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La Virgen se está peinando 00:23
Entre cortina y cortina 00:32
Los cabellos son de oro 00:41
Y el peine de plata fina 00:49
Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río 00:59
Pero mira cómo beben por ver al Dios nacido 01:03
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber 01:08
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer 01:12
La Virgen está lavando 01:23
Y tendiendo en el romero 01:28
Los pajarillos cantando 01:32
Y el romero floreciendo 01:36
Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río 01:40
Pero mira cómo beben por ver al Dios nacido 01:45
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber 01:49
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer 01:53
La Virgen va caminando 02:04
Va caminando solita 02:09
Y no lleva más compaña 02:13
Que el niño de la manita 02:17
Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río 02:21
Pero mira cómo beben por ver al Dios nacido 02:26
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber 02:30
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer 02:34
Los peces en el río, ah-ah 02:45
Los peces en el río 02:54
Los peces en el río 02:58
Dice 03:02
La Virgen se está peinando 03:04
Entre cortina y cortina 03:08
¡Ja! 03:14
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Los Peces En El Río – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with David Bisbal's 'Los Peces en el Río' offers a joyful and culturally rich experience. This traditional villancico is filled with evocative and symbolic vocabulary related to the Nativity. The song's repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to sing along and memorize new words, while Bisbal's energetic 'rumbero' style makes learning feel like a celebration. It's a special song that connects you to the heart of Spanish Christmas traditions.

[English]
The Virgin is combing her hair
Between curtains and drapes
Her hair is made of gold
And her comb is fine silver
But look how the fish drink in the river
But look how they drink to see the newborn God
They drink and drink and keep drinking
The fish in the river to see God born
The Virgin is washing
And hanging the rosemary
The little birds are singing
And the rosemary is blooming
But look how the fish drink in the river
But look how they drink to see the newborn God
They drink and drink and keep drinking
The fish in the river to see God born
The Virgin is walking
Walking all alone
And she carries no more company
Than the child in her hand
But look how the fish drink in the river
But look how they drink to see the newborn God
They drink and drink and keep drinking
The fish in the river to see God born
The fish in the river, ah-ah
The fish in the river
The fish in the river
Says
The Virgin is combing her hair
Between curtains and drapes
Haha!
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

peinar

/pe.iˈnar/

B1
  • verb
  • - to comb hair

cortina

/korˈti.na/

A2
  • noun
  • - curtain

cabellos

/kaˈβe.ʎos/

A2
  • noun
  • - hair

oro

/ˈo.ro/

A1
  • noun
  • - gold

peine

/ˈpe.ɪ.ne/

A2
  • noun
  • - comb

plata

/ˈpla.ta/

A2
  • noun
  • - silver

beben

/ˈbe.βen/

A2
  • verb
  • - they drink

ver

/ber/

A2
  • verb
  • - to see

Dios

/ˈdios/

A2
  • noun
  • - God

nacer

/naˈθeɾ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be born

lavar

/laˈβaɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to wash

romero

/roˈme.ɾo/

A2
  • noun
  • - rosemary

florecer

/floɾeˈθeɾ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to blossom, to flower

caminar

/kamiˈnar/

A2
  • verb
  • - to walk

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Key Grammar Structures

  • La Virgen se está peinando

    ➔ Present continuous tense.

    ➔ The phrase "se está peinando" indicates an action currently in progress.

  • Los cabellos son de oro

    ➔ Simple present tense.

    ➔ The phrase "son de oro" states a fact about the hair.

  • Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río

    ➔ Imperative mood.

    ➔ The phrase "mira" is a command to look.

  • Beben y beben y vuelven a beber

    ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

    ➔ The repetition of "beben" emphasizes the action of drinking.

  • La Virgen está lavando

    ➔ Present continuous tense.

    ➔ The phrase "está lavando" indicates an ongoing action.

  • Y no lleva más compaña

    ➔ Negative form.

    ➔ The phrase "no lleva" indicates the absence of something.

  • Que el niño de la manita

    ➔ Relative clause.

    ➔ The phrase "que el niño" introduces additional information about the subject.