La Creciente – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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nubarrón /nu.βaˈron/ B2 |
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tormenta /toɾˈmen.ta/ A2 |
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mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1 |
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quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A1 |
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desespero /desesˈpeɾo/ B2 |
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pierdo /ˈpjeɾðo/ A2 |
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cabeza /kaˈβe.θa/ A2 |
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invierno /inˈbjeɾ.no/ A2 |
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aguacero /a.ɣwaˈse.ɾo/ B2 |
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ojos /ˈoxos/ A1 |
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tinieblas /ti.njeˈβlas/ B2 |
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arroyuelo /a.rroˈʝwe.lo/ C1 |
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sangre /ˈsaŋ.ɡɾe/ B2 |
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mar /maɾ/ A2 |
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gigante /xiˈɣan.te/ B2 |
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alegría /aleˈɣɾi.a/ A2 |
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pensamiento /pensamiˈento/ B1 |
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sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2 |
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luz /luθ/ A2 |
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sombras /ˈsombɾas/ B2 |
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ríos /ˈri.0i̯os/ A2 |
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desbordan /desˈβoɾðan/ C1 |
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amour /aˈmuɾ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Un grande nubarrón se alza en el cielo
➔ Present tense for actions happening now.
➔ The phrase "se alza" indicates an action that is currently taking place.
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ya llega la mujer que yo más quiero
➔ Present tense for habitual actions.
➔ The phrase "ya llega" suggests a habitual action of arrival.
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lloran mis ojos como las tinieblas
➔ Simile to compare two different things.
➔ The phrase "como las tinieblas" compares the eyes' tears to darkness.
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ya crece la alegría en mi pensamiento
➔ Present tense for ongoing feelings.
➔ The phrase "ya crece" indicates that joy is currently increasing.
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Los ríos se desbordan por la creciente
➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions done to oneself.
➔ The phrase "se desbordan" indicates that the rivers overflow themselves.
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soy como un loco que duerme
➔ Simile to express a state of being.
➔ The phrase "como un loco" compares the speaker's state to that of a sleeping madman.
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Pero es el amor que llevo en mi alma
➔ Use of the present tense to express possession.
➔ The phrase "llevo en mi alma" indicates that the speaker possesses love in their soul.