El Rey

• By: José Alfredo Jimenez
• Album: Tu Recuerdo

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Yo sé bien que estoy afuera

I know full well that I’m outside

Pero el día en que yo me muera

But the day I die

Sé que tendrás que llorar

I know you’ll have to cry

Llorar y llorar

Cry and cry

Llorar y llorar

Cry and cry

Dirás que no me quisiste

You’ll say you didn’t love me

Pero vas a estar muy triste

But you’ll be very sad

Y así te vas a quedar

And that’s how you’ll end up

Con dinero y sin dinero

With money and without money

Hago siempre lo que quiero

I always do what I want

Y mi palabra es La Ley

And my word is law

No tengo trono ni reina

I have no throne or queen

Ni nadie que me comprenda

Nor anyone who understands me

Pero sigo siendo El Rey

But I still remain The King

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Una piedra del camino

A stone in my path

Me enseñó que mi destino

Taught me that my destiny

Era rodar y rodar

Was to roll and roll

Rodar y rodar

Roll and roll

Rodar y rodar

Roll and roll

Después me dijo un arriero

Then a muleteer told me

Que no hay que llegar primero

That you don’t have to be first to arrive

Pero hay que saber llegar

But you have to know how to arrive

Con dinero y sin dinero

With money and without money

Hago siempre lo que quiero

I always do what I want

Y mi palabra es La Ley

And my word is law

No tengo trono ni reina

I have no throne or queen

Ni nadie que me comprenda

Nor anyone who understands me

Pero sigo siendo El Rey

But I still remain The King

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Từ vựng có trong bài hát này:

Từ vựng	Nghĩa
mentira /menˈtiɾa/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A2	noun - money
romper /romˈpeɾ/ B1	verb - to break
destino /desˈtino/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - road, path
destrozar /des.tɾoˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to destroy
ley /lei/ A2	noun - law
rey /rei/ A2	noun - king
piedra /ˈpjeð.ɾa/ A1	noun - stone
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - road, path
reina /ˈrei.na/ A2	noun - queen

Ngữ pháp:

• Sé que estoy afuera

  ➔ Use of the indicative mood with the verb "saber" (sé) and the subordinate clause "que estoy afuera" to express certainty.

  ➔ The phrase "sé que" expresses the speaker's certainty about something.

• Hago siempre lo que quiero

  ➔ Present tense of "hacer" (hago) combined with "siempre" (always) and the subordinate clause "lo que quiero" to indicate habitual action and desire.

  ➔ The phrase "hago siempre" emphasizes habituality in the speaker's actions.

• Mi palabra es La Ley

  ➔ Use of the verb "ser" (es) in the present tense to state a defining characteristic — the speaker's word is "La Ley".

  ➔ The phrase "mi palabra es La Ley" signifies that the speaker's word is as authoritative as law.

• No tengo trono ni reina

  ➔ Use of the verb "tener" (tengo) in the present tense with negation to express lack of honorific titles.

  ➔ The phrase "No tengo" indicates lack of possession or status.

• Pero sigo siendo El Rey

  ➔ Use of the verb "seguir" (sigo) in the present tense with "siendo" (gerund form of "ser") to indicate ongoing state or identity.

  ➔ The phrase "sigo siendo" emphasizes the ongoing state of being the king.