Marchita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Silvana Estrada

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Silvana Estrada with 'Marchita.' This song is a beautiful gateway to learning Spanish through evocative, metaphorical language and soulful folk rhythms, making it perfect for those wanting to connect with the emotional depth of the language.

[English]

I have lost you so many times

That the memory is inevitable

And the anguish of the reunion

Of your skin against my skin

It has cost me so, so much

That my soul is already withering

And dissolving into little tears

That forgot how to pray

And if I had known

That I was so little to you

I would have been more cautious

When giving you my heart

And if I had known

That for you it was only a game

That summer among your kisses

I wouldn't have written this song

Little by little I am losing

The clarity of your portrait

But I don't forget for a second

The sweet touch of your hands

...

And if I had known

That I was so little to you

I would have been more cautious

When giving you my heart

And if I had known

That for you it was only a game

That summer among your kisses

...

I wouldn't have written this song

...

[Spanish]

Te he perdido tantas veces

Que inevitable es el recuerdo

Y la angustia del reencuentro

De tu piel contra mi piel

Me ha costado tanto y tanto

Que ya mi alma se marchita

Y se deshace en lagrimitas

Que se olvidaron de rezar

Y si yo hubiera sabido

Que para ti yo era tan poco

Hubiera sido más prudente

Al entregarte el corazón

Y si yo hubiera sabido

Que para ti solo era un juego

Aquel verano entre tus besos

No hubiera escrito esta canción

Poco a poco voy perdiendo

La claridad de tu retrato

Pero no olvido ni un segundo

El dulce tacto de tus manos

Y si yo hubiera sabido

Que para ti yo era tan poco

Hubiera sido más prudente

Al entregarte el corazón

Y si yo hubiera sabido

Que para ti solo era un juego

Aquel verano entre tus besos

No hubiera escrito esta canción

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdido per-di-do A2	verb - Lost
inevitable i-ne-vi-ta-ble B2	adjective - inevitable
recuerdo re-cuer-do A2	noun - memory
angustia an-gus-tia C1	noun - anguish
reencuentro re-en-cuen-tro B2	noun - reunion
marchita mar-chi-ta C1	verb - wither
deshace des-ha-ce B1	verb - undo / break down
rezar re-zar A2	verb - pray
prudente pru-den-te B2	adjective - prudent / cautious
corazón co-ra-zón A1	noun - heart
juego jue-go A1	noun - game
claridad cla-ri-dad B1	noun - clarity
retrato re-tra-to B1	noun - portrait
dulce dul-ce A1	adjective - sweet
tacto tac-to B2	noun - touch

Key Grammar Structures

• Te he perdido tantas veces

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The auxiliary verb 'he' + past participle 'perdido' indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Que inevitable es el recuerdo

  ➔ Exclamatory structure with 'Qué'

  ➔ Using 'Qué' + adjective/adverb + 'es' adds emphasis to the inevitability of the memory.

• Y si yo hubiera sabido

  ➔ Third Conditional (Past counterfactual)

  ➔ The 'hubiera sabido' (pluperfect subjunctive) is used to express an unreal situation in the past.

• Hubiera sido más prudente

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (Past consequence)

  ➔ 'Hubiera sido' describes the hypothetical result that would have occurred if the condition were met.

• Que para ti yo era tan poco

  ➔ Imperfect Indicative for descriptions

  ➔ The imperfect 'era' is used here to describe a continuous state or perception in the past.

• Se olvidaron de rezar

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'se' changes the meaning of the verb 'olvidar' (to forget) to indicate a lapse or state change.

• Poco a poco voy perdiendo

  ➔ Periphrasis 'ir + gerund'

  ➔ This structure indicates a gradual, progressive action.

• No hubiera escrito esta canción

  ➔ Negative Conditional Perfect

  ➔ The inclusion of 'No' makes the past hypothetical outcome negative.