Vine del Norte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ismael Serrano

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Vine del norte buscando una canción y una cruz,

Coming from the north searching for a song and a cross,

Y allí se cruzó un cometa, y en su estela estabas tú.

And there a comet crossed my path, and in its trail was you.

En Madrid seguiría lloviendo, triste como lo dejé,

In Madrid it would keep on raining, sad as I left it,

Y en Santiago con tus luces y su noviembre me quemé.

And in Santiago with your lights, I burned in November.

Y fue después de un concierto, una noche en tu universidad,

And it was after a concert, one night at your university,

Allí te encontré de nuevo, "Hoy te invito a carretear".

There I found you again, "Tonight, let's go out and roll."

"Acepto gustoso tu oferta, sólo con una condición:

"Gladly I accept your offer, just one condition:

Que no se acabe esta noche y que no me enamore yo".

That this night never ends and I don’t fall in love."

Andando por La Alameda, tú me empezaste a contar

Walking through La Alameda, you started to tell me

Causas, azares y luchas, en estos días y al pasar

Stories, coincidences, struggles, these days passing by

Por delante de La Moneda, tú tarareaste a Jara.

In front of La Moneda, you hummed Jara.

Me miraste, "Así tan duro, tienes un aire a Guevara".

You looked at me, "So tough, you have an air of Guevara."

Y entramos en un bareto, y allí alguien cantaba a Fito.

And we entered a dive bar, and someone there was singing Fito.

"A este paso me enamoro, sólo me falta otro pisco".

"At this rate, I’ll fall for you, I just need another pisco."

"Déjate de historias, súbete ahí, y cántame una de Silvio".

"Stop with the stories, jump up here, and sing me a Silvio song."

"Sólo si me das un beso", y todos cantaron conmigo.

"Only if you give me a kiss," and everyone sang along with me.

Salimos del bar borrachos, agarrados de la mano,

We left the bar drunk, holding hands,

Y en la calle como siempre jodiendo andaban los pacos.

And on the street, as always, the cops were messing around.

Tú les gritaste "¡Asesinos!", y los dos echamos a correr.

You shouted at them, "Murderers!" and we both ran off.

Tú reías, y en tu risa yo me veía caer.

You were laughing, and in your laughter, I saw myself fall.

Pero, "¿Dónde has estado este tiempo? Se hace tarde, vete a casa",

But, "Where have you been all this time? It's getting late, go home,"

Y en tu abrazo a lo lejos, creí oír a los Parra,

And in your distant embrace, I thought I heard the Parra,

Cantando para nosotros. Será mejor que me vaya.

Singing just for us. I better go.

Ahí quedé, solo, gritando, sin ti, "Te recuerdo, Amanda".

There I was, alone, shouting, without you, "I remember you, Amanda."

"Te recuerdo, Amanda".

"I remember you, Amanda."

Al tiempo llegué a mi norte, con una canción y una cruz,

In time I reached my north, with a song and a cross,

Con la estela de un cometa, con tu mentira y con tu luz.

With the trail of a comet, with your lies and your light.

En Madrid seguía lloviendo, tal y como lo dejé,

In Madrid it kept on raining, just like I left it,

Y en Santiago tantas cosas, hoy me muero por volver.

And in Santiago, so many things, today I long to return.

Hoy me muero por volver.

Today I long to return.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
norte /ˈnorte/ A1	noun - north
canción /kanˈsjon/ A1	noun - song
cruz /kɾus/ A1	noun - cross
cometa /koˈmeta/ A2	noun - comet
lloviendo /ʝoˈβjendo/ A2	verb - raining
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
universidad /uniβeɾsiˈðað/ B1	noun - university
enamorar /ena.moˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to fall in love
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to shout
correr /koˈreɾ/ A2	verb - to run
caer /kaˈeɾ/ B1	verb - to fall
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ B2	noun - memory
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ B2	verb - to fight

Key Grammar Structures

• Vine del norte buscando una canción y una cruz.

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to indicate completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Vine del norte" uses the preterite form of the verb "venir" to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Y allí se cruzó un cometa, y en su estela estabas tú.

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "estabas tú" uses the imperfect tense of the verb "estar" to indicate a state of being that was ongoing in the past.

• Y fue después de un concierto, una noche en tu universidad.

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

  ➔ The conjunction "y" connects two independent clauses, indicating a continuation of thought.

• Al tiempo llegué a mi norte, con una canción y una cruz.

  ➔ Use of prepositions to indicate relationships.

  ➔ The preposition "a" indicates direction or destination in the phrase "llegué a mi norte".

• Hoy me muero por volver.

  ➔ Present tense to express current feelings or desires.

  ➔ The phrase "me muero por volver" uses the present tense to express a strong desire to return.