Con La Mano Levantá – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Macaco, Estopa

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant sounds of Spanish with Macaco and Estopa's "Con La Mano Levantá." This energetic track combines rumba, reggae, and pop influences, offering a joyful and optimistic message that inspires listeners to enjoy life and look forward to the future. Learn Spanish through its uplifting lyrics and infectious rhythm!

[English]

With my hand raised, I say goodbye to the past

And the future to come, they say it hangs by a thread

And the present here with you, hand in hand

Listen my brother, enjoy the journey

With my hand raised, I say goodbye to the past

And the future to come, they say it hangs by a thread

And the present here with you, hand in hand

Listen my brother, enjoy the journey

With my hand raised, I will touch

Bri, bri, I'm touching the sky

With my hand raised, I will touch

Bri, bri, I'm touching the sky

On tiptoes to touch, I'm going up a step

Writing another song, of stairways to heaven

I look for a place to jump, that gives me wings to fly

Reality at ground level

With hands raised, they didn't see us pass

How many hands do we have to raise for them to listen again?

May imagination sleep, your shield is not protection

Sensing the movement

With my hand raised, I will touch

Bri, bri I'm touching the sky

With my hand raised, I will touch

Bri, bri I'm touching the sky

Looking for

I jumped the fence, I fought a thousand battles

But here I am again

I lost my breath but I don't feel it

I'm looking for a run-up

To jump, to jump, to jump, to jump

With my hand raised

I will touch

With my hand raised

I will touch, the sky

With my hand raised

I will touch, I will touch

With my hand raised

I will touch, the sky

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[Spanish]

Con la mano levanta, al pasado le digo adiós

Y el futuro que vendrá dicen que pende de un hilo

Y el presente aqui contigo mano a mano

Oye mi hermano disfruta el camino

Con la mano levanta, al pasado le digo adiós

Y el futuro que vendrá, dicen que pende de un hilo

Y el presente aqui contigo, mano a mano

Oye mi hermano disfruta el camino

Con la mano levanta, tocaré

Bri, bri, voy tocando el cielo

Con la mano levanta, tocaré

Bri, bri, voy tocando el cielo

De puntillas pa'tocar, voy subiendo un escalón

Escribiendo otra canción, de escaleras al cielo

Busco un sitio pa' saltar, que me de alas pa volar

Realidad a ras de suelo

Con las manos levantas, no nos vieron al pasar

¿Cuantas manos hay que alzar para que escuchen de nuevo?

Duerma la imaginación, tu escudo no protección

Intuyendo el movimiento

Con la mano levanta, tocaré

Bri, bri voy tocando el cielo

Con la mano levanta, tocaré

Bri, bri voy tocando el cielo

Buscando

Salté la valla, corri mil batallas

Pero aqui estoy de nuevo

Perdí el aliento pero no me siento

Busco carrerilla

Pa' saltar, pa' saltar, pa' saltar, pa' saltar

Con la mano levanta

Tocare

Con la mano levanta

Tocaré, el cielo

Con la mano levanta

Tocare, yo tocare

Con la mano levanta

Tocaré, el cielo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
levantá /leβanˈta/ A2	verb - to raise, to lift
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
adiós /aˈðjos/ A2	noun - goodbye
futuro /fuˈtuɾo/ B1	noun - future
pende /ˈpende/ B2	verb - to hang, to depend
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun - past
presente /pɾeˈsente/ A2	noun - present, now
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A1	noun - way, path
disfruta /dis.fɾuˈta/ A2	verb - to enjoy
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch, to play (an instrument)
saltar /salˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump
carrera /kaˈre.ra/ A2	noun - race, career
batallas /baˈtaʝas/ B2	noun - battles
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
escuela /esˈkwe.la/ A2	noun - school

Key Grammar Structures

• al pasado le digo adiós

  ➔ Use of the indirect object pronoun 'le' with the verb 'decir' (to say/tell)

  ➔ 'Le' indicates to whom the action is directed, in this case, 'to the past'

• pende de un hilo

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'pende de un hilo' metaphorically meaning 'hanging by a thread'

  ➔ The phrase describes something precarious or unstable, like hanging by a thread

• Voy tocando el cielo

  ➔ Use of the present participle 'tocando' (touching/playing) to form a present continuous sense

  ➔ 'Tocando' is the gerund form of 'tocar', indicating an ongoing action

• De puntillas pa'tocar

  ➔ Use of 'de puntillas' (on tiptoes) to indicate manner of action

  ➔ 'De puntillas' means on tiptoes, describing how the action is performed delicately or intentionally

• Salté la valla, corri mil batallas

  ➔ Use of simple past tense verbs 'salté' and 'corrí' to describe completed actions

  ➔ 'Salté' and 'corrí' are the preterite forms of 'saltar' (to jump) and 'correr' (to run), indicating completed actions

• Yo tocare

  ➔ Use of the simple future tense with 'yo tocare' (I will touch/play)

  ➔ 'Tocare' is the first person singular future tense of 'tocar', indicating an action that will happen