Tiene Espinas el Rosal – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Cañaveral de Humberto Pabón
• Album: Los Gigantes de la Cumbia, Vol. 2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Spanish-language Cumbia with this track! By listening to 'Tiene Espinas el Rosal,' you can learn expressive romantic vocabulary and poetic metaphors used to describe complex emotions, making it a perfect song for connecting with the soulful side of the language.

[English]

Licenciado Leopoldo Cano, enjoy it, pi, pi, pi, pi!

...

And that's how the great David plays

...

I looked for in your affection

A love I've never known

Like a toy that as a child

I longed for with all my soul

But you turned out like all the rest

It was a mistake to have loved you

It's slipping through my fingers

Your rosebush, which is my obsession

...

I was far from thinking

That you would be my penance

How long must I weep?

Experience comes at a high price

I was far from thinking

That a love could hurt this much

The rosebush has thorns

And my soul is crying

...

Julio Cesar Guerrero, what a groove!

...

Cisto Ronaldo Gutierrez

And Polo Maldonado

...

And this is the flavor of Cañaveral, let's go!

...

I looked for in your affection

A love I've never known

Like a toy that as a child

I longed for with all my soul

But you turned out like all the rest

It was a mistake to have loved you

It's slipping through my fingers

Your rosebush, which is my obsession

...

I was far from thinking

That you would be my penance

How long must I weep?

Experience comes at a high price

I was far from thinking

That a love could hurt this much

The rosebush has thorns

And my soul is crying

Shakira and Gina, enjoy it, enjoy it

...

Paquito

...

[Spanish]

Licenciado Leopoldo Cano, goza, ¡pi, pi, pi, pi!

Y así toca el buen David

Yo buscaba en tu cariño

Un amor que no he tenido

Cuál juguete que de niño

Con el alma ambicioné

Mas resultas como todas

Fue un error haberte amado

Se me escapa de las manos

Tu rosal que es mi delirio

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que serías mi penitencia

Cuánto tiempo he de llorar

Cuesta caro la experiencia

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que un amor doliera tanto

Tiene espinas el rosal

Y mi alma está llorando

Julio Cesar Guerrero, ¡qué nota!

Cisto Ronaldo Gutierrez

Y Polo Maldonado

Y este es el sabor de Cañaveral, ¡bota!

Yo buscaba en tu cariño

Un amor que no he tenido

Cuál juguete que de niño

Con el alma ambicioné

Mas resultas como todas

Fue un error haberte amado

Se me escapa de las manos

Tu rosal que es mi delirio

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que serías mi penitencia

Cuánto tiempo he de llorar

Cuesta caro la experiencia

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que un amor doliera tanto

Tiene espinas el rosal

Y mi alma está llorando

Shakira y Gina, goza, goza

Paquito

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cariño kaˈriɲo A2	noun - affection, tenderness, darling
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
juguete xuˈgete A2	noun - toy
niño ˈniɲo A1	noun - child, boy
alma ˈalma B1	noun - soul
ambicioné ambisjoˈne C1	verb - to ambition, to desire strongly (past tense)
error eˈroɾ A2	noun - error, mistake
amado aˈmaðo A2	adjective - loved, beloved
manos ˈmanos A1	noun - hands
rosal roˈsal B2	noun - rose bush
delirio deˈliɾjo C1	noun - delirium, madness, obsession
penitencia peniˈtentsja C1	noun - penance, suffering
tiempo ˈtjempo A1	noun - time
experiencia ekspeˈɾjentsja B1	noun - experience
espinas esˈpinas B2	noun - thorns, spines