Lyrics & Translation
Discover self-love and empowerment through Aria Bela's hit song "Pilates." Learn how the lyrics use fitness and luxury lifestyle metaphors to express emotional rebirth, and explore the catchy blend of pop, reggaeton, and trap that makes this song a modern anthem.
Key Vocabulary
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corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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era /ˈeɾa/ A2 |
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verano /beˈɾano/ A2 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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chica /ˈt͡ʃika/ A1 |
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solita /soˈlita/ A2 |
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margaritas /maɾɣaˈɾitas/ B1 |
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cartera /kaɾˈteɾa/ A2 |
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azul /aˈsul/ A1 |
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tatú /taˈtu/ B1 |
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sirve /ˈsiɾβe/ A2 |
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baddie /ˈbædi/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Hace tiempo algún cabrón, dañó su corazón
➔ Preterite (Simple Past) tense
➔ The verb "dañó" (damaged) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. "Hace tiempo" (some time ago) further emphasizes the past.
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Dijo a la verg* el amor, 100mil años atrás
➔ Preterite (Simple Past) tense with idiom
➔ The verb "dijo" (said) is in the preterite tense. The phrase "dijo a la verg* el amor" is an idiom, indicating a strong rejection of love.
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Por eso ahora está en su era pilates
➔ Present tense of "estar" with prepositional phrase
➔ The verb "está" (is) is in the present tense, indicating her current state. "En su era pilates" (in her pilates era) is a prepositional phrase describing where she is metaphorically.
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La baby es una clean girl de 10 a 10
➔ Present tense of "ser" for description
➔ The verb "es" (is) is in the present tense, used with "ser" to describe the baby. It indicates a permanent or characteristic quality. The phrase "de 10 a 10" describes a timeframe.
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Verano en Ibiza, en el Yate, en su era Pilates
➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb) and prepositional phrases
➔ The verb "is" is omitted for brevity, creating a series of prepositional phrases. "En Ibiza", "en el Yate", "en su era Pilates" all describe location.
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Kinda Lolita, que anda solita, tu favorita Ra- Ra
➔ Relative Pronoun "que", Third-Person Singular Present
➔ "Que" introduces a relative clause modifying "Lolita". "Anda" is the third-person singular present form of "andar".
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Le dicen: Uh, de nada sirve si ya no estás tu
➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (present real condition)
➔ The sentence "de nada sirve si ya no estás tu" is a conditional sentence. "Si ya no estás tu" introduces the condition, and "de nada sirve" is the result. It describes a real possibility in the present. The indicative "sirve" and "estás" are used.