El Redentor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ROSALÍA
• Album: Los Ángeles

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic soul of Spanish Flamenco through 'El Redentor.' This song offers a unique opportunity to learn expressive Spanish vocabulary and master the passionate, nuanced pronunciations that make Rosalía's vocal style so distinctive and powerful.

[English]

There was nothing left to do for him

Ay, ay

And they spit on him, and they slap him

And they crown him, ay, with thorns

Pure blood drips down

From his divine little face, ay

It was a Maundy Thursday

The sun and moon eclipsed

The elements trembled

When the Redeemer prayed

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[Spanish]

Ya no tenía na' que hacerle

Ay, ay

Y les escupen, y le abofetean

Y lo coronan, ay, de espinas

Sangre pura le chorrea

Por su carita, ay, divina

Era un día de jueves santo

Sol y luna, se eclipso

Temblaron con los elementos

Cuando pidió el redentor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
escupen es-ku-pen B2	verb - to spit
abofetean a-bo-fe-te-an C1	verb - to slap
coronan ko-ro-nan B1	verb - to crown
espinas es-pi-nas A2	noun - thorns
sangre san-gre A1	noun - blood
pura pu-ra A2	adjective - pure
chorrea cho-rre-a B2	verb - to drip
carita ca-ri-ta A2	noun - little face
divina di-vi-na B1	adjective - divine
jueves jue-ves A1	noun - Thursday
santo san-to A2	adjective - holy
luna lu-na A1	noun - moon
eclipso e-clip-so C1	verb - eclipsed
temblaron tem-bla-ron B1	verb - trembled
elementos e-le-men-tos B1	noun - elements
redentor re-den-tor C2	noun - redeemer

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya no tenía na' que hacerle

  ➔ Imperfect tense (tenía)

  ➔ "tenía" describes a state of mind or situation in the past without a defined ending.

• Y les escupen

  ➔ Clitic pronoun (les)

  ➔ "les" functions as the indirect object referring to the people being spat on.

• Y le abofetean

  ➔ Present indicative for historical narrative

  ➔ The use of "abofetean" in the present tense makes a past event feel immediate and vivid.

• Y lo coronan

  ➔ Direct object pronoun (lo)

  ➔ "lo" refers directly to the person (the Redeemer) receiving the action of being crowned.

• Sangre pura le chorrea

  ➔ Dative of interest (le)

  ➔ "le" indicates who is being affected by the blood dripping.

• Sol y luna, se eclipso

  ➔ Preterite tense (eclipsó)

  ➔ "eclipsó" marks a completed action in the past.

• Cuando pidió el redentor

  ➔ Subordinate temporal clause

  ➔ The clause starting with "cuando" establishes the specific moment in time when the action occurred.