Muchachita De Ojos Tristes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Sergio Vega
• Album: Plaza Nueva

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Se te ve agotada de caminar

You look exhausted from walking

Descansa en mí

Rest in me

Muchachita

Little girl

Bajo tu mirada veo la soledad

Under your gaze, I see loneliness

Pidiéndote

Asking you

Muchachita

Little girl

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

De ojos tristes

With sad eyes

Dime lo que haces lejos de tu hogar

Tell me what you do far from home

Confía en mí

Trust in me

Muchachita

Little girl

Cuéntame el motivo que te hace escapar

Tell me the reason that makes you escape

Lo entenderé

I will understand

Muchachita

Little girl

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

De ojos tristes

With sad eyes

...

...

Desahógate en mis brazos

Unburden yourself in my arms

Calma en mí todas tus penas

Calm all your sorrows in me

Y haz que salga la tristeza

And let the sadness out

Que hay en ti

That is in you

Bebe un poco de mi vino

Drink a little of my wine

Siéntate junto a mi hoguera

Sit by my fire

Y sonríe nuevamente

And smile again

Para mí

For me

Muchachita

Little girl

...

...

Sobre tu semblante nace una sonrisa

On your face, a smile is born

Tus ojos brillan

Your eyes shine

Muchachita

Little girl

Sientes un alivio en el corazón

You feel relief in your heart

Ya no estás sola

You are no longer alone

Muchachita

Little girl

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

De ojos tristes

With sad eyes

Háblame de tu pasado

Talk to me about your past

Lléname con tu perfume

Fill me with your perfume

Quédate esta noche, amiga, junto a mí

Stay this night, friend, by my side

Yo también me siento solo

I also feel lonely

Yo también he caminado

I have also walked

Yo también estoy cansado

I am also tired

Ya de huir

Of fleeing

Muchachita

Little girl

Desahógate en mis brazos

Unburden yourself in my arms

Calma en mí todas tus penas

Calm all your sorrows in me

Y haz que salga la tristeza

And let the sadness out

Que hay en ti

That is in you

Yo también me siento solo

I also feel lonely

Yo también he caminado

I have also walked

Yo también estoy cansado

I am also tired

Ya de huir

Of fleeing

Muchachita

Little girl

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
agotada /aɣoˈtaða/ B2	adjective - exhausted
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
descansa /deˈkansa/ A2	verb - to rest
mirada /miˈɾaða/ A2	noun - gaze, look
soledad /solaˈðað/ B1	noun - solitude, loneliness
confía /konˈfi.a/ A2	verb - to trust
motivo /moˈti.βo/ B1	noun - reason, motive
escapar /esˈka.paɾ/ B1	verb - to escape
desahógate /de.saˈxo.ɣa.te/ C1	verb - to vent, to pour out emotions
calma /ˈkalma/ A2	noun - calm, tranquility
penas /ˈpe.nas/ A2	noun - sorrows, troubles
tristeza /tɾisˈte.θe.sa/ B1	noun - sadness
brillan /ˈbɾi.ʝan/ A2	verb - shine
siente /ˈsjent.e/ A2	verb - to feel
alivio /aˈli.βjo/ B2	noun - relief
sonríe /sonˈɾi.e/ A2	verb - to smile

Key Grammar Structures

• Se te ve agotada de caminar

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "Se te ve" indicates a passive construction where the subject is affected by the action.

• Dime lo que haces lejos de tu hogar

  ➔ Indirect command

  ➔ The phrase "Dime lo que haces" is an indirect command asking someone to tell something.

• Desahógate en mis brazos

  ➔ Reflexive verb

  ➔ The verb "desahógate" is reflexive, indicating that the subject is performing the action on themselves.

• Cuéntame el motivo que te hace escapar

  ➔ Subordinate clause

  ➔ The phrase "que te hace escapar" is a subordinate clause providing additional information about the motive.

• Yo también me siento solo

  ➔ Emphatic structure

  ➔ The phrase "Yo también" emphasizes the speaker's shared experience of loneliness.

• Bebe un poco de mi vino

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Bebe un poco" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command.

• Quédate esta noche, amiga, junto a mí

  ➔ Direct address

  ➔ The word "amiga" is a direct address to the listener, creating a personal connection.