Metamorfosis – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mon Laferte

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Mon Laferte with 'Metamorfosis.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through its evocative imagery and sophisticated vocabulary centered on change and nature, making it an inspiring piece for those wanting to express complex emotions in Spanish.

[English]

Okay!

Let it feel good, Latina

...

Heart moon, honeyed night

We all were going to be queens

Beneath life, the pink sky milks

I dance with Lucía, with Loneliness

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you I want everything, my friend

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you, velvet metamorphosis

Prrra!

Ay-ay-ay

...

A delight

...

Being true to oneself is gold

May the chorus be heard loudly

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you I want everything, my friend

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you, velvet metamorphosis

My body has been crazy for a while, running wild

And I can't stop it

I'm feeling very prophetic, aesthetic

Eccentric, enigmatic, theoretical

We have the powers of the lunar prism

Our hair shines when we go dancing

We are telepathic, charismatic

Multiplying, wild, dreamy, rah!

Okay, baby, here comes the choreography

Mua! ra, ta-ta-ta

Thank you, my treasure

Friend, I want to see you giving it your all

Oh, it's so conceptual

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you I want everything, my friend

Metamorphosis, my love, metamorphosis

With you, velvet metamorphosis

The day entangles me

The night does too

With its hidden weeping woman's tear

I am not this woman, I don't recognize myself

I look for the knife's edge

Suddenly three scratches in the trash heap

Now the waste is red

I sink and float 775 times

Someone ties me to staying alive

I'll curl up to the habit of a little heartbeat

To my spaces

Those scars, war wounds

I rise to the surface, I return

I stretch my legs

I climb the berm that lifts me to the sky

I see Inanna, Aphrodite, Venus

They say

You have become a queen

Together we walk

The underworld

...

[Spanish]

¡Okey!

Que se sienta rico, latina

Luna de corazón, noche de almíbar

Todas íbamos a ser unas reinas

Bajo la vida, lacta el cielo rosa

Bailo con la Lucila, la Soledad

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo lo quiero todo, amiga mía

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo, metamorfosis terciopelo

¡Prra!

Ay-ay-ay

Una delicia

Serle fiel a una misma es oro

Que se escuche fuerte el coro

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo lo quiero todo, amiga mía

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo, metamorfosis terciopelo

Hace tiempo que mi cuerpo anda loco, anda suelto

Y no lo puedo frenar

Ando muy profética, estética

Estrambótica, enigmática, teórica

Tenemos los poderes del prisma lunar

Y nos brilla el pelo cuando vamos a bailar

Somos telepáticas, carismáticas

Multíplica, selvática, onírica, ¡ra!

Ya, bebé, ahí viene la coreo

¡Mua!, ra, ta-ta-ta

Gracias, mi tesoro

Amiga, yo te quiero ver dándolo todo

Ay, es de mucha concepta

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo lo quiero todo, amiga mía

Metamorfosis, mi amor, metamorfosis

Contigo, metamorfosis terciopelo

Me enreda el día

También lo hace la noche

Con su lágrima de llorona encubierta

Yo no soy esta mujer, no me reconozco

Busco el filo del cuchillo

De golpe tres arañazos en el basural

Ahora el desecho es rojo

Me hundo y floto 775 veces

Hay alguien que me ata a este quedarme viva

Me acurrucaré al hábito del pálpito

A mis espacios

Esas cicatrices, heridas de guerra

Vuelvo a la superficie, vuelvo

Elongo mis piernas

Subo la berma que me eleva al cielo

Veo a Inanna, Afrodita, Venus

Dicen

Te has convertido en reina

Juntas transitamos

El inframundo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
metamorfosis meh-tah-mor-foh-sis B2	noun - metamorphosis, transformation
reinas reh-ee-nahs A2	noun - queens
lacta lahk-tah C1	verb - lactates, exudes
loco loh-koh A2	adjective - crazy, mad
profética proh-feh-tee-kah B2	adjective - prophetic
estrambótica ehs-trahm-boh-tee-kah C1	adjective - eccentric, bizarre
enigmática eh-neeg-mah-tee-kah B2	adjective - enigmatic
teórica teh-oh-ree-kah B1	adjective - theoretical
prisma preez-mah B2	noun - prism
selvática sehl-vah-tee-kah C1	adjective - wild, untamed
onírica oh-nee-ree-kah B2	adjective - dreamlike, oneiric
tesoro teh-soh-roh A2	noun - treasure
concepta kon-sehp-tah C1	adjective - conceptual, well-thought-out
lágrima lah-gree-mah A2	noun - tear
llorona joh-roh-nah B1	noun - weeping woman, wailing woman (folklore)
filo fee-loh B1	noun - edge, blade
desecho deh-seh-koh A2	noun - waste, garbage
superficie soo-pehr-fee-see-eh B1	noun - surface

Key Grammar Structures

• Luna de corazón, noche de almíbar

  ➔ Apposition, Noun Phrases

  ➔ This line uses apposition, where 'Luna de corazón' and 'noche de almíbar' are nouns that rename or describe each other. The phrases are built with noun + prepositional phrase. The use of evocative imagery is key.

• Contigo lo quiero todo, amiga mía

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun, Direct Object Pronoun, Vocative

  ➔ "Contigo" is an indirect object pronoun meaning 'with you'. "Lo" is a direct object pronoun referring to 'todo' (everything). "Amiga mía" is a vocative, directly addressing a friend.

• Serle fiel a una misma es oro

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun, Impersonal 'se', Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ "Serle fiel" uses the reflexive pronoun 'le' to indicate being faithful *to oneself*. The impersonal 'se' construction implies a general truth. The verb 'ser' suggests a state of being, and the implied subjunctive adds a sense of desirability or importance.

• Ando muy profética, estética, estrambótica, enigmática, teórica

  ➔ Series of Adjectives, Gerund as Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ This line showcases a string of adjectives describing the speaker's state. 'Ando' (I go/I walk) is followed by a series of adjectives modifying the subject. The use of multiple adjectives creates a vivid and layered description.