Mierda – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Elsa y Elmar

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and immersive experience, and Elsa y Elmar's 'Mierda' offers a unique opportunity to connect with the emotional nuances of Spanish. This poignant ballad, with its raw and direct lyrics, allows learners to explore themes of love, vulnerability, and the fear of loss in a deeply personal and relatable way. The song's straightforward yet emotionally charged language makes it an excellent tool for understanding how Spanish is used to convey profound feelings, making the learning process not just educational, but also deeply moving.

[English]

I can still look at you for whole hours

And still believe that it's hard for me to know what you're thinking

And when we sleep in separate beds

I'm missing something, I can't find the perfect position

I don't want everything to go to shit

For not knowing how, for love to get lost

I don't want everything to go to shit

...

I hope to illuminate your dark moments

Give you all those wise pieces of advice that I've never followed

To be quiet and listen to you, to know your fears

And for you to show them to me so we can scream together when they appear

I don't want everything to disappear

For love to get lost without knowing how

I don't want to forget you and for you to forget me

Nor do I want to be part of what you remember

Nor do I want to start another life without you

I don't want everything to go

I don't want to meet people again without you

...

Without you

...

I don't want everything to go to shit

For not knowing how, for love to get lost

I don't want to forget you, or you to forget me

Nor do I want to be part of what you remember

Nor do I want to start another life without you

I don't want everything to go

I don't want to meet people again without you

Without you

...

[Spanish]

Aún puedo mirarte por horas completas

Y seguir creyendo que me cuesta mucho saber lo que piensas

Y cuando dormimos en camas distintas

Me hace falta algo, no logro encontrar la posición perfecta

No quiero que todo se vaya a la mierda

Por no saber cómo, que el amor se pierda

No quiero que todo se vaya a la mierda

Espero alumbrarte momentos oscuros

Darte todos esos consejos, tan sabios, que nunca he seguido

Callar y escucharte, saber de tus miedos

Y que me los muestres para gritar juntos cuando se aparezcan

No quiero que todo se desaparezca

Que sin saber cómo, el amor se pierda

No quiero olvidarte y que tú me olvides

Ni quiero hacer parte de lo que recuerdas

Ni quiero empezar otra vida sin contar contigo

No quiero que todo se vaya

No quiero volver a conocer personas sin ti

Sin ti

No quiero que todo se vaya a la mierda

Por no saber cómo, que el amor se pierda

No quiero olvidarte ni que tú me olvides

Ni quiero hacer parte de lo que recuerdas

Ni quiero empezar otra vida sin contar contigo

No quiero que todo se vaya

No quiero volver a conocer personas sin ti

Sin ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look (at)
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A1	verb - to believe
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ A1	verb - to sleep
faltar /falˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to lack
encontrar /enkonˈtɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to find
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love noun - love
alumbrar /alũmˈbɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to illuminate
momento /moˈmento/ A1	noun - moment
oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ A2	adjective - dark
consejo /konˈseχo/ B1	noun - advice
sabio /ˈsa.βjo/ B2	adjective - wise
callar /kaˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to be quiet
escuchar /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ A1	verb - to listen
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2	noun - fear
olvidar /olbiˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
conocer /konoˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to know/meet

Key Grammar Structures

• Aún puedo mirarte por horas completas

  ➔ Adverb "aún" meaning "still" or "yet".

  ➔ The adverb "aún" emphasizes that the speaker *still* has the ability to look at the person for hours.

• Y seguir creyendo que me cuesta mucho saber lo que piensas

  ➔ Gerund "siguiendo" indicating continuous action. Indirect statement using "que".

  ➔ "seguir + gerund" expresses a continuous action. The clause "que me cuesta mucho saber lo que piensas" is the direct object of "creyendo".

• Me hace falta algo, no logro encontrar la posición perfecta

  ➔ Impersonal verb "hacer falta" meaning "to be lacking" or "to need".

  ➔ "Me hace falta algo" translates to "I'm lacking something" or "I need something". The subject of the verb is "algo", not "me".

• No quiero que todo se vaya a la mierda

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "no quiero que". Idiomatic expression "irse a la mierda".

  ➔ When expressing a wish, desire, or command in the negative using verbs like "querer", the subjunctive mood is used in the dependent clause. "Irse a la mierda" means "to go to hell" or "to fall apart".

• Por no saber cómo, que el amor se pierda

  ➔ "Por" + infinitive expressing a cause or reason. Subjunctive in "se pierda" due to the previous use of "no quiero que" (implicit).

  ➔ "Por no saber cómo" explains the reason *why* the speaker doesn't want everything to fall apart. The "que" introduces a clause explaining what the speaker *doesn't want* to happen, thus taking the subjunctive.

• Espero alumbrarte momentos oscuros

  ➔ Verb "Espero" followed by an infinitive indicating hope or expectation.

  ➔ "Espero alumbrarte" means "I hope to light up for you", indicating the speaker's desire to provide support.

• Darte todos esos consejos, tan sabios, que nunca he seguido

  ➔ Relative pronoun "que" introducing a relative clause. Use of "tan... que" to express intensity.

  ➔ The relative clause "que nunca he seguido" modifies "esos consejos". "Tan sabios, que..." means "so wise, that...". The phrase implies the speaker gives wise advice that *they themselves* don't follow.

• Ni quiero empezar otra vida sin contar contigo

  ➔ Use of "ni" to connect negative parallel ideas. "Contar con" meaning "to count on" or "to rely on".

  ➔ The "ni" connects this phrase to previous phrases that started with "No quiero". "Sin contar contigo" means "without counting on you" or "without relying on you", indicating the speaker wants the other person to be a part of their future.