Palmar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caloncho, Mon Laferte

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the laid-back rhythms and evocative lyrics of "Palmar" by Caloncho and Mon Laferte. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its vivid descriptions of a tropical paradise and simple, romantic expressions, making it special for its ability to transport listeners while building vocabulary related to nature, emotions, and leisure.

[English]

Dark-skinned beauty with big eyes

What a lovely shine your shoulders have

I would like to take you to the sea

And never return to the city

And be able to enjoy the day always

Lying in the sun

Without your swimsuit

Lying in the sun

Uh-uh

And never return to the city

You smell so tropical

Cucumber with chili and sea salt

I can see

A glimmer of sand

Stuck to your tanned color

That shines when reflecting the sun

I would like to sail like sweat

Your brown skin

Heading to make me steam

And lying in the sun

Without your swimsuit

Let’s lie in the sun

Uh-uh-uh

And let’s lie in the sun

Without your swimsuit

And let’s lie in the sun

Uh-uh-uh

And be able to enjoy the day always

Let’s lie in the sun

Without your swimsuit

Without your swimsuit

Uh-uh-uh

And never return to the city

...

[Spanish]

Morena de grandes ojos

Qué lindo brillo tienen tus hombros

Quisiera llevarte al mar

Y nunca regresar a la ciudad

Y poder disfrutar del día siempre

Echados al sol

Sin tu bañador

Echados al sol

Uh-uh

Y nunca regresar a la ciudad

Qué rico hueles a tropical

Pepino con chile y sal de mar

Puedo ver

Un destello de arena

Pegado a tu color tostado

Que brilla al reflejar el sol

Quisiera navegar cual sudor

Tu piel morena

Rumbo a hacerme vapor

Y echados al sol

Sin tu bañador

Echarnos al sol

Uh-uh-uh

Y echarnos al sol

Sin tu bañador

Y echarnos al sol

Uh-uh-uh

Y poder disfrutar del día siempre

Echarnos al sol

Sin tu bañador

Sin tu bañador

Uh-uh-uh

Y nunca regresar a la ciudad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
morena /moˈɾena/ A2	adjective - dark-skinned or brunette
brillo /ˈbriʝo/ A2	noun - shine or brightness
disfrutar /disfɾuˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to enjoy
ciudad /sjuˈðað/ A1	noun - city
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea
navegar /naβeˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to sail or navigate
tropical /tɾoˈpikal/ B2	adjective - relating to the tropics
destello /desˈteʝo/ B2	noun - glimmer or sparkle
color /koˈloɾ/ A1	noun - color
vapor /ˈβa.poɾ/ B2	noun - vapor or steam
hombros /ˈombɾos/ A2	noun - shoulders
rico /ˈriko/ A2	adjective - rich or tasty
sal /sal/ A1	noun - salt

Key Grammar Structures

• Morena de grandes ojos

  ➔ Noun phrase with adjectives.

  ➔ The phrase describes a person with 'dark skin' and 'big eyes', using adjectives to provide more detail.

• Quisiera llevarte al mar

  ➔ Conditional mood (subjunctive).

  ➔ The speaker expresses a desire to take someone to the sea, indicating a hypothetical situation.

• Y poder disfrutar del día siempre

  ➔ Infinitive verb construction.

  ➔ The use of the infinitive 'poder' indicates the ability or possibility to enjoy the day.

• Echados al sol

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective.

  ➔ The phrase describes a state of being 'lying in the sun', using the past participle 'echados' as an adjective.

• Qué rico hueles a tropical

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence structure.

  ➔ The phrase expresses a strong feeling about the pleasant smell, using 'qué' to emphasize the adjective 'rico'.

• Que brilla al reflejar el sol

  ➔ Relative clause.

  ➔ The clause describes the subject by providing additional information about how it shines when reflecting the sun.

• Rumbo a hacerme vapor

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating direction.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a direction towards becoming 'steam', suggesting a transformation.