OHNANA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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loco /ˈlo.ko/ A2 |
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hermosa /eɾˈmo.sa/ A1 |
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pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A1 |
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seguir /seˈɣiɾ/ A1 |
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boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1 |
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baile /ˈbai̯.le/ A1 |
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luna /ˈlu.na/ A1 |
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susurrar /su.suˈraɾ/ B1 |
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historia /isˈto.ɾja/ A1 |
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conocer /ko.noˈseɾ/ A1 |
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conquistar /koŋ.kisˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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desnudar /des.nuˈðaɾ/ B2 |
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mojar /moˈxaɾ/ B1 |
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vaivén /bai̯ˈβen/ B2 |
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pared /paˈɾeð/ A1 |
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oído /oˈi.ðo/ A1 |
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brisa /ˈbɾi.sa/ B1 |
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rosa /ˈro.sa/ A1 |
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tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1 |
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recordar /re.koɾˈðaɾ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Parqueado en el mismo lugar donde te conocí
➔ Past Participle as Adjective/Adverbial Participle & Relative Adverb ("donde")
➔ "Parqueado" (parked) is the past participle of "parquear." Here, it functions as an adjective or adverbial participle, describing the state of the speaker. "Donde" (where) is a relative adverb introducing a clause that specifies the place.
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Todo lo que suena en la radio
➔ Relative Pronoun "lo que"
➔ "Lo que" (what, that which) is a neuter relative pronoun used to refer to an indefinite antecedent, an idea, or a concept. It means 'the thing that' or 'that which.'
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Y yo no sé si pueda
➔ Subjunctive Mood after "si" (expressing uncertainty)
➔ "Pueda" (from "poder") is in the present subjunctive, used here after "no sé si" to express uncertainty or doubt about a possibility. While "si" often takes the indicative for real conditions, it takes the subjunctive for hypothetical or uncertain situations, especially after expressions of doubt.
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Sigo pensando en tu boca
➔ Verb Phrase "seguir + gerund" (to keep on doing something)
➔ The construction "seguir" (to continue, to follow) followed by a gerund (-ando/-iendo) indicates that an action is still in progress or continues to happen. "Sigo pensando" means 'I keep on thinking' or 'I am still thinking'.
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Me encierro en cuatro paredes
➔ Reflexive Verb "encerrarse"
➔ "Encerrarse" (to shut oneself in) is a reflexive verb, indicated by the reflexive pronoun "me" before the conjugated verb. This means the subject (I) is performing the action upon themselves.
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En estos tiempos no se ve
➔ Impersonal "se" Construction
➔ The impersonal "se" construction (se + third person singular verb) is used to express general truths, observations, or what 'one' or 'people in general' do, without specifying the agent. "No se ve" means 'it is not seen' or 'one doesn't see'.
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Mira la Luna y siente que estoy al oído susurrando
➔ Imperative Mood & "estar + gerund" (Present Progressive)
➔ "Mira" and "siente" are affirmative tú commands (imperative mood), directly telling someone to do something. "Estoy susurrando" uses the structure "estar" (to be) + gerund (-ando/-iendo) to describe an action that is currently in progress.
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Con una rosa, la conquisté
➔ Direct Object Pronoun ("la")
➔ "La" is a feminine singular direct object pronoun, replacing the noun that receives the action of the verb directly (e.g., 'a ella' or 'la mujer'). It is placed before the conjugated verb.
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Bailando dancehall, me la llevé
➔ Double Object Pronouns & Gerund as Adverbial Phrase
➔ "Me la" combines an indirect object pronoun ("me" - to/for me, or dative of interest) and a direct object pronoun ("la" - her). "Bailando" (dancing) is a gerund used as an adverbial phrase, explaining the manner in which the action of taking her away happened.
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Sin tocarla, la desnudé
➔ Preposition "sin" + Infinitive with attached Object Pronoun
➔ The preposition "sin" (without) is followed by an infinitive ("tocar" - to touch) to express the absence of an action. When the action has a direct object, the object pronoun ("la") is attached directly to the infinitive.