Mercedes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José Madero

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

La verdad

The truth

La veo cuando inhalo tu flor

I see her when I inhale your flower

Razono, aunque estúpido estoy

I reason, although I'm stupid

Me endurezco, aunque suave por dentro

I harden, though soft inside

Y es verdad

And it's true

Destrozas, gramo a gramo, el dolor

You destroy, gram by gram, the pain

Silencias ese mal narrador

You silence that bad narrator

Me ilumino, aunque solo un momento

I light up, though just for a moment

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Me quemas, ya lo sé

You burn me, I already know

Pero es dulce esta lumbre

But this flame is sweet

Me matas, ya lo sé

You kill me, I already know

Y voy solo en este túnel

And I walk alone in this tunnel

Llévame por siempre y doquier

Take me forever and everywhere

Desnúdame, arrástrame

Undress me, drag me

No sueltes mis pies

Don't let go of my feet

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Sin ti me quiero desconocer

Without you, I want to be unknown

Sin ti no tengo aquí ya qué hacer

Without you, I have nothing to do here anymore

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Sin ti no tengo aquí ya qué hacer

Without you, I have nothing to do here anymore

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Es verdad

It's true

¿De qué me sirve un corazón?

What good is a heart to me?

Si palpita con un ritmo en error

If it beats with a rhythm in error

Tu cadencia es constante en mi cuerpo

Your cadence is constant in my body

Al tomar

When I take

Tu mano sé que no habrá dirección

Your hand, I know there will be no direction

Me perderé sentado en el sillón

I will get lost sitting on the couch

Aunque mi universo se haga pequeño

Even if my universe becomes small

Me llevas al edén

You take me to Eden

Si me llevas a la cumbre

If you take me to the summit

Me incitas a caer

You incite me to fall

Mas, también eres mi nube

But, you are also my cloud

Llévame por siempre y doquier

Take me forever and everywhere

Desnúdame, arrástrame

Undress me, drag me

No sueltes mis pies

Don't let go of my feet

Contémplame, voltéame a ver

Contemplate me, turn to see me

No seas tan cruel

Don't be so cruel

Lastímame, aliméntame

Hurt me, feed me

Ven, punza mi piel

Come, pierce my skin

Ven, punza mi piel

Come, pierce my skin

Ven, punza mi piel

Come, pierce my skin

Sin ti, un cuándo es un por qué

Without you, a when is a why

Sin ti, al rezar omito el amén

Without you, when I pray, I omit the amen

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
destrozas /destroθas/ B2	verb - to destroy or ruin
ilumino /ilumiˈno/ B2	verb - to illuminate, to light up
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to burn
matamos /maˈtamos/ B2	verb - to kill
cruel /kɾuˈel/ B2	adjective - causing pain or suffering
lastímame /lasˈtima.me/ B2	verb - to hurt, to cause pain
aliméntame /aleˈmenta.me/ B2	verb - to nourish, to feed
punza /punˈθa/ B2	verb - to prick, to stab
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ B1	noun - memory, remembrance
universo /uniˈβeɾ.so/ B2	noun - universe, cosmos
cumbre /ˈkum.bɾe/ B2	noun - summit, peak
correr /koˈreɾ/ A2	verb - to run

Key Grammar Structures

• Me quemas, ya lo sé

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'quemar' + 'ya lo sé' (I already know it)

  ➔ The sentence uses the **present tense** to express a current state or realization.

• Llévame por siempre y doquier

  ➔ Imperative form of 'llevar' (to take) with indirect object pronoun 'me' + 'por siempre y doquier' (forever and everywhere)

  ➔ Uses the **imperative mood** to give an energetic or urgent command or request.

• Sin ti no tengo aquí ya qué hacer

  ➔ Negative form with 'sin ti' (without you) + 'no tengo' (I don't have) + 'qué hacer' (what to do)

  ➔ The sentence employs a **negative construction** with 'sin' (without) followed by the pronoun, indicating absence or lack.

• Contémplame, voltéame a ver

  ➔ Imperative form of 'contemplar' (to contemplate, to look at) + direct object pronoun 'me', and 'voltéame' (to turn towards me)

  ➔ Uses the **imperative mood** of verbs to give commands or pleas, with object pronouns attached to indicate the target.

• Razono, aunque estúpido estoy

  ➔ First person singular present tense of 'razonar' (to reason) + 'aunque' (although) + 'estúpido estoy' (I am stupid)

  ➔ Uses the **present tense** of 'razonar' and a subordinate clause introduced by 'aunque' to express contrast.

• Ven, punza mi piel

  ➔ Imperative form of 'venir' (to come) + direct object 'punza mi piel' (prick my skin)

  ➔ Uses the **imperative form** of 'venir' combined with the direct object 'punza mi piel' to give a command or plea.