Ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bebe
• Album: Pafuera Telarañas

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with 'Ella' by Bebe offers a chance to connect with a powerful anthem of self-love and empowerment. The song's clear and repetitive lyrics make it accessible for learners, allowing them to grasp uplifting vocabulary related to strength and self-worth. What makes 'Ella' special is its raw, emotional delivery and its fusion of pop-rock with a flamenco flair, providing a culturally rich and motivating language-learning experience.

[English]

She has grown tired of throwing in the towel

She is slowly removing cobwebs

She hasn't slept tonight, but she's not tired

She didn't look in any mirrors, but she feels beautiful

Today she put on color on her eyelashes

Today she likes her smile, she doesn't feel like a stranger

Today she dreams what she wants without worrying about anything

Today she is a woman who realizes her soul

Today you will discover that the world is only for you

That no one can hurt you, no one can hurt you

Today you will understand that fear

Can be broken with a single slam of the door

Today you will make others laugh because your eyes have grown tired of crying

Of crying

Today you will manage to laugh even at yourself and see that you've succeeded

Today you will be the woman you want to be

Today you will love yourself like no one has ever loved you

Today you will look forward, because looking back has already hurt you enough

A brave woman, a smiling woman, look how she walks, ha

Today she hasn't been the perfect woman they expected

She has broken the rules without shame

Today she has put on heels to make her steps sound

Today she knows that her life will never be a failure again

Today you will discover that the world is only for you

That no one can hurt you, no one can hurt you

Today you will conquer the sky

Without looking at how high it is from the ground

Today you will be happy, even if winter is cold and long

And long

Today you will manage to laugh even at yourself and see that you've succeeded

...

Today you will discover that the world is only for you

That no one can hurt you, no one can hurt you

Today you will understand that fear

Can be broken with a single slam of the door

Today you will make others laugh because your eyes have grown tired of crying

Of crying

Today you will manage to laugh even at yourself and see that you've succeeded

...

[Spanish]

Ella se ha cansao de tirar la toalla

Se va quitando poco a poco telarañas

No ha dormido esta noche, pero no está cansada

No miró ningún espejo, pero se siente to' guapa

Hoy ella se ha puesto color en las pestañas

Hoy le gusta su sonrisa, no se siente una extraña

Hoy sueña lo que quiere sin preocuparse por nada

Hoy es una mujer que se da cuenta de su alma

Hoy vas a descubrir que el mundo es solo para ti

Que nadie puede hacerte daño, nadie puede hacerte daño

Hoy vas a comprender que el miedo

Se puede romper con un solo portazo

Hoy vas a hacer reír porque tus ojos se han cansado de ser llanto

De ser llanto

Hoy vas a conseguir reírte hasta de ti y ver que lo has lograo

Hoy vas a ser la mujer que te dé la gana de ser

Hoy te vas a querer como nadie te ha sabi'o querer

Hoy vas a mirar pa'lante, que pa'trás ya te dolió bastante

Una mujer valiente, una mujer sonriente, mira cómo pasa, ja

Hoy no ha si'o la mujer perfecta que esperaban

Ha roto sin pudores las reglas marcadas

Hoy ha calzado tacones para hacer sonar sus pasos

Hoy sabe que su vida nunca más será un fracaso

Hoy vas a descubrir que el mundo es solo para ti

Que nadie puede hacerte daño, nadie puede hacerte daño

Hoy vas a conquistar el cielo

Sin mirar lo alto que queda del suelo

Hoy vas a ser feliz, aunque el invierno sea frío y sea largo

Y sea largo

Hoy vas a conseguir reírte hasta de ti y ver que lo has lograo

Hoy vas a descubrir que el mundo es solo para ti

Que nadie puede hacerte daño, nadie puede hacerte daño

Hoy vas a comprender que el miedo

Se puede romper con un solo portazo

Hoy vas a hacer reír porque tus ojos se han cansado de ser llanto

De ser llanto

Hoy vas a conseguir reírte hasta de ti y ver que lo has lograo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cansar /kanˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to tire, to exhaust
tirar /tiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to throw, to pull
telaraña /telaˈɾaɲa/ B1	noun - cobweb, spiderweb
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
espejo /esˈpexo/ A2	noun - mirror
color /koˈloɾ/ A1	noun - color
pestaña /pesˈtaɲa/ A2	noun - eyelash
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
extraño /eksˈtraɲo/ A2	adjective - strange, odd
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2	noun - harm, damage
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
llanto /ˈʎanto/ B1	noun - weeping, crying
fracaso /fɾaˈkaso/ B2	noun - failure

Key Grammar Structures

• Ella se ha cansao de tirar la toalla

  ➔ Present Perfect of 'cansar' with 'de' + infinitive.

  ➔ Expresses that she has gotten tired of throwing in the towel. The phrase "se ha cansao" is a colloquial shortening of "se ha cansado". "De tirar la toalla" means 'of giving up'.

• Hoy vas a descubrir que el mundo es solo para ti

  ➔ Future simple with 'ir a' + infinitive ('vas a descubrir'). Use of 'que' introducing a subordinate clause.

  ➔ This expresses a future action (you are going to discover). The 'que' introduces a noun clause acting as the object of 'descubrir'.

• Que nadie puede hacerte daño, nadie puede hacerte daño

  ➔ Use of 'nadie' (nobody) as subject. Modal verb 'poder' (can) + infinitive 'hacer'.

  ➔ 'Nadie' is a negative pronoun and requires a negative understanding. The modal verb 'poder' indicates the ability to do something.

• Hoy vas a comprender que el miedo se puede romper con un solo portazo

  ➔ Passive voice with 'se' + verb ('se puede romper'). 'Con' + noun indicating means.

  ➔ The 'se' construction indicates that the fear can be broken (it is being broken). 'Con un solo portazo' specifies the means by which the fear is broken (with a single slam of the door).

• Hoy vas a hacer reír porque tus ojos se han cansado de ser llanto

  ➔ 'Hacer' + infinitive ('hacer reír') expressing causation. Present Perfect of 'cansar' with 'de' + infinitive.

  ➔ 'Vas a hacer reír' means 'you are going to make laugh' (cause to laugh). The second part means 'because your eyes have tired of being crying'.

• Hoy vas a ser la mujer que te dé la gana de ser

  ➔ Subjunctive mood ('dé') in a relative clause dependent on an indefinite antecedent ('la mujer').

  ➔ Because 'la mujer' is being defined by what the woman wants to be, and it is not a known, specific woman, the subjunctive is used. 'Te dé la gana' means 'you feel like'.

• Hoy te vas a querer como nadie te ha sabi'o querer

  ➔ Future simple with 'ir a' + infinitive ('vas a querer'). Present Perfect of 'saber' ('ha sabi'o'), colloquial shortening of 'ha sabido'.

  ➔ This expresses a future action (you are going to love yourself). The 'como nadie te ha sabi'o querer' means like nobody has known how to love you. The 'sabi'o' is a colloquial way to say 'sabido'.

• Hoy vas a mirar pa'lante, que pa'trás ya te dolió bastante

  ➔ Future Simple with 'ir a' + infinitive ('vas a mirar'). Use of colloquial abbreviations ('pa'lante', 'pa'trás'). Preterite indefinite 'dolió'.

  ➔ 'Vas a mirar pa'lante' means 'You are going to look forward'. 'Pa'lante' and 'pa'trás' are colloquial shortenings of 'para adelante' and 'para atrás'. 'Ya te dolió bastante' means it hurt you enough already.