La Chica del Bikini Azul – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 80s Spanish pop with this classic! This song is a perfect way to learn descriptive adjectives and casual romantic vocabulary in Spanish, all while enjoying the smooth, iconic vocals of Luis Miguel.

[English]

Lonely and sad, beneath the sun

On the beach I search for love, there must be

A place for me

People come, people go

Waves, water, light and salt, and on my skin

The heat keeps rising

Suddenly, flash!

The girl in the blue bikini

Suddenly, flash!

The color of the sea changed

The only one

It's her, this is my chance

I've got the ace (flash!)

And I can't fail, oh!

Ta-ta, tan, tan

Tan, tan, tin

Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta

Uh, ah!

Again, flash!

The girl in the blue bikini

She looks at me and flash!

We speak without speaking

It's not possible, it can't be true

My head is going to explode, I don't know anymore

If I'm doing right or wrong

Suddenly, flash!

The girl in the blue bikini

Suddenly, flash!

The color of the sea changed

The only one

It's her, this is my chance

I've got the ace

And I can't fail, oh!

Na-na, nara

Oh, oh, oh!

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh!

Again, flash!

The girl in the blue bikini

She looks at me and flash!

We speak without speaking

The only one

It's her, this is my chance

I've got the ace

And I can't fail

Flash!

...

[Spanish]

Solo y triste, y bajo el sol

En la playa busco amor, debe haber

Un lugar para mí

Gentes vienen, gentes van

Olas, agua, luz y sal, y en mi piel

El calor sube más

De pronto, ¡flash!

La chica del bikini azul

De pronto, ¡flash!

Cambió el color del mar

Una y no más

Es ella, es mi oportunidad

Yo tengo el as (¡flash!)

Y no puedo fallar, ¡oh!

Ta-ta, tan, tan

Tan, tan, tin

Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta

¡Uh, ah!

De nuevo, ¡flash!

La chica del bikini azul

Me mira y ¡flash!

Hablamos sin hablar

No es posible, no es verdad

Mi cabeza va a estallar, ya no sé

Si estoy bien o estoy mal

De pronto, ¡flash!

La chica del bikini azul

De pronto, ¡flash!

Cambió el color del mar

Una y no más

Es ella, es mi oportunidad

Yo tengo el as

Y no puedo fallar, ¡oh!

Na-na, nara

¡Oh, oh, oh!

¡Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh!

De nuevo, ¡flash!

La chica del bikini azul

Me mira y ¡flash!

Hablamos sin hablar

Una y no más

Es ella, es mi oportunidad

Yo tengo el as

Y no puedo fallar

¡Flash!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
triste triste A1	adjective - sad
playa pla-ya A1	noun - beach
buscar bus-kar A1	verb - to look for / search
lugar lu-gar A1	noun - place
olas o-las A2	noun - waves
calor ka-lor A1	noun - heat
chica chi-ka A1	noun - girl
bikini bi-ki-ni A2	noun - bikini
cambiar kam-bi-ar A2	verb - to change
oportunidad o-por-tu-ni-dad B1	noun - opportunity
fallar fa-yar B1	verb - to fail
mirar mi-rar A1	verb - to look at
hablar a-blar A1	verb - to speak / talk
cabeza ka-be-za A1	noun - head
estallar es-ta-yar B2	verb - to burst / explode

Key Grammar Structures

• Solo y triste, y bajo el sol

  ➔ Adjective usage for states of being

  ➔ "Solo" and "triste" are adjectives describing the subject's emotional state.

• Debe haber un lugar para mí

  ➔ Periphrastic construction 'Deber + infinitive' (Probability/Necessity)

  ➔ "Debe haber" indicates a strong supposition or necessity regarding the existence of something.

• Gentes vienen, gentes van

  ➔ Present indicative for repeated or habitual actions

  ➔ The verbs "vienen" and "van" use the present tense to describe a recurring scene.

• Cambió el color del mar

  ➔ Preterite tense for a completed, punctual action

  ➔ "Cambió" is in the preterite, marking a specific, sudden change.

• Es ella, es mi oportunidad

  ➔ Verb 'Ser' for identification and possession

  ➔ "Es" defines the identity of the person and the nature of the situation.

• No es posible, no es verdad

  ➔ Negation structure in Spanish

  ➔ "No" is placed before the verb to negate the statement.

• Mi cabeza va a estallar

  ➔ Periphrastic future 'Ir a + infinitive'

  ➔ "Va a estallar" expresses an imminent action or consequence.

• Ya no sé si estoy bien o estoy mal

  ➔ Indirect interrogative clause introduced by 'si'

  ➔ 'Si' is used here as 'whether' to introduce an indirect question.