LLORONiTA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ella Boh

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with Ella Boh's "LLORONiTA"! This bilingual masterpiece, blending English and Spanish, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in both languages. You'll learn evocative phrases and explore themes of intense emotion and cultural folklore, all while experiencing Ella Boh's signature cinematic and emotionally charged sound. Its raw vulnerability and lyrical beauty make it a truly special song for language learners.

[English]

I love you

I love you

Too much

Too much, I

Don't know why

It's so hard to swallow

You scare me

You could kill me

You could be a black hole

And swallow

Digest me

’Cause you know I'd let you

Kerosene down my face

When you're lookin' at me that way

I don't care if it hurts

I don't care if it hurts

Lloronita

Call me pretty when I cry

Or baby, don’t tell me

If you're sick of me, like I'm sick of me

I'm your Lloronita

Can you see it in my eyes?

Oh baby

Don’t tell me

Are you sick of me

Like I'm sick of me?

I'll cry

I'll cry you a river

Cry

To love you forever

Longing

Put me under

And lobotomize me

It hurts

When I'm dying

Don't wanna recognize me

Wrappin' my heart in chains

I'm going out anyway

I don't care if it hurts

I don't care if it hurts

Lloronita

Call me pretty when I cry

Or baby, don’t tell me

If you're sick of me, like I'm sick of me

I'm your Lloronita

Can you see it in my eyes?

Oh baby

Don’t tell me

Are you sick of me

Like I'm sick of me?

I'll cry

I'll cry you a river

Cry

To love you forever

Cry, cry, cry, oh

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

You said it

Yeah

Cry baby

Cry baby

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Lloronita

Call me yours

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Lloronita

Call me yours

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

[Spanish]

I love you

Te quiero

Demasiado

Too much, I

Don't know why

It's so hard to swallow

You scare me

You could kill me

You could be a black hole

And swallow

Digest me

Cause you know i'd let you

Kerosene down my face

When you're lookin at me that way

I don't care if it hurts

I don't care if it hurts

Lloronita

Call me pretty when I cry

Or baby, no me diga

If you're sick of me, like I'm sick of me

I'm your Lloronita

Can you see it in my eyes?

Oh baby

No me diga

Are you sick of me

Like I'm sick of me?

I'll cry

I'll cry you a river

Cry

To love you forever

Añoranza

Put me under

And lobotomize me

Me duele

When i'm dying

Don't wanna recognize me

Wrappin my heart in chains

I'm going out anyway

I don't care if it hurts

I don't care if it hurts

Lloronita

Call me pretty when I cry

Or baby, no me diga

If you're sick of me, like I'm sick of me

I'm your Lloronita

Can you see it in my eyes?

Oh baby

No me diga

Are you sick of me

Like I'm sick of me?

I'll cry

I'll cry you a river

Cry

To love you forever

Cry, cry, cry, oh

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Under

Your breath

But you said it

But you said it

You said it

Yeah

Cry baby

Cry baby

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Lloronita

Call me yours

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Lloronita

Call me yours

But you said it

But you said it

Yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Lloronita ʎo.ɾoˈni.ta B1	noun - A combination of 'llorona' (crying woman) and the suffix '-ita' (diminutive), referring to a woman who cries frequently or emotionally.
querer keˈɾeɾ A2	verb - To love, desire, or care for someone or something.
demasiado de.ma.ˈsia.ðo A2	adverb - Too much, excessively.
ahogar a.oˈɣar B1	verb - To cause someone to drown, or figuratively, to oppress or suffocate.
kerosene ke.ɾoˈse.ne B1	noun - A flammable liquid used as fuel.
añoranza a.ɲoˈɾan.sa B2	noun - Feeling of melancholy for the absence of someone or something loved.
lobotomizar lo.bo.to.miˈθar C1	verb - To perform a lobotomy, a surgical operation on the brain to treat mental disorders.
duele ˈdwe.le A2	verb - To cause physical or emotional pain.
cadena kaˈðe.na A1	noun - A series of metal links, or figuratively, something that restricts freedom.

Key Grammar Structures

• You scare me

  ➔ Present Simple - Stative Verb

  ➔ The verb 'scare' expresses a feeling, a state of being, rather than an action. Therefore, it's used in the present simple to describe a current feeling. The structure is Subject + Verb.

• You could kill me

  ➔ Modal Verb (could) + Infinitive

  ➔ "Could" expresses possibility or a hypothetical situation. It's followed by the base form of the verb ('kill'). This structure indicates what *might* happen.

• I don't know why

  ➔ Negative Question with 'do'

  ➔ This is a common way to ask a question expressing uncertainty. The structure is 'do/does + not + subject + verb + object'. 'Don't' is the contraction of 'do not'.

• I'll cry you a river

  ➔ Future Simple with Contraction ('ll) + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. "Cry you a river" is an idiom meaning to cry a lot.

• No me diga

  ➔ Imperative Negative (Spanish)

  ➔ This is a negative command in Spanish, meaning 'Don't tell me'. It's a direct instruction not to do something.