Mi Marciana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

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

And I swear that seeing your face lights up my soul

Y sacas al sol las pestañas y el mundo florece

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

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

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

Tienes la risa más fresca de todas las fuentes

You have the freshest laugh of all the fountains

Eres el timbre del nido de mis gorriones

You are the doorbell to the nest of my sparrows

Me hueles a hierba y me sabes a tinta y borrones

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

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

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

Cuando juntamos las sillas me siento tan torpe

When we put our chairs together I feel so clumsy

Y tienes guardados abrazos que abarcan ciudades

And you have hugs saved up that encompass cities

Tienes un beso de arroz y de leche en el valle

You have a kiss of rice and milk in the valley

Y dices que vienes de marte y vas

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

A regresar, vamos que te irás

To return, come on, you'll leave

Pero es que, a veces, tan solo a veces

But it's just that, sometimes, only sometimes

Lo que está siendo es lo que parece

What is happening is what it seems

A veces parece que te hayas marchado ya, hey

Sometimes it seems like you've already left, hey

Mi hembra

My woman

Mi dama valiente se peina

My brave lady combs

La trenza como las sirenas

Her braid like the sirens

Y rema en la arena, si quiere

And rows in the sand, if she wants to

Ay, mi hembra

Oh, my woman

Tus labios de menta te quedan

Your mint lips suit you

Mejor con los míos, si ruedan

Better with mine, if they roll

Mejor tu sonrisa, si muerde

Your smile is better, if it bites

Ay, mi hembra, oh-oh

Oh, my woman, oh-oh

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Te acuerdas de cuando empezaron los amaneceres

Do you remember when the sunrises started

Siento que la madrugada nos hizo más fuertes

I feel that the dawn made us stronger

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

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

Luego se juntan las sillas, las voces se duermen

Then the chairs come together, the voices fall asleep

Y siento, las lágrimas caen, pero no tienen nombre

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

Y creo que tu confusión te la quito en un baile

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

En eso consiste la libertad

That's what freedom consists of

En no renunciar a entregarte más

In not giving up on giving yourself more

Tú a mí me gustas tal como eres

I like you just the way you are

Si a ti te pasa lo mismo y quieres

If the same happens to you and you want to

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

We move forward and we reach the end, hey

Mi hembra

My woman

Mi dama valiente se peina

My brave lady combs

La trenza como las sirenas

Her braid like the sirens

Y rema en la arena, si quiere

And rows in the sand, if she wants to

Ay, mi hembra

Oh, my woman

Tus labios de menta te quedan

Your mint lips suit you

Mejor con los míos, si ruedan

Better with mine, if they roll

Mejor tu sonrisa, si muerde

Your smile is better, if it bites

Ay, mi hembra

Oh, my woman

We-he

We-he

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

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Mi hembra

My woman

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Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

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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."