Rincón Yucateco – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Porter
• Album: Moctezuma

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey into Mexican history and culture with Porter's "Rincón Yucateco." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish through its rich, poetic lyrics that delve into themes of love, loss, and identity in the context of the Spanish conquest. Its melancholic yet dreamy soundscape, blending indie rock with traditional influences, makes it a compelling and distinctive piece for language learners seeking a deeper understanding of Mexican artistic expression.

[English]

What else do you ask of love?

That I'm on my knees...

I arrived at the Village

Memorize, so I don't think

Burn the Village!

Burn the wound!

...Fly!

...Fly!

Carmelia got lost...

Searching through the hardships

The illusion is so sweet...

To someday touch them

Oh! Their heart stopped

It has fused with the stones

Of the color of a snail

It blends with the sand

Oh! I also got lost

With the shine of the pearls

Its color is so beautiful

That they kill each other to have them

Carmelia, what is the color...

Of sadness...

That in me does not cease?

Oh! Their heart stopped

It has fused with the stones

Of the color of a snail

It blends with the sand

Oh! I also got lost

With the shine of the pearls

Its color is so beautiful

That they kill each other to have them

Carmelia got lost...

She has fused with the pearls

Her heart stopped

It blends with sand

...

[Spanish]

¿Qué más me pides amar?

Que de rodillas...

Llegue a la Villa

Memorizar, para no pensar

¡Quemar la Villa!

¡Quemar la herida!

¡...Vuela!

¡...Vuela!

Carmelia se perdió...

Buscando en las mala'guas

Tan dulce la ilusión...

De alguna vez tocarlas

¡Ay! Se paró su corazón

Se ha fundido con las piedras

Del color de un caracol

Se confunde con la arena

¡Ay! También me perdí yo

Con el brillo de las perlas

Tan bonito es su color

Que se matan por tenerlas

Carmelia, ¿cuál es el color...

De la tristeza...

Que en mí no cesa?

¡Ay! Se paró su corazón

Se ha fundido con las piedras

Del color de un caracol

Se confunde con la arena

¡Ay! También me perdí yo

Con el brillo de las perlas

Tan bonito es su color

Que se matan por tenerlas

Carmelia se perdió...

Se ha fundido con las perlas

Se paró su corazón

Se confunde con arena

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rodillas ro-di-yas A1	noun - knees
memorizar me-mo-ri-sar B1	verb - to memorize
quemar ke-mar A2	verb - to burn
herida e-ri-da A2	noun - wound
volar bo-lar A1	verb - to fly
perdió per-di-o A2	verb - got lost
dulce dul-se A1	adjective - sweet
ilusión i-lu-sión B1	noun - illusion
tocarlas to-kar-las A2	verb - to touch them
paró pa-ró A2	verb - stopped
fundió fun-dió B1	verb - melted
piedras pye-dras A1	noun - stones
caracol ka-ra-kol A2	noun - snail
confunde kon-fun-de B1	verb - confuses
arena a-re-na A2	noun - sand
brillo bri-yo A2	noun - shine
perlas per-las A2	noun - pearls
bonito bo-ni-to A1	adjective - pretty
matar ma-tar A2	verb - to kill
tristeza tris-te-sa A2	noun - sadness

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué más me pides amar?

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (me)

  ➔ The pronoun "me" is used as an indirect object, referring to the person being asked.

• Llegue a la Villa

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The verb "llegue" is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire.

• ¡Quemar la Villa!

  ➔ Infinitive as Exclamation

  ➔ The infinitive "quemar" is used as an exclamation to express strong emotion.

• Carmelia se perdió...

  ➔ Reflexive Verb (se perdió)

  ➔ The verb "perdió" is reflexive, indicating that the action affects the subject.

• Tan dulce la ilusión...

  ➔ Adjective Placement (tan... como)

  ➔ The adjective "dulce" follows "tan" to emphasize the degree of sweetness.

• Se ha fundido con las piedras

  ➔ Perfect Tense (se ha fundido)

  ➔ The perfect tense "se ha fundido" indicates an action completed in the past with present relevance.

• Del color de un caracol

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (de un caracol)

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "de un caracol" describes the color by comparing it to a snail.