Verde más allá – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jenny and the mexicats

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of the Spanish language through 'Verde más allá.' This song is perfect for intermediate learners to practice poetic metaphors and vocabulary related to nature and emotions while enjoying a unique fusion of cultural musical styles.

[English]

She doesn't like to work, what she

loves to do is dance. Swaying her hips,

she always goes with her beer. With her

beer. And when she decides to walk into a

bar, the scents of Buenos Aires will fly. You

can't imagine the chaos that's about to break

under her skirt.

that I am

blinded by the sun,

guided by the moon,

escaping.

I didn't do you wrong, I left without a fight

and now I'm laughing.

Green far beyond.

She doesn't like to work, what she

loves to do is dance, swaying her hips.

She always goes with her beer. Swaying her

hips. And when she decides to walk into a

bar, the scents of Buenos Aires will fly. You

can't imagine what's about to break

under her skirt.

And here I am,

blinded by the sun, guided by the moon.

escaping.

I didn't do you wrong, I left without a fight

and now I'm laughing.

Green far beyond.

For

for great Britain. For

it got lost from Madrid to the depths.

For for

great Britain. For, for, for. It got

lost from Madrid to the depths.

The scents of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,

Buenos Aires. Swaying her hips.

Scents of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires,

Buenos Aires. Swaying her hips

with her beer.

Bu

[Spanish]

A ella no le gusta trabajar, lo que le

gusta es bailar. Moviendo las caderas

siempre va con su cahuama. Con su

cahuama. Y cuando se decide entrar a un

bar, perfumes Buenos Aires volarán. No

te imaginas la que se va arma bajo su

falda.

que estoy

ciega por el sol,

quillada por la luna

escapándome.

No te hice mal, me fui sin pelea

y ahora estoy riendo.

Verde más allá.

A ella no le gusta trabajar, lo que le

gusta Es bailar moviendo las caderas.

Siempre va con su cahuama. Moviendo las

caderas. Y cuando se decide entrar a un

bar, perfumes Buenos Aires volarán. No

te imaginas lo que se va a armar bajo su

falda.

Y yo que estoy

ciega por el sol, guiada por la luna.

escapándome.

No te hice mal, me fuiste en pelear

y ahora estoy riendo.

Verde más allá.

Para

para gran breto. Para

se perdió de Madrid al hondo.

Para para

gran breto. Para, para, para. Pan se

perdió de Madrid al hondo.

El fumes Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,

Buenos Aires. Moviendo las caderas.

Perfumes Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires,

Buenos Aires. Moviendo las caderas

con su cahuana.

Bu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajar tra-ba-har A1	verb - to work
bailar bai-lar A1	verb - to dance
caderas ka-de-ras A2	noun - hips
cahuama ka-ua-ma C2	noun - large beer bottle (Mexican slang)
perfumes per-fu-mes A2	noun - perfumes
volarán vo-la-ran A2	verb - will fly
falda fal-da A1	noun - skirt
ciega cie-ga A2	adjective - blind
guiada gui-a-da B1	adjective/verb - guided
luna lu-na A1	noun - moon
escapándome es-ka-pan-do-me B1	verb - escaping
pelea pe-le-a A2	noun - fight
riendo rien-do A2	verb - laughing
verde ver-de A1	adjective - green
hondo on-do B1	adjective - deep

Key Grammar Structures

• A ella no le gusta trabajar, lo que le gusta es bailar.

  ➔ Cleft sentence (Lo que + verb + ser + infinitive)

  ➔ Using "lo que" to create a focal point, emphasizing the action of dancing.

• No te imaginas la que se va a armar bajo su falda.

  ➔ Periphrastic future (Ir a + infinitive) and Pronominal verb

  ➔ The structure "va a armar" expresses an imminent future action; "armar" is used pronominally here to describe a situation developing.

• Y yo que estoy ciega por el sol, guiada por la luna.

  ➔ Past participles used as adjectives

  ➔ The words "ciega" (blinded) and "guiada" (guided) describe the state of the subject.

• Escapándome.

  ➔ Gerund (Present participle) with attached object pronoun

  ➔ The "-me" is attached to the gerund "escapando" to indicate a reflexive action.

• No te hice mal, me fui sin pelea.

  ➔ Preterite tense of irregular verbs (hacer, ir)

  ➔ "Hice" (I did/made) and "fui" (I went) are irregular forms of the preterite tense.

• Y ahora estoy riendo.

  ➔ Present progressive (Estar + gerund)

  ➔ The construction "estoy riendo" describes an action happening at the current moment.

• Se perdió de Madrid al hondo.

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage for accidental or sudden loss

  ➔ "Se perdió" uses the "se" to indicate the subject becoming lost in a general, perhaps intentional way.