De Plata – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rosalía
• Album: LOS ÁNGELES

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Cuando yo

When I

Cuando yo me...

When I myself...

...

...

Me muera

Die

Te pi'o un encargo

I send you a request

...

...

Que con tus trenzas

That with your braids

Que trenzas de tu pelo negro

Braids of your black hair

...

...

Me 'marren mis manos

Make my hands tremble

...

...

Ay, si el querer

Oh, if love

El que yo te tengo

The one I feel for you

Si de plata fuera

If it were made of silver

...

...

El querer

Love

El que yo te tengo

The one I feel for you

Si de plata fuera

If it were made of silver

...

...

Otro más rico, más rico que yo

Someone richer, richer than me

...

...

Ay, en la España aún hubiera

Oh, in Spain there would still be

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
querer /keɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to want or love
plata /ˈplata/ A2	noun - silver noun - money (slang)
pelo /ˈpelo/ A2	noun - hair
manos /ˈmanos/ A2	noun - hands
trenzas /ˈtɾeŋas/ B1	noun - braids
encargo /enˈkaɾɣo/ B2	noun - task, commission
rico /ˈriko/ A2	adjective - rich
España /esˈpaɲa/ A2	noun - Spain
rico /ˈriko/ A2	adjective - rich, tasty
quiere /ˈkjeɾe/ B1	verb (conjugation of querer) - he/she/it wants or loves
muero /ˈmweɾo/ B1	verb (conjugation of morir) - I die
más /mas/ A1	adjective/adverb - more
rico /ˈriko/ A2	adjective - rich

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando yo me muera

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used for expressing wishes or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando yo me muera" uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish about the speaker's death.

• Que con tus trenzas

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The word "que" introduces a subordinate clause that provides additional information about the main clause.

• Si el querer fuera de plata

  ➔ Conditional sentences using 'si' to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Si el querer fuera de plata" expresses a hypothetical situation about love being made of silver.

• Otro más rico, más rico que yo

  ➔ Comparative forms to express superiority.

  ➔ The phrase "más rico que yo" uses the comparative form to compare wealth.

• Ay, en la España aún hubiera

  ➔ Use of the conditional perfect to express a past hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "en la España aún hubiera" suggests a hypothetical situation in the past regarding Spain.