Esa Niña – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel
• Album: Un Hombre Busca A Una Mujer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Luis Miguel with 'Esa Niña.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through its emotive vocabulary and clear, melodic phrasing, making it ideal for students wanting to master the language of passion and sentiment.

[English]

[Music]

i

in my arms

[Music]

20 years old

[Music]

the wind

no, that's not right, José Vidal enchanted this line

that sweeps away

everything, one who doesn't know how to live

not me

s

[Music]

desires it

[Applause]

sowing in my arms

in that line

of different songs, a mountain of charity

[Music]

but no

at least

then you

[Music]

yes

[Music]

2

don't be

[Music]

[Applause]

6

life

hello

due to a waste of time

[Music]

lies, lies, lost

and

ah

but if not

to be 20 years old

[Music]

she already knows how to live when you die

why

[Music]

if you desire it, you desire it

[Music]

from the 061

[Music]

my lost life

but if not

[Music]

no

apart

[Music]

if not

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

i

en mis brazos

[Música]

20 años

[Música]

el viento

no verdad josé vidal encanto esta línea

que arrasa

todo que no sabe vivir

yo no

s

[Música]

lo desea

[Aplausos]

siembra en mis brazos

en esa línea

de canciones distintas cáritas montón

[Música]

pero no

por lo menos

entonces tú

[Música]

sí

[Música]

2

no seas

[Música]

[Aplausos]

6

la vida

hola

debido a una pérdida de tiempo

[Música]

mentira mentira perdida

y

ah

pero sí no

a tener 20 años

[Música]

ya sabe vivir cuando mueres

por qué

[Música]

si lo deseas deseas

[Música]

del 061

[Música]

mi vida perdida

pero sí no

[Música]

no

aparte

[Música]

sí no

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brazos bra-sos A1	noun - arms
años an-yos A1	noun - years
viento bien-to A2	noun - wind
encanto en-kan-to B1	noun - charm
arrasa a-ra-sa B2	verb - to sweep away / devastate
vivir bi-bir A1	verb - to live
desea de-se-a A2	verb - to wish / desire
canciones kan-sjo-nes A1	noun - songs
distintas dis-tin-tas A2	adjective - different
vida bi-da A1	noun - life
pérdida per-di-da B1	noun - loss
mentira men-ti-ra A2	noun - lie
mueres mwe-res A2	verb - to die

Key Grammar Structures

• Esa niña que arrasa todo

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The 'que' acts as a relative pronoun connecting the noun 'niña' to the action 'arrasa'.

• Que no sabe vivir

  ➔ Use of 'saber' + infinitive

  ➔ Saber + infinitive is used to express knowing how to do something. Here, 'saber vivir' means 'to know how to live'.

• Siembra en mis brazos

  ➔ Imperative or Present Indicative (context-dependent)

  ➔ The verb 'siembra' refers to the action of sowing or placing something gently. It expresses a vivid image in the present.

• Ya sabe vivir cuando mueres

  ➔ Temporal clause with 'cuando'

  ➔ 'Cuando' establishes the timeline for the action 'mueres'.

• Si lo deseas

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause (Real condition)

  ➔ The 'Si' + present indicative structure is used to express a condition that is likely or possible.

• Una vida perdida

  ➔ Participle as an adjective

  ➔ 'Perdida' is the past participle of 'perder', functioning here as an adjective modifying 'vida'.

• No seas

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Tu)

  ➔ The negative imperative of 'ser' for the 'tú' form is 'no seas'.

• Tener 20 años

  ➔ Infinitive as a subject or topic

  ➔ The infinitive 'tener' is used here to present a conceptual state or an age, acting as the anchor for the sentence.