Una Chica Esta Llorando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Acosta

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heart of Latin music with Los Acosta's classic, "Una Chica Esta Llorando." This track, rooted in the romantic and evocative styles of Cumbia and Conjunto, offers a window into heartfelt storytelling in Spanish. By listening, you can absorb not just the rhythm but also vocabulary related to deep emotion, memory, and yearning, making it a poignant and culturally rich way to connect with the language.

[English]

[Music]

a girl is

crying upon hearing this

[Music]

song that lives

remembering and thinking about her

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

love when she calls the

radio says sir

[Music]

host I want to hear that song

that breaks my

[Music]

heart that girl is very

small you shouldn't suffer

any more because at night

she dreams of the one who won't

return this story I know it

is the sir

host because many girls

[Music]

crying upon hearing this

[Music]

song When she calls the radio

sir

[Music]

host I want to hear that

song that breaks my

heart that girl is very

small you shouldn't suffer

any more because at night

she dreams of the one who won't return

this story the

I know says the

host because many girls

[Music]

crying upon hearing this

[Music]

song

[Spanish]

[Música]

una chica está

llorando al oír esta

[Música]

canción que vive

recordando y pensando en su

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

amor cuando llama a la

radio dice señor

[Música]

locutor Quiero oír esa canción

que me rompe el

[Música]

corazón esa niña es muy

pequeña no debes sufrir

más porque por la noche

sueña con el que no

volverá esta historia la conozco

es el señor

locutor porque muchas niñas

[Música]

yorar al oír esta

[Música]

canción Cuando llama a la radio

señor

[Música]

locutor Quiero oír esa

canción que me rompe el

corazón esa niña es muy

pequeña no debes sufrir

más porque por la noche

sueña con el que no volverá

esta historia la

conozco dice el señor

locutor porque muchas niñas

[Música]

lor al oír esta

[Música]

canción than

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chica ˈt͡ʃika A2	noun - girl
llorando ʎoˈɾando A2	verb - crying
canción kanˈθjon A2	noun - song
vive ˈbiβe A2	verb - lives
recordando rekoɾˈðando B1	verb - remembering
pensando penˈsando A2	verb - thinking
amor aˈmoɾ A2	noun - love
llama ˈʎama A2	verb - calls
locutor loˈkutoɾ B1	noun - radio host
rompe ˈrompe A2	verb - breaks
corazón koɾaˈθon A2	noun - heart
pequeña peˈkeɲa A2	adjective - small
sufrir suˈfɾiɾ B1	verb - to suffer
sueña ˈsweɲa A2	verb - dreams
volverá bolβeˈɾa B1	verb - will return
conozco koˈnoθko A2	verb - I know

Key Grammar Structures

• una chica está llorando

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The verb 'está llorando' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now. 'Está' is the present tense of 'estar', and 'llorando' is the gerund form of 'llorar'.

• canción que vive recordando

  ➔ Relative pronoun + present tense

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a clause describing 'canción'. 'Vive recordando' is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Vive' is the present tense of 'vivir', and 'recordando' is the gerund of 'recordar'.

• Quiero oír esa canción

  ➔ Present tense of 'querer' + infinitive

  ➔ The verb 'Quiero' is the first-person singular present tense of 'querer', expressing desire. 'Oír' is the infinitive form of the verb, used after 'querer'.

• esa niña es muy pequeña

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' + adjective

  ➔ The verb 'es' is the third-person singular present tense of 'ser', used to describe permanent characteristics. 'Pequeña' is an adjective agreeing with the feminine singular noun 'niña'.

• no debes sufrir más

  ➔ Present tense of 'deber' + infinitive

  ➔ The verb 'debes' is the second-person singular present tense of 'deber', expressing obligation. 'Sufrir' is the infinitive form of the verb, used after 'deber'.

• sueña con el que no volverá

  ➔ Present tense of 'soñar' + preposition + relative pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'sueña' is the third-person singular present tense of 'soñar'. 'Con' is a preposition meaning 'with'. 'El que' is a relative pronoun meaning 'the one who'.