Manual De Instrucciones – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Arrebato, Antoñito Molina

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with 'Manual De Instrucciones' offers a journey into the heart of authentic, everyday expression. The song is filled with inspiring and easily understandable phrases about self-love and freedom, making it a wonderful and uplifting tool to pick up new vocabulary and connect with the emotional side of the Spanish language.

[English]

The first thing is to live without Sundays

Learn to lose without really losing

To sing and suffer without witnesses

To toast without mentioning you afterwards

Remind myself that the soul gets cleaned

And that time will tell the truth

And if one afternoon we both run into each other

Pretend that I couldn't care less now

I've put together

A manual of instructions

To keep moving forward

To light up my smile

Take off my backpack of worries

Do every morning what my songs command

Go back to being myself, live adventurously

And not ask permission to do what I like

Live my way, not waste time

Name my favorite to the one who lives in my mirrors

Rebuild my wings, live flying high

Singing around the world songs by El Arrebato

Third thing is to live without guilty parties

Love isn't a criminal trial

Sometimes you win by losing

And other times you lose, and that's it

I discovered that the best luggage

Is to carry less weight when walking

That the sincere hug from a child

Is worth more than a palace by the sea

I've put together

A manual of instructions

To follow my path

To fasten myself to life

Take off my backpack of worries

Do every morning what my songs command

Go back to being myself, live adventurously

And not ask permission to do what I like

Live my way, not waste time

Name my favorite to the one who lives in my mirrors

Rebuild my wings, live flying high

Singing around the world songs by El Arrebato

Oh, ay, ay, ay, ay

I've put together

A manual of instructions (ole, Javi)

To keep moving forward (ole, my Antonio)

To light up my smile

Take off my backpack of worries

Do every morning what my songs command

Go back to being myself, live adventurously

And not ask permission to do what I like

Live my way, not waste time

Name my favorite to the one who lives in my mirrors

Rebuild my wings, live flying high

Singing around the world songs by El Arrebato

Let's go out, let's go out

[Spanish]

Lo primero es vivir sin domingos

Aprender a perder sin perder

A cantar y a sufrir sin testigos

A brindar sin nombrarte después

Recordarme que el alma se limpia

Y que el tiempo dirá la verdad

Y si una tarde los dos nos cruzamo

Fingir que ya me da igual

He fabricado

Un manual de instrucciones

Para salir adelante

Para encender mi sonrisa

Quitarme la mochila de las preocupaciones

Hacer cada mañana lo que manden mis canciones

Volver a ser yo mismo, vivir a la aventura

Y no pedir permiso para hacer lo que me gusta

Vivir a mi manera, no malgastar el tiempo

Nombrar mi consentido a ese que vive en mis espejos

Reconstruir mis alas, vivir volando alto

Cantando por el mundo canciones de El Arrebato

Lo tercero es vivir sin culpables

El amor no es un juicio penal

A veces se gana perdiendo

Y otras veces se pierde, y ya está

Descubrí que el mejor equipaje

Es llevar menos peso al andar

Que el abrazo sincero de un niño

Vale más que un palacio en el mar

He fabricado

Un manual de instrucciones

Para seguir mi camino

Para abrocharme a la vida

Quitarme la mochila de las preocupaciones

Hacer cada mañana lo que manden mis canciones

Volver a ser yo mismo, vivir a la aventura

Y no pedir permiso para hacer lo que me gusta

Vivir a mi manera, no malgastar el tiempo

Nombrar mi consentido a ese que vive en mis espejos

Reconstruir mis alas, vivir volando alto

Cantando por el mundo canciones de El Arrebato

Oh, ay, ay, ay, ay

He fabricado

Un manual de instrucciones (ole, Javi)

Para salir adelante (ole, mi Antonio)

Para encender mi sonrisa

Quitarme la mochila de las preocupaciones

Hacer cada mañana lo que manden mis canciones

Volver a ser yo mismo, vivir a la aventura

Y no pedir permiso para hacer lo que me gusta

Vivir a mi manera, no malgastar el tiempo

Nombrar mi consentido a ese que vive en mis espejos

Reconstruir mis alas, vivir volando alto

Cantando por el mundo canciones de El Arrebato

Vamos saliendo, vamos saliendo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way, path, route
manual /maˈnu.al/ B1	noun - manual, guidebook
preocupaciones /pɾe.oku.paˈθjo.nes/ B2	noun - worries, concerns
sonrisa /soniˈɾi.sa/ A2	noun - smile
audiovisual /a.u̯di.o.visuˈal/ C1	adjective - relating to both sight and sound
castillo /kasˈtiʝo/ B2	noun - castle
alto /ˈal.to/ A2	adjective - high, tall
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
reconstruir /re.kon,stɾuˈiɾ/ B2	verb - to reconstruct
esperanza /es.peˈɾan.θa/ B2	noun - hope

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo primero es vivir sin domingos

  ➔ Present tense with 'es' for third-person singular

  ➔ The verb 'es' (is) is conjugated for the third-person singular, referring to 'lo primero' (the first thing).

• Aprender a perder sin perder

  ➔ Infinitive verb 'aprender' with gerund 'perder'

  ➔ The infinitive 'aprender' (to learn) is paired with the gerund 'perder' (losing), indicating the action of learning how to lose.

• A cantar y a sufrir sin testigos

  ➔ Infinitive verbs 'cantar' and 'sufrir' with 'a'

  ➔ The preposition 'a' is used before infinitive verbs 'cantar' (to sing) and 'sufrir' (to suffer) to indicate purpose or direction.

• Y si una tarde los dos nos cruzamo

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' and subjunctive 'cruzamo'

  ➔ The conditional clause starts with 'si' (if) and uses the subjunctive form 'cruzamo' (we meet) to express uncertainty.

• He fabricado Un manual de instrucciones

  ➔ Past tense 'he fabricado' with direct object 'manual'

  ➔ The past tense 'he fabricado' (I have fabricated) is used with the direct object 'manual' (manual) to indicate a completed action.

• Para salir adelante Para encender mi sonrisa

  ➔ Infinitive verbs 'salir' and 'encender' with purpose 'para'

  ➔ The preposition 'para' (to/for) is used with infinitive verbs 'salir' (to move forward) and 'encender' (to light up) to express purpose.

• Vivir a mi manera, no malgastar el tiempo

  ➔ Infinitive 'vivir' with 'a mi manera' and negation 'no'

  ➔ The infinitive 'vivir' (to live) is followed by 'a mi manera' (my way) and the negation 'no' (not) to express living in one's own way without wasting time.