El Temblor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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regresar /reɡreˈsaɾ/ B1 |
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labios /laˈβjos/ A2 |
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mezcal /mesˈkal/ A2 |
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cansada /kanˈsaða/ A2 |
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temblor /temˈbɾoɾ/ B2 |
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derribará /deʝiˈβɾaɾa/ B2 |
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separará /sepaɾaˈɾa/ B2 |
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huracán /uɾaˈkan/ B2 |
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viento /bjenˈto/ A2 |
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devastador /deβastaˈðoɾ/ C1 |
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horror /oˈɾoɾ/ B2 |
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escapofríos /eskaˈlofɾios/ C2 |
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soledad /soˈleðað/ B2 |
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rescatarnos /reskaˈtaɾnos/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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yo te vi regresar
➔ Preterite tense of 'ver' with indirect object pronoun
➔ 'Yo' indicates the subject 'I', and 'vi' is the past tense of 'to see'. 'Te' is the indirect object pronoun meaning 'you', and 'regresar' means 'to return'.
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Cuando llegue el temblor
➔ Subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause indicating future possibility
➔ 'Cuando' introduces a subordinate clause, and 'llegue' is the present subjunctive form of 'llegar' used to express a future event that is uncertain or hypothetical.
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Nada nos derribará
➔ Future tense of 'derribar' with the pronoun 'nos' indicating 'we' will not be brought down
➔ 'Nada' means 'nothing', and 'nos' is the object pronoun 'us'. 'Derribará' is the future tense of 'derribar' meaning 'will bring down' or 'knock down'.
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Y nos desvanecimos compartiendo el vacío
➔ Present tense of 'desvanecer' in the first person plural, with gerund 'compartiendo' indicating ongoing action
➔ 'Nos' is 'we', and 'desvanecimos' is the present indicative of 'desvanecer', meaning 'we fade away' or 'disappear'. 'Compartiendo' is the gerund of 'compartir', meaning 'sharing', indicating an ongoing action.
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La voz cansada te oí murmurar
➔ Preterite tense of 'oir' with direct object pronoun, indicating a completed action
➔ 'Oí' is the preterite tense of 'oír', meaning 'I heard'. 'Murmurar' means 'to murmur' or 'whisper', indicating the action performed by 'te', the person addressed.
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Y nadie vino a rescatarnos
➔ Preterite tense of 'venir' with infinitive 'a rescatar' indicating an action that did not happen
➔ 'Vino' is the preterite of 'venir', meaning 'came'. 'A rescatar' is an infinitive phrase meaning 'to rescue'. The phrase indicates that 'no one' arrived to rescue 'us'.