Desafío – English Lyrics

• By: Arca
• Album: Arca

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a unique language learning journey with Arca’s “Desafío,” a powerful and emotional Spanish-language song. Its vivid, poetic lyrics offer an excellent opportunity to engage with intense vocabulary and expressions related to desire, struggle, and vulnerability, while Arca's distinct vocal delivery makes for an immersive auditory experience perfect for understanding nuanced Spanish pronunciation and rhythm.

[English]

Tócame de primera vez

...

Mátame una y otra vez

...

Ámame y átame y dególlame

Búscame y penétrame y devórame

Yo te siento por dentro

Mira que reviento por dentro

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Yo derramaré todo mi amor

Solo aquí estaré

Y dame tu calor

Yo derramaré todo mi amor

Solo aquí estaré

Dame tu calor, calor

Ámame y átame y dególlame

Búscame y penétrame y devórame

Yo te siento por dentro

Mira que reviento por dentro

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

Listo o no

Hay un abismo dentro de mí

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tocar /ˈto.kar/ A1	verb - to touch
matar /maˈtar/ A2	verb - to kill
amar /aˈmar/ A1	verb - to love
abismo /aˈbismo/ B2	noun - abyss
sentir /senˈtir/ A2	verb - to feel
calor /kaˈlor/ A1	noun - heat
derramar /de.raˈmar/ B1	verb - to spill
reviento /reˈβjento/ B2	verb - to burst
estar /esˈtar/ A1	verb - to be (temporary)

Key Grammar Structures

• Tócame de primera vez

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb.

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form of the verb "tocar" (to touch), indicating a command or request.

• Mátame una y otra vez

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase uses repetition of "una y otra vez" (again and again) to emphasize the desire for the action.

• Yo te siento por dentro

  ➔ Present tense of the verb.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense of the verb "sentir" (to feel), indicating a current state of feeling.

• Hay un abismo dentro de mí

  ➔ Existential construction.

  ➔ The phrase uses the existential construction "hay" (there is) to indicate the presence of something.

• Dame tu calor

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb.

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form of the verb "dar" (to give), indicating a command or request.

• Yo derramaré todo mi amor

  ➔ Future tense of the verb.

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense of the verb "derramar" (to spill), indicating an action that will happen.