Hasta la Miel Amarga – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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vida /ˈbi.ðað/ A2 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2 |
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miel /ˈmjel/ A2 |
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fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ B1 |
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alma /ˈal.ma/ B1 |
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cuerpo /ˈkwer.po/ A2 |
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besos /ˈbe.sos/ A2 |
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miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ B1 |
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corazón /ko.ɾaˈson/ A2 |
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fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ B1 |
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marcharás /mar.tʃaˈɾas/ B2 |
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olvides /ol.βiˈðes/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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¿Qué sería de mi vida si tú me dejarás?
➔ Use of conditional tense with 'sería' and the imperfect subjunctive 'si tú me dejaras' to express hypothetical situations.
➔ '¿Qué sería de mi vida?' means 'What would my life be?', expressing a hypothetical scenario.
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Cuando se apaga el fuego, se nos congela el alma
➔ Use of reflexive verbs 'se apaga' and 'se congela' with the indirect object pronoun 'nos' to indicate passive or reflexive actions involving 'fire' and 'soul'.
➔ 'Se apaga el fuego' means 'the fire goes out', and 'se congela el alma' means 'the soul freezes', showing the result when fire is extinguished.
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¡Yo te juro que todo, para mí terminaba!
➔ Use of the verb 'jurar' (to swear) in the present tense with subordinate clause 'que todo, para mí terminaba' expressing a strong emotional declaration.
➔ 'Yo te juro' means 'I swear to you', showing a strong emotional commitment.
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Hasta la miel amarga, cuando el amor se acaba
➔ Use of 'hasta' (until) to express extent or limit, combined with 'la miel amarga' (the bitter honey) as metaphor.
➔ 'Hasta la miel amarga' means 'Even the bitter honey', metaphorically indicating the pain when love ends.
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Por eso tengo miedo que tú de mí te vayas
➔ Expression of cause 'Por eso' followed by present tense 'tengo miedo' and subordinate clause 'que tú de mí te vayas' (subjunctive) indicating fear of separation.
➔ 'Por eso tengo miedo que tú de mí te vayas' means 'That's why I am afraid you will leave me', showing fear of separation.
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¡Ay, canija!, ¿por qué nos pones a pistear así?
➔ Use of exclamations with '¡Ay!' and '¡Canija!' to express emotion, and question form '¿por qué nos pones a pistear así?' using indirect object pronouns and infinitive 'pistear' (to drink alcohol).
➔ '¡Ay, canija!' is an exclamation showing emotion, and the question '¿por qué nos pones a pistear así?' asks 'why do you make us drink like this?'.