La Casita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
• Album: El Trabajo Es La Suerte

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the heartfelt narrative of "La Casita" by Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga, a song that resonates with the universal themes of leaving home, missing loved ones, and holding onto the hope of return. Through its evocative lyrics and traditional Mexican banda music, the song offers a glimpse into the immigrant experience, making it a powerful piece for understanding themes of sacrifice, resilience, and enduring love.

[English]

Here we are

Because this is where life placed us

I left everything

My friends, my family, and my dreams

And even though there

I spent the best years of my life

Saying this brings sadness, but here we are better

But here we are better

How I miss

Seeing the rain and that flavor from my mother

I feel like

Going back, but it's not the time yet

Well known

That it's not easy to be friends with ruin

Here I come

Chasing a dream that I haven't achieved yet

That I haven't achieved yet

From where I'm from, there’s a little house left

And I'm working to make it beautiful

I have the hope of growing old

And spend my days there

One day I will return

To where I'm from, if God grants me life

From where I'm from, everything is missed

Sincere friends who keep their word

And I also have the love of my life

Who waits for me eagerly

One day I will return

And I will dry her tears with kisses

...

And it sounds and sounds!

MS, little one!

Ha, ha!

...

It's not the same

To call them, than to give them a hug

Go ahead

Well, that's how luck came

And even though I know

That I'm missing out on things that never come back

What hurts

Is not knowing if I will see them again

If I will see them again

From where I'm from, there’s a little house left

And I'm working to make it beautiful

I have the hope of growing old

And spend my days there

One day I will return

To where I'm from, if God grants me life

From where I'm from, everything is missed

Sincere friends who keep their word

And I also have the love of my life

Who waits for me eagerly

One day I will return

And I will dry her tears with kisses

...

[Spanish]

Aquí estamos

Porque acá fue donde nos puso la vida

Dejé todo

Mis amigos, mi familia y mi ilusión

Y aunque allá

He pasado los mejores años de mi vida

Decir esto da tristeza, pero acá estamos mejor

Pero acá estamos mejor

Cómo extraño

Ver llover y ese sazón de mi viejita

Tengo ganas

De volver, pero no es el tiempo aún

Bien sabido

Que no es fácil ser amigo de la ruina

Aquí vengo

Tras de un sueño que no lo he logrado aún

Que no lo he logrado aún

De allá donde soy quedó una casita

Y ando trabajando pa' dejarla bonita

Tengo la ilusión de llegar a ser viejo

Y ahí pasar los días

Un día volveré

Allá donde soy, si Dios me presta vida

De allá donde soy todo se extraña

Amigos sinceros que tienen palabra

Y también tengo al amor de mi vida

Que me espera con ansias

Un día volveré

Y voy a secar con besos sus lágrimas

¡Y suena y suena!

¡MS, chiquitita!

¡Ja, jai!

No es lo mismo

El llamarles, que darles un abrazo

Adelante

Ya ni modo, la suerte se vino así

Y aunque sé

Que me estoy perdiendo de cosas que nunca vuelven

Lo que duele

No saber si los volveré a mirar

Si los volveré a mirar

De allá donde soy quedó una casita

Y ando trabajando pa' dejarla bonita

Tengo la ilusión de llegar a ser viejo

Y ahí pasar los días

Un día volveré

Allá donde soy, si Dios me presta vida

De allá donde soy todo se extraña

Amigos sinceros que tienen palabra

Y también tengo al amor de mi vida

Que me espera con ansias

Un día volveré

Y voy a secar con besos sus lágrimas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life
amigos /aˈmi.ɣos/ A2	noun - friends
familia /faˈmi.lja/ A2	noun - family
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B1	noun - illusion, hope, dream
sazón /saˈson/ B2	noun - taste, flavor
montar /monˈtar/ B1	verb - to assemble, to mount
trabajando /tɾaβaxaˈnðo/ A2	verb - working
casita /kaˈsi.ta/ A2	noun - small house, cottage
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B1	noun - dream, hope
esperar /es.peˈɾar/ B2	verb - to wait, to hope
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
secado /seˈkaðo/ B2	verb (participio) - dried
lágrimas /ˈla.gɾi.mas/ A2	noun - tears

Key Grammar Structures

• Aquí estamos Porque acá fue donde nos puso la vida

  ➔ Preterite (fue) in a relative clause introduced by 'donde'.

  ➔ "Fue" (from "ser") is the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. "Donde nos puso la vida" is a relative clause specifying the location. 'Acá' and 'Aquí' are used to indicate location.

• Y aunque allá He pasado los mejores años de mi vida

  ➔ Present Perfect (He pasado) to express an experience in the past.

  ➔ "He pasado" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to be relevant or has implications for the present. It's an experience he had "allá" (over there).

• De allá donde soy quedó una casita

  ➔ Impersonal "quedar" to express what remains or is left.

  ➔ "Quedó" means "remained" or "was left." The house "remained" in his hometown.

• Y ando trabajando pa' dejarla bonita

  ➔ Present Continuous (ando trabajando) to emphasize ongoing action. Use of 'pa'' (short for 'para') + infinitive to express purpose.

  ➔ "Ando trabajando" emphasizes that he is currently working. "Pa' dejarla bonita" (para dejarla bonita) states the purpose of his work - to make the house beautiful.

• Tengo la ilusión de llegar a ser viejo Y ahí pasar los días

  ➔ Infinitive phrase after a preposition (de llegar a ser) indicating a hope or desire. Use of "ahí" to indicate location in time and space.

  ➔ The structure "de + infinitive" expresses what he hopes or dreams of doing. "Ahí pasar los días" means "there to spend the days," with "ahí" referring to the location (his house) in the future.

• Si Dios me presta vida

  ➔ Conditional clause with "si" and present indicative. "Prestar" used metaphorically to mean "grant" or "give."

  ➔ This expresses a condition for him to return: if God grants him life. "Prestar" here is not literally lending, but rather granting.

• No es lo mismo El llamarles, que darles un abrazo

  ➔ Comparison using 'no es lo mismo... que...' to express that two things are not the same. Use of the infinitive as a noun.

  ➔ "No es lo mismo llamarles, que darles un abrazo" means that calling them is not the same as giving them a hug. The infinitive forms "llamarles" and "darles" function as nouns in this sentence.

• Y voy a secar con besos sus lágrimas

  ➔ Future tense (voy a secar) expressing intention or prediction.

  ➔ "Voy a secar" is a periphrastic future tense indicating his intention to dry her tears with kisses.