Mariposa Traicionera

• By: Maná

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mariposa /maɾiˈposa/ A2	noun - butterfly
traicionera /tɾai̯θjoˈneɾa/ B2	adjective - treacherous, unfaithful
vuela /ˈbwela/ A1	verb - flies
posa /ˈposa/ B1	verb - perches, lands
ratón /raˈton/ A1	noun - mouse
ratonera /ratoˈneɾa/ B2	noun - mousetrap
trampa /ˈtɾampa/ B1	noun - trap
mata /ˈmata/ A1	verb - kills
libera /liˈβeɾa/ B1	verb - frees, liberates
prisionero /pɾisioˈneɾo/ B1	noun - prisoner
viento /ˈbjento/ A2	noun - wind
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
daño /ˈdaɲo/ B1	noun - harm, damage
celos /ˈθelos/ B2	noun - jealousy
muslos /ˈmuslos/ B2	noun - thighs
suerte /ˈsweɾte/ A2	noun - luck
rio /ˈrio/ A1	noun - river

Grammar:

• Eres como una mariposa

  ➔ Ser + como + noun: expressing comparison

  ➔ This uses the verb "ser" (to be) to make a comparison. The subject "you" are being compared to a butterfly.

• Vuelas y te posas, vas de boca en boca

  ➔ Use of present tense to describe habitual actions; Reflexive verb "posar" (to perch/land) used reflexively.

  ➔ The present tense indicates that these are regular actions. "Te posas" is the reflexive form of "posar," indicating the butterfly is landing on herself/itself. "Vas de boca en boca" describes the action of going from mouth to mouth, suggesting gossip or fleeting affection.

• Fácil y ligera de quien te provoca

  ➔ Use of adjectives to describe qualities; Relative pronoun "quien" referring to a person.

  ➔ "Fácil" and "ligera" describe the butterfly's behavior. "Quien te provoca" indicates 'the one who provokes you'.

• Yo soy ratón de tu ratonera

  ➔ Ser + noun phrase: Defining identity. Use of possessive pronoun “tu”.

  ➔ This line uses "ser" to define the speaker's identity as a "ratón" (mouse) within the other person's "ratonera" (mousetrap). "Tu ratonera" means 'your mousetrap'.

• Trampa que no mata pero no libera

  ➔ Relative clause using "que"; Use of "pero" to contrast two negative conditions.

  ➔ "Que no mata" modifies the noun "trampa" (trap). The use of "pero" creates a contrast: the trap doesn't kill, but it also doesn't free.

• Vivo muriendo prisionero

  ➔ Gerund phrases ("muriendo") used to describe a state of being; Adjective used as noun (prisionero).

  ➔ "Muriendo" is a gerund describing how the speaker is living. "Prisionero" (prisoner) is used as a noun, even though it's derived from an adjective.

• Todo se lo lleva el viento

  ➔ Impersonal construction with "se"; Use of indirect object pronoun "lo".

  ➔ This is an impersonal construction meaning 'Everything is taken by the wind'. "Se lo lleva" emphasizes that the wind is taking it away. The "lo" refers to "todo" (everything).

• Ay, mujer cómo haces daño

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence; Interrogative adverb "cómo" used in exclamation; verb "hacer" + noun to express causing damage.

  ➔ This is an exclamatory sentence showing strong emotion. The "cómo" expresses surprise or intensity. "Hacer daño" is an idiom for 'to cause harm'.