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“The Farewell” Lyrics Album:Bullet Train, 2022 Style: Melancholy song about dealing with unexpected loss. This is the Spanish song in the action/comedy movie Bullet Train (2022). Country: Spain Listen:YouTube
Translation:
Voy sin saber, Sin tu amor. ¿Cómo hacer, con tanto dolor? Una vez más, apaga las luces, Y canta conmigo, Así me olvido de la despedida.
I go without knowing, Without your love. What to do, with so much pain? One more time, turn off the lights, And sing with me, That is how I forget the farewell.
“I Dream of Her” Lyrics Album:In My Skin (In My Skin), 2011; La Noche Más Larga (The Longest Night), 2013 Style: Piano jazz, dreaming and reminiscing about a lost relationship Country: Spain Listen:YouTube
Translation:
Frente a las olas del mar y bajo las estrellas, Yo… sueño con ella, yo sueño con ella. (x4)
Before the waves of the sea and below the stars, I… dream of her, I dream of her. (x4)
“In the Darkness”Lyrics Album:Catarsis (Catharsis), 2013 Style: Club, techno Country: Spain (born), Mexico (raised) Listen:YouTube, Amazon. Tomorrow is the winter solstice, so here is a club song that mentions being in darkness a lot. The song is about addiction to love, superficially, but also about addiction to drugs. People walk on walls in the music video, and the police come in the end. Don’t mess up your biochemistry, people. The song is energetic, though.
“Don’t Ask Forgiveness” Album: Dirty Bailarina (Dirty Ballerina), 2010 Style: Hip hop, with a spoken word vibe Country: Spain Listen: YouTube
About:
I was listening to an NPR short about Mala Rodriguez and they mentioned that she calls herself “Mala” (Bad) Rodriguez because her aunt would always scold her and call her a bad kid. That’s so sad, a little cute maybe, and also a great story. Mala Rodriguez has been gaining acclaim these past few years for her distinctive rap/hip hop style and her poetic lyrics. She collaborated with Julieta Venegas on the MTV Unplugged version of Julieta’s “Eres Para Mi.”
Two lines in this song’s transcription are a little iffy, so check back for edits in a few months. The song has been on my list since the NPR short in 2011, so it makes more sense to just post it as is and wait for comments. It’s a great song. Listen to it at YouTube here.
Translation:
Sa’ [sabe] Lo peor ya ha pasa’o [pasado]. Dime, ¿de qué sirve seguir doblega’o [doblegado].
You know The worst has already passed. Tell me, what use is it to keep bowing down (in defeat)?
Vamos a buscar algo de retención, Salvemos almas de la extinción. Entre el polvo y la arena en estado latente Como un sueño recurrente, Mala semilla, bella durmiente.
Let us go search for a kind of permanence, Let us save souls from extinction. Between dust and sand in a latent state Like a recurring dream, Bad seed, sleeping beauty.
“Like a Ghost”Lyrics, 2011 Style: Pop/rock, techno-inspired, about a love that haunts you Countries: Argentina (born), Spain (raised) Listen at YouTube. When you break up with someone, it can be hard to forget them. They linger in your mind… like a ghost. For more techno-influenced pop about moving on, see “Mi Mundo Sin Ti” by Soraya.
Translation:
Decido no extrañarte, Vestirme y levantarme, Quiero escaparme de tu sombra.
I decide not to miss you, To dress myself and get up, I want to escape your shadow.
“The Girl Who Cries at Your Parties”, 2011 single Style: Pop with a beat, energetic, techno influence. This energetic pop song is about a girl so in love (really obsessed) that it hurts her to be away from the object of her affections. Country: Spain Listen:YouTube
Translation:
[Radio:] Y los cuarenta principales, del cuarenta al uno… And the top 40, from 40 to 1…
[Song:] Vuela un columpio vació sobre mi cabeza, Vuela por el cementerio de mi voluntad. Sigo buscando la niña que llora en tus fiestas. Suenan campanas en flor por mi funeral.
The empty swing flies over my head, It flies over the cemetery of my willpower. I keep looking for the girl who cries at your parties. Ringing bell flowers sprout all over my funeral.
“Rare Sunday Afternoon” Lyrics Album: La Barrera Del Sonido (The Sound Barrier), 2009 Style: Pop/rock, energetic, sounds cheerful, song about spending a weekend with a crush. Country: Spain Listen: YouTube, Amazon
Translation:
Domingo por la tarde Me vienes a buscar Y vamos a perder el tiempo un rato.
Sunday (by the) afternoon You come to look for me And we go to waste some time.
“Absurd Cinderella” Lyrics Album:Absurda Cenicienta, 2007 Style: Pop, about discovered betrayal. Countries: Spain, Argentina Listen:YouTube, Amazon
Translation:
En un bar de mi barrio que no quiero recordar, Vi a mi novio besando a mi amiga. El dolor de saborear veneno tan letal, Perder tiempo en dos seres que quería.
In a bar of my neighborhood that I do not want to remember, I saw my boyfriend kissing my friend. The pain of tasting poison so lethal, To waste time on two beings that I loved.
“On My Side of the Sofa”Lyrics Album: Guapa (Good Looking), 2006 Style: Pop/rock song about devoted love, except it goes slightly too far and sounds like a stalker song. I find it funny. She says she will wait for him in the shadows! Country: Spain Listen: YouTube, Amazon
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