La Niña Que LLora En Tus Fiestas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Oreja de Van Gogh

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant narrative of 'La Niña Que Llora En Tus Fiestas' by La Oreja de Van Gogh. This song offers a window into complex emotions of love, loss, and longing, expressed through evocative lyrics and an energetic pop-rock sound. By exploring its themes, listeners can connect with universal feelings of devotion and melancholy, appreciating the band's signature introspective style.

[English]

An empty swing flies above my head

...

It flies through the cemetery of my will

I keep searching for the girl who cries at your parties

Sigo buscando la niña que llora en tus fiestas

Bells ring in bloom for my funeral

Look at me

With the North Star at my feet

I return home lost, once again

Because I can't stop adoring you

Look at me

...

An empty swing flies brushing the sand

...

Leaving the traces of the fallen angel as it passes

Traces that always lead me to you, take away my sorrows

Like the dose of fleeting life you made me taste

Look at me

With the North Star at my feet

I return home lost, once again

Because I can't stop adoring you

I think of you

Every time I drift away from myself

Every time I prefer to die

Since the day you told me "Your little face is a rose yet to bloom"

Look at me

With the North Star at my feet

I return home lost, once again

Because I can't stop adoring you

I think of myself

Every time you look at me like that

My lips are sewn to you

And the moon paints my eyes

Look at me

Every time you leave, I think of you

Every time I prefer to die

Every time you kiss me like that

Every time you leave, look at me

...

[Spanish]

Vuela un columpio vacío sobre mi cabeza

Vuela por el cementerio de mi voluntad

Sigo buscando la niña que llora en tus fiestas

Suenan campanas en flor por mi funeral

Mírame

Con la estrella polar a mis pies

Vuelvo a casa perdida, otra vez

Porque no sé dejar de adorarte

Mírame

Vuela un columpio vacío rozando la arena

Deja las huellas del ángel caído al pasar

Huellas que siempre me llevan a ti, quita penas

Como la dosis de vida fugaz que me diste a probar

Mírame

Con la estrella polar a mis pies

Vuelvo a casa perdida, otra vez

Porque no sé dejar de adorarte

Pienso en ti

Cada vez que me alejo de mí

Cada vez que prefiero morir

Desde el día en que tú me dijiste "Tu carita es una rosa sin abrir"

Mírame

Con la estrella polar a mis pies

Vuelvo a casa perdida, otra vez

Porque no sé dejar de adorarte

Pienso en mí

Cada vez que me miras así

Se me cosen los labios a ti

Y la luna me pinta los ojos

Mírame

Cada vez que te vas, pienso en ti

Cada vez que prefiero morir

Cada vez que me besas así

Cada vez que te vas, mírame

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vuela /ˈbwela/ A1	verb - flies (from volar: to fly)
vacío /baˈθio/ A2	adjective - empty, vacant noun - emptiness, void
cabeza /kaˈβeθa/ A1	noun - head
cementerio /θemenˈteɾjo/ B1	noun - cemetery, graveyard
voluntad /bolunˈtad/ B2	noun - will, volition
niña /ˈniɲa/ A1	noun - girl
llora /ˈʎoɾa/ A1	verb - cries (from llorar: to cry)
fiestas /ˈfjestas/ A2	noun - parties, celebrations
campanas /kamˈpanas/ A2	noun - bells
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
funeral /funeˈɾal/ B1	noun - funeral
estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ A1	noun - star
perdida /peɾˈðida/ A2	adjective - lost
arena /aˈɾena/ A1	noun - sand
ángel /ˈanxel/ A2	noun - angel
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
rosa /ˈrosa/ A1	noun - rose
labios /ˈlabjos/ A1	noun - lips
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
besas /ˈbesas/ A2	verb - kiss (you kiss)

Key Grammar Structures

• Vuela un columpio vacío sobre mi cabeza

  ➔ Word order variation (subject after verb)

  ➔ Normally it would be 'Un columpio vacío vuela sobre mi cabeza.' The inversion emphasizes 'Vuela' creating a more poetic effect.

• Sigo buscando la niña que llora en tus fiestas

  ➔ Gerundio usage: “Sigo + gerundio” to express continuous action.

  ➔ 'Sigo buscando' means 'I keep looking'. 'Sigo' + gerund implies the action is ongoing.

• Suenan campanas en flor por mi funeral

  ➔ Preposition 'por' indicating reason/cause

  ➔ The bells are ringing *because of* or *for* the funeral. 'Por' connects the sound to the reason for it.

• Mírame Con la estrella polar a mis pies

  ➔ Imperative mood ('Mírame')

  ➔ 'Mírame' is a direct command, 'Look at me.' It is used to express an order or request.

• Vuelvo a casa perdida, otra vez

  ➔ Adjective as complement of the verb (estar/volver)

  ➔ 'Perdida' describes the subject 'yo' (implied). It explains the state or condition of the subject upon returning home. Because 'volver' has been used here, it reflects the speaker's state not being in the right state to return home.

• Porque no sé dejar de adorarte

  ➔ Verb + 'de' + infinitive (dejar de)

  ➔ 'Dejar de' + infinitive means 'to stop doing something'. 'No sé dejar de adorarte' means 'I can't stop adoring you'.

• Cada vez que me alejo de mí

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun to indicate a personal action (alejarse de sí mismo)

  ➔ 'Alejar' requires the reflexive pronoun 'me' because the action is done to oneself. It means 'Every time I distance myself from myself'.

• Desde el día en que tú me dijiste "Tu carita es una rosa sin abrir"

  ➔ Use of 'desde' + time expression + 'en que' to indicate a point in time.

  ➔ 'Desde el día en que...' specifies a particular day as the starting point for something. In English, this translates to 'Since the day that...'

• Se me cosen los labios a ti

  ➔ Passive reflexive construction to express an involuntary action

  ➔ The literal translation is 'My lips are sewn to you.' The 'se' indicates it's happening to the subject unwillingly. The subject 'los labios' aren't sewing themselves. Thus indicating a lack of control/passive nature