Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the vibrant world of ROSALÍA's 'Milionària,' a Catalan rumba track that blends dreams of wealth with a critical view on money. By exploring Rosalía’s first song in Catalan, learners can discover the cultural nuances and linguistic beauty of the Catalan language while pondering the complexities of wealth and ambition.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Que jo sé que he nascut per ser milionària
➔ Present Perfect Tense
➔ The phrase uses the Catalan present perfect tense "he nascut" (I have been born), formed with the auxiliary verb "haver" (to have) and the past participle of the verb "néixer" (to be born).
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Com si ploguessin centenars de bitllets pels aires
➔ Imperfect Subjunctive
➔ The phrase uses the imperfect subjunctive "ploguessin" (it were raining) from the verb "ploure" (to rain) in a hypothetical construction "com si" (as if).
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El que voldries tenir, un Bentley de color blanc i un de color verd
➔ Conditional Mood
➔ The phrase uses the conditional form "voldries" (you would want) from the verb "voler" (to want), expressing a hypothetical desire.
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Tinc un xaval contractat per trencar-me el ragat sa nadal
➔ Preposition + Infinitive for Purpose
➔ The phrase uses the preposition "per" (for/to) followed by the infinitive "trenar-me" (to break me) to express purpose, indicating why the boy is hired.
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Dios nos libre del dinero
➔ Subjunctive as Imperative
➔ The phrase uses the present subjunctive "libre" (may free/deliver) in a third-person imperative construction "Dios nos libre" (God deliver us), which is a common form of expressing wishes or commands in Spanish.
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Y yo anhelando, ardiendo
➔ Gerund Forms
➔ The phrase uses gerund forms "anhelando" (longing) and "ardiendo" (burning) to express continuous actions or states, describing the singer's emotional state.
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Estar quemándolo
➔ Infinitive + Gerund
➔ The phrase combines the infinitive "Estar" (to be) with the gerund "quemándolo" (burning it) to form a continuous construction, expressing an ongoing action.
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Yo no lo quiero pa' na'
➔ Negation with Adverb
➔ The phrase uses the negation adverb "no" before the verb "quiero" (I want) to express negation. The colloquial expression "pa' na'" is a shortened form of "para nada" (for nothing/at all), reinforcing the negation.
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Porto dos Audemars, fets a mà coberts de diamants
➔ Past Participle as Adjective
➔ The phrase uses the past participle "fets" (made) as an adjective to describe the Audemars watches, followed by additional descriptive phrases "a mà" (by hand) and "coberts de diamants" (covered with diamonds).
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Dinero quiere dinero
➔ Personification
➔ The phrase "Dinero quiere dinero" (Money wants money) uses personification by attributing human desire (wants) to an abstract concept (money), emphasizing the self-perpetuating nature of wealth.
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