Mandolay – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Flavour

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a rhythmic movement to music
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a populated place, smaller than a city
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
legs /lɛɡz/ A1	noun - each of the limbs on which a person or animal moves and stands
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - give a name to
dark-skinned /ˌdɑːrkˈskɪnd/ B1	adjective - having a relatively dark skin color
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
center /ˈsentər/ A2	noun - the point equally distant from all points on the edge of something
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	noun - a circular band, typically made of precious metal and worn as jewellery noun - an enclosed area, typically circular, for sports events
men /men/ A1	noun - plural of man
fools /fuːlz/ B2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
fantasies /ˈfæntəsiz/ B2	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.
happy /ˈhapi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionably attractive or impressive
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a Spanish disco in a town not far from France

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are'

  ➔ Uses "There's" (There is) to introduce the existence of something. It highlights that "a Spanish disco" exists in relation to "a town not far from France".

• Known throughout the continent where people love to dance

  ➔ Relative Clause ('where')

  ➔ Uses a relative clause introduced by "where" to provide additional information about the continent. "Where" indicates a place, adding context that the continent is a place where people love to dance.

• Whose legs have brought her fame

  ➔ Relative Pronoun ('whose') indicating possession

  ➔ "Whose" shows possession; the fame belongs to her legs. It's a formal way to connect the legs to the fame.

• All the men they know her / Or at least they think they do

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words) / Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ In "All the men they know her," the word "think" is implied, creating an ellipsis. "Or at least they think they do" contains a hint of the subjunctive mood – it implies doubt about whether they *really* know her.

• She knows she can have them all

  ➔ Modal Verb ('can') for ability/possibility

  ➔ "Can" here indicates her ability to attract and have all the men she desires. It expresses a sense of power or control.

• She thinks all men are fools

  ➔ Present Simple Tense for General Truth

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or belief that she holds about all men.

• So she winks and smiles at them, and brings them to their knees

  ➔ Present Simple Tense for habitual actions, coordination with 'and'

  ➔ The present simple describes her habitual actions. "And" coordinates the verbs "winks", "smiles" and "brings" to show a sequence of actions.

• But she'll never let them know

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' + Negative Adverb ('never')

  ➔ "Will" expresses a future action, and "never" emphasizes that this action will not occur at any point in the future.