Mi Marciana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant Spanish language through Alejandro Sanz's enchanting song, "Mi Marciana." This beautiful blend of Latin pop and flamenco uses rich metaphors to describe a unique and cherished love, offering listeners a chance to learn expressive vocabulary and cultural nuances .

[English]

And I swear that seeing your face lights up my soul

And you bring out the sun in your eyelashes and the world flourishes

And you drop a handkerchief while walking and my hand, without me, picks it up

You have the freshest laugh of all the fountains

You are the doorbell to the nest of my sparrows

You smell like grass and taste like ink and smudges to me

You are the May lightning, my lyrics, your creams, singing in the car

When we put our chairs together I feel so clumsy

And you have hugs saved up that encompass cities

You have a kiss of rice and milk in the valley

And you say you come from Mars and you're going

To return, come on, you'll leave

But it's just that, sometimes, only sometimes

What is happening is what it seems

Sometimes it seems like you've already left, hey

My woman

My brave lady combs

Her braid like the sirens

And rows in the sand, if she wants to

Oh, my woman

Your mint lips suit you

Better with mine, if they roll

Your smile is better, if it bites

Oh, my woman, oh-oh

...

Do you remember when the sunrises started

I feel that the dawn made us stronger

And then the quiet talk, between drops, the crumbs played their part

Then the chairs come together, the voices fall asleep

And I feel it, the tears fall, but they have no name

And I think I'll take your confusion away with a dance

That's what freedom consists of

In not giving up on giving yourself more

I like you just the way you are

If the same happens to you and you want to

We move forward and we reach the end, hey

My woman

My brave lady combs

Her braid like the sirens

And rows in the sand, if she wants to

Oh, my woman

Your mint lips suit you

Better with mine, if they roll

Your smile is better, if it bites

Oh, my woman

We-he

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

...

My woman

...

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

...

[Spanish]

Y juro que es verte la cara y mi alma se enciende

Y sacas al sol las pestañas y el mundo florece

Y dejas caer caminando un pañuelo y mi mano, sin mí, lo recoge

Tienes la risa más fresca de todas las fuentes

Eres el timbre del nido de mis gorriones

Me hueles a hierba y me sabes a tinta y borrones

Eres el rayo de mayo, mis letras, tus cremas, cantando en el coche

Cuando juntamos las sillas me siento tan torpe

Y tienes guardados abrazos que abarcan ciudades

Tienes un beso de arroz y de leche en el valle

Y dices que vienes de marte y vas

A regresar, vamos que te irás

Pero es que, a veces, tan solo a veces

Lo que está siendo es lo que parece

A veces parece que te hayas marchado ya, hey

Mi hembra

Mi dama valiente se peina

La trenza como las sirenas

Y rema en la arena, si quiere

Ay, mi hembra

Tus labios de menta te quedan

Mejor con los míos, si ruedan

Mejor tu sonrisa, si muerde

Ay, mi hembra, oh-oh

Te acuerdas de cuando empezaron los amaneceres

Siento que la madrugada nos hizo más fuertes

Y luego la charla tranquila, entre gotas, las migas hicieron su parte

Luego se juntan las sillas, las voces se duermen

Y siento, las lágrimas caen, pero no tienen nombre

Y creo que tu confusión te la quito en un baile

En eso consiste la libertad

En no renunciar a entregarte más

Tú a mí me gustas tal como eres

Si a ti te pasa lo mismo y quieres

Nos vamos pa'lante y llegamos hasta el final, hey

Mi hembra

Mi dama valiente se peina

La trenza como las sirenas

Y rema en la arena, si quiere

Ay, mi hembra

Tus labios de menta te quedan

Mejor con los míos, si ruedan

Mejor tu sonrisa, si muerde

Ay, mi hembra

We-he

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

Mi hembra

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
risa /ˈrisa/ A2	noun - laughter
beso /ˈbeso/ A2	noun - kiss
valle /ˈbaʎe/ B1	noun - valley
marte /ˈmaɾte/ B1	noun - Mars
hembra /ˈembɾa/ B2	noun - female
dama /ˈdama/ B1	noun - lady
arena /aˈɾena/ A2	noun - sand
labios /ˈla.βjos/ A2	noun - lips
sonrisa /sonˈrisa/ A2	noun - smile
amaneceres /ama.neˈθe.ɾes/ B2	noun - sunrises
lágrimas /ˈla.ɣɾi.mas/ B1	noun - tears
libre /ˈli.βɾe/ A2	adjective - free

Key Grammar Structures

• Y juro que es verte la cara y mi alma se enciende

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "juro que"

  ➔ While not strictly required in modern usage, the subjunctive mood (here implied by the overall sentiment and common practice) can follow "jurar que" (to swear that) depending on the speaker's certainty. Here, it adds a nuance of emphasis and sincerity. The phrase translates to "And I swear that seeing your face makes my soul light up."

• Y dejas caer caminando un pañuelo y mi mano, sin mí, lo recoge

  ➔ Inversion (verb before subject) for emphasis; reflexive pronoun omitted ("sin mí" implies reflexivity)

  ➔ The typical word order would be "Y caminando, dejas caer un pañuelo...". Inverting it to "Y dejas caer caminando..." gives more prominence to the action of letting the handkerchief fall. "Sin mí" implies that the hand picks it up almost automatically, without conscious control. It translates to "And you drop a handkerchief while walking, and my hand, without me, picks it up."

• Y dices que vienes de marte y vas A regresar, vamos que te irás

  ➔ Use of "ir a + infinitive" to express future intention; colloquial "vamos que" (like saying "basically")

  ➔ "Ir a + regresar" indicates a planned return. "Vamos que te irás" is a casual way of saying that she will definitely leave. Translation: "And you say you come from Mars and you're going to return, basically, you're going to leave."

• Pero es que, a veces, tan solo a veces Lo que está siendo es lo que parece

  ➔ "Lo que" as a relative pronoun referring to an abstract concept; the verb "estar" expressing a temporary state or condition.

  ➔ "Lo que" functions as "what" or "that which". "Está siendo" refers to what is currently happening. "Lo que parece" is what it seems to be. The sentence explores the idea that sometimes reality is exactly what it appears to be. Translation: "But it's that, sometimes, only sometimes, what is being is what it seems."

• Mi dama valiente se peina La trenza como las sirenas

  ➔ Reflexive verb "peinarse" indicating she is combing her own hair; "como" used as a comparative adverb.

  ➔ "Se peina" uses the reflexive pronoun to show she is performing the action on herself. "Como las sirenas" means "like the sirens". It translates to: "My brave lady combs her braid like the sirens."

• Tus labios de menta te quedan Mejor con los míos, si ruedan

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "te" indicating the mint lips suit her well; conditional clause with "si" indicating a condition for the lips to look even better

  ➔ "Te quedan" literally means "they suit you" or "they fit you". Here, it's about the *lips* suiting her. "Si ruedan" means "if they roll/touch/kiss". The implication is that her mint lips look even better when they are kissing his. Translation: "Your mint lips look better on you, better with mine, if they roll [together]."

• Siento que la madrugada nos hizo más fuertes

  ➔ "Hacerse" with an adjective to express becoming; comparative form "más fuertes"

  ➔ "Nos hizo más fuertes" means "it made us stronger". The verb *hacer* here denotes a transformation or causation. It translates to "I feel that the dawn made us stronger."