Huitzil – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Porter

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and cultural adventure with Porter's "Huitzil." This song is a beautiful blend of indie rock and pre-Hispanic Mexican folklore, offering a unique opportunity to connect with Nahuatl culture through its rich symbolism of the hummingbird and Aztec mythology. Explore lyrics that delve into identity, spirituality, and a critique of modern life, making it a special piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

...

I don’t know if you’re from here

if you’re from

there, I don’t know if the path you

chose will lead you to the

truth. Oh, maybe you didn’t

learn, and now it’s harder for you to give. Or

maybe you didn’t learn, and now it’s

harder for you to give.

...

You could be the left

blue side. Give me more

strength, hummingbird.

Wake up. Days and whole nights

and the nightmares are just

beginning. The TV has been

programming

it for years, and I spend my days and whole nights

searching for you.

What I think, the Universe

breathes and goes in reverse. You think I don’t

sense your energy, and with a verse, you

offer me the

solution. And since it fell, what I think

before I decide what’s coming at the

start, I’d like to paint it like a stain

on a canvas. Who has the

solution? And today, I spend my days and nights

searching, and the nightmares are just

beginning. The TV hasn’t been

programming

for years, and now I spend my days and nights

going by, searching for you.

Oh

...

[Spanish]

[Música]

no sé si vienes de aquí

si vienes de

allá no sé si el camino que

escogiste te lleve a la

verdad Oh tal vez no

aprendiste y ahora darte cuesta más O

tal vez no aprendiste y ahora darte

cuesta más

[Música]

pudiendo ser el lado

izquierda azul Dame más

fuerza colib

despierta Días y noches enteras

y las pesadillas apenas están

comenzando el televisor hace años lo

está

programando y me paso los días y noches

enteras buscándote

que pienso lo que pienso el Universo se

respira y va inverso piensas que no

percibo tu energía y con unverso me

ofreces la

solución y desde que Cayo lo que pienso

antes de que decida lo que viene en el

comienzo me gustaría pintarlo como manch

sobre un Lienzo Quién tiene la

solución y hoy paso los días y enteras

buscando y las pesadillas apenas están

comenzando el televisor hace años no

está

programando y Ho paso los días y noches

empas buscándote

Oh

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vienes ˈbjenes A1	verb - you come
camino kaˈmino A1	noun - path
escogiste eskoˈxiste A2	verb - you chose
verdad beɾˈðað A1	noun - truth
aprendiste aprenˈdiste A2	verb - you learned
izquierda iθˈkjerða A1	noun - left
azul aˈθul A1	adjective - blue
fuerza ˈfwerθa A1	noun - strength
colib koˈliβ B2	noun - hummingbird
despierta desˈpjerθa A2	verb - wake up
pesadillas pesaˈðiʎas A2	noun - nightmares
comenzando komenˈθando A2	verb - beginning
televisor teleβiˈsoɾ A1	noun - television
programando pɾoɣɾaˈmando B1	verb - programming
Universo uniˈβeɾso A1	noun - universe
energía enˈeɾxɪa A2	noun - energy
solución soluˈθjon A2	noun - solution
Lienzo ˈljenso B1	noun - canvas

Key Grammar Structures

• no sé si vienes de aquí

  ➔ Present tense with 'sé' (know)

  ➔ The verb 'sé' (know) is in the present tense, indicating uncertainty in the present.

• si vienes de allá

  ➔ Present subjunctive with 'vienes'

  ➔ The verb 'vienes' is in the present subjunctive, used after 'si' to express uncertainty or a hypothetical situation.

• el camino que escogiste

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' + preterite 'escogiste'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a clause describing 'el camino,' and 'escogiste' is in the preterite, indicating a completed action in the past.

• pudiendo ser el lado izquierda azul

  ➔ Gerund 'pudiendo' + infinitive 'ser'

  ➔ The gerund 'pudiendo' is used to express a simultaneous action, and 'ser' is in the infinitive form, acting as the main verb.

• despierta Días y noches enteras

  ➔ Imperative 'despierta' + plural nouns

  ➔ The imperative 'despierta' is a command, and 'Días y noches enteras' are plural nouns, emphasizing the duration of the action.