Rosario Tijeras

• Por: Juanes

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En la calle, en la esquina

In the street, on the corner

En la plaza, en la cuadra, papá

In the square, in the block, dad

Está de vuelta la Rosario Tijeras

Rosario Tijeras is back

Pa' que se esconda

So she can hide

Y se llamaba Rosario, del barrio era la mandamás

And her name was Rosario, she was the boss of the neighborhood

Con su pistola en la mano, siempre lista pa' matar

With her gun in hand, always ready to kill

En odios y desengaños, Rosario era la number one

In hatred and disappointments, Rosario was number one

Nunca amó, ni la amaron

She never loved, nor was she loved

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

And in her eyes, pain always existed

Todo fue porque en su niñez

It was all because in her childhood

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

Era Rosario Tijeras, la de pistola, espejito y labial

She was Rosario Tijeras, the one with the gun, little mirror, and lipstick

En su cartera siempre llena de vicio

In her purse always full of vice

Sexo, balas, placer y dolor

Sex, bullets, pleasure, and pain

La de las mil y una vidas

The one with a thousand and one lives

¡Bam-bam-bam! Rosario

Bam-bam-bam! Rosario

Nunca amó, ni la amaron

She never loved, nor was she loved

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

And in her eyes, pain always existed

Todo fue porque en su niñez

It was all because in her childhood

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

Y confundió el amor

And she confused love

Una bala lo que entró en su corazón

A bullet is what entered her heart

Nunca jamás lloró

She never cried

En su alma siempre un llanto se escuchó

In her soul, a cry was always heard

De tantos que mató

Of so many she killed

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

Rosario así murió

That's how Rosario died

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

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...

Y en sus ojos, siempre el dolor existió

And in her eyes, pain always existed

Todo fue porque en su niñez

It was all because in her childhood

Un mal pa' la violó y ella se vengó

A bad man violated her and she took revenge

Y confundió el amor

And she confused love

Una bala lo que entró en su corazón

A bullet is what entered her heart

Nunca jamás lloró

She never cried

En su alma siempre un llanto se escuchó

In her soul, a cry was always heard

De tantos que mató

Of so many she killed

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

Rosario así murió

That's how Rosario died

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

Y confundió el amor

And she confused love

Nunca jamás lloró

She never cried

...

...

De tantos que mató

Of so many she killed

Uno vino mal herido y se vengó

One came in badly wounded and took revenge

Rosario así murió

That's how Rosario died

Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

And in the cemetery, no one cried for her

...

...

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain or suffering
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈbi.ðað/ A2	noun - life
señal /seˈɲal/ B1	noun - signal
fuerza /ˈfweɾ.θa/ (Spain), /ˈfweɾ.sa/ (Latin America) B1	noun - strength, force
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ B1	noun - paths or roads
violación /βjo.laˈθjon/ (Spain), /bjo.laˈsjon/ (Latin America) B2	noun - violation, rape
herido /eˈɾi.ðo/ B2	adjective - injured
carta /ˈkar.ta/ A2	noun - letter, card
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ (Spain), /ˈsje.lo/ (Latin America) A2	noun - sky

Gramática:

• Nunca amó, ni la amaron

  ➔ Past simple tense to express actions that happened in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca amó" means "She never loved" and "ni la amaron" means "nor was she loved".

• En sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate a state that has continued from the past to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "el dolor existió" means "the pain existed" and indicates a lasting state.

• Todo fue porque en su niñez un mal pa' la violó

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a specific event in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Todo fue porque" means "Everything was because" indicating a cause.

• Era Rosario Tijeras, la de pistola, espejito y labial

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe ongoing states or characteristics in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Era Rosario Tijeras" means "It was Rosario Tijeras" indicating identity.

• Y confundió el amor

  ➔ Past simple tense to indicate a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "confundió el amor" means "confused love" indicating a misunderstanding.

• Nunca jamás lloró

  ➔ Double negation to emphasize the negation of an action.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca jamás lloró" means "She never cried" emphasizing the permanence of her state.

• Y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

  ➔ Use of 'nadie' to indicate no one, emphasizing absence.

  ➔ The phrase "nadie la lloró" means "no one cried for her" indicating her isolation.