Una Rosa Es una Rosa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mecano

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Es por culpa de una hembra

It's because of a woman

Que me estoy volviendo loco

That I'm going crazy

No puedo vivir sin ella

I can't live without her

Pero con ella tampoco

But with her, neither

Y si de este mal de amores

And if from this love sickness

Yo me fuera pa' la tumba

I were to go to the grave

A mi no me mandéis flores

Don't send me flowers

Y como dice esta rumba

And as this rumba says

Quise cortar la flor

I wanted to cut the flower

Más tierna del rosal

The most tender of the rosebush

Pensando que de amor

Thinking that from love

No me podía pinchar

I couldn't get hurt

Y mientras me pinchaba

And while I was getting hurt

Me enseñó una cosa

She taught me one thing

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

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

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

Y cuando abrí la mano

And when I opened my hand

Y la deje caer

And let it fall

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

Y con sus pétalos

And with its petals

Me las curó muy mosa

It healed them very well

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa.

That a rose is a rose, is a rose.

Pero cuanto más me cura

But the more it heals me

Ay al ratito más me escuece

Oh, after a while it stings more

Porque amar es el empiece

Because to love is the beginning

De la palabra amargura

Of the word bitterness

Una mentira y un credo

A lie and a creed

Por cada espina del tallo

For every thorn of the stem

Injertándose en los dedos

Grafting into my fingers

Una rosa es un rosario

A rose is a rosary

Quise cortar la flor

I wanted to cut the flower

Más tierna del rosal

The most tender of the rosebush

Pensando que de amor

Thinking that from love

No me podía pinchar

I couldn't get hurt

Y mientras me pinchaba

And while I was getting hurt

Me enseñó una cosa

She taught me one thing

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa.

That a rose is a rose, is a rose.

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

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

Y cuando abrí la mano

And when I opened my hand

Y la dejé caer

And let it fall

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

Y con sus pétalos

And with its petals

Me las curó muy mosa

It healed them very well

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

...

...

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

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

Una rosa, es una rosa es...

A rose, is a rose is...

(Una rosa, rosa)

(A rose, rose)

Una rosa, es una rosa es

A rose, is a rose is

(Una rosa, rosaaa)

(A rose, roooose)

...

...

Quise cortar la flor

I wanted to cut the flower

Más tierna del rosal

The most tender of the rosebush

Pensando que de amor

Thinking that from love

No me podría pinchar

I couldn't get hurt

Y mientras me pinchaba

And while I was getting hurt

Me enseñó una cosa

She taught me one thing

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

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

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

Y cuando abrí la mano

And when I opened my hand

Y la deje caer

And let it fall

Rompieron a sangrar las llagas en mi piel

The wounds on my skin started to bleed

Y con sus pétalos

And with its petals

Me las curó muy mosa

It healed them very well

Que una rosa es una rosa, es una rosa

That a rose is a rose, is a rose

...

...

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.