Muchacha de Los Ojos Tristes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Retoños del Rio

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ni una simple sonrisa

Not a simple smile

Ni un poco de luz en sus ojos profundos

Not a bit of light in her deep eyes

Ni siquiera el reflejo

Not even the reflection

De algún pensamiento que alegre su mundo

Of some thought that brightens her world

Hay tristeza en sus ojos

There is sadness in her eyes

Hablando y callando bailando conmigo

Talking and silent, dancing with me

Ni una pena ajena

Not a foreign sorrow

Que llega a mi alma me hace cariño

That reaches my soul and brings me affection

La muchacha de los ojos tristes

The girl with the sad eyes

Vive sola y necesita amor

Lives alone and needs love

Como al aire, necesita verme

Like the air, she needs to see me

Como al sol, la necesito yo

Like the sun, I need her

La muchacha de los ojos tristes

The girl with the sad eyes

Ha encontrado al fin una razón

Has finally found a reason

Para hacer que su mirada ría

To make her gaze laugh

Con mis besos y su gran amor

With my kisses and her great love

No te pongas triste, chiquita

Don't be sad, little one

Que aquí está tu retoño

For here is your sprout

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...

Ni su nombre conozco

I don't even know her name

Y ya quiero volver a encontrármela a solas

And I already want to find her alone again

Y en sus ojos de otoño

And in her autumn eyes

Dormir poco a poco olvidando las horas

To sleep little by little, forgetting the hours

Yo pretendo saber

I intend to know

Por qué extraña razón hoy sus ojos no ríen

Why for some strange reason her eyes don't laugh today

Yo prentendo lograr

I intend to achieve

Con ternura y amor ver sus ojos felices

With tenderness and love to see her eyes happy

La muchacha de los ojos tristes

The girl with the sad eyes

Vive sola y necesita amor

Lives alone and needs love

Como al aire, necesita verme

Like the air, she needs to see me

Como al sol, la necesito yo

Like the sun, I need her

La muchacha de los ojos tristes

The girl with the sad eyes

Ha encontrado al fin una razón

Has finally found a reason

Para hacer que su mirada ría

To make her gaze laugh

Con mis besos y mi gran amor

With my kisses and my great love

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sonrisa /sοˈnɾisa/ A2	noun - smile
luz /luθ/ A2	noun - light
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
profundos /pɾoˈfundos/ B1	adjective - deep
pensamiento /pensamiˈento/ B1	noun - thought
triste /tɾisˈte/ A2	adjective - sad
callando /kaˈʝando/ B2	verb - remaining silent, silent
pena /ˈpena/ A2	noun - sorrow, pity
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
razón /raˈson/ B1	noun - reason, justification
mirada /miˈˈɾaða/ A2	noun - gaze, look
besos /ˈbesos/ A1	noun - kisses
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
fin /fin/ A2	noun - end

Key Grammar Structures

• Ni una simple sonrisa

  ➔ Negation with 'ni' to express 'not even a single smile'.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the absence of something, in this case, a smile.

• Hay tristeza en sus ojos

  ➔ Use of 'hay' to indicate existence.

  ➔ This indicates that sadness exists in her eyes.

• La muchacha de los ojos tristes

  ➔ Noun phrase with a definite article to specify a subject.

  ➔ This phrase identifies the girl with sad eyes as the main subject.

• Que llega a mi alma me hace cariño

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause.

  ➔ This clause explains the effect of the sadness on the speaker's soul.

• Como al aire, necesita verme

  ➔ Simile using 'como' to compare needs.

  ➔ This line compares the girl's need for love to the need for air.

• Ha encontrado al fin una razón

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ This indicates that she has finally found a reason for happiness.

• Con mis besos y su gran amor

  ➔ Use of 'con' to indicate means or accompaniment.

  ➔ This indicates that her happiness is achieved through love and affection.