Mi Corazón Es Un Vagabundo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and 'Mi Corazón Es Un Vagabundo' by Los Acosta is a great song to start with for Spanish learners. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and loss can help you understand and express deep feelings in Spanish. Its classic Grupero melody makes it a memorable and culturally significant piece of Mexican music.

[English]

My sad heart

Nothing consoles it

Wishing to help

I told it, “Don’t cry anymore”

It answered me

“For her, I suffer”

Without her love

I am a vagabond

And my heart is a wanderer through this world

Maybe it will find true love

And my heart is a wanderer without direction

It won’t stop until someone knows how to love it

...

To my sad heart

I tried to explain to it

That in love

Sometimes you lose

And my heart is a wanderer through this world

Maybe it will find true love

And my heart is a wanderer without direction

It won’t stop until someone knows how to love it

...

[Spanish]

Mi triste corazón

Nada lo consuela

Deseándole ayudar

Le dije ya no llores

Él me contesto

Por ella sufro

Yo sin su amor

Soy un vagabundo

Y mi corazón es un vagabundo por este mundo

Tal vez hallará un amor de verdad

Y mi corazón es un vagabundo no tiene rumbo

No se detendrá hasta que alguien lo sepa amar

A mi triste corazón

Quise explicarle

Que en el amor

A veces se pierde

Y mi corazón es un vagabundo por este mundo

Tal vez hallará un amor de verdad

Y mi corazón es un vagabundo no tiene rumbo

No se detendrá hasta que alguien lo sepa amar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
vagabundo /baɣaˈbundo/ B2	noun - wanderer, vagabond adjective - wandering, roaming
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world
verdad /beɾˈðað/ B1	noun - truth
rumbo /ˈrumbo/ B2	noun - direction, course
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
detener /deteˈneɾ/ B2	verb - to stop, halt
explicar /ekspliˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to explain
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
ayudar /aʝuˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to help
hallar /aˈʎaɾ/ B2	verb - to find, to discover
saberse /saˈbeɾse/ B2	verb (reflexive) - to know oneself, to realize

Key Grammar Structures

• Nada lo consuela

  ➔ Negative word 'nada' + verb + object pronoun 'lo'

  ➔ 'Nada' means 'nothing'. The sentence literally says 'Nothing consoles him.' The pronoun 'lo' replaces a masculine direct object.

• Le dije ya no llores

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le' + preterite verb + negative imperative

  ➔ 'Le dije' means 'I told him/her'. 'Ya no llores' is a command: 'Don’t cry anymore.' Together: 'I told him/her not to cry anymore.'

• Por ella sufro

  ➔ Preposition 'por' + pronoun + verb in present tense

  ➔ ‘Por ella’ means ‘because of her’. The structure shows cause. The present tense verb ‘sufro’ (I suffer) expresses current emotion.

• Soy un vagabundo

  ➔ Verb 'ser' + indefinite article + noun

  ➔ Used to describe identity or characteristic. 'Soy' = 'I am', 'un vagabundo' = 'a wanderer'.

• Tal vez hallará un amor de verdad

  ➔ Future tense verb + adverb of doubt

  ➔ 'Tal vez' means 'maybe'. The verb 'hallará' is the future of 'hallar' (to find). Expresses a possible future.

• No se detendrá hasta que alguien lo sepa amar

  ➔ Reflexive future + 'hasta que' + subjunctive clause

  ➔ ‘No se detendrá’ = ‘it will not stop’. After ‘hasta que’, Spanish requires subjunctive: ‘lo sepa amar’ = ‘someone knows how to love it’.

• A veces se pierde

  ➔ Impersonal construction with reflexive verb

  ➔ 'Se pierde' means 'one loses' or 'people lose'. The reflexive 'se' creates a general or impersonal statement.

• Mi triste corazón

  ➔ Possessive adjective + descriptive adjective + noun order

  ➔ 'Mi' shows possession (my), 'triste' describes the noun 'corazón' (heart). Normal order in Spanish: 'mi + adjective + noun'.