de noche

  ➔ Temporal expression indicating 'day and night' using 'de' to link the periods

  ➔ This phrase describes a continuous or all-day/night period by linking 'de' with both time frames.

• Yo te eché mi brazo al hombro

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'echar' meaning 'to throw' or 'to put', with indirect object pronoun 'te' and direct object 'mi brazo'

  ➔ This structure uses the preterite tense of 'echar' to describe an action completed in the past, with pronouns indicating the objects involved.

• Fuego en la sangre nos corre a los dos

  ➔ Literal expression using 'en' (in) with 'la sangre' (the blood), with the verb 'corre' (runs), indicating a passionate or intense feeling

  ➔ This phrase metaphorically describes passionate feelings as if they are flowing like blood, emphasizing intensity.