Navidad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Miranda!, Bandalos Chinos

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Navidad" by Miranda! and Bandalos Chinos, a captivating song that offers a unique window into Spanish emotional expression. This vibrant pop collaboration, blending introspective lyrics with cheerful melodies, provides an engaging and special opportunity for language learners to delve into the nuances of feelings expressed in Spanish.

[English]

I, that you, wouldn't even get close to me

When the lights come and go

Give me something of solitude

Today is the day when all is wrong

I didn't want to, but Christmas

Came and nothing depresses me more

...

It's like something in me

Closes the door I opened yesterday

Even if you knock, I will never be

I'm sunk in my garden

It’s better if we take a few days

I want to think a bit about what I have to do

And, just today, better not decide anything

I could ruin everything if I have no notion

It's something much stronger than me

I can't make myself come to reason

Know that this doesn't make me happy

(Even if you understand it that way)

There's a voice inside me

That reminds me that I lied to you

It sounds worse in the song

It's not that big of a deal, but still, yes

It’s better if we take a few days

I want to think a bit about what I have to do

And, just today, better not decide anything

I could ruin everything if I have no notion

That it was you whom I felt was mine

The one who perfumed my life with a dream of a flower

I know I am, let's say, somewhat immature

But that's the way I understand love (uh!)

...

It’s better if we take a few days

I want to think a bit about what I have to do

And, just today, better not decide anything

I could ruin everything if I have no notion

That it was you whom I felt was mine

The one who perfumed my life with a dream of a flower

I know I am, let's say, somewhat immature

But that's the way I understand love

But that's the way I understand love

...

[Spanish]

Yo, que tú, ni me acercaría a mí

Cuando las luces vienen y van

Regalame algo de soledad

Hoy es el día en que todo mal

No quería, pero Navidad

Llegó y nada me deprime más

Es como si algo de mí

Cierre la puerta que ayer abrí

Aunque golpeés, nunca estaré

Estoy hundido en mi jardín

Va a ser mejor que dejemos unos días

Yo quiero pensar un poco lo que tengo que hacer

Y, justo hoy, mejor no decidir nada

Podría arruinarlo todo si no tengo noción

Es algo mucho más fuerte que yo

No puedo hacerme entrar en razón

Sabé que esto no me hace feliz

(Aunque lo entiendas así)

Hay una voz dentro de mí

Que me recuerda que te mentí

Suena peor en la canción

No es para tanto, pero igual sí

Va a ser mejor que dejemos unos días

Yo quiero pensar un poco lo que tengo que hacer

Y, justo hoy, mejor no decidir nada

Podría arruinarlo todo si no tengo noción

Que fuiste tú a quien he sentido mía

La que perfumó mi vida con un sueño de flor

Yo sé que soy, digamos, algo inmaduro

Pero es esa la manera en que yo entiendo el amor (¡uh!)

Va a ser mejor que dejemos unos días

Yo quiero pensar un poco lo que tengo que hacer

Y, justo hoy, mejor no decidir nada

Podría arruinarlo todo si no tengo noción

Que fuiste tú a quien he sentido mía

La que perfumó mi vida con un sueño de flor

Yo sé que soy, digamos, algo inmaduro

Pero es esa la manera en que yo entiendo el amor

Pero es esa la manera en que yo entiendo el amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Navidad /na.βiˈðad/ A1	noun - Christmas
luces /ˈlu.θes/ A2	noun - lights
soledad /soleˈðad/ B1	noun - solitude
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
mal /mal/ A2	adjective - bad
hundido /unˈdi.ðo/ B2	adjective - sunken
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A2	adjective - better
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to think
decidir /deθiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide
arruinar /aruˈinaɾ/ B2	verb - to ruin
razón /raˈθon/ B1	noun - reason
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
voz /βos/ A1	noun - voice
canción /kanˈsjon/ A2	noun - song
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ B1	noun - dream
flor /flor/ A1	noun - flower
inmaduro /inmaˈðuɾo/ B2	adjective - immature
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo, que tú, ni me acercaría a mí

  ➔ Conditional sentences (type 2 - hypothetical)

  ➔ Uses the structure 'If I were you, I wouldn't...' expressing advice or a hypothetical situation. 'Que tú' is a slightly informal way of saying 'si yo fuera tú'.

• Regalame algo de soledad

  ➔ Imperative mood with pronoun object ('me')

  ➔ 'Regálame' is the imperative form of 'regalar' (to give as a gift) combined with the indirect object pronoun 'me' (to me). It is a command/request: 'Give me'.

• Hoy es el día en que todo mal

  ➔ Relative clause with "en que"

  ➔ "En que" is a relative pronoun used to introduce a relative clause referring to a time or place. In this case it refers to the day.

• Llegó y nada me deprime más

  ➔ Comparison of inequality (más)

  ➔ 'Más' is used to express 'more' in a comparison of inequality. Here, 'nada me deprime más' means 'nothing depresses me more'.

• Aunque golpeés, nunca estaré

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'aunque'

  ➔ When 'aunque' (even if/although) expresses a hypothetical situation or doubt, the subjunctive mood is used. 'Golpees' is the present subjunctive form of 'golpear' (to knock).

• Va a ser mejor que dejemos unos días

  ➔ Impersonal expression with 'ser' + adjective + 'que' + subjunctive

  ➔ The structure 'va a ser mejor que' (it's going to be better that) introduces a suggestion or recommendation. The verb following 'que' should be in the subjunctive mood because it expresses uncertainty or subjectivity.

• Que fuiste tú a quien he sentido mía

  ➔ Use of "a quien" as a personal "a" plus relative pronoun

  ➔ 'A quien' is used when the relative pronoun refers to a person and is the direct object of the verb in the relative clause. The personal 'a' is required before 'quien' when it refers to a specific person who is the object.