Guadalajara

• Par: Vicente Fernández
• Album: Primera Fila

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♪ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ♪

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

♪ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ♪

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

♪ Tienes el alma de provinciana ♪

You have the soul of a provincial town

♪ Hueles a limpio, a rosa temprana ♪

You smell clean, like an early rose

♪ A verde jara fresca del río ♪

Like the fresh green rockrose of the river

♪. Son mil palomas tu caserío ♪

Your village is a thousand doves

♪ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ♪

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

♪ Sabes a pura tierra mojada ♪

You taste like pure wet earth

¡Y arriba Las Chivas!

Up with the Chivas!

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♪ ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! ♪

Ay, ay, ay, ay!

♪ Guadalajara hermosa♪

Beautiful Guadalajara

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♪ Quiero decirte una cosa ♪

I want to tell you something

♪ Tú que conservas el agua del pozo ♪

You who preserve the water from the well

♪ Y de tus mujeres el fiel rebozo ♪

And the faithful shawl of your women

♪ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ♪

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

♪ Tienes el alma más mexicana ♪

You have the most Mexican soul

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♪ ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! ♪

Ay, ay, ay, ay!

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♪ Colomitos lejanos ♪

Distant Colomitos

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♪ ¡Ay, ojitos de agua, hermanos! ♪

Oh, little water eyes, brothers!

♪ Ay, colomitos inolvidables ♪

Oh, unforgettable Colomitos

♪ Inolvidables como las tardes ♪

Unforgettable like the afternoons

♪ En que la lluvia desde la loma ♪

When the rain from the hill

♪ No nos dejaba ir a Zapopan♪

Wouldn't let us go to Zapopan

♪ (Ay, ay, ay) ♪

(Ay, ay, ay)

♪ (Ay, ay, ay) ♪

(Ay, ay, ay)

♪ (Ay, ay, ay) ♪

(Ay, ay, ay)

♪ (Ay, ay, ay) ♪

(Ay, ay, ay)

♪ Guadalajara ♪

Guadalajara

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♪ ¡Guadalajara! ♪

Guadalajara!

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
provinciana /pɾobinˈsjana/ B2	adjective - provincial, from the province noun - provincial woman
limpio /ˈlimpjo/ A2	adjective - clean
rosa /ˈrosa/ A1	noun - rose
temprana /temˈpɾana/ B1	adjective - early
verde /ˈberde/ A1	adjective - green
jara /ˈxaɾa/ C1	noun - rockrose (a type of shrub)
fresca /ˈfɾeska/ A2	adjective - fresh
río /ˈrio/ A1	noun - river
palomas /paˈlomas/ A2	noun - doves, pigeons
caserío /kaseˈɾio/ B2	noun - hamlet, group of houses
tierra /ˈtjera/ A1	noun - earth, land
mojada /moˈxada/ A2	adjective - wet
hermosa /eɾˈmosa/ A2	adjective - beautiful
conservas /konˈserβas/ B2	verb - preserve, conserve
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1	noun - water
pozo /ˈposo/ A2	noun - well
mujeres /muˈxeɾes/ A1	noun - women
rebozo /reˈβoso/ C1	noun - shawl (Mexican)
mexicana /mexiˈkana/ A2	adjective - Mexican (feminine)
ojitos /oˈxitos/ A2	noun - little eyes
lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ A2	noun - rain

Grammaire:

• Tienes el alma de provinciana

  ➔ Use of the verb "tener" in the present tense indicating possession.

  ➔ "Tienes" is the second person singular form of "tener" in the present tense, meaning "you have."

• Hueles a limpio, a rosa temprana

  ➔ Use of "a" after verbs of smell (hueles) to indicate "smell of" or "like."

  ➔ "Hueles" is the second person singular form of "hueler" (to smell). The "a" introduces the specific smell or quality.

• Son mil palomas tu caserío

  ➔ Use of "son" (they are) to describe a state or characteristic. "Son" is the third person plural of "ser".

  ➔ "Son" is the third person plural form of "ser" (to be), used here to describe an attribute of the subject.

• Querido decirte una cosa

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "decir" after "querer" to express intention or desire.

  ➔ "Querido" is a typo; it should be "Quiero" (I want). "Quiero decirte" means "I want to tell you."

• Tú que conservas el agua del pozo

  ➔ Use of "conservar" in the present tense to indicate maintaining or preserving.

  ➔ "Conservas" is the second person singular form of "conservar," meaning "you preserve" or "you keep."

• Y de tus mujeres el fiel rebozo

  ➔ Use of the possessive "tus" to indicate possession, and "el" as the definite article.

  ➔ "Tus" is the possessive pronoun meaning "your" (plural), and "el" is the definite article "the."