Entre Dos Tierras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Héroes Del Silencio

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Te puedes vender

You can sell yourself out

Cualquier oferta es buena, si quieres poder, uh

Any offer is good if you want power, uh

Y qué fácil es

And how easy it is

Abrir tanto la boca para opinar

To open your mouth wide just to give your opinion

Y si te piensas echar atrás

And if you think about pulling back

Ya tienes muchas huellas que borrar, uh

You already have many marks to erase, uh

Déjame, que yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

Leave me, I’m not to blame for seeing you fall

Si yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

If I’m not to blame for watching you fall

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Pierdes la fe

You lose faith

Cualquier esperanza es vana y no sé qué creer

Any hope is pointless and I don’t know what to believe

Pe-pe-pe-pero, olvídame

Pe-pe-pe-perhaps, forget me

Que nadie te ha llamado y ya estás otra vez, uh

No one has called you and you're again, uh

Déjame, que yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

Leave me, I’m not to blame for seeing you fall

Si yo no tengo la culpa de ver que

If I’m not to blame for seeing

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar, oh, oh

And you don’t leave air to breathe, oh, oh

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar

And you don’t leave air to breathe

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Déjalo ya

Just let go

No seas membrillo y permite pasar

Don’t be soft and let it pass

Y si no piensas echar atrás

And if you don’t think about pulling back

Ya tienes mucho barro que tragar, uh-uh-uh

You already have a lot of mud to swallow, uh-uh-uh

Déjame, que yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

Leave me, I’m not to blame for seeing you fall

Si yo no tengo la culpa de ver que

If I’m not to blame for watching that

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar, oh, oh

And you don’t leave air to breathe, oh, oh

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar, uoh

And you don’t leave air to breathe, uoh

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Ooh, déjame, que yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

Ooh, leave me, I’m not to blame for seeing you fall

Si yo no tengo la culpa de ver que

If I’m not to blame for watching that

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar, oh, oh, oh

And you don’t leave air to breathe, oh, oh, oh

Entre dos tierras estás

You’re between two lands

Y no dejas aire que respirar, uoh

And you don’t leave air to breathe, uoh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
oferta /oˈfɛɾt̪a/ B1	noun - offer, proposal
poder /poˈðeɾ/ B1	noun - power, ability verb - to be able to, can
boca /ˈboka/ A2	noun - mouth
opinión /opiˈnjon/ B2	noun - opinion
culpa /ˈkulpa/ B1	noun - guilt, fault
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall
fe /fe/ A2	noun - faith, trust
esperanza /espeˈɾãnθa/ B2	noun - hope
barro /ˈbarro/ B1	noun - mud, clay
aire /ˈaiɾe/ A2	noun - air

Key Grammar Structures

• Te puedes vender

  ➔ Reflexive verb with modal verb poder

  ➔ "Te puedes vender" - "You can sell yourself". "Poder" is a modal verb meaning "can", and "vender" is used reflexively with "te" indicating the action is done to oneself. The construction highlights the possibility of compromising oneself for gain.

• Cualquier oferta es buena, si quieres poder, uh

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'si' expressing a condition. 'Querer' + infinitive.

  ➔ "Si quieres poder" - "If you want power". "Querer" (to want) is followed by the infinitive "poder" (to be able/power), creating a compound verb phrase. The "si" clause introduces a condition for the statement in the main clause.

• Y qué fácil es abrir tanto la boca para opinar

  ➔ Impersonal 'es' + adjective + infinitive. Emphasis with 'tanto/a'.

  ➔ "Y qué fácil es abrir tanto la boca para opinar" - "And how easy it is to open your mouth so much to give your opinion". The construction "es fácil" is an impersonal way of saying "it is easy". "Tanto/a" emphasizes the degree of opening the mouth, suggesting excessive or unwarranted opinions.

• Si yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 0 or 1 (depending on context). 'Tener la culpa de' + infinitive.

  ➔ "Si yo no tengo la culpa de verte caer" - "If I am not to blame for seeing you fall". "Tener la culpa de" means "to be to blame for/to be responsible for". The "si" clause can be interpreted as either a statement of fact (type 0) or a hypothetical situation (type 1).

• Entre dos tierras estás

  ➔ Preposition 'entre' indicating location. Present tense 'estar' for temporary state or location.

  ➔ "Entre dos tierras estás" - "You are between two lands". "Entre" means "between". "Estás" is the present tense form of "estar", used to describe a temporary state or location. This line is metaphorical, suggesting the person is caught between two conflicting situations or choices.

• Y no dejas aire que respirar, oh, oh

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'. 'Dejar' + infinitive expressing permission or allowance (negative)

  ➔ "Y no dejas aire que respirar" - "And you don't leave air to breathe". The 'que respirar' modifies 'aire', forming a relative clause. "Dejar" means "to leave" or "to allow". The negative construction suggests the person is suffocating others, metaphorically.