Contra El Dragón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Los Acosta with "Contra El Dragón." This classic Cumbia track uses rich, metaphorical Spanish lyrics—telling a tale of fighting a dragon that symbolizes deceit—offering a great opportunity to connect with themes of struggle and passionate storytelling through the rhythm of Mexican popular music.

[English]

This is my life, like a tale it unfolded for me

A princess

With her eyes, she enchanted me

And when she kissed me

She promised so many things

This is my life, and it’s no work of fiction

That in a castle

Of bitterness, she left me

In a dungeon

A prisoner of her love

Against the dragon

Of her lies

I fought

With this hand

At her feet

I crumbled

Against the dragon

Of her beauty, I stumbled

Not even fighting like that

Did I conquer her heart

...

...

This is my life, and her apple I tasted

With the poison

Of her lips

I got drunk

With that potion

Enchanted, I remained

Against the dragon

Of her lies

I fought

With this hand

At her feet, I crumbled

Against the dragon

Of her beauty, I stumbled

Not even fighting like that

Her heart

I conquered

...

[Spanish]

Esta es mi vida como un cuento me paso

Que una princesa

Con sus ojos me embrujo

Y al besarme

Muchas cosas prometió

Esta es mi vida y no es nada de ficción

Que en un castillo

De amargura me dejo

De un calabozo

Prisionero de su amor

Contra el dragón

De sus mentiras

Yo luche

Esta de mano

A sus pies

Me derrumbe

Contra el dragón

De su belleza tropecé

Ni así luchando

Su corazón yo conquiste

Esta es mi vida y su manzana yo probé

Con el veneno

De sus labios

Me embriague

Con esa pócima

Encantado me quede

Contra el dragón

De sus mentiras

Yo luche

Esta de mano

A sus pies me derrumbe

Contra el dragón

De su belleza tropecé

Ni así luchando

Su corazón

Yo conquiste

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
dragón /dɾaˈɣon/ B1	noun - dragon
princesa /pɾinˈse.sa/ A2	noun - princess
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A1	noun - heart
mentira /menˈtiɾa/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood verb - to lie (to tell a falsehood)
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to fight, to struggle
castillo /kasˈtiʎo/ B1	noun - castle
calabozo /kalaˈβoso/ B2	noun - dungeon, jail cell
prisionero /pɾisioˈneɾo/ B2	noun - prisoner
belleza /beˈʎesa/ B2	noun - beauty
veneno /beˈneno/ B2	noun - poison
pócima /ˈpokima/ C1	noun - potion, concoction (often magical)
manzana /manˈsana/ A1	noun - apple
cuento /ˈkwento/ A2	noun - story, tale
embriagar /embɾiˈaɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to intoxicate, to make drunk
encantado /enkanˈtaðo/ B2	adjective - enchanted, delighted
amargura /amaɾˈɡuɾa/ C1	noun - bitterness, sorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• Esta es mi vida como un cuento me paso

  ➔ Simile using 'como' to compare life to a story.

  ➔ The word 'como' creates a comparison ('like a story') showing metaphorical imagery.

• Con sus ojos me embrujo

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'me' before the verb.

  ➔ The pronoun 'me' indicates the speaker is the receiver of the action 'hechizó'.

• Muchas cosas prometió

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions.

  ➔ The verb 'prometió' (he/she promised) marks a finished event in the past.

• En un castillo de amargura me dejo

  ➔ Reflexive-like structure showing emotional impact with 'me dejó'.

  ➔ The word 'me' indicates personal emotional effect — 'she left me in bitterness'.

• Prisionero de su amor

  ➔ Metaphorical noun phrase with 'de' expressing possession.

  ➔ 'de su amor' means 'of her love', describing being a prisoner metaphorically.

• Contra el dragón de sus mentiras yo luché

  ➔ Preterite reflexive verb 'luché' with preposition 'contra' for opposition.

  ➔ The phrase 'yo luché contra' means 'I fought against', expressing conflict.

• A sus pies me derrumbé

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'derrumbarse' in preterite form showing surrender or collapse.

  ➔ Using 'me derrumbé' expresses that the speaker emotionally collapsed.

• Con esa pócima encantado me quedé

  ➔ Past reflexive structure 'me quedé' with participle 'encantado' describing resulting state.

  ➔ 'Me quedé encantado' means 'I remained enchanted', showing a state after an event.