Otra Era – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Javiera Mena
• Album: Otra Era

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey through sound and emotion with Javiera Mena's "Otra Era." This vibrant electropop track is not only a delightful listening experience but also an excellent gateway to learning Spanish. Its poetic lyrics, which explore themes of timeless love and connection, are delivered with clear enunciation, making them accessible for language learners. The repetitive and evocative phrases, combined with its memorable melodies, provide a natural and engaging way to grasp new vocabulary and expressions in Spanish. Let "Otra Era" be your guide to discovering the beauty of the Spanish language through its captivating narrative and infectious rhythm.

[English]

There's something in your beauty

With those ways you carry yourself

That I've never seen before

Aren't you one of us?

It's something from another era

Taken from another era

Another era, it reminds me

There's something in your thoughts

That take me elsewhere

I go to the Roman Empire

A journey through time

It's something from another era

Taken from another era

Another era, it reminds me

...

Think of me as I am

Think far from me

Think of me as I am

I think far from you

I'm not seeking the end

I'm not waiting for the end

Just doing it this way

That eternal dimension

...

And there's something in your thoughts

It's like you see the soul

You're in the Middle Ages

On a journey through time

It's something from another era

Taken from another era

Another era, it reminds me

...

Think of me as I am

Think far from me

Think of me as I am

I think far from you

I'm not seeking the end

I'm not waiting for the end

Nor doing it this way

It's entering another dimension

And there's something in your approach

A pioneering vision

Taken from the future

On a journey through time

It's something from another era

Taken from another era

Another era, it reminds me

...

And take me to another era

And take me to another era

With you to another era

If you take me to another era

Take me with you to a new one, a new era

Era, era, era, era, era, era, era

...

[Spanish]

Hay algo en tu belleza

Con esos modos que llevas

Que nunca había visto

¿Acaso no eres de acá?

Es algo de otra era

Sacado de otra era

Otra era me da

Hay algo en tus reflexiones

Me llevan a otro lado

Voy al Imperio romano

Un viaje en el tiempo

Es algo de otra era

Sacado de otra era

Otra era me da

Piensa en mí como soy

Piensa lejos de mí

Piensa en mí como soy

Pienso lejos de ti

No busco el fin

No espero el fin

Y hacerlo así

Esa eterna dimensión

Y hay algo en tus reflexiones

Es como ves el alma

Estás en la Edad Media

De un viaje en el tiempo

Es algo de otra era

Sacado de otra era

Otra era me da

Piensa en mí como soy

Piensa lejos de mí

Piensa en mí como soy

Pienso lejos de ti

No busco el fin

No espero el fin

Ni hacerlo así

Es entrar a otra dimensión

Y hay algo en tu planteamiento

Una visión pionera

Sacada del futuro

De un viaje en el tiempo

Es algo de otra era

Sacado de otra era

Otra era me da

Y llévame a otra era

Y llévame a otra era

Contigo a otra era

Si llévame a otra era

Contigo llévame a una nueva, una nueva era

Era, era, era, era, era, era, era

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
belleza /beseˈsa/ B1	noun - beauty
reflexiones /re.flekˈsjo.nes/ B2	noun - reflections
imperio /imˈpe.ɾjo/ B2	noun - empire
viaje /ˈbja.xe/ A2	noun - trip, journey
tiempo /ˈtje̝m.po/ A2	noun - time
era /ˈe.ɾa/ A1	noun - era, period
dimensión /di.menˈsjon/ B2	noun - dimension, extent
visión /ˈβi.sjon/ B2	noun - vision, perspective
pionera /pjoˈne.ɾe.ɾa/ C1	noun - pioneer (feminine)
futuro /fuˈtu.ɾo/ B2	noun - future
plantamiento /plantaˈmjen.to/ C1	noun - approach, plan, layout
visión /ˈβi.sjon/ B2	noun - vision, perspective
nueva /ˈnwe.βa/ A2	adjective - new

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Acaso no eres de acá?

  ➔ Use of interrogative with '¿Acaso no' to express doubt or rhetorical question.

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• Es algo de otra era

  ➔ Use of 'de' to indicate origin or belonging, meaning 'from another era'.

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• Piensa en mí como soy

  ➔ Use of 'como' to make a comparison or to describe 'how I am'.

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• No busco el fin

  ➔ Use of 'buscar' (to seek) in the present tense with 'el fin' (the end), expressing aim or purpose.

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• Es entrar a otra dimensión

  ➔ Use of 'entrar a' (to enter into) + noun to describe entering a new state or realm.

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• Una visión pionera

  ➔ Use of 'una visión' (a vision) with an adjective 'pionera' (pioneering) to describe innovative perspective.

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• Contigo a otra era

  ➔ Use of 'contigo' (with you) and 'a otra era' (to another era) to express accompanying or going together.

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