Tiene Espinas el Rosal – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Cañaveral de Humberto Pabón
• Album: Grupo Cañaveral, Vol. 3

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Spanish-language Cumbia! 'Tiene Espinas el Rosal' is a perfect song to practice your Spanish through romantic metaphors and rhythmic phrasing, making language learning feel like a celebration.

[English]

Jump, jump, jump, jump-

Attorney, Leopoldo Cano, enjoy

Pipipipipipipí

Pipi-pi-pi-pí

And that's how good David plays

I was looking in your affection

For a love that I hadn't had

Like a toy that, as a child,

I longed for with my soul

But you turn out like all the rest

It was a mistake to have loved you

It slips through my hands

Your rosebush, which is my obsession

Pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pí, Oh!

I was far from thinking

That you would be my penance

How long must I cry

Experience costs dearly

I was far from thinking

That a love would hurt so much

The rosebush has thorns

And my soul is crying

Julio Cesar Guerrero, what a note, pipipipipipipí

Sisto Rolando Gutierrez and Polo Maldonado

Pipipipipipipí!

And this is the flavor of Cañaveral, jump

I was looking in your affection

For a love that I hadn't had

Like a toy that, as a child,

I longed for with my soul

But you turn out like all the rest

It was a mistake to have loved you

It slips through my hands

Your rosebush, which is my obsession

And this is for them to enjoy

Mr. Jorge

And Mrs. Panchita

I was far from thinking

That you would be my penance

How long must I cry

Experience costs dearly

I was far from thinking

That a love would hurt so much

The rosebush has thorns

And my soul is crying

Shakira and Gina

Enjoy, enjoy

Paquito, pipipipipipipí

...

[Spanish]

Bota, bota, bota, bo-

Licenciado, Leopoldo Cano, goza

Pipipipipipipí

Pipi-pi-pi-pí

Y así toca el buen David

Yo buscaba en tu cariño

Un amor que no he tenido

Cuál juguete que de niño

Con el alma ambicioné

Mas resultas como todas

Fue un error haberte amado

Se me escapa de las manos

Tu rosal que es mi delirio

Pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi-pí, ¡Ay!

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que serias mi penitencia

Cuanto tiempo he de llorar

Cuesta caro la experiencia

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que un amor doliera tanto

Tiene espinas el rosal

Y mi alma esta llorando

Julio Cesar Guerrero, que nota, pipipipipipipí

Sisto Rolando Gutierrez y Polo Maldonado

¡Pipipipipipipí!

Y este es el sabor de Cañaveral, bota

Yo buscaba en tu cariño

Un amor que no he tenido

Cuál juguete que de niño

Con el alma ambicioné

Mas resultas como todas

Fue un error haberte amado

Se me escapa de las manos

Tu rosal que es mi delirio

Y esto para que lo goze

El señor Jorge

Y la señora Panchita

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que serias mi penitencia

Cuanto tiempo he de llorar

Cuesta caro la experiencia

Lejos estaba de pensar

Que un amor doliera tanto

Tiene espinas el rosal

Y mi alma esta llorando

Shakira y Gina

Goza, goza

Paquito, pipipipipipipí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cariño ka'ɾiɲo A2	noun - affection, fondness
juguete xu'ɣete A1	noun - toy
alma alma B1	noun - soul
ambicioné ambisjo'ne C1	verb - to have ambition for, to covet
error e'ror A2	noun - mistake, error
rosal ro'sal B2	noun - rosebush
delirio de'liɾjo C1	noun - delirium, madness
penitencia peni'tensja C1	noun - penance, suffering
llorar ʝo'ɾaɾ A1	verb - to cry
experiencia ekspe'ɾjensja B1	noun - experience
espinas es'pinas B2	noun - thorns
gozar go'saɾ B1	verb - to enjoy
buscar bus'kaɾ A1	verb - to look for, to search
escapar eska'paɾ A2	verb - to escape, to slip away
doliera do'ljeɾa B2	verb - to hurt, to ache

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo buscaba en tu cariño / Un amor que no he tenido

  ➔ Imperfect indicative vs. Present perfect

  ➔ "Buscaba" describes an ongoing state in the past, while "he tenido" refers to an experience relevant to the present.

• Cuál juguete que de niño / Con el alma ambicioné

  ➔ Preterite indefinite (Pretérito indefinido)

  ➔ "Ambicioné" is used here as a completed action at a specific time during childhood.

• Mas resultas como todas

  ➔ Second person singular present indicative

  ➔ "Resultas" comes from the verb "resultar", used here to express a generalization about the person's behavior.

• Fue un error haberte amado

  ➔ Perfect infinitive

  ➔ "Haberte amado" combines the auxiliary "haber" with the past participle to refer to an action that occurred before the main verb "fue".

• Lejos estaba de pensar

  ➔ Periphrastic construction with "estar + de + infinitive"

  ➔ This structure is idiomatic; "estaba de pensar" highlights the distance between the subject's past expectations and reality.

• Que serías mi penitencia

  ➔ Conditional tense

  ➔ "Serías" is the conditional form, used here to express a future-in-the-past perspective regarding a hypothetical outcome.

• Cuanto tiempo he de llorar

  ➔ Periphrastic obligation: "haber de + infinitive"

  ➔ "He de llorar" expresses a sense of unavoidable duty or destiny, rather than just simple future tense.

• Y mi alma esta llorando

  ➔ Present progressive

  ➔ "Está llorando" uses "estar + gerund" to emphasize that the action of suffering is currently taking place.