Una Rosa Es una Rosa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mecano

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the complexities of love through Mecano's iconic song "Una rosa es una rosa." This track blends Spanish pop with flamenco rhythms, offering a poetic reflection on love's dual nature. By listening, you can appreciate the nuanced expression of emotions and cultural fusion that makes Mecano a beloved artist.

[English]

It's because of a woman

That I'm going crazy

I can't live without her

But with her, neither

And if from this love sickness

I were to go to the grave

Don't send me flowers

And as this rumba says

I wanted to cut the flower

The most tender of the rosebush

Thinking that from love

I couldn't get hurt

And while I was getting hurt

She taught me one thing

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

(That a rose is a rose, is a rose)

And when I opened my hand

And let it fall

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

And with its petals

It healed them very well

That a rose is a rose, is a rose.

But the more it heals me

Oh, after a while it stings more

Because to love is the beginning

Of the word bitterness

A lie and a creed

For every thorn of the stem

Grafting into my fingers

A rose is a rosary

I wanted to cut the flower

The most tender of the rosebush

Thinking that from love

I couldn't get hurt

And while I was getting hurt

She taught me one thing

That a rose is a rose, is a rose.

(That a rose is a rose, is a rose)

And when I opened my hand

And let it fall

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

And with its petals

It healed them very well

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

...

(And put on your high-heeled shoes and strut, and put on your high-heeled shoes and strut)

A rose, is a rose is...

(A rose, rose)

A rose, is a rose is

(A rose, roooose)

...

I wanted to cut the flower

The most tender of the rosebush

Thinking that from love

I couldn't get hurt

And while I was getting hurt

She taught me one thing

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

(That a rose is a rose, is a rose)

And when I opened my hand

And let it fall

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

And with its petals

It healed them very well

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

...

[Spanish]

Es por culpa de una hembra

Que me estoy volviendo loco

No puedo vivir sin ella

Pero con ella tampoco

Y si de este mal de amores

Yo me fuera pa' la tumba

A mi no me mandéis flores

Y como dice esta rumba

Quise cortar la flor

Más tierna del rosal

Pensando que de amor

No me podía pinchar

Y mientras me pinchaba

Me enseñó una cosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

(Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa)

Y cuando abrí la mano

Y la deje caer

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

Y con sus pétalos

Me las curó muy mosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa.

Pero cuanto más me cura

Ay al ratito más me escuece

Porque amar es el empiece

De la palabra amargura

Una mentira y un credo

Por cada espina del tallo

Injertándose en los dedos

Una rosa es un rosario

Quise cortar la flor

Más tierna del rosal

Pensando que de amor

No me podía pinchar

Y mientras me pinchaba

Me enseñó una cosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa.

(Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa)

Y cuando abrí la mano

Y la dejé caer

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

Y con sus pétalos

Me las curó muy mosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

(Y que ponte los zapatos de tacón y taconea, y que ponte los zapatos de tacón y taconea)

Una rosa, es una rosa es...

(Una rosa, rosa)

Una rosa, es una rosa es

(Una rosa, rosaaa)

Quise cortar la flor

Más tierna del rosal

Pensando que de amor

No me podría pinchar

Y mientras me pinchaba

Me enseñó una cosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

(Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa)

Y cuando abrí la mano

Y la deje caer

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

Y con sus pétalos

Me las curó muy mosa

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rosa /ˈro.sa/ A1	noun - rose
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
mano /ˈma.no/ A1	noun - hand
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
cortar /koɾˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to cut
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
tumba /ˈtum.ba/ B1	noun - tomb, grave
dedos /ˈde.ðos/ B1	noun - fingers
caer /kaˈeɾ/ B1	verb - to fall
pensando /penˈsan.do/ B1	verb - thinking
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to heal, to cure
tierna /ˈtjeɾ.na/ B2	adjective - tender, delicate
llagas /ˈʎa.ɣas/ B2	noun - sores, wounds
amargura /amaɾˈɣu.ɾa/ C1	noun - bitterness
injertándose /inxeɾˈtan.do.se/ C2	verb - grafting

Key Grammar Structures

• Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

  ➔ Use of the present tense to state a truth or definition.

  ➔ The phrase "es" (is) is used to state equivalence or identity.

• Pensando que de amor no me podía pinchar

  ➔ Use of the imperfect subjunctive to express doubt or hypothesis.

  ➔ The phrase "no me podía" indicates inability in the past subjunctive mood.

• Y mientras me pinchaba

  ➔ Use of the imperfect indicative to describe ongoing or repeated past actions.

  ➔ The verb "me pinchaba" is in the imperfect indicative, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

• Me enseñó una cosa

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense to express a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The verb "enseñó" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Y con sus pétalos / Me las curó muy mosa

  ➔ Use of the pronoun "las" as a direct object referring to "pétalos" (flowers).

  ➔ The pronoun "las" replaces plural feminine nouns like "pétalos".

• Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa.

  ➔ Use of the present indicative to state a universal truth or essence.

  ➔ The verb "es" (is) in the present tense indicates a general, timeless truth.

• Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "rompieron" to express a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The verb "rompieron" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action.