Esa espinita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maka, El Bobo de las 3000
• Album: Aura

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful sounds of "Esa espinita" by Maka and El Bobo de las 3000, a beautiful and poignant song that perfectly captures the nuances of love and healing in Spanish. Through its evocative lyrics and emotive delivery, you can explore common expressions of affection, gratitude, and emotional recovery, making it an excellent piece to learn conversational and heartfelt Spanish phrases. Its powerful message and accessible language make it a special song for any language learner.

[English]

I feel my life is filled with blessings That love enters our hearts with force

How lucky I am to have you again Waking up every day with the hope of loving you

I feel like I'm powerful because it's in my house

The strength for me to win the battle I thought I had everything and I had nothing

Because to be happy you are the only thing I need

I no longer have that little thorn stuck in my heart When you came into my life, your love healed everything

With kisses my sorrows went away May God bless my brunette

Don't ever leave me, or I'll die I no longer have that little thorn stuck in my heart

When you came into my life, your love healed everything With kisses my sorrows went away, may God

bless my brunette Don't ever leave me

I'm going crazy, I don't know what's happening to me When I close my eyes, how is it that I see your face

Everything tastes like little to me, I don't know what's happening to me That I exchange gold, girl, for things from your house

I swear I'll take care of you, I know the value of your love I'm the one who always waited for you

all the hours of the clock Only God knows what happened, life gave it back to me

Because he does know how good your salvation is for me

I no longer have that little thorn stuck in my heart When you came into my life, your love healed everything

With kisses my sorrows went away May God bless my brunette

Don't ever leave me, or I'll die I no longer have that little thorn stuck in my heart

When you came into my life, your love healed everything With kisses my sorrows went away

May God bless my brunette Don't ever leave me...

[Spanish]

Siento que mi vida se llenó de bendiciones Que el amor entra con fuerza en nuestros corazones

Que suerte la mía de nuevo tenerte Despertarme cada día con la ilusión de quererte

Siento que soy poderoso porque está en mi casa

La fuerza para poder yo ganar la batalla Creí tenerlo todo y no tenía nada

Porque para ser feliz eres lo único que me hace falta

Ya no tengo esa espinita clavada en mi corazón Cuando llegaste a mi vida todo lo curó tu amor

Con besos se fueron mi penas que Dios bendiga a mi morena

No me faltes nunca que me muero yo Ya no tengo esa espinita clavada en mi corazón

Cuando llegaste a mi vida todo lo curó tu amor Con besos se fueron mi penas que Dios  

bendiga a mi morena No me faltes nunca

Me estoy volviendo loco, no sé lo que me pasa Cuando cierro mis ojos como es que veo tu cara

Todo me sabe a poco, no sé lo que me pasa Que cambio el oro niña por cosas de tu casa

Te juro que te cuidaré, sé lo que vale tu querer Soy el que siempre te esperó

todas las horas del reloj Solo Dios sabe qué pasó, la vida me la devolvió

Porque él sí sabe lo bueno que es para mí tu salvación

Ya no tengo esa espinita clavada en mi corazón Cuando llegaste a mi vida todo lo curó tu amor

Con besos se fueron mi penas que Dios bendiga a mi morena

No me faltes nunca que me muero yo Ya no tengo esa espinita clavada en mi corazón

Cuando llegaste a mi vida todo lo curó tu amor Con besos se fueron mi penas

que Dios bendiga a mi morena No me faltes nunca...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
Dios /djos/ A1	noun - God
bendiciones /bendiˈθjones/ A2	noun - blessings
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ A2	noun - strength
besos /ˈbesos/ A2	noun - kisses
penas /ˈpenas/ B1	noun - sorrows, pains
espinita /espiˈnita/ B1	noun - little thorn
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal
morena /moˈɾena/ B1	noun - brunette adjective - dark-haired
loco /ˈloko/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad
oro /ˈoɾo/ A2	noun - gold
salvación /salβaˈθjon/ B2	noun - salvation

Key Grammar Structures

• Siento que mi vida se llenó de bendiciones

  ➔ Subjunctive after verbs of emotion/feeling ('siento que')

  ➔ The verb 'siento' (I feel) triggers the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause 'se llenó de bendiciones'. While the indicative is often used because the speaker *believes* it is true, the subjunctive can emphasize the subjective experience. While 'se llenó' is preterite indicative (perfect tense), using 'sienta que se llene' (subjunctive) is more typical but not strictly necessary here since 'siento que' is followed by a definite, past event.

• Que suerte la mía de nuevo tenerte

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence with Inverted Word Order

  ➔ The typical word order would be 'Qué suerte la mía tenerte de nuevo.' The inversion ('Que suerte la mía de nuevo tenerte') is for emphasis and stylistic effect, common in informal speech and songs.

• Creí tenerlo todo y no tenía nada

  ➔ Preterite vs. Imperfect Contrast

  ➔ 'Creí' (I believed) is preterite, indicating a completed action/belief at a specific point in the past. 'No tenía' (I didn't have) is imperfect, describing a state of being or a general condition in the past. The contrast emphasizes the realization that his belief was wrong.

• Porque para ser feliz eres lo único que me hace falta

  ➔ Use of 'hacer falta' to express 'to need'

  ➔ 'Hacer falta' is an impersonal verb that means 'to be needed' or 'to be lacking'. The structure is often 'me hace falta' (I need), where 'me' is the indirect object pronoun. In this case, 'lo único que me hace falta' means 'the only thing that I need'.

• Ya no tengo esa espinita clavada en mi corazón

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective ('clavada')

  ➔ 'Clavada' (stuck, lodged) is the past participle of 'clavar' (to nail, to stick). Here, it functions as an adjective modifying 'espinita' (little thorn).

• Cuando llegaste a mi vida todo lo curó tu amor

  ➔ Use of 'curar' with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ While 'curar' can be used transitively (e.g., 'curar la herida' - to heal the wound), here 'lo curó' means 'it healed it for me/from me'. The implied indirect object is the speaker's emotional state or pain, suggesting that her love acted as the agent that cured all of the speaker's problem ('todo') .

• Con besos se fueron mi penas

  ➔ Use of 'se' for impersonal passive

  ➔ The 'se' construction indicates that the subject ('mi penas' - my sorrows) underwent the action ('fueron' - went away) without a specified agent. It's similar to saying 'My sorrows went away with kisses' but with less emphasis on who caused the action.

• Te juro que te cuidaré, sé lo que vale tu querer

  ➔ Subjunctive in noun clause after verbs expressing certainty ('sé lo que vale')

  ➔ While 'sé' (I know) usually indicates the indicative, the clause 'lo que vale tu querer' (what your love is worth) could take the subjunctive in certain contexts. However, here, given the declarative nature of the sentence and the speaker's certainty, the indicative 'vale' is appropriate and more common. Using the subjunctive 'valga' would imply more uncertainty or subjectivity, which doesn't fit the context.