El Secreto de las Tortugas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maldita Nerea
• Album: El Secreto de las Tortugas 2010

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with 'El Secreto de las Tortugas' is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the language through positive and poetic lyrics. The song's clear message of hope and perseverance, combined with its catchy melody, makes it an enjoyable and memorable learning experience. You'll pick up vocabulary related to emotions, nature, and personal growth, all while discovering a special song that has captured the hearts of many Spanish-speaking listeners.

[English]

Now, now, hit play, hit play!

...

What’s that about? Is he crazy?

...

Look, look, see how it keeps going!

I accidentally lost the papers you gave me the day before yesterday

Where we had the advice we wrote down so everything would go well

And now we're heading towards the border

Enjoying life bit by bit all along

So I have to find you to see you and hear you tell me again

And I need a little help, a word that can convince me

And when you speak, the mountain gets smaller and doesn’t move anymore

(He tells me) we’re crossing the border

Savoring the full moon little by little

How can I not get wet if inside here it's never stops raining

It’s raining nonstop here

And if we stick to the plan we set

We’ll get tired soon of starting over

Probably we won’t find the way

But we’ll have plenty of desire to fly

Our longing to fly

...

How easy it is to lose your hand

Oh my God, hold on!

That the emptiness of that glass doesn’t fill up

If you don’t come back to love

And it happens when we're on our way to the border

Poor thing, tired, life remains

How can I not get tired

If I don’t stop and never stop running

And if I don’t stop running

Let’s improvise a final script

So we have no choice but to forget

To bring all the stars closer to the path

So we never lack the desire to dream

And it sounds good

It seems we’ve convinced ourselves

We just need to slow down

It’s been a while since we were divided

Something was missing

When we took flight

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

When we took flight

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah

(They say I know it sounds different)

(In your future, in your past, in my present)

...

And we’ve survived

Although I don’t know what for

And we were so lost

That we couldn’t see

The joy that fear takes away

Good times, January sun

To wake up with you every dawn

Thinking, dan bi don bi don

Dan bi don bi don

Count to three, I’ll start first

That way the shot’s effect is more precise

And you stop, taking away my hurry

Watching how the turtle hypnotizes you

And no one will make the way without luck

Here, bad turns into something good

There’s a path and you’ve convinced yourself

So start it with me

And we’ll take off flying

And we’ll take off flying

No one will make the way without luck

Here, sorrow turns into tiny pieces

Waiting for an entire world

Marionette

Don’t make him wait

...

[Spanish]

Ahora, ahora, ¡dale al play, dale al play!

Eso qué hace, ¿está rayao?

¡Mira, mira, mira cómo sigue!

He perdido sin quererlo los papeles que me diste antes de ayer

Donde estaban los consejos que apuntamos pa' que todo fuera bien

Y ahora estamos camino de la frontera

Disfrutando a poquitos la vida entera

Así que tengo que encontrarte para verte y que me digas otra vez

Y necesito una ayudita, una palabra que me pueda convencer

Y cuando me hablas, la montaña es más pequeña y no se mueve cada vez

(Me dice) que cruzamos camino de la frontera

Disfrutando a sorbitos la luna llena

Cómo no voy a mojarme si aquí dentro nunca deja de llover

Aquí no para de llover

Y si seguimos con el plan establecido

Nos cansaremos al ratito de empezar

Probablemente no encontremos el camino

Pero nos sobrarán las ganas de volar

Nuestras ganas de volar

Qué fácil es perderse de la mano

¿Madre mía, agárrate!

Que el vacío de ese vaso no se llena

Si no vuelves tú a querer

Y pasa cuando estamos camino de la frontera

Pobrecita, cansada, la vida queda

Como no voy a cansarme

Si no paro y nunca dejo de correr

Y si no paro de correr

Improvisemos un guion definitivo

Que no tengamos más remedio que olvidar

Que acerque todas las estrellas al camino

Para que nunca falten ganas de soñar

Y suena bien

Parece que nos hemos convencido

Sólo tenemos que perder velocidad

Hace ya tiempo que no estamos divididos

Algo sobraba

Cuando echamos a volar

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Cuando echamos a volar

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah

(Dicen que sé que suena diferente)

(En tu futuro, en tu pasado, en mi presente)

Y hemos sobrevivido

Aunque no sé a qué

Y es que andábamos tan perdidos

Que no podíamos ver

La alegría que se lleva el miedo

Los buenos ratos, el sol de enero

Volver contigo cada amanecer

Pensando, dan bi don bi don

Dan bi don bi don

Cuenta hasta tres, empiezo yo primero

Que así el efecto del disparo es más certero

Y ya no sigues tú, quitándome la prisa

Mirando como la tortuga te hipnotiza

Y nadie se hará el camino sin suerte

Que aquí lo malo en algo bueno se convierte

Existe un sendero y te has convencido

Así que empiézalo conmigo

Y echaremos a volar

Y echaremos a volar

Que nadie se hará el camino sin suerte

Que aquí la pena en pedacitos se convierte

Aguarda un mundo entero

Titiritero

No le hagas esperar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path, way
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
correr /koˈreɾ/ A2	verb - to run
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ B1	noun - dream
estrella /esˈtɾe.ʎa/ A2	noun - star
vacío /baˈsi.o/ B2	adjective - empty
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ B1	noun - luck
convencer /konβenˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to convince
cansar /kanˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to tire
plan /plan/ A2	noun - plan
estrella /esˈtɾe.ʎa/ A2	noun - star
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2	noun - fear
sorpresa /soɾˈpɾe.sa/ B1	noun - surprise

Key Grammar Structures

• He perdido sin quererlo los papeles que me diste antes de ayer

  ➔ Present perfect tense to describe an action that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "He perdido" uses the "present perfect" to indicate an action completed recently.

• Y cuando me hablas, la montaña es más pequeña y no se mueve cada vez

  ➔ Use of the present tense to describe habitual actions or general truths.

  ➔ The phrase "cuando me hablas" uses the present tense "hablas" to indicate a habitual or ongoing action.

• Que cruzamos camino de la frontera

  ➔ Use of the present indicative to describe an action occurring in a narrative context.

  ➔ The phrase "cruzamos" is in the present indicative, indicating the action is happening in the current narrative context.

• Indicative of the use of subjunctive in expressing wishes, doubts, or hypotheticals.

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The subjunctive is typically used in dependent clauses following expressions that express wishes, doubts, or hypotheticals.

• Vamos a empezar a volar

  ➔ Use of the infinitive after a preposition (a) indicating intent or purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "vamos a empezar" combines the near future with the infinitive form "empezar" to indicate an intention to begin.