Mariposa Traicionera – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maná

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic Spanish of Maná to master conversational idioms and emotional vocabulary. This song is perfect for learners who want to understand how to express heartbreak and metaphors in a natural, melodic way.

[English]

[music]

[music]

You are like a butterfly, [music][singing]

you fly and you land, from mouth to mouth,

[music]

easy and light for whoever provokes you.

I am a mouse in your mousetrap,

a trap that doesn't kill [music] but doesn't

set me free.

I live [singing] dying as a prisoner.

[music]

Treacherous, treach-treacherous butterfly, [music]

the wind carries everything away.

Butterfly,

I'm not coming back.

[music]

My butterfly of love, my butterfly of

love, [music] I'm not coming back to you.

[music] Oh, my butterfly of love, my

butterfly of love, never again by your side.

[music] It was

love, it was pain. And don't [music] come back

to my side.

Go from flower to flower,

[music] seducing

the pistils

and fly [music] close to the sun

so you can feel what [music]

pain is.

[music]

[music]

Oh, woman, [music]

how you cause harm.

The minutes feel like years. Look,

this jealousy is killing me.

[music]

Oh, [music] woman, you are so easy.

You spread your little wings, colorful thighs,

[music]

where all your lovers spend their time.

[music]

Treacherous

butterfly,

[music] the wind carries everything away.

Butterfly,

I'm not coming back.

Oh, butterfly [music] of love, my

butterfly of love, I'm not coming back to you.

[music]

My butterfly of love, my butterfly of

[music] love, never again by your side.

It was love, it was pain, [music] may you

have luck in your life.

Oh, oh, oh, [music] oh, oh, pain.

I cried for you [music][singing] in every river.

Oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, [music] love.

You are going to fly away from me.

[music]

[Spanish]

[música]

[música]

Eres como una mariposa, [música][canto]

vuelas y te posas. de boca en boca,

[música]

fácil y ligera de quien te provoca.

Yo soy ratón de tu ratonera,

trampa que no mata [música] pero no

libera.

Vivo [canto] muriendo prisionero.

[música]

Mari mariposa [música] traicionera,

todo se lo lleva el viento.

Mariposa

no regreso.

[música]

Mi mariposa de amor, mi mariposa de

amor, [música] ya no regreso contigo.

[música] Ay, mi mariposa de amor, mi

mariposa de amor nunca jamás junto a ti.

[música] Fue el

amor, fu dolor. Y no [música] regreses a

un lado.

Vete de flor en flor,

[música] seduciendo

a los pístilos

y huela [música] cerca del sol

para que sientas lo que [música] es

dolor.

[música]

[música]

Ay, mujer, [música]

cómo haces daño.

los minutos cual si fueran años. Mira,

estos celos me están matando.

[música]

Ay, [música] mujer, qué fácil eres.

Abres tus alitas, muslos de colores,

[música]

donde se pasan tus amores.

[música]

Mariposa

traicionera,

[música] todo se lo lleva el viento.

Mariposa

no regreso.

Ay mariposa [música] de amor, mi

mariposa de amor, ya no regreso contigo.

[música]

Mi mariposa de amor, mi mariposa de

[música] amor nunca jamás junto a ti.

Fue la amor, fue la dolor [música] que

tenga suerte en tu vida.

Ay, ay, ay, [música] ay, ay dolor.

Yo te lloré en [música][canto] todo río.

Ay, ay. Ay, ay, ay, ay, [música] amor.

Tú te me vas a volar.

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mariposa maɾi'posa A2	sustantivo - butterfly
traicionera tɾaiθjo'neɾa B2	adjetivo - treacherous/deceitful
ligera li'xeɾa A2	adjetivo - light/frivolous
prisionero pɾisjo'neɾo B1	sustantivo - prisoner
muriendo mu'ɾjen.do A2	verbo - dying
seducir se.du'θiɾ B2	verbo - to seduce
daño 'daɲo A2	sustantivo - damage/harm
celos 'θelos B1	sustantivo - jealousy
matando ma'tan.do A2	verbo - killing
suerte 'sweɾte A2	sustantivo - luck/fortune
volar bo'laɾ A2	verbo - to fly
provocar pɾo.bo'kaɾ B2	verbo - to provoke
trampa 'tɾampa B1	sustantivo - trap
pístilos 'pisti.los C2	sustantivo - pistils
liberar li.be'ɾaɾ B1	verbo - to free

Key Grammar Structures

• Eres como una mariposa, vuelas y te posas.

  ➔ Present Indicative for descriptive states and habits.

  ➔ "Eres" and "vuelas" describe the subject's essential nature and repeated actions.

• Vivo muriendo prisionero.

  ➔ Periphrastic construction 'Vivir + gerund'.

  ➔ It expresses a state that is ongoing, meaning 'I continue to live in a dying state'.

• Todo se lo lleva el viento.

  ➔ Passive-reflexive construction (se).

  ➔ The particle "se" is used here to indicate that the action is happening to the subject (everything).

• Para que sientas lo que es dolor.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'para que'.

  ➔ The conjunction 'para que' triggers the subjunctive "sientas" because it expresses purpose.

• Los minutos cual si fueran años.

  ➔ Hypothetical comparison using 'cual si' + Imperfect Subjunctive.

  ➔ "Fueran" is in the imperfect subjunctive to express an unreal or hypothetical situation.

• Que tengas suerte en tu vida.

  ➔ Subjunctive in a wish/expression of hope.

  ➔ "Tengas" is in the subjunctive mood to express a wish for someone else.

• Tú te me vas a volar.

  ➔ Dative of interest ('te' and 'me').

  ➔ The "me" adds a subjective emotional nuance, indicating how the action affects the speaker.

• Seduciendo a los pístilos.

  ➔ Present participle/Gerund as an adverbial phrase.

  ➔ "Seduciendo" describes *how* the subject is performing the main action.