Resiste y grita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Txarango, EKO Camp

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Resiste y grita" by Txarango and EKO Camp. This song, rooted in real-world experiences of resistance and hope, offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish through its powerful and direct lyrics. You'll grasp vocabulary related to social justice, resilience, and community, while experiencing the vibrant fusion of reggae, Latin, and pop influences that make Txarango's sound so special and universally appealing.

[English]

Free soul resists

Resist life

If they want to silence you

Sing with rebellion

Free soul resists

Resist joy

Resist while walking

Resist and shout

And everything resists me

Resist life

If they want to silence you

Sing with rebellion

And everything resists me

Resist life

Resist while walking

Resist life

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Unfence walls and hearts

We will arm ourselves with the future

There will be a way against the wall

We will build a better world

...

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Unfence walls and hearts

We will arm ourselves with the future

There will be a way against the wall

We will build a better world

Counterattack, with tanks of songs

Unfence walls and hearts

We will arm ourselves with the future

There will be a way against the wall

We will build a better world

This is how my people sing the border

(Txarango Present)

This is how my people sing the border

(iala iala habibi)

This is how my people sing the border

(Brother)

This is how my people sing the border

A dream of freedom

...

[Spanish]

Alma libre resiste

Resiste la vida

Si te quieren callar

Canta con rebeldía

Alma libre resiste

Resiste alegría

Resiste al andar

Resiste y grita

I a tot em resiste

Resiste la vida

Si te quieren callar

Canta con rebeldía

I a tot em resiste

Resiste a la vida

Resiste al andar

Resiste a la vida

Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Nos armaremos de futuro

Habrá un camino contra el muro

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Nos armaremos de futuro

Habrá un camino contra el muro

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

Contratacar, con tanques de canciones

Desalambrar vallas y corazones

Nos armaremos de futuro

Habrá un camino contra el muro

Levantaremos un mundo mejor

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

(Txarango Presente)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

(iala iala habibi)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

(Brother)

Así canta mi pueblo la frontera

Un sueño de libertad

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'.