El baile de los muertos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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trabajo /tɾaˈβaxo/ B1 |
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desconectar /deskonekˈtaɾ/ B2 |
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espejo /esˈpexo/ A2 |
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recoger /rekoxeɾ/ B1 |
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madrugada /madɾuˈɣaða/ A2 |
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resurgir /re suɾˈxir/ B2 |
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llamas /ˈʎama/ A2 |
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almas /ˈal.mas/ B1 |
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liberad /liβeˈɾað/ B2 |
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apagarán /apaɣaˈɾan/ B2 |
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levantar /leβanˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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sociedad /sosiaˈðað/ B2 |
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funcionar /funθioˈnaɾ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Te mirarás al espejo y no te reconocerás
➔ Reflexive verb in future tense
➔ The phrase uses a **reflexive verb** "mirarás" combined with the reflexive pronoun "te" to indicate that the subject is performing the action on themselves, in the **future tense**.
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después de tanto trabajo
➔ Preposition + noun phrase indicating time
➔ The phrase uses the **preposition** "después de" meaning "after" combined with a **noun phrase** "tanto trabajo" to specify a point in time after a significant effort.
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Y si unimos nuestros roles para que puedan funcionar
➔ Subjunctive mood in a dependent clause
➔ The phrase uses the **subjunctive mood** "puedan" within a **dependent clause** introduced by "para que" to express purpose or wish, indicating that they aim for the roles to **function** properly.
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Nada que mejorar
➔ Negation with relative pronoun clause
➔ The phrase uses the **negation** "Nada" combined with an implied **relative clause** "que mejorar" meaning "that to improve," indicating that there is nothing left to improve.
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Muertos hoy despertaros y a bailar
➔ Imperative mood with reflexive and imperative pronouns
➔ The phrase uses the **imperative mood** "despertaros" (you all wake up) in combination with the reflexive pronoun "os" (implicitly in "despertaros") to give a command or encouragement to **wake up** and dance.
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Las luces hoy se apagarán
➔ Passive voice in future tense
➔ The phrase uses the **passive voice** "se apagarán" with the auxiliary "se" indicating that the lights will be turned off, in the **future tense**.