Por Mi Puerta No Lo Pasen – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ROSALÍA
• Album: Los Ángeles

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern sounds of Spain with 'Por Mi Puerta No Lo Pasen'. This track is a fantastic way to learn colloquial Spanish and experience how Rosalía blends traditional linguistic roots with a futuristic, urban energy.

[English]

In the green olive tree, oh, how it sings

In the green olive tree

In the green olive tree, oh, how it sings

In the green olive tree

What bird could that be

Singing in the green olive tree?

Run and tell it to be quiet

Because its song hurts me

Run and tell it to be quiet

Because its song hurts me

You will be my beloved treasure

You will be my adored treasure

You will be the cuckoo bird

That sings so happily at dawn

And, oh, how I love you!

How much I love you!

How much I love you!

Without you, what use is my soul?

And don't let her pass through my door

Don't let her pass through my door

And don't let her pass through my door

Don't let her pass through my door

I have already said that your funeral

Should not pass through my door

Because I don't want to see you

Not even your face, whether alive or dead

I have already said that your funeral

Should not pass through my door

Because I don't want to see you

Not even your face, whether alive or dead

My very insides

I will give them for you

For I am already paid

As long as you woo me well

...

[Spanish]

En la verde oliva canta, ay, que canta

En la verde oliva

En la verde oliva canta, ay, que canta

En la verde oliva

¿Qué pájaro sería aquel

Que canta en la verde oliva?

Corre y dile que se calle

Que su cante me lastima

Corre y dile que se calle

Que su cante me lastima

Tú serás mi prenda queri'a

Tú serás mi prenda adora'

Tú serás el pájaro cuco

Que alegre canta de madruga'

¡Y, ay, que te quiero!

¡Cuánto te quiero!

¡Cuánto te quiero!

Sin ti, ¿mi alma pa' qué la quiero?

Y por mi puerta no la pasen

No la pasen por mi puerta

Y por mi puerta no la pasen

No la pasen por mi puerta

Ya yo he dicho que a tu entierro

No lo pasen por mi puerta

Porque mirarte no quiero

Ni a la carita, ni viva ni muerta

Ya yo he dicho que a tu entierro

No lo pasen por mi puerta

Porque mirarte no quiero

Ni a la carita, ni viva ni muerta

Las entrañas mías

Por ti las daré

Que yo me encuentro paga'o

Con que tú me cameles bien

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
verde berde A1	adjective - green
oliva oliba B2	noun - olive tree
pájaro paxaro A2	noun - bird
cantar kantar A1	verb - to sing
lastimar lastimar B1	verb - to hurt
prenda prenda B2	noun - beloved / token of affection
madrugar madrugar B1	verb - to get up early
alma alma A2	noun - soul
entierro entjero B1	noun - funeral
puerta pwerta A1	noun - door
mirar mirar A1	verb - to look at
vivo bibo A1	adjective - alive
muerto mwerto A1	adjective - dead
entrañas entranas C1	noun - guts / deep feelings
camelar kamelar C2	verb - to love / to entice (Caló)

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué pájaro sería aquel?

  ➔ Conditional Tense (Potencial Simple)

  ➔ The conditional "sería" is used here to express conjecture or uncertainty about the identity of the bird in the past.

• Corre y dile que se calle

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Imperativo)

  ➔ The verb "corre" (run) and "dile" (tell him/her) are in the imperative form, used to give a direct command or request.

• Sin ti, ¿mi alma pa' qué la quiero?

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implication (Colloquial structure)

  ➔ "Pa'" is a colloquial contraction of "para". It reflects Andalusian dialect traits common in Flamenco.

• Ya yo he dicho que a tu entierro no lo pasen

  ➔ Present Perfect Subjunctive (Subjuntivo en cláusula dependiente)

  ➔ "No lo pasen" uses the present subjunctive because it expresses a negative command or desire regarding the action.

• Porque mirarte no quiero

  ➔ Infinitive as a direct object

  ➔ "Mirarte" is an infinitive with an attached pronoun, functioning as the object of the verb "quiero".

• Que yo me encuentro paga'o

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage (Verbos pronominales)

  ➔ "Encontrarse" is used here to describe a state of being or feeling, rather than the literal action of "finding".

• Que tú me cameles bien

  ➔ Caló/Regional colloquialism

  ➔ "Cameles" is a term from Caló (the language of Spanish Gypsies) meaning "to want" or "to love".