Margarita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Fito Paez
• Album: Yo Te Amo

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Fito Páez's tender "Margarita," a beautiful and heartfelt song that celebrates the joy of paternal love. Through its simple yet profound lyrics, you can learn conversational Spanish phrases expressing affection and happiness. The song's clear narrative and emotional directness make it an excellent choice for understanding natural expression in Spanish, and its poetic imagery offers insights into the rich cultural nuances of Latin American songwriting.

[English]

I am so happy when you wake up

You make me happy, you make the world shine

I want to go to the moon with you

You make me happy

You know how to love and play

You make me laugh

You make me feel fleeting

I want to go to the moon with you

We need to ride a winged horse

And believe strongly with our hearts

And yellow dragonflies

Will open the labyrinths that take us to the sun

I want to be there with you

You make me happy

Margarita, my love

You make me laugh

I make you laugh

If there’s food, we’ll share it in two

Let’s live embraced, my love

Long live the world and long live life

Long live the voices and the emotion

This is what I want to leave you, Margarita

And let you open the world like a flower

I will be there with you

I can be happy

You make me happy

You make me laugh

You make me happy

Totally happy

...

[Spanish]

Yo soy tan feliz cuando te despertás

Vos me haces feliz, hacés el mundo brillar

Yo me quiero ir a la luna con vos

Vos me hacés feliz

Sabés amar y jugar

Vos me hacés reír

Me hacés sentir fugaz

Yo me quiero ir a la luna con vos

Hay que subirse a un caballo con alas

Y creer fuerte con el corazón

Y las libélulas amarillas

Nos abrirán los laberintos que nos lleven al sol

Yo quiero estar ahí con vos

Vos me hacés feliz

Margarita, mi amor

Vos me hacés reír

Te hago reír a vos

Si hay para comer lo dividimos en dos

Vamos a vivir abrazados, mi amor

Que viva el mundo y viva la vida

Vivan las voces y la emoción

Ésto te quiero dejar, Margarita

Y que vayas abriendo el mundo como una flor

Yo voy estar ahí con vos

Puedo ser feliz

Me hacés feliz

Me hacés reír

Me hacés feliz

Totalmente feliz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
brillar /bɾiˈʎaɾ/ B1	verb - to shine
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A1	verb - to play
reír /reˈiɾ/ A1	verb - to laugh
fugaz /fuˈɣas/ B2	adjective - fleeting
caballo /kaˈβa.ʎo/ A1	noun - horse
alas /ˈa.las/ A2	noun - wings
corazón /ko.raˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
libélulas /liˈβe.lu.las/ B2	noun - dragonflies
amarillas /a.maˈɾi.ʎas/ A1	adjective - yellow
laberintos /la.βeˈɾin.tos/ B2	noun - labyrinths
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
voces /ˈbo.θes/ A2	noun - voices
emoción /e.moˈθjon/ B1	noun - emotion
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo soy tan feliz cuando te despertás

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in Adverbial Clauses of Time

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood (“despertás”) after “cuando” expressing a future or uncertain action/state. In this case, it expresses a general or habitual action.

• Yo me quiero ir a la luna con vos

  ➔ Periphrastic future with 'ir a' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Quiero ir' means 'I want to go', and then the 'a' is used before the infinitive form of the verb. The combination 'ir a' + infinitive indicates a future action close to the present. it's softer than 'iré'.

• Hay que subirse a un caballo con alas

  ➔ Impersonal 'Hay que' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Hay que' + infinitive expresses necessity or obligation. It's like saying 'One must', 'It is necessary to', or 'You have to'.

• Y creer fuerte con el corazón

  ➔ Use of an Adverb to Modify a Verb

  ➔ The adverb "fuerte" modifies the verb "creer", indicating the manner in which the action of believing is performed. The adverb 'fuerte' modifies the verb 'creer'.

• Nos abrirán los laberintos que nos lleven al sol

  ➔ Subjunctive in Relative Clauses (Uncertainty)

  ➔ The subjunctive form "lleven" is used in the relative clause "que nos lleven al sol" because the labyrinths that lead to the sun are not a known or definite entity. It expresses uncertainty or a hypothetical situation.

• Si hay para comer lo dividimos en dos

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (Real Condition)

  ➔ The structure 'Si + present indicative, future indicative' expresses a real or likely condition. 'Si hay para comer' (if there is food to eat), 'lo dividimos en dos' (we will divide it in two).

• Que viva el mundo y viva la vida

  ➔ Subjunctive for Wishes/Exclamations

  ➔ The subjunctive form 'viva' is used to express a wish or exclamation, similar to 'long live' in English.

• Ésto te quiero dejar, Margarita

  ➔ Object Pronoun Placement

  ➔ The placement of 'te' (you) before 'quiero dejar' (want to leave) is typical in Spanish when using object pronouns with verbs in compound tenses or verb phrases (in this case, a verb + infinitive).