Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A1 |
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pena /ˈpe.na/ A2 |
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tristeza /trisˈte.θa/ A2 |
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miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2 |
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angustia /aŋˈgus.tja/ B1 |
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deshidratar /des.i.ðra.ˈtaɾ/ B2 |
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sudar /suˈðaɾ/ B1 |
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lluvia /ˈʎu.βja/ A2 |
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feliz /feˈliθ/ A1 |
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rabia /ˈra.βja/ B1 |
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alma /ˈal.ma/ B1 |
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lágrimas /ˈla.ɣɾi.mas/ A2 |
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jabón /xaˈβon/ A2 |
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piel /ˈpjel/ A2 |
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Gaia /ˈɡa.ja/ C1 |
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castrar /kas.ˈtɾaɾ/ C1 |
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escupir /es.ku.ˈpiɾ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Se despertó a medianoche a mirar
➔ Infinitive of purpose after a verb phrase (to express why someone did something).
➔ Se despertó a medianoche a "mirar".
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Si en el reflejo del agua podía encontrar
➔ Second‑type conditional clause (si + imperfect) expressing a past possibility; also the modal verb poder + infinitive.
➔ Si en el reflejo del agua "poder" encontrar.
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Y por segunda piel, de soledad se vistió
➔ Reflexive verb (vestirse) in the preterite tense, indicating the subject performed the action on itself.
➔ Y por segunda piel, de soledad "se vistió".
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Pidió ayuda a su estrella Que ella abandonó
➔ Relative clause introduced by que (that) modifying the noun estrella; also use of the preposition a with a direct object (a su estrella).
➔ Pidió ayuda a su estrella "Que" ella abandonó.
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Llorar es purgar la pena
➔ Infinitive used as the subject of the clause; copular verb ser + infinitive to define an action.
➔ "Llorar" es purgar la pena.
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Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti
➔ Relative clause que hay en ti modifying miedo; use of que as a relative pronoun in present indicative.
➔ Deshidratar todo el miedo "que" hay en ti.
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Cierra los ojos, abre el corazón
➔ Imperative mood (second person singular) giving commands; two verbs linked by a comma.
➔ "Cierra" los ojos, abre el corazón.
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Le hablaba el viento, le hablaba una flor
➔ Indirect object pronoun le (to/for him/her/it) used with third‑person verbs; repetition for poetic effect.
➔ "Le" hablaba el viento, "le" hablaba una flor.
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¡Escucha, soy Gaia!
➔ Affirmative imperative (second person singular) followed by a copular clause introducing identity.
➔ "Escucha", soy Gaia!
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¡No castres tu rabia!
➔ Negative imperative (no + verb in 2nd person singular) prohibiting an action; use of the verb castar (to cast, to chastise).
➔ ¡"No" castres tu rabia!
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