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Sigo cruzando ríos 00:19
Andando selvas 00:20
Amando el sol 00:22
Cada día sigo sacando espinas 00:23
De lo profundo del corazón 00:25
En la noche sigo encendiendo sueños 00:27
Para limpiar con el humo sagrado cada recuerdo 00:30
00:35
Cuando escriba tu nombre 00:38
En la arena blanca con fondo azul 00:39
Cuando mire el cielo 00:41
En la forma cruel de una nube gris aparezcas tú 00:43
Una tarde suba una alta loma 00:47
Mire el pasado 00:49
Sabrás que no te he olvidado 00:50
00:54
Yo te llevo dentro, 00:56
hasta la raíz 00:58
Y por más que crezca, 01:00
vas a estar aquí 01:03
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña 01:05
Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña 01:08
No habrá manera, mi rayo de luna 01:10
Que tú te vayas 01:12
(Oh, uh, oh, oh) 01:17
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 01:22
(Oh, uh, oh, oh) 01:27
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 01:31
01:33
Pienso que cada instante sobrevivido al caminar 01:37
Y cada segundo de incertidumbre 01:40
Cada momento de no saber 01:43
Son la clave exacta de este tejido 01:45
Que ando cargando bajo la piel 01:47
Así te protejo 01:50
Aquí sigues dentro 01:52
Yo te llevo dentro, 01:54
hasta la raíz 01:57
Y por más que crezca, 01:59
vas a estar aquí 02:01
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña 02:04
Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña 02:06
No habrá manera, mi rayo de luna 02:09
Que tú te vayas 02:11
Que tú te vayas 02:13
Yo te llevo dentro, 02:16
hasta la raíz 02:18
Y por más que crezca, 02:20
vas a estar aquí 02:23
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña 02:25
Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña 02:28
No habrá manera, mi rayo de luna 02:30
Que tú te vayas 02:32
Que tú te vayas 02:35
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 02:37
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 02:42
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 02:46
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 02:51
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 02:56
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 03:01
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 03:05
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 03:10
Yo te llevo dentro, 03:14
hasta la raíz 03:17
Y por más que crezca, 03:19
vas a estar aquí 03:22
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña 03:24
Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña 03:26
No habrá manera, mi rayo de luna 03:29
Que tú te vayas 03:31
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Hasta la Raíz – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Dive into the rich, melodic world of Spanish-language folk with 'Hasta la Raíz.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through its poetic lyrics and emotive phrasing, allowing you to master expressions of memory, identity, and deep connection while experiencing the beautiful cadence of contemporary Latin music.

[English]
I keep crossing rivers
Walking through jungles
Loving the sun
Every day I keep pulling out thorns
From the depths of my heart
In the night I keep - lighting up dreams
To cleanse every memory with the sacred smoke
When I write your name
In the white sand - against a blue backdrop
When I look at the sky
In the cruel shape of a - gray cloud, you appear
One afternoon I climb a high hill
I look at the past
You will know that I haven't forgotten you
I carry you inside,
down to the root
And no matter how much I grow,
you will be here
Even if I hide - behind the mountain
And find a field - full of cane
There will be no way, - my moonbeam
For you to leave
(Oh, uh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
I think that every instant - survived along the way
And every second of - uncertainty
Every moment of not knowing
Are the exact key - to this fabric
That I carry under my skin
That is how I protect you
Here you stay inside
I carry you inside,
down to the root
And no matter how much I grow,
you will be here
Even if I hide - behind the mountain
And find a field - full of cane
There will be no way, - my moonbeam
For you to leave
For you to leave
I carry you inside,
down to the root
And no matter how much I grow,
you will be here
Even if I hide - behind the mountain
And find a field - full of cane
There will be no way, - my moonbeam
For you to leave
For you to leave
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
I carry you inside,
down to the root
And no matter how much I grow,
you will be here
Even if I hide - behind the mountain
And find a field - full of cane
There will be no way, - my moonbeam
For you to leave
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Vocabulary Meanings

raíz

ra-iz

A2
  • noun
  • - root

cruzando

kru-san-do

A2
  • verb
  • - crossing

espinas

es-pi-nas

B1
  • noun
  • - thorns

corazón

ko-ra-son

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

sagrado

sa-gra-do

B2
  • adjective
  • - sacred

recuerdo

re-kuer-do

A2
  • noun
  • - memory

cruel

kru-el

B1
  • adjective
  • - cruel

loma

lo-ma

B2
  • noun
  • - hill

olvidado

ol-bi-da-do

A2
  • verb
  • - forgotten

montaña

mon-ta-nya

A1
  • noun
  • - mountain

caña

ka-nya

B2
  • noun
  • - cane / sugarcane

instante

ins-tan-te

B1
  • noun
  • - instant

incertidumbre

in-ser-ti-dum-bre

C1
  • noun
  • - uncertainty

clave

kla-be

B1
  • noun
  • - key

tejido

te-hi-do

B2
  • noun
  • - fabric / weave

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Sigo cruzando ríos

    ➔ Periphrastic construction: seguir + gerund

    ➔ Using "sigo" + gerund indicates an action that started in the past and continues in the present.

  • Cuando escriba tu nombre

    ➔ Subjunctive in temporal clauses

    ➔ When "cuando" refers to a future event, it triggers the subjunctive "escriba".

  • Sabrás que no te he olvidado

    ➔ Present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto compuesto)

    ➔ The structure "he olvidado" describes an action completed in the past that has relevance to the present.

  • Por más que crezca, vas a estar aquí

    ➔ Concessive clause (por más que + subjunctive)

    "Por más que" + "crezca" (subjunctive) expresses that no matter how much the growth happens, the result remains the same.

  • Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña

    ➔ Concessive clause (aunque + subjunctive)

    ➔ The use of "aunque" + "oculte" (subjunctive) implies a hypothetical or future concession.

  • No habrá manera que tú te vayas

    ➔ Future simple and Subjunctive after noun phrases

    ➔ The expression "no habrá manera" requires the verb following it to be in the subjunctive "vayas".