Rosario Tijeras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Juanes

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in Colombian Spanish with Juanes' impactful song "Rosario Tijeras." This track offers a unique linguistic journey into the dialect of the Paisa (Medellín) region, while narrating the compelling and tragic story of its titular character. Through its vivid storytelling and powerful rock-infused melodies, you'll gain insight into both the language's nuances and a complex cultural narrative.

[English]

In the street, on the corner

In the square, in the block, dad

Rosario Tijeras is back

So she can hide

And her name was Rosario, she was the boss of the neighborhood

With her gun in hand, always ready to kill

In hatred and disappointments, Rosario was number one

She never loved, nor was she loved

And in her eyes, pain always existed

It was all because in her childhood

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

She was Rosario Tijeras, the one with the gun, little mirror, and lipstick

In her purse always full of vice

Sex, bullets, pleasure, and pain

The one with a thousand and one lives

Bam-bam-bam! Rosario

She never loved, nor was she loved

And in her eyes, pain always existed

It was all because in her childhood

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

And she confused love

A bullet is what entered her heart

She never cried

In her soul, a cry was always heard

Of so many she killed

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

That's how Rosario died

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

...

And in her eyes, pain always existed

It was all because in her childhood

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

And she confused love

A bullet is what entered her heart

She never cried

In her soul, a cry was always heard

Of so many she killed

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

That's how Rosario died

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

And she confused love

She never cried

...

Of so many she killed

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

That's how Rosario died

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

...

[Spanish]

En la calle, en la esquina

En la plaza, en la cuadra, papá

Está de vuelta la Rosario Tijeras

Pa' que se esconda

Y se llamaba Rosario, del barrio era la mandamás

Con su pistola en la mano, siempre lista pa' matar

En odios y desengaños, Rosario era la number one

Nunca amó, ni la amaron

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

Todo fue porque en su niñez

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

Era Rosario Tijeras, la de pistola, espejito y labial

En su cartera siempre llena de vicio

Sexo, balas, placer y dolor

La de las mil y una vidas

¡Bam-bam-bam! Rosario

Nunca amó, ni la amaron

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

Todo fue porque en su niñez

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

Y confundió el amor

Una bala lo que entró en su corazón

Nunca jamás lloró

En su alma siempre un llanto se escuchó

De tantos que mató

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

Rosario así murió

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

Y en sus ojos, siempre el dolor existió

Todo fue porque en su niñez

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

Y confundió el amor

Una bala lo que entró en su corazón

Nunca jamás lloró

En su alma siempre un llanto se escuchó

De tantos que mató

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

Rosario así murió

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

Y confundió el amor

Nunca jamás lloró

De tantos que mató

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

Rosario así murió

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain or suffering
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈbi.ðað/ A2	noun - life
señal /seˈɲal/ B1	noun - signal
fuerza /ˈfweɾ.θa/ (Spain), /ˈfweɾ.sa/ (Latin America) B1	noun - strength, force
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ B1	noun - paths or roads
violación /βjo.laˈθjon/ (Spain), /bjo.laˈsjon/ (Latin America) B2	noun - violation, rape
herido /eˈɾi.ðo/ B2	adjective - injured
carta /ˈkar.ta/ A2	noun - letter, card
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ (Spain), /ˈsje.lo/ (Latin America) A2	noun - sky

Key Grammar Structures

• Nunca amó, ni la amaron

  ➔ Past simple tense to express actions that happened in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca amó" means "She never loved" and "ni la amaron" means "nor was she loved".

• En sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate a state that has continued from the past to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "el dolor existió" means "the pain existed" and indicates a lasting state.

• Todo fue porque en su niñez un mal pa' la violó

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a specific event in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Todo fue porque" means "Everything was because" indicating a cause.

• Era Rosario Tijeras, la de pistola, espejito y labial

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe ongoing states or characteristics in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Era Rosario Tijeras" means "It was Rosario Tijeras" indicating identity.

• Y confundió el amor

  ➔ Past simple tense to indicate a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "confundió el amor" means "confused love" indicating a misunderstanding.

• Nunca jamás lloró

  ➔ Double negation to emphasize the negation of an action.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca jamás lloró" means "She never cried" emphasizing the permanence of her state.

• Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

  ➔ Use of 'nadie' to indicate no one, emphasizing absence.

  ➔ The phrase "nadie la lloró" means "no one cried for her" indicating her isolation.