Muerte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natalia Lafourcade

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Natalia Lafourcade's "Muerte" and unlock the beauty of Spanish expression. This song, a tender meditation on life and death, offers rich vocabulary and poetic phrasing that can enhance your understanding of nuanced emotions in Spanish. Its introspective bossa nova and jazz stylings provide an accessible entry point to Latin American musical traditions, making language learning a soulful and meaningful experience. Through its heartfelt narrative, you'll discover how Spanish conveys profound philosophical concepts and emotional resilience, enriching both your language skills and your perspective on life.

[English]

I thank death

For teaching me how to live

For inviting me out

To truly decipher my fate

Holding my strong hand

Filling it with life

It’s as if evil takes hold of me

Because the present clings to me

After my war has died

Today I am reborn, grateful

After my war has died

Today I am reborn

Grateful

I thank the flowers

For the scent of jasmine

For inviting me to the garden

Where pain is wept

Drinking the liquors

Sacred of our land

Sadness at last is buried

And I surrender to joy

I could not know who I am

But falling scares me

I could not know who I am

But not falling

Oh, that’s what truly scares me

Death

For having looked at death

It’s just that today I walk through life

With faith and a burning soul

Death

To greet death

It’s just that today I cherish love

That is born in me forever

Palm sugarcane fields

The beaches of Veracruz

They gave strength to the light

That had been lost in abundance

Mineral dust

And I became stars

And the sky I discovered

Today dazzles me with life

I danced so gratefully

That I offered my death to God

I danced so gratefully

That my death to God

I offered it

Death

For having looked at death

It’s just that today I walk through life

With faith and a burning soul

Death

To greet death

It’s just that today I walk through life

With faith and a burning soul

Death

For having looked at death

It’s just that today I walk through life

With faith and a burning soul

Death

To greet death

It’s just that today I cherish love

That is born in me forever

I danced

I danced so gratefully

That my death to God

I offered it

I danced

I danced so gratefully

That my death to God

I offered it

I danced

I danced so gratefully

That my death to God

To God, my death

I offered it

I thank life

I thank death

Lorenzo, my life

My dear

I thank death

For teaching me how to live

[Spanish]

Eu agradeço a morte

Por me ensinar a viver

Por me convidar para sair

Para decifrar bem minha sorte

Segurando minha mão forte

Enchendo-a de vida

É como se o mal tomasse conta de mim

Porque o presente se apega em mim

Depois de morrer minha guerra

Hoje renasço grata

Depois de morrer minha guerra

Hoje renasço

Grata

Eu agradeço as flores

Ao cheiro de jasmim

Por me convidar para o jardim

Onde a dor é chorada

Tomando os licores

Sagrados da nossa terra

A tristeza por fim se enterra

E eu me entrego à alegria

Eu poderia não saber quem sou

Mas não cair me apavora

Eu poderia não saber quem sou

Mas não cair

Oh, isso sim que me apavora

Morte

De ter olhado para a morte

É que hoje eu ando pela vida

Com fé e alma ardente

Morte

Para saudar a morte

É que hoje eu valorizo o amor

Que nasce em mim para sempre

Campos de cana de palmeiras

As praias de Veracruz

Eles deram força à luz

Que haviam perdido em abundância

Pó mineral

E estrelas eu me tornei

E o céu que eu descobri

Hoje me deslumbra com a vida

Eu dancei tão grata

Que ofereci minha morte a Deus

Eu dancei tão grata

Que a Deus minha morte

Eu o ofereci

Morte

De ter olhado para a morte

É que hoje eu ando pela vida

Com fé e alma ardente

Morte

Para saudar a morte

É que hoje eu ando pela vida

Com fé e alma ardente

Morte

De ter olhado para a morte

É que hoje eu ando pela vida

Com fé e alma ardente

Morte

Para saudar a morte

É que hoje eu valorizo o amor

Que nasce em mim para sempre

Dancei

Dancei tão grata

Que a Deus minha morte

Eu o ofereci

Dancei

Dancei tão grata

Que a Deus minha morte

Eu o ofereci

Dancei

Dancei tão grata

Que a Deus minha morte

A Deus minha morte

Eu o ofereci

Eu agradeço a vida

Eu agradeço a morte

Lorenzo minha vida

Meu lindo

Eu agradeço a morte

Por me ensinar a viver

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
muerte muerte B1	noun - death
agradecer agradecer B1	verb - to thank, to be grateful for
enseñar enseñar B1	verb - to teach, to show
vivir vivir A2	verb - to live
suerte suerte B1	noun - luck, fate
fuerte fuerte A2	adjective - strong, powerful noun - a strong point, a forte
vida vida A1	noun - life
guerra guerra B2	noun - war
renacer renacer B2	verb - to be reborn, to rise again
grata grata B2	adjective - grateful, pleased
flores flores A1	noun - flowers
jazmín jazmín B2	noun - jasmine (flower)
dolor dolor B1	noun - pain, sorrow
licor licor C1	noun - liquor, distilled spirit
sagrado sagrado B2	adjective - sacred, holy
tristeza tristeza B1	noun - sadness
alegría alegría B1	noun - joy, gladness
ardente ardente C1	adjective - burning, passionate
alma alma B1	noun - soul
amor amor A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu agradeço a morte

  ➔ Present Tense

  ➔ The verb 'agradeço' is in the present tense, indicating a current action or state of gratitude.

• Por me ensinar a viver

  ➔ Infinitive Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'por me ensinar' uses the infinitive form to express purpose or reason.

• Depois de morrer minha guerra

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'depois de' indicates a temporal relationship, meaning 'after'.

• Hoje renasço grata

  ➔ Adverb of Time

  ➔ The adverb 'hoje' specifies the time of the action, meaning 'today'.

• Eu poderia não saber quem sou

  ➔ Conditional Mood

  ➔ The verb 'poderia' is in the conditional mood, expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Que a Deus minha morte Eu o ofereci

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The verb 'ofereci' is in the subjunctive mood, used in a dependent clause to express a wish or emotion.

• Eu dancei tão grata

  ➔ Adverb of Manner

  ➔ The adverb 'tão' indicates the manner of the action, meaning 'so' or 'very'.

• Lorenzo minha vida, Meu lindo

  ➔ Vocative Case

  ➔ The words 'Lorenzo' and 'lindo' are in the vocative case, used to address someone directly.