Rasguña las Piedras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Sui Generis

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the profound meaning behind Sui Generis' classic "Rasguña las piedras." This song, a cornerstone of Argentine rock, offers a powerful message of resilience and the fight against internal and external barriers. Learn how its evocative lyrics and melody can inspire you to push through your own challenges and find the strength to grow.

[English]

Behind the walls

That yesterday were built around you

I beg you to still breathe

I support my back

And I hope you hold me

Through the wall of my days

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

Until it reaches me

...

Barely perceptible

I hear your words

The rock bands approach

And shake a bit

The worn-out walls

And I feel the questions in your voice

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

Until it reaches me

...

And if I’m tired of shouting at you

It’s only because I want to wake you up

And finally I see your eyes

That cry from deep within

And I begin to love you with all my skin

And I dig until I hold you

And my hands bleed

But how free we’re going to grow

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

Until it reaches me, until it reaches me

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

And it scratches the stones

Until it reaches me

...

[Spanish]

Detrás de las paredes

Que ayer te han levantado

Te ruego que respires todavía

Apoyo mis espaldas

Y espero que me abraces

Atravesando el muro de mis días

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Hasta mí

Apenas perceptibles

Escucho tus palabras

Se acercan las bandas de rock and roll

Y sacuden un poco

Las paredes gastadas

Y siento las preguntas de tu voz

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Hasta mí

Y si estoy cansado de gritarte

Es que solo quiero despertarte

Y por fin veo tus ojos

Que lloran desde el fondo

Y empiezo a amarte con toda mi piel

Y escarbo hasta abrazarte

Y me sangran las manos

Pero qué libres vamos a crecer

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Hasta mí, hasta mí

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Y rasguña las piedras

Hasta mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paredes /paˈɾeðes/ A2	noun - walls
respirar /respiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to breathe
abraces /aˈβɾaθes/ A2	verb - you embrace
días /ˈdias/ A1	noun - days
piedras /ˈpjeðɾas/ A2	noun - stones
palabras /paˈlaβɾas/ A1	noun - words
cansado /kanˈsado/ B1	adjective - tired
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
lloran /ˈʝoɾan/ A2	verb - they cry
sangran /ˈsaŋɡɾan/ B1	verb - they bleed
libres /ˈliβɾes/ B1	adjective - free
crecer /kɾeˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to grow
escarbo /esˈkaɾβo/ B2	verb - I dig

Key Grammar Structures

• Te ruego que respires todavía

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express a wish or wishful statement

  ➔ The phrase 'que respires' uses the subjunctive mood because it's expressing a wish or hope.

• Y rasguña las piedras

  ➔ The verb 'rasguña' is in the present indicative tense, indicating an ongoing or habitual action

  ➔ The verb 'rasguña' is conjugated in the present tense indicative mood, showing a repeated or ongoing action.

• Y siento las preguntas de tu voz

  ➔ The verb 'siento' is in the present indicative tense, expressing feelings or perceptions

  ➔ The verb 'siento' (from 'sentir') is in the present indicative, indicating the speaker's immediate feelings or perceptions.

• Y empiezo a amarte con toda mi piel

  ➔ The verb 'empiezo' is in the present indicative tense, showing the beginning of an action

  ➔ The verb 'empiezo' is conjugated in the present indicative to express the start of an action or process.

• Y me sangran las manos

  ➔ The verb 'sangran' is in the present indicative tense, expressing a physical pain or bleeding

  ➔ The verb 'sangran' (from 'sangrar') is conjugated in the present indicative to describe ongoing bleeding or pain.

• Pero qué libres vamos a crecer

  ➔ The phrase 'vamos a crecer' employs 'ir a' + infinitive to express a near future intention

  ➔ The construction 'vamos a + infinitive' indicates a near future action or intention.