Ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rata Blanca

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Rata Blanca's Spanish-language music with "Ella," a standout ballad from their 1997 album 'VII.' Listening to this heartfelt track can be a beautiful entry point to appreciate the nuances of Spanish rock lyrics and the powerful vocal delivery that defines this era of the iconic Argentine band.

[English]

Close your eyes

I’m going to tell you

Something I never

Told you before

She captured my heart

She’s the sweet honey that made me

Feel different from the rest

Something changed when I was by her side

Today I don’t remember

How I could

Without knowing her

Live my life

Reason is no longer enough for me

I no longer care about the world without her

She’s the dream of a loser

Who found her and now can exist

And I will exist

And I’ll be able to exist, because of her

We can only walk

Under the hot sun of destiny

She is the sky, she is the sea

She gives meaning to my life

To my life

To my life

[Spanish]

Cierra tus ojos

Voy a contarte

Algo que nunca

Te dije antes

Ella atrapó mi corazón

Ella es la dulce miel que me hizo

Sentir distinto a los demás

Algo cambió, cuando estuve a su lado

Hoy no recuerdo

Cómo podía

Sin conocerla

Pasar mi vida

Ya no me alcanza la razón

Ya no me importa el mundo sin ella

Ella es el sueño de un perdedor

Que la encontró y ahora puede existir

Y voy a existir

Y podré existir, por ella

Sólo podemos caminar

Bajo el caliente sol del destino

Ella es el cielo, ella es el mar

Ella le da, el sentido a mi vida

A mi vida

A mi vida

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
atrapó a.tra.ˈpo A2	verb - trapped, caught
dulce ˈdul.se A1	adjective - sweet
miel mjel A1	noun - honey
distinto dis.ˈtin.to A2	adjective - different
cambió kam.ˈbjo A2	verb - changed
recuerdo re.ˈkwer.do A2	verb - I remember
razón ra.ˈθon A2	noun - reason
importa im.ˈpor.ta A2	verb - matters
sueño ˈswe.ɲo A1	noun - dream
perdedor per.de.ˈðor B1	noun - loser
encontró en.kon.ˈtɾo A2	verb - found
existir e.ksis.ˈtir A2	verb - to exist
caminar ka.mi.ˈnar A1	verb - to walk
destino des.ˈti.no A2	noun - destiny
cielo ˈθje.lo A1	noun - sky
mar mar A1	noun - sea
sentido sen.ˈti.do A2	noun - meaning
vida ˈbi.ða A1	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• Cierra tus ojos

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'cierra' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

• Ella atrapó mi corazón

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'atrapó' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Ella es la dulce miel que me hizo

  ➔ Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase 'que me hizo' uses the relative pronoun 'que' to connect the clauses.

• Algo cambió, cuando estuve a su lado

  ➔ Past Tense with 'cuando'

  ➔ The verb 'estuve' is in the past tense, and 'cuando' introduces a temporal clause.

• Ya no me importa el mundo sin ella

  ➔ Present Tense with Negative Expression

  ➔ The phrase 'ya no me importa' uses the present tense with a negative expression 'no'.

• Que la encontró y ahora puede existir

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The verb 'encontró' is in the indicative, but 'pueda existir' uses the subjunctive mood after 'que'.

• Sólo podemos caminar

  ➔ Present Tense with 'sólo'

  ➔ The verb 'podemos' is in the present tense, and 'sólo' emphasizes the limitation of the action.

• Ella es el cielo, ella es el mar

  ➔ Comma Usage in Enumeration

  ➔ Commas are used to separate the enumerated elements 'el cielo' and 'el mar'.