La calle es su lugar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: GIT

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ella es amiga de un pordiosero

She is a friend of a beggar

Y toma anfetas cuando está mal

And takes amphetamines when she's down

Si su cuna fue un triste agujero

If her cradle was a sad hole

¿Cuál es la culpa que debe pagar?

What is the guilt she must pay?

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Nadie le dijo que venía primero

No one told her she came first

Ni a qué teléfono contestar

Or which phone to answer

Gente sucia encontró en su ruta

She found dirty people on her path

Y a hierro y fuego aprendió a jugar

And learned to play with iron and fire

La calle es su lugar

The street is her place

Ella sabe bien

She knows well

No va a volver atrás

She won't go back

Ni por uno, ni por veinte, ni por cien

Not for one, nor for twenty, nor for a hundred

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No, no me hablen del camino del diablo

No, don't talk to me about the devil's path

De la búsqueda del placer

About the search for pleasure

Ella lucha por su dinero

She fights for her money

Vende su tiempo sin mirar a quien

Sells her time without looking at whom

La calle es su lugar

The street is her place

Ella sabe bien

She knows well

No va a volver atrás

She won't go back

Ni por uno, ni por veinte, ni por cien

Not for one, nor for twenty, nor for a hundred

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Ana, Ana, Ana

Ana, Ana, Ana

Puede ser feliz igual

She can be happy just the same

Ana, Ana, Ana

Ana, Ana, Ana

Puede ser feliz igual

She can be happy just the same

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La calle es su lugar

The street is her place

Ella sabe bien

She knows well

No va a volver atrás

She won't go back

Ni por uno, ni por veinte, ni por cien

Not for one, nor for twenty, nor for a hundred

Ana, Ana, Ana

Ana, Ana, Ana

Puede ser feliz igual

She can be happy just the same

Ana, Ana, Ana

Ana, Ana, Ana

Puede ser feliz igual

She can be happy just the same

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amiga /aˈmi.ɣa/ A2	noun - female friend
pordiosero /poɾ.ðjoˈse.ɾo/ B2	noun - beggar
anfetas /anˈfɛ.tas/ B2	noun - amphetamines (drug)
cuna /ˈku.na/ A2	noun - crib, cradle
culpa /ˈkul.pa/ A2	noun - guilt, fault
quiere /ˈkjeɾe/ A2	verb - he/she/it wants
contestar /kɔntesˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to answer, to reply
sucia /ˈsu.θja/ A2	adjective - dirty
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A2	noun - fire
jugó /xuˈɣo/ B1	verb - he/she/it played
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way, path
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad

Key Grammar Structures

• Ella es amiga de un pordiosero

  ➔ Present tense to describe a state or characteristic.

  ➔ The phrase "Ella es" indicates a current state of being.

• La calle es su lugar

  ➔ Simple present to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "La calle es" conveys a universal fact.

• No va a volver atrás

  ➔ Future tense to indicate an intention or decision.

  ➔ The phrase "No va a" indicates a future action.

• Puede ser feliz igual

  ➔ Modal verb to express ability or possibility.

  ➔ The phrase "Puede ser" indicates the ability to achieve happiness.