La Escuelita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Banda Los Recoditos

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evocative lyrics of "La Escuelita" by Banda Los Recoditos, a song that uses the metaphor of a 'little school' to recount a romantic and memorable past. This song offers a glimpse into the storytelling traditions of Banda music and the emotional depth of its lyrics.

[English]

I started kissing your lips and caressing you

Then one button, then another button, and they call it "the little school"

...

The sun was already setting

When you gave me your body

When you gave me your kisses

When you gave me your love

And now you don't remember

It's all erased from your mind

That on this green grass, our clothes got in the way

And I started kissing your lips

And caressing you, then one button, (and the other button)

We took off our clothes in seconds

And among butterflies and beautiful flowers, I made love to you

Now you say you don't remember

That you don’t recognize me, you don’t know who I am

Well, I’m your little teacher

The one who in the field had his little school and loved

That’s how I taught you, girl

...

And I started kissing your lips

And caressing you, then one button, (and the other button)

We took off our clothes in seconds

And among butterflies and beautiful flowers, I made love to you

Now you say you don't remember

That you don’t recognize me, you don’t know who I am

Well, I’m your little teacher

The one who in the field had his little school and loved you

...

[Spanish]

Yo empecé a besarte los labios y hacerte caricias

Después un botón y el otro botón y se llama la escuelita

El sol ya estaba cayendo

Cuando me diste tu cuerpo

Cuando me diste tus besos

Cuando me diste tu amor

Y ahora ya no te acuerdas

Se te borro de la mente

Que en éste pasto tan verde la ropa nos estorbo

Y empecé a besarte los labios

Y hacerte caricias después un botón, (y el otro botón)

Nos quitamos la ropa en segundos

Y entre mariposas y flores hermosas yo te hice el amor

Ahora dices que ya no te acuerdas

Que no me conoces, no sabes quien soy

Pues yo soy tu maestro chiquita

Aquel que en el campo tenia su escuellta y amar

Asi te enseñaba mija

Y empecé a besarte los labios

Y hacerte caricias después un botón, (y el otro botón)

Nos quitamos la ropa en segundos

Y entre mariposas y flores hermosas yo te hice el amor

Ahora dices que ya no te acuerdas

Que no me conoces, no sabes quien soy

Pues yo soy tu maestro chiquita

Aquel que en el campo tenia su escuellta y amar te enseño

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
besarte /besar.te/ A2	verb - to kiss
hacerte /a.θer.te/ /aˈseɾ.te/ A2	verb - to make you (do something)
caricias /kaˈɾi.sjas/ A2	noun - caresses, gentle touches
botón /boˈton/ A2	noun - button
escuelita /es.ˈkwe.li.ta/ A2	noun - little school
cayendo /kaˈʝen.do/ B1	verb (gerund) - falling
darse /ˈdar.se/ B1	verb - to give oneself / to surrender or occur
acuerdas /aˈkweɾdas/ B1	verb - you remember
borro /ˈbo.ɾo/ A2	verb - erases, deletes
pasto /ˈpas.to/ A2	noun - grass, pasture
llama /ˈʝa.ma/ A2	verb - to call, to name noun - name of a person or animal
enseñaba /en.seˈɲa.βa/ B2	verb - taught

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo empecé a besarte los labios y hacerte caricias

  ➔ Past tense (pretérito) to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo empecé" indicates that the action of starting to kiss is in the past.

• Cuando me diste tu cuerpo

  ➔ Use of the conjunction 'cuando' to indicate time.

  ➔ The word "cuando" introduces a clause that specifies when the action took place.

• Que en éste pasto tan verde la ropa nos estorbo

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in 'que' clauses.

  ➔ The clause "que en éste pasto tan verde" expresses a condition or situation.

• Y entre mariposas y flores hermosas yo te hice el amor

  ➔ Use of prepositions to indicate location.

  ➔ The phrase "entre mariposas y flores hermosas" indicates the setting of the action.

• Ahora dices que ya no te acuerdas

  ➔ Present tense to express current states or actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Ahora dices" indicates a current statement or belief.

• Aquel que en el campo tenia su escuelita

  ➔ Use of relative pronouns to provide additional information.

  ➔ The phrase "Aquel que" introduces a relative clause that describes a person.

• Y así te enseñaba mija

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe ongoing actions in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "te enseñaba" indicates a habitual action in the past.