Que Tiene La Niña – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Leo Dan

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

La niña está triste

The girl is sad

¿Qué tiene la niña?

What is wrong with the girl?

Qué puedo, yo, hacer

What can I do

Para que sonría

To make her smile

No puedo reírme

I can't laugh

Me dijo la niña

The girl told me

Mi amor ha muerto

My love has died

Y ha muerto mi vida

And my life has died

Señor, ayúdala, Dios mío

Lord, help her, my God

Porque, a ella, yo la quiero con todo mi corazón

Because I love her with all my heart

Señor, te pido que la ayudes

Lord, I ask you to help her

Es muy niña y en su alma no tiene que haber dolor

She is very young and there should be no pain in her soul

No quisiera nunca

I would never want

Verte triste, niña

To see you sad, girl

Nunca verte triste

Never to see you sad

Amor de mi vida

Love of my life

Señor, ayúdala, Dios mío

Lord, help her, my God

Porque, a ella, yo la quiero con todo mi corazón

Because I love her with all my heart

Señor, te pido que la ayudes

Lord, I ask you to help her

Es muy niña y en su alma no tiene que haber dolor

She is very young and there should be no pain in her soul

La niña está triste

The girl is sad

¿Qué tiene la niña?

What is wrong with the girl?

Qué puedo, yo, hacer

What can I do

Para que sonría

To make her smile

La niña está triste

The girl is sad

¿Qué tiene la niña?

What is wrong with the girl?

Qué puedo, yo, hacer

What can I do

Para que sonría

To make her smile

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
triste /tɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad
tener /teˈneɾ/ A2	verb - to have
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to do, to make
sonría /sonˈri.a/ B1	verb - to smile
reírme /reˈiɾ.me/ C1	verb - to laugh
dijo /diˈxo/ B1	verb - said
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
muerto /ˈmweɾ.to/ B2	adjective - dead
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
ayúdala /a.ʝuˈða.la/ B2	verb - help her
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
pido /ˈpi.ðo/ B1	verb - I ask for

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué tiene la niña?

  ➔ Interrogative form using '¿Qué' + verb + article + noun to ask about 'what' someone or something has.

  ➔ This is a question asking about the possession or condition of the girl, with '¿Qué' meaning 'what' and the verb 'tener' implying 'to have'.

• No puedo reírme

  ➔ Reflexive verb construction with 'puedo' + 'reírme' indicating the inability to laugh.

  ➔ The verb 'reírse' is reflexive, meaning 'to laugh oneself', and 'puedo' means 'I can', so 'No puedo reírme' means 'I cannot laugh' or 'I am unable to laugh'.

• Mi amor ha muerto

  ➔ Perfect tense with 'ha muerto' indicating 'has died', expressing a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase 'ha muerto' is present perfect tense, combining the auxiliary verb 'haber' (ha) with the past participle 'muerto' to show that the love has ended.

• Porque, a ella, yo la quiero con todo mi corazón

  ➔ Using indirect object pronouns 'a ella' and object 'la' with the verb 'querer' to express love for someone.

  ➔ The pronouns 'a ella' (to her) and 'la' (her) clarify the object of the love, and 'con todo mi corazón' emphasizes the depth of the emotion.

• Señor, ayúdala, Dios mío

  ➔ Imperative or subjunctive form used to make a plea or prayer, addressing God directly.

  ➔ These phrases are direct appeals to God, using imperative mood in 'ayúdala' (help her) and an explicit address 'Dios mío' (My God).