Resiste y grita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Txarango, EKO Camp

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Alma libre resiste

Free soul resists

Resiste la vida

Resist life

Si te quieren callar

If they want to silence you

Canta con rebeldía

Sing with rebellion

Alma libre resiste

Free soul resists

Resiste alegría

Resist joy

Resiste al andar

Resist while walking

Resiste y grita

Resist and shout

I a tot em resiste

And everything resists me

Resiste la vida

Resist life

Si te quieren callar

If they want to silence you

Canta con rebeldía

Sing with rebellion

I a tot em resiste

And everything resists me

Resiste a la vida

Resist life

Resiste al andar

Resist while walking

Resiste a la vida

Resist life

Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Unfence walls and hearts

Nos armaremos de futuro

We will arm ourselves with the future

Habrá un camino contra el muro

There will be a way against the wall

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

We will build a better world

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Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Unfence walls and hearts

Nos armaremos de futuro

We will arm ourselves with the future

Habrá un camino contra el muro

There will be a way against the wall

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

We will build a better world

Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Unfence walls and hearts

Nos armaremos de futuro

We will arm ourselves with the future

Habrá un camino contra el muro

There will be a way against the wall

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

We will build a better world

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

This is how my people sing the border

(Txarango Presente)

(Txarango Present)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

This is how my people sing the border

(iala iala habibi)

(iala iala habibi)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

This is how my people sing the border

(Brother)

(Brother)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

This is how my people sing the border

Un sueño de libertad

A dream of freedom

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
resiste /reˈsiste/ A2	verb - to withstand or oppose
libre /ˈliβɾe/ A2	adjective - free
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
callar /ka'ʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to silence or quiet
canta /ˈkanta/ A1	verb - to sing
rebeldía /reβelˈði.a/ B2	noun - rebellion, defiance
resiste /reˈsiste/ A2	verb - to withstand or oppose
alegría /aleˈɣɾi.a/ A1	noun - joy, happiness
caminar /ka.miˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
grita /ˈɣɾi.ta/ A1	verb - to shout
futuro /fuˈtuɾo/ A2	noun - future
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A1	noun - path, way
muro /ˈmuro/ A2	noun - wall
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
mejor /mexˈxoɾ/ A2	adjective - better

Key Grammar Structures

• Resiste la vida

  ➔ Use of the definite article 'la' with a feminine noun 'vida' to form a noun phrase.

  ➔ 'la' is the definite article used to specify the noun 'vida', meaning 'life'.

• Resiste y grita

  ➔ Use of the present tense conjugation of 'resistir' (to resist) and 'gritar' (to shout) with the pronoun implicit in the verb forms.

  ➔ Both verbs are in the present tense, expressing ongoing resistance and shouting.

• Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

  ➔ Use of the verb 'contratacar' in the infinitive form following a comma, with prepositional phrase 'con tanques de canciones' for means.

  ➔ 'Contratacar' is in the infinitive, indicating the action of counterattacking, with 'con tanques de canciones' as the means or method.

• Levantaremos un mundo mejor

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'levantaremos' (we will raise) with an object 'un mundo mejor'.

  ➔ 'Levantaremos' is the future tense of 'levantar', indicating an intention or promise to build or raise a better world.

• Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

  ➔ Use of the verb 'cantar' in the present tense, third person singular ('canta') to describe what 'my people' are doing.

  ➔ 'Canta' is in the present tense, third person singular, indicating the ongoing action of singing by 'my people'.