Historias de Danzón y de Arrabal – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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historias /isˈtoɾjas/ A2 |
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danzón /danˈson/ B2 |
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arrabal /a.raˈβal/ C1 |
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placeres /plaˈθeɾes/ B1 |
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tugurios /tuˈɣuɾjos/ C2 |
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amantes /aˈmantes/ B1 |
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oscuridad /os.ku.ɾiˈðað/ B2 |
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rincones /rinˈkones/ A2 |
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seducciones /se.ðukˈθjo.nes/ C1 |
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danza /ˈdanθa/ A2 |
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debilidad /de.βi.liˈðað/ B2 |
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pecados /peˈkaðos/ B1 |
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corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1 |
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diablo /ˈdjaβlo/ B1 |
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muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2 |
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alma /ˈalma/ B1 |
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tentaciones /ten.taˈθjo.nes/ B2 |
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pasiones /paˈsjo.nes/ B1 |
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burdel /buɾˈðel/ C1 |
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heridas /eˈɾi.ðas/ B1 |
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piel /pjel/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Hay historias que son de danzón y de arrabal
➔ Use of "hay" as an impersonal verb
➔ "Hay" is used to indicate the existence of something (there is/are). It is impersonal and does not conjugate based on the number of the things it refers to.
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Hay placeres que embriagan y saben a traición
➔ Relative pronoun "que"
➔ "Que" connects the relative clause "que embriagan y saben a traición" to the noun "placeres".
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En los tugurios, todos los amantes bailan en la oscuridad
➔ Use of "en" to indicate location
➔ "En" indicates the location where the action (dancing) takes place. "En los tugurios" - In the slums.
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De rodillas, mordiendo los tacones y en la boca lleva el alcohol
➔ Gerund phrases as adverbs of manner
➔ "Mordiendo los tacones" describes how the person is acting (biting the heels). It's an adverbial phrase of manner, explaining how they are on their knees.
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Cuando el diablo me quiera llevar
➔ Subjunctive mood in "cuando" clauses expressing future uncertainty
➔ The use of "quiera" (subjunctive) instead of "quiere" (indicative) after "cuando" indicates that the speaker is talking about a future event that is not certain to happen.
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Y la muerte este rondando cerca
➔ Subjunctive mood after "y" with uncertainty
➔ The subjunctive "esté" (instead of the indicative "está") reflects a degree of uncertainty or hypotheticality related to death lurking nearby. This use is less common and more stylistic.
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Cuando el alma tenga que entregar
➔ Future subjunctive after "cuando"
➔ "Tenga" is the subjunctive form of "tener". After "cuando," it shows a future uncertain event, the soul having to be given up.
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Cuando ya no tenga a quien amar
➔ Personal "a" with a direct object that is a person
➔ The "a" before "quien" is the personal "a", which is used before a direct object when the object is a person or group of people. It's required in this context. "A quien amar" - Whom to love.