20 Rosas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Ángeles Azules, Américo
• Album: De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the evocative storytelling of "20 Rosas" by Los Ángeles Azules and Américo. This cumbia classic, while undeniably danceable, delves into the bittersweet emotions of persistent love and hopeful longing, offering a unique blend of celebratory music and heartfelt narrative.

[English]

I know I meant nothing in your life

And that I'm not in your heart or thoughts

But I am full of hopes,

But I am full of hopes,

Maybe, maybe you're not meant for me

Maybe, maybe I’ll never be able to kiss your lips,

As long as you're alone, I will carry twenty roses every spring

On your birthday, I'll bring twenty roses,

At the beginning and end of the year, I'll bring twenty roses

I'll lay a carpet of rose petals at your feet,

Fit for a beautiful princess like you.

Raca Raca Raca tuku cha

So that love can grow bigger

Raca Raca Raca tuku cha

I bring you a blessed heart

Maybe, maybe you're not meant for me

Maybe, maybe I’ll never be able to kiss your lips,

As long as you're alone, I will carry twenty roses every spring.

On your birthday, I'll bring twenty roses,

At the beginning and end of the year, I’ll bring twenty roses.

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[Spanish]

Se que no significó nada en tu vida

Y que no estoy en tu corazón ni pensamiento

Pero estoy lleno de ilusiones,

Pero estoy lleno de ilusiones,

Quizá, quizá no seas para mi

Quizá, quizá, tus labios nunca pueda besar,

Mientras estés sola, en todos los abriles te llevare 20 rosas

En tu cumpleaños te llevare 20 rosas,

Al final y principios de año te llevare 20 rosas y

Pondré una alfombra de pétalos de rosas a tus pies,

Dignas son de una linda princesa como tu.

Raca Raca Raca tuku cha

Pará qué el amor se vuelva más grande

Raca Raca Raca tuku cha

Traigo contigo un corazón bendito

Quizá, quizá no seas para mi

Quizá, quizá, tus labios nunca pueda besar,

Mientras estés sola, en todos los abriles te llevare 20 rosas.

En tu cumpleaños te llevare 20 rosas,

Al final y principios de año te llevare 20 rosas.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
lleno /ˈʝeno/ A2	adjective - full
ilusiones /iluˈsjo.nes/ B1	noun - illusions, hopes
labios /ˈla.βjos/ A2	noun - lips
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
sola /ˈso.la/ A2	adjective - alone, lonely
abriles /aˈβɾi.les/ B1	noun - Aprils
rosas /ˈro.sas/ A1	noun - roses
cumpleaños /kum.pleˈa.ɲos/ A2	noun - birthday
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun - end adjective - final
principios /pɾinˈθi.pjos/ B1	noun - beginnings
año /ˈa.ɲo/ A1	noun - year
alfombra /alˈfom.bɾa/ B1	noun - carpet, rug
pétalos /ˈpe.ta.los/ B1	noun - petals
pies /pjes/ A1	noun - feet
digna /ˈdiɣ.na/ B2	adjective - worthy
linda /ˈlin.da/ A2	adjective - pretty
princesa /pɾinˈθe.sa/ A2	noun - princess
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
grande /ˈɡɾan.de/ A1	adjective - big, large
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
bendito /benˈdi.to/ B1	adjective - blessed

Key Grammar Structures

• Se que no significó nada en tu vida

  ➔ Present tense (se que) to express knowledge or belief.

  ➔ "Se que" means 'I know that', indicating a personal belief.

• Quizá, quizá no seas para mi

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (seas) to express doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ "Quizá" means 'perhaps', indicating uncertainty about the statement.

• En tu cumpleaños te llevaré 20 rosas

  ➔ Future tense (llevaré) to express an action that will happen.

  ➔ "Te llevaré" means 'I will take you', indicating a future intention.

• Pondré una alfombra de pétalos de rosas a tus pies

  ➔ Future tense (pondré) to indicate a planned action.

  ➔ "Pondré" means 'I will place', showing intention to perform an action.

• Dignas son de una linda princesa como tú

  ➔ Adjective agreement (dignas) to match the noun in gender and number.

  ➔ "Dignas" means 'worthy', agreeing with the feminine noun 'princesa'.