Una chica está llorando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta
• Album: Las 20 Poderosas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Spanish romantic ballads with Los Acosta. Through 'Una chica está llorando,' you can learn expressive vocabulary related to emotions and heartbreak, while experiencing the unique melodic textures of the Grupero style that make this song a timeless classic.

[English]

A girl is crying

Upon hearing this song

Because she keeps remembering

And thinking of her love

...

When she calls the radio station

She says: "Mr. DJ

I want to hear that song

That breaks my heart"

That girl is so young

She shouldn't suffer anymore

Because at night she dreams

Of the one who won't return

"I know this story well"

Says the DJ

Because many girls cry

Upon hearing this song

...

When she calls the radio station

She says: "Mr. DJ

I want to hear that song

That breaks my heart"

That girl is so young

She shouldn't suffer anymore

Because at night she dreams

Of the one who won't return

"I know this story well"

Says the DJ

Because many girls cry

Upon hearing this song

...

[Spanish]

Una chica está llorando

Al oír esta canción

Porque vive recordando

Y pensando en su amor

Cuando llama a la radio

Dice: "señor locutor

Quiero oír esa canción

Que me rompe el corazón"

Esa niña es muy pequeña

No debe sufrir más

Porque, por la noche sueña

Con el que no volverá

"Esta historia la conozco"

Dice el señor locutor

Porque muchas niñas lloran

Al oír esta canción

Cuando llama a la radio

Dice: "señor locutor

Quiero oír esa canción

Que me rompe el corazón"

Esa niña es muy pequeña

No debe sufrir más

Porque, por la noche sueña

Con el que no volverá

"Esta historia la conozco"

Dice el señor locutor

Porque muchas niñas lloran

Al oír esta canción

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chica chika A1	noun - girl
llorando yorando A2	verb - crying
oír oir A2	verb - to hear
canción kansion A1	noun - song
recordando rekordando B1	verb - remembering
amor amor A1	noun - love
radio radio A1	noun - radio
locutor lokutor B2	noun - announcer
rompe rompe A2	verb - breaks
corazón korason A1	noun - heart
pequeña pekenya A1	adjective - small / young
sufrir sufrir A2	verb - to suffer
noche noche A1	noun - night
sueña suenya A2	verb - dreams
historia istoria A2	noun - story
conozco konosko A2	verb - I know

Key Grammar Structures

• Una chica está llorando

  ➔ Present continuous (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ The structure "está llorando" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• Al oír esta canción

  ➔ Al + Infinitive (Temporal structure)

  ➔ Using "al" + infinitive expresses "upon" or "when" something happens.

• Porque vive recordando

  ➔ Periphrasis (Vivir + Gerund)

  ➔ The structure "vive recordando" indicates a persistent or continuous action over time.

• Que me rompe el corazón

  ➔ Relative clause with "Que"

  ➔ "Que" is used as a relative pronoun connecting the antecedent "canción" to the action of breaking the heart.

• No debe sufrir más

  ➔ Modal verb "Deber" (Obligation/Advice)

  ➔ "No debe" expresses a strong suggestion or moral obligation regarding her state.

• Con el que no volverá

  ➔ Future tense (Volverá)

  ➔ "Volverá" is the third-person singular future form of "volver", indicating an action that will not happen in the future.

• Esta historia la conozco

  ➔ Direct object pronoun placement

  ➔ The pronoun "la" refers to "esta historia" and is placed before the conjugated verb "conozco".

• Porque muchas niñas lloran

  ➔ Causal conjunction "Porque"

  ➔ "Porque" introduces a subordinate clause that explains the reason behind the narrator's knowledge.