Rival – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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minuto /miˈnuto/ A1 |
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tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1 |
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alma /ˈalma/ A2 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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vida /ˈbida/ A1 |
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sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2 |
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tormenta /toɾˈmenta/ B1 |
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mar /maɾ/ A1 |
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daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2 |
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paz /pas/ A2 |
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tempestad /tempesˈtad/ B2 |
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rival /riˈβal/ B1 |
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años /ˈaɲos/ A1 |
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sabor /saˈβoɾ/ A2 |
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felicidad /felisiˈdad/ B1 |
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enemigo /eneˈmiɣo/ A2 |
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laberinto /labeˈɾinto/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Un minuto de silencio es lo que estoy pidiendo
➔ Cleft sentence using 'lo que'
➔ The structure 'Es lo que...' emphasizes the thing being requested ('un minuto de silencio'). 'Lo que estoy pidiendo' is the relative clause acting as the subject complement.
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Para que hoy te enteres qué mi alma ya no está muriendo
➔ Subjunctive mood in a clause of purpose.
➔ The phrase "para que..." introduces a clause of purpose, requiring the subjunctive. "Te enteres" is the subjunctive form of "enterarse" in the second person singular. The word 'que' (qué) needs an accent mark because it has an interrogative meaning.
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Te equivocaste en lo absoluto, no intentes regresar
➔ Use of 'en lo absoluto' to emphasize negation.
➔ 'En lo absoluto' means 'not at all' or 'absolutely not'. It strongly negates the mistake made.
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Prefiero vivir mil años sin ti Que una eternidad pasándola así
➔ Comparison using 'que' after 'preferir'.
➔ 'Que' is used to introduce the second part of the comparison after the verb 'preferir' (to prefer). It indicates what is being preferred *over* something else.
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Y me da lo mismo lo que puedas sentir
➔ Impersonal expression using 'dar lo mismo' + subjunctive.
➔ 'Dar lo mismo' means 'to not matter' or 'to be all the same'. When followed by 'lo que', it often takes the subjunctive in the dependent clause ('puedas sentir').
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Es como ir hundiéndose en el mar
➔ Gerund phrase used as a simile.
➔ The phrase 'ir hundiéndose' is a gerund phrase, describing the act of sinking. It's part of a simile using 'como' (like) to compare continuing the relationship to sinking in the sea.
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¿Por qué seguirme haciendo daño?
➔ Use of 'seguir' + gerund to express continuing action.
➔ 'Seguir + gerund' (haciendo) indicates that the action (doing damage) is ongoing. It emphasizes the continuation of the harmful behavior.
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Me fuiste convirtiendo en tu enemigo, siendo la culpable
➔ Past progressive with 'ir' + gerund, and gerund used as an adverbial modifier.
➔ 'Fuiste convirtiendo' (you were turning) is the past progressive. 'Siendo la culpable' (being the one to blame) is a gerund phrase modifying the main clause and explaining the manner in which the speaker was being turned into an enemy.
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Hasta que borré el sabor de la felicidad
➔ Use of 'hasta que' followed by a preterite verb.
➔ 'Hasta que' (until) is followed by the preterite 'borré' (I erased) when describing a completed action that happened up to a certain point in the past.