Lyrics & Translation
Explore the depths of love and pain with 'Agua y Sal,' a song by Mina and Miguel Bosé that uses vivid metaphors to describe a complex relationship. This song offers a great opportunity to learn emotional vocabulary in Spanish, understanding how simple elements like water and salt can symbolize the highs and lows of love.
Almost unpredictable and always the same,
Everyone is made like that
Love and men.
As you see, they’re adjectives that stick to us
Come on, we're not crazy.
Without you, it’s like not existing at all.
You speak so well, and your words surprise me.
In your mind, you know exactly where you’ll end up.
You’re more experienced than I am,
And maybe that’s why I want to have your love.
It’s me, who’s always with you
I need you always,
I don’t want anything more
But water and salt
To drink
From your hits
When you don’t stop
Pushing me
In my sorrows
Your intoxicating lies
And you carry me away
And you take me
And you throw me
Like a stone that feels no emotion.
In your footprints I am the sand
And I am the one who will suffer love and all its pain.
Y soy yo quien sufrirá amor todas las penas.
Look, having fun is good
I feel like I’m laughing at myself
I take whatever comes.
Many things don’t suit me,
I can’t tell you which ones.
Your silence is my quiet
Your questions are my listening.
Let’s discover it ourselves.
It’s me,
Who’s always with you
I need you always.
I don’t want anything more
But water and salt
To drink
From your hits when you don’t stop
Pushing me in my sorrows
Your intoxicating lies
And you fill me up more
And you take me
And you throw me
Like a stone that feels no emotion.
From your footprints
I am the sand
And I am the one who will suffer love and all its pain.
Key Vocabulary
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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mentiras /menˈtiɾas/ B1 |
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silencio /siˈlenθjo/ B1 |
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preguntas /pɾeˈɡuntas/ A2 |
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golpes /ˈɡolpes/ B1 |
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arena /aˈɾena/ A2 |
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sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1 |
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detener /deteˈneɾ/ B1 |
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practica /pɾakˈtika/ B2 |
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razón /raˈθon/ B2 |
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divertirse /diβeɾˈtiɾse/ B2 |
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sorpresa /soɾˈpɾesa/ B1 |
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palabras /paˈlaβɾas/ A2 |
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nada /ˈnaða/ A1 |
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más /mas/ A1 |
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siempre /ˈsjempɾe/ A1 |
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como /ˈkomo/ A1 |
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