Todas las hojas son del viento – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Alberto Spinetta
• Album: SI o SI - Luis Alberto Spinetta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Argentine Rock with this beautiful ballad. By listening to this song, you can learn nuanced Spanish vocabulary related to nature and existence, while appreciating the delicate, metaphorical language that makes Spinetta a legend.

[English]

Take good care of the child

take good care of his mind

Give him the January sun

Give him a pure womb

Give him the warm milk of your body

All the leaves belong to the wind

Since it moves them even in death

All the leaves belong to the wind

Except for the light

of the sun

Except for the light

of the sun

Now that you have a child

change your mindset

Protect him from drugs

Never repress him

Give him the very aura of your being

All the leaves belong to the wind

Since it moves them even in death

All the leaves belong to the wind

Except for the light

of the sun

Except for the light

of the sun

[Spanish]

Cuida bien al niño

cuida bien su mente

Dale sol de enero

Dale un vientre blanco

Dale tibia leche de tu cuerpo

Todas las hojas son del viento

Ya que las mueve hasta en la muerte

Todas las hojas son del viento

Menos la luz

del sol

Menos la luz

del sol

Hoy que un hijo hiciste

cambia ya tu mente

Cuídalo de drogas

Nunca lo reprimas

Dale el aura misma de tu sexo

Todas las hojas son del viento

Ya que las mueve hasta en la muerte

Todas las hojas son del viento

Menos la luz

del sol

Menos la luz

del sol

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cuida ˈkwiða A2	verb - to take care of
niño ˈniɲo A1	noun - child, boy
mente ˈmente A2	noun - mind, thought
sol sol A1	noun - sun
luz lus A1	noun - light
hijo ˈixo A2	noun - son
reprimas re.ˈpi.mas B1	verb - you repress
aura ˈau̯ɾa B2	noun - aura
sexo ˈsexo B1	noun - sex
hojas ˈoxas A2	noun - leaves
viento ˈbjento A2	noun - wind
mueve ˈmweβe A2	verb - moves
muerte ˈmweɾte B1	noun - death
cambia kam.ˈβja A2	verb - changes
drogas ˈdɾoɣas B1	noun - drugs

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuida bien al niño

  ➔ Imperative (Affirmative)

  ➔ The verb "cuida" (from cuidar) is used here to give a direct piece of advice or instruction.

• Dale sol de enero

  ➔ Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns (Le + Lo)

  ➔ The word "Dale" is a contraction of "da" (give) + "le" (indirect object: to him/her).

• Ya que las mueve hasta en la muerte

  ➔ Causal conjunction "Ya que"

  ➔ "Ya que" is used to introduce the reason or cause behind the previous statement.

• Hoy que un hijo hiciste

  ➔ Preterite Tense (Action completed in the past)

  ➔ "Hiciste" is the second-person singular form of the verb "hacer" in the preterite, indicating an action that happened in the past.

• cambia ya tu mente

  ➔ Imperative with temporal adverb "ya"

  ➔ "Ya" acts as an intensifier here, meaning 'now' or 'immediately' to urge a change.

• Cuídalo de drogas

  ➔ Imperative with object pronoun attached

  ➔ The pronoun "lo" (him) is attached to the end of the imperative verb "cuida".

• Nunca lo reprimas

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Subjunctive)

  ➔ In Spanish, the negative imperative uses the present subjunctive form: "no lo reprimas".

• Menos la luz del sol

  ➔ Preposition "Menos" as an exception

  ➔ "Menos" is used here to mean 'except for', indicating that the sun's light is the only thing not moved by the wind.