Spanish music is a global phenomenon. You’ve most likely heard a number of hit Spanish tunes in your day, or maybe you’re a full-blown reggaetón
 addict.

And allow us to let you know a secret, there’s an entire world of severely cool Spanish singers on the market doing their factor. And plenty of of those Spanish songs have deep which means, so it’s not solely informative to hearken to them, it’s inspiring.

However neatest thing about listening to those songs is that you simply get to study Spanish whilst you dance and sing alongside. I can’t consider something higher.

Learn on for 20 poppin’ songs by 20 nice Spanish-speaking artists from world wide.

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1. “Me Gustas Tú” by Manu Chao

Full lyrics: “Me Gustas Tú“

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

My gusta la canela, me gustas tú
— I like cinnamon, I such as you
Mu gusta el fuego, me gustas tú
— I like hearth, I such as you
My gusta menear, me gustas tú
— I like swaying, I such as you.
Me gusta la Coruña, me gustas tú
— I like La Coruña (a metropolis in Northern Spain), I such as you
Me gusta Malasaña, me gustas tú
— I like Malasaña (a neighborhood in Madrid), I such as you
Me gusta la castaña, me gustas tú
— I just like the walnut, I such as you
Me gusta Guatemala, me gustas tú
— I like Guatemala, I such as you

Manu Chao’s happy-go-lucky music about all of the issues he likes in life is ideal for novices. It’s additionally a very easy one to sing alongside to.

The construction of the music is straightforward, with the verses stating all of the issues Manu Chao likes. The refrain is a mixture of French and Spanish (we’ll ignore the French for the needs of this publish, however if you happen to’re studying French too then it’s a double whammy language lesson music).

This music is a good option to drill into your head the grammar of the verb gustar. If what you’re speaking about is singular, the verb gustar
is singular (e.g. me gusta el mar
 — I like the ocean). Should you’re speaking about one thing plural (e.g. aviones) then gustar is plural ( me gustan los aviones
 — I like planes).

2. “Vivir Mi Vida” by Marc Anthony

Full lyrics: “Vivir mi vida“

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

Voy a reír, voy a bailar
— I’m going to giggle, I’m going to bounce
Vivir mi vida lalalalá
— Stay my life la la la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
— I’m going to giggle, I’m going to get pleasure from myself
Vivir mi vida lalalalá
 — Love my life, la la la

American Marc Anthony is completely large in Latin America, and this music was a large hit in 2013. It’s one other uplifting music excellent for singing alongside on the prime of your voice when you’ve mastered the phrases.

The vocabulary within the music is straightforward however helpful. There are already a few phrases which can be value selecting out and noting down, comparable to heridas
(wounds or accidents) and gotas
 (drops, on this case he’s speaking about rain).

The grammar can be pretty easy, so it is a good one to observe the current tense.

Additionally, as we will see with the refrain we’ve simply translated, Anthony makes use of the “ir + a + infinitive” construction a number of occasions within the refrain ( Voy a bailar
, for instance).

Should you ever get caught attempting to consider how you can type this tense, subsequent time you’ll be able to simply consider Mark Anthony and his plans for laughing, dancing and customarily having time and dwelling life. For extra on this future type in addition to different methods to speak concerning the future, see this publish.

3. “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias

Full lyrics: “Bailando“

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt: 

Yo quiero estar contigo
 — I need to be with you
Vivir contigo, bailar contigo
— Stay with you, dance with you
Tener contigo una noche loca (una noche loca)
—  Have a loopy night time with you, a loopy night time
Ay, besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)
 — Oh, kiss your mouth (kiss your mouth)

Oh, Enrique. You hoped he was going to come back up, didn’t you?

Should you didn’t and also you’re upset concerning the lack of feminine artists on this record, we’ll kindly direct you to our publish on studying Spanish with Shakira. Sure, the Colombian goddess will get her personal publish all to herself.

Do not forget that this music is completely different from “Bailamos” regardless that they’re each about dancing. This one is way much less smoochy and extra upbeat, and the video includes lots of people bailando
(dancing) within the streets. Though all of it perhaps acquired a bit a lot for Enrique as he appears to have taken refuge in a tunnel.

Helpful vocabulary is, as we might count on from Enrique, all associated to the corazón
(coronary heart). He talks about his coronary heart beating slowly ( me palpita lento
). Palpitar
 is the verb “to beat” (as in heartbeat, not beating somebody at Scrabble). He additionally croons about our bodies going up ( subiendo
) and down ( bajando
), however we all know he’s nonetheless speaking concerning the dancing as he retains repeating the phrase bailando, simply in case anybody misinterprets him.

Once more, the music is usually within the current tense, so it’s good and easy.

4. “La Tortura” by Shakira + Alejandro Sanz

Full lyrics: “La Tortura”

Stage: Intermediate/superior

Lyrical excerpt:

No pido que todos los días sean de sol
— I don’t ask that every single day be sunny
No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta
— I don’t ask that each Friday be a celebration
Tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón
— Nor do I ask that you simply’ll come again begging for forgiveness
Si lloras con los ojos secos y hablando de ella
— Should you cry with dry eyes and speaking about her

The music’s lyrics are a goldmine for choosing up on a regular basis expressions and poetic vibes, making it a enjoyable option to enhance your vocabulary and get a really feel for the tradition.

5. “The place She Goes” by Dangerous Bunny

Full lyrics: “The place She Goes”

Stage: Newbie/intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

No me gusta perder
— I don’t prefer to lose
Dime qué vamo’ a hacer
— Inform me what we’re going to do
Me paso mirando el cel
— I cross time taking a look at my cellular phone
Wow, no puede ser
— Wow, it could’t be

The lyrics are stuffed with up to date colloquialisms and concrete language, so that you’ll be updated on how younger, cool Spanish audio system really use hte language.

Whereas listening, see what insights into Puerto Rican and Latin American tradition you’ll be able to garner. Are there phrases you haven’t heard earlier than? How about “wow”? Do you know Spanish audio system used that English time period?

6. “Shakira: BZRP Music Periods, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap & Shakira

Full lyrics: “Shakira: BZRP Music Periods, Vol. 53”

Stage: Intermediate/superior

Lyrical excerpt:

Perdón, ya cogí otro avión
— Sorry, I already took one other aircraft.
Aquí no vuelvo, no quiero otra decepción
— I’m not coming again right here, I don’t need one other lie.
Tanto que te la das de campeón
— A lot so that you simply seem like a champion
Y cuando te necesitaba diste tu peor versión
— And after I wanted you, you might have your worst model

This music consists of some nice issues to say to interrupt up with somebody.

Discover that English borrowing of the phrase “wow,” which additionally appeared within the Dangerous Bunny music earlier than this. 

One other fascinating factor to remember if you’re listening to this music is the convenience with which Spanish audio system rhyme phrases. With most phrases ending in related methods (-a, -o or –ion), it’s a reasonably straightforward factor to do in Spanish lyrics.

7. “Superdeli” by Caloncho

Full lyrics: “Superdeli”

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

No es tan imposible la utopía
— Utopia shouldn’t be so unimaginable
Tú con tus concepts, yo las mías
— You along with your concepts, me with mine
Coincidir en esta travesía
— Match on this journey
Por si no te encuentro en otra vida
— In case I don’t discover ou on one other life

Utilizing tremendous clear Spanish phrase decisions and largely the current tense, this music is nice for listening to phrases that you simply already know utilized in context and in a contemporary approach.

Concentrate on using the infinitive verb on the begins of many traces, and likewise have a look at the simple rhyming model that Spanish provides songwriters.

8. “Primera Cita” by Carin Leon

Full lyrics: “Primera cita”

Stage: Intermediate/superior

Lyrical excerpt:

Te vi, me viste, al principio fue una broma
— I noticed you, you say me, at first it was a joke
Luego la verdad se asoma, intercambiamos sonrisas
— Then the reality emerges, we change smiles
Pasó algún tiempo, poco menos de una hora
— Some occasions handed, just below an hour
Y por debajo la mesa tu tacón tocó mi bota
— And below the desk, your heel touched my foot

Describing a primary date in all its gory and romantic particulars, this music is absolutely good for serving to you hear how fashionable Spanish customers use romantic language. 

It’s acquired some nice particulars, expressed in fairly easy Spanish phrases and tenses, so all learners can profit from listening to this music.

9. “Vivir sin aire” by Maná

Full lyrics: “Vivir sin aire“

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire
— How I want I may reside with out air
Como quisiera calmar mi aflicción
— How I might calm my affliction
Como quisiera poder vivir sin agua
— I want I may reside with out water
Me encantaría robar tu corazón
— I’d like to steal your coronary heart

Mexican group Maná will get just a little tacky on this music, as they sing about how they want they might reside with out air, water and with out their love however they discover it unimaginable. As you’ll be able to most likely inform from the video, the music was launched within the early Nineteen Nineties.

Helpful vocabulary is expounded to angst-ridden emotions like ahogar
(to suffocate), the road reads me estoy ahogando sin tu amor
 (I’m suffocating with out your love). Try to see what number of different traces you’ll be able to spot that might have been written by a heartsick thirteen-year-old of their journal.

Maná typically use the phrase cómo quisiera
 (how I would really like), which is an efficient instance of how conditionals are utilized in actual life.

10. “Mambeado” by Onda Vaga

Full lyrics: “Mambeado“

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

Yo no sé por qué a veces me pierdo
— I don’t know why I generally get misplaced
Los ojos se me dan vuelta y me muero por dentro
 — My eyes go ’spherical in my head and I die inside
Y me encierro otra vez y no puedo salir
 — And I lock myself in once more and I can’t exit
No puedo ver lo lindo de cada momento
 — I can’t see how beautiful each second is

Onda Vaga don’t have the identical degree of worldwide fame as the opposite artists listed right here, however they’re fashionable of their dwelling nation Argentina, and with good cause.

Plus, their songs are glorious for studying Spanish. They’re easy sufficient that you could translate them, however filled with sufficient new vocabulary that it’s nonetheless a problem to determine them out.

Now, these lyrics could sound miserable, however the refrain invitations everybody to sing it to the moon, the solar and stars, so this bunch of boys aren’t fairly as moody as they sound at first. This music can be one other good one to sing on the prime of your lungs. To actually get within the Onda Vaga temper, that is ideally sung round a campfire.

11. “Paz, paz, paz” by Juanes

Full lyrics: “Paz, paz, paz”

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

Somos la nueva semilla del futuro, de la vida
— We’re the brand new seed of the longer term, of life
Somos los nińos que cantan por la paz y la esperanza
— We’re the kids who sing for peace and hope

A lot of tremendous helpful vocabulary is included on this peaceable music. For instance: semilla (seed), futuro (future), vida (life), esperanza (hope) and soñar (to dream).

12. “Carta a Rigoberta Menchú” by Celtas Cortos

Full lyrics: “Carta a Rigoberta Menchú”

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

Quiero ver la luz del Sol pure
— I need to see pure daylight
quiero despertar sin temer morir
— I need to get up and not using a concern of dying
quiero caminar de país en país
— I need to discuss from nation to nation
sin tener que odiar a quien vive allí
—  with out having to hate who lives there

This music is grammatically easy, which makes it a good selection for novices. It has plenty of vocabulary—together with an awesome number of nouns and verbs.

A few of the infinitives embrace ver (to see), despertar (to get up), caminar (to stroll), odiar (to hate), resistir (to withstand), cultivar (to domesticate), cantar (to sing) and soñar (to dream).

And these are a few of the nouns: tierra (land), sueños (goals), magia (magic), luz (gentle), jardín (backyard) and mundo (world).

Earlier than studying the lyrics, be sure to know who Rigoberta Menchú is. 

13. “Cámbialo” by Paula Dalli

Full lyrics: “Cámbialo” — Sadly, there aren’t any lyrics of this music with out spelling errors and some phrases are lacking.

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

Cambialo, Salvaló
— Change it, put it aside
Unamos todos nuestras manos
—  Let’s all be part of fingers
Sentiras la amistad
— You’ll really feel the friendship
la fuerza del ser humano
— The power of the human being

This music is enjoyable as a result of it is filled with rhymes.

Such rhymes embrace hablar – cambiar – dar (to talk, to alter, to present), cámbialo – sálvalo (change it, put it aside), amor – mejor (love, higher), reacción – ilusión (response, phantasm), sentirás – moverás (you’ll really feel, you’ll transfer), and so forth.

There are additionally fairly a number of examples of the crucial right here, comparable to ayuda (assist), unamos (let’s be part of), empieza (begin), toma (take), cámbialo and sálvalo.

You may also study the helpful expression poner en marcha (set in movement), which seems within the music.

14. “Papeles mojados” by Chambao

Full lyrics: “Papeles mojados”

Stage: Intermediate/superior

Lyrical excerpt:

Miles de sombras, cada noche, trae la marea.
—  Hundreds of shadows the tide brings each night time
Navegan cargaos de ilusiones que en la orilla se quedan.
— They sail, loaded with illusions that stay on the shore
Historias del día a día, historias de buena gente.
— Tales of on a regular basis life, tales of fine folks
Se juegan la vida cansaos, con hambre y un frío que pela
— They threat their lives, drained hungry and bitterly chilly

This music is nice for listening to a unique number of Spanish pronunciation as a result of you’ll discover plenty of Castilian Spanish pronunciation right here.

For instance, cargaos for cargados (in context: filled with…), cansaos for cansados (drained), mojaos for mojados (moist), ‘ta for hasta (until) and bocaná for bocanada (breath).

As soon as all of the vocabulary is known, ask your self what you assume the title of the music means. Ask your self questions like: ¿De quién son las sombras que trae la marea? (Whose shadows do the tide carry?), ¿Por qué se quedan las ilusiones en la orilla? (Why do the illusions keep on the shore?), ¿Qué significa que los papeles no tienen dueño? (What does “the papers haven’t any proprietor” imply?)

15. “Los niños queremos la paz” by 3 + 2

Full lyrics: “Los niños queremos la paz”

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

Canta conmigo canta
— Sing with me, sing
gritaremos basta ya.
— We’ll shout sufficient is sufficient.
Ven y dame la mano,
— Come and provides me your hand,
los niños queremos la paz.
— We youngsters need peace.

Pay particular consideration to the rhymes on this music, comparable to estación – canción – rincón – corazón (station, music, nook, coronary heart); hablar – olvidar – contar – ganar (to speak, to neglect, to depend, to win).

16. “Niño soldado” by Ska-P

Full lyrics: “Niño soldado” — Word that there are few accents lacking.

Stage: Newbie

Lyrical excerpt:

Fui a nacer donde no hay nada
— I used to be born the place there may be nothing
Tras esa línea que separa el bien del mal
— Past that line that separates good from evil
Mi tierra se llama miseria
— My land is known as Distress
Y no conozco la palabra libertad
— And I don’t know the phrase freedom

This music is useful with studying the vocabulary of conflict.

For instance: miseria (distress), secuestro (kidnap), tortura (torture), disparar (to shoot), asesinar (to homicide), mutilar (to mutilate), indiferencia (indifference), infierno (hell) and pistola (gun)

17. “Mal bicho” by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Full lyrics: “Mal bicho”

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

Es malo tu destino
— Your future is dangerous
¿Que marcó tu camino?
— What marked your path?
La canción que es valiente
— The music that’s breace
Es canción para siempre.
— is a music eternally.

This music means that you can see using vos as a substitute of tú (you) in Argentinian Spanish.

It additionally has fairly a little bit of helpful vocabulary, comparable to:

privilegios (privileges), ambiciones de poder (energy ambitions), discriminar (discriminate), falsas condenas (false sentences), conciencia (conscience), imponiendo posturas (imposing postures), violencia (violence), injusticia (injustice) and codicia (greed)

18. “Sólo le pido a Dios” by Mercedes Sosa

Full lyrics: “Sólo le pido a Dios”

Stage:

Lyrical excerpt:

Solo le pido a Dios
— I solely ask God
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
—  Might the unfair not be detached to me
Que no me abofeteen la otra mejilla
— Don’t slap me on the opposite cheek
Después que una garra me arañó esta suerte
— After a claw scratched me, this luck

This music is nice to see how the subjunctive is used. Each time the singer asks god for one thing, the subjunctive is used.

For instance, que el dolor no me sea indiferente (that ache shouldn’t be detached to me) and que la reseca muerte no me encuentre (that the dry demise gained’t discover me).

Additionally take note of the phrase la guerra es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte (conflict is a giant monster that steps on laborious), which is a crucial metaphor within the music.

19. “Rosa de la paz” by Amaral

Full lyrics: “Rosa de la paz”

Stage: Intermediate

Lyrical excerpt:

Cuando el mundo entero estalle,
— WHen the entire world explodes,
Será demasiado tarde
— It is going to be too late
Para reencontrarnos con las leyes naturales
— To reconnect with pure legal guidelines
Si hemos roto con los bosques.
— If we’ve damaged the forests.

A superb exercise to do after listening to this music a number of occasions is to jot down a journal entry on this immediate: ¿Qué diría de este mundo un viajero del futuro? (What would a traveler from the longer term say about this world?)

Attempt to use the subjunctive temper, just like the music does with Será.

20. “No dudaría” by Rosario Flores

Full lyrics: “No dudaría”

Stage:

Lyrical excerpt:

No dudaria no dudaria en volver a reir,
— I wouldn’t hesitage, wouldn’t hesitate to giggle once more,
prometo ver la alegria y escarmentar de la experiencia
— I promise to see the enjoyment and studying of the expertise
pero nunca nunca mas usar la violencia,
— However by no means once more use violence,
si pudiera sembrar los campos que arrase
— If I may sow the fields that I devastated.

This music shall be an awesome evaluation or observe for the Spanish conditional. I recommend you write an inventory after listening of 5-10 “Si yo pudiera… no dudaría” (If I may… I wouldn’t doubt) sentences to suggest how you can cease violence.

How Spanish Tune Lyrics Can Enhance Your Fluency

that feeling if you have a look at the lyrics in English and notice “Oh, that’s what the music is about!”? Properly, it’s like that when you determine Spanish lyrics—however it’s even higher as a result of it requires just a little further mind energy to decipher the riddle.

In addition to studying a great deal of new vocabulary, you can too see how a few of that grammar you’ve been swotting up on is used within the songs.

Singing alongside to the songs when you’ve figured them out will help you get used to Spanish pronunciation, and singing the quick bits is an additional problem. And if you happen to ever do occur to go to a karaoke occasion the place all of the songs are in Spanish, you’ll be .

For an extra problem, strive specializing in Spanish rap songs. With a excessive quantity of lyrics in a brief span of time, these songs can educate you quicker pronunciation and genuine language. 

So, how precisely do you study with music lyrics?

Properly, we suggest the primary time you hear you watch the video and benefit from the music with out worrying an excessive amount of concerning the phrases. Hopefully, after this primary viewing you’ll have an thought kind of of what the music is about (if not, don’t panic!).

The second time round you can begin and cease the music to attempt to pick some extra vocabulary. Strive filling within the gaps with an internet site like LyricsTraining, or just search for the letra
 (lyrics) along with your good buddy Google so you can begin attempting to determine what’s happening.

If you wish to see the lyrics in entrance of you, there are additionally different web sites and sources that may aid you observe alongside. The language studying program FluentU, for instance, has a choice of Spanish music movies inside its content material library.

In any other case, you’ll be able to at all times manually search for any phrases you don’t perceive in songs (strive these apps if you happen to don’t have dictionary). However both approach, that is the essential half: memorize and dissect these lyrics.

The reminiscence half may be achieved by writing all of the lyrics down, or maybe by singing the music again and again till you’ve acquired it. The second model might be extra enjoyable, and there are many YouTube variations of songs excellent on your karaoke wants.

 

So, now you’ll be able to cantarle a la luna y al sol
 (sing to the moon and solar). 

Sing it to the moon, the solar and perhaps even your Spanish trainer!

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