Un Día Cualquiera – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Silvana Estrada

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a beautiful linguistic journey with Silvana Estrada's "Un Día Cualquiera." This song offers a lyrical immersion into the nuances of Spanish, exploring themes of everyday longing and deep connection. Its poetic language and heartfelt delivery provide an accessible entry point for language learners to appreciate the beauty of expression and the cultural richness embedded in Latin American folk music. Discover how ordinary days are transformed into profound experiences through Estrada's unique artistry and the evocative power of the Spanish language.

[English]

I want an ordinary day of rushes and arguments

Of nights that wait for me, fresh and silent

I want to be of time, if only a beautiful echo

To spend my whole life looking into your eyes

I want to be just the murmurs of your mouth

...

Sometimes a cheerful kiss, sometimes a butterfly

I want to be the rival fear in your soul

...

And when dawn falls

Your body be there first

There, there, there, there

Ah‑ah‑ah‑ah‑ah

I want to be the rival fear in your soul

...

And when dawn falls

To tell you I love you there

...

[Spanish]

Quiero un día cualquiera de prisas y argumentos

De noches que me esperan fresquitas y en silencio

Quiero ser del tiempo si acaso un eco hermoso

Pasar la vida entera mirándote a los ojos

Quiero ser apenas murmullos de tu boca

A veces beso alegre y a veces mariposa

Quiero ser del miedo rival en tu alma

Y cuando caiga el alba

Tu cuerpo esté primero ahí

Ahí, ahí, ahí, ahí

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Quiero ser del miedo rival en tu alma

Y cuando caiga el alba

Decirte que te quiero ahí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prisas ˈpɾisas A2	noun - hurries
argumentos aɾɣuˈmentos A2	noun - arguments
fresquitas fresˈkitas A2	adjective - cool (diminutive of fresh)
silencio siˈlenθjo A1	noun - silence
acaso aˈkaso A2	adverb - by chance
eco ˈeko A1	noun - echo
hermoso erˈmoso A1	adjective - beautiful
entera enˈtera A2	adjective - entire
mirándote miˈɾante A2	verb - looking at you
ojos ˈoxos A1	noun - eyes
murmullos murˈmuʎos B1	noun - murmurs
alegre aˈleɣɾe A1	adjective - happy
mariposa maɾiˈposa A1	noun - butterfly
rival riˈbal B1	noun - rival
alma ˈalma A2	noun - soul
alba ˈalba B1	noun - dawn

Key Grammar Structures

• Quiero un día cualquiera de prisas y argumentos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing desire, prepositional phrase modifying 'día'

  ➔ "Quiero" triggers the subjunctive. "de prisas y argumentos" specifies *what kind* of day is desired – a day *of* rushes and arguments. The preposition 'de' indicates origin or characteristic.

• Quiero ser apenas murmullos de tu boca

  ➔ Use of 'apenas' as an adverb of quantity, infinitive as a noun.

  ➔ "Apenas" means 'only' or 'just'. The infinitive phrase "murmullos de tu boca" functions as the object of 'ser' – I want to *be* only whispers *from* your mouth. It's a poetic construction.

• A veces beso alegre y a veces mariposa

  ➔ Use of 'a veces' (sometimes), coordinating conjunction 'y' (and), apposition.

  ➔ "A veces... y a veces..." creates a parallel structure. "mariposa" (butterfly) is used as an apposition to 'beso alegre' – implying a light, fleeting quality to the kiss. It's not *literally* a butterfly, but evokes that feeling.

• Quiero ser del miedo rival en tu alma

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating belonging/opposition, metaphorical language.

  ➔ This is a complex line. The speaker doesn't want to *be* fear itself, but to be the *rival* of fear *within* your soul. 'Del miedo' means 'of the fear'. It's a powerful image of wanting to protect the beloved from their own anxieties.