“Nuestra Canción” is a collaboration between Colombian music group Monsieur Periné and Dominican singer Vicente García. It appears on Monsieur Periné’s second album Caja de Música, released in 2015.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

‘algún día’ – Just as one would expect from the literal meaning of the words (‘some’ and ‘day’), this phrase means ‘someday’ or ‘one day’.

‘llevarse’ – The verb ‘llevar’ means ‘to have spent time’, ‘to carry’, ‘to take’, ‘to lead’, ‘to bring’, or ‘to wear’. The pronominal ‘llevarse’ means ‘to make off with’, ‘to take’, ‘to steal’, ‘to get along’, ‘to hit it off’ or ‘to be in style/fashion’.

‘a ciegas’ – Literally translating as ‘at blind’, this phrase means ‘blindly’.

‘entregarse’ – The verb ‘entregar’ means ‘to deliver’, ‘to hand over’, ‘to entrust’ or ‘to betray’. The pronominal ‘entregarse’ means ‘to turn oneself in’, ‘to surrender’, ‘to devote oneself to’, ‘to dedicate oneself to’ or ‘to have sex with’. In this song, I have translated the phrase “A ciegas, nos entregamos” as “Blindly, we surrendered to each other”, however, the meaning ‘to have sex’ would also make sense in this context.

‘oponerse’ – The verb ‘oponer’ means ‘to resist’ or ‘to oppose’. The pronominal ‘oponerse’ means ‘to be against’, ‘to disagree with’, ‘to object’ or ‘to be the opposite of’.

‘Aunque muchos se opusieran’ – The conjunction ‘aunque’ means ‘although’, ‘even though’ or ‘even if’, and can be followed by either the indicative or the subjunctive. If what follows is a known fact, or the outcome is known, the indicative will be used, otherwise, it will be followed by the subjunctive. The use of the imperfect subjunctive here implies that many people being opposed to their relationship is not a sure thing, just a possibility.

‘inventar’ vs ‘inventarse’ – While these both mean ‘to invent’ or ‘to make up’, ‘inventarse’ is more commonly used in spoken Spanish for intangible things such as ideas, excuses or stories.

‘quién lo diría’ – Literally translating as ‘who would say it’, this phrase translates along the lines of ‘who’d have thought’, ‘who knew’, ‘lo and behold’ or ‘what do you know’

‘por sorpresa’ – This phrase carries the literal meaning ‘by surprise’.

Activities

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing Cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing

[Verse 1]
Teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex dijedecirto say, tell | verb, irreg | first pers sing pret adiósadiósgoodbye | adv
Llegastellegarto arrive, reach | verb, spl chg | sec pers sing pret tardetardelate | adv paraparafor, to, in order to | prep despedirnosdespedirseto say goodbye | verb, stm chg + pron | infin + first pers pl reflex pron
Yyand | conj sisiif | conj elelthe | art, def | masc sing destinodestinodestiny, fate; destination | noun | masc sing apresuradoapresuradohurried, hasty | adj | masc sing quisoquererto want, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | third pers sing pret herirnosherir + nosto wound, injure, hurt | verb, stm chg + pron | infin + first pers pl dir obj
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub descubrídescubrirto discover, find; find out, realize | verb, reg | first pers sing pret unaunaa, an | art, indef | fem sing soluciónsoluciónsolution, answer | noun | fem sing paraparafor, to, in order to | prep elelthe | art, def | masc sing dolordolorpain, sorrow, grief | noun | masc sing
Hicehacerto do; make; cause; prepare | verb, irreg | first pers sing pret lalathe | art, def | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing quequethat, than; because; let | conj mememe, to me, myself | pron | dir and indir obj, reflex, first pers sing pedíaspedirto ask for, request; demand; order | verb, stm chg | sec pers sing imperf
Cuandocuandowhen | adv aúnaúnstill, yet, even | adv nononot | adv teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex queríaquererto want, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing imperf
Yyand | conj prometisteprometerto promise, pledge, assure | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret enamorarmeenamorar + meto win s.o.'s heart, win s.o.'s love, make s.o. fall in love | verb, reg + pron | infin + first pers sing dir obj algúnalgunosome | adj | masc sing | algún día = someday, one day díadíaday | noun | masc sing | algún día = someday, one day
Mienrasmientraswhile; if | conj | while when followed by pres, if when followed by subj reías,reírto laugh | verb, irreg | sec pers sing imperf elelthe | art, def | masc sing solsolsun | noun | masc sing acaricióacariciarto caress, stroke | verb, reg | third pers sing pret mimimy | adj, poss | masc and fem sing corazóncorazónheart | noun | masc sing

[Pre-Chorus]
Conconwith | prep floresflorflower | noun | fem pl teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex llevastellevarto have spent time; to carry, take; to lead, bring; to wear | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret | llevarse = make off with, take, steal; get along, hit it off; be in style/fashion mimimy | adj, poss | masc and fem sing tristezatristezasadness, sorrow, grief | noun | fem sing
Conconwith | prep colorescolorcolor | noun | masc pl dibujastedibujarto draw, sketch | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret lalathe | art, def | fem sing noblezanoblezanobility, quality, elegance; aristocracy | noun | fem sing dedefrom, of | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing manomanohand | noun | fem sing
Aato, into, by | prep tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing ladoladoside | noun | masc sing creciócrecerto grow | verb, spl chg | third pers sing pret nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing ilusiónilusióndream, hope, wishful thinking; excitement, eagerness; illusion | noun | fem sing

[Chorus]
Aato, into, by | prep ciegasciegoblind | adj | fem pl | a ciegas = blindly nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex entregamosentregarto deliver, hand over; entrust; betray | verb, spl chg | first pers pl pret | entregarse = to turn oneself in, surrender; devote oneself to, dedicate oneself to; have sex with
aunqueaunqueeven though, although, even if | conj muchosmuchomany | pron sesepart of pronominal verb | pron opusieranoponerto resist, oppose | verb, irreg | third pers pl imperf subj | oponerse = to be against, disagree with; object; be the opposite of
Disimulamosdisimularto conceal, hide disguise; cover up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret nuestronuestroours | adj, poss | masc sing amoramorlove | noun | masc sing
Nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex inventamosinventarseto invent; make up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret | Inventarse = to invent; make up enenin, on, during | prep cadacadaeach, every | adj | invariable rincónrincóncorner | noun | masc sing nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing

[Verse 2]
Nononot | adv fueserto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pret elelthe | art, def | masc sing adiósadiósgoodbye | adv
Suficientesuficienteenough, sufficient | adj | masc and fem sing paraparafor, to, in order to | prep despedirnosdespedirseto say goodbye | verb, stm chg + pron | infin + first pers pl reflex pron
Yyand | conj sisiif | conj elelthe | art, def | masc sing destinodestinodestiny, fate; destination | noun | masc sing nononot | adv lograbalograrto manage, reach | verb, reg | first and third pers sing imperf predecirlopredecir + loto predict + it | verb, irreg + pron | infin + dir obj, masc sing, neuter
Tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself | pron | dir and indir obj, reflex, first pers sing enseñasteenseñarto teach | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret unaunaa, an | art, indef | fem sing soluciónsoluciónsolution, answer | noun | fem sing paraparafor, to, in order to | prep elelthe | art, def | masc sing dolordolorpain, sorrow, grief | noun | masc sing
Fueserto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pret lalathe | art, def | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing
Quequethat, than; because; let | conj teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex pedíapedirto ask for, request; demand; order | verb, stm chg | first and third pers sing imperf cuandocuandowhen | adv aúnaúnstill, yet, even | adv nononot | adv mememe, to me, myself | pron | dir and indir obj, reflex, first pers sing queríasquererto want, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | sec pers sing imperf
Cuandocuandowhen | adv eraserto be | verb, irreg | first and third pers sing imperf todotodoeverything | pron purapuropure | adj | fem sing fantasíafantasíaimagination, fantasy | noun | fem sing
Quiénquiénwho, whom | pron | interr | quién lo diría = who'd have thought, who knew, lo and behold, what do you know lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj diríadecirto say, tell | verb, irreg | first and third pers sing cond elelthe | art, def | masc sing solsolsun | noun | masc sing hizohacerto do; make; cause; prepare | verb, irreg | third pers sing pret virarvirarto turn, veer, swerve | verb, reg | infin tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing corazóncorazónheart | noun | masc sing

[Pre-Chorus]
Conconwith | prep floresflorflower | noun | fem pl recordabarecordarto remember, recall; remind | verb, stm chg | first and third pers sing imperf tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing bellezabellezabeauty | noun | fem sing
Conconwith | prep colorescolorcolor | noun | masc pl teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex tomabatomarto take; to drink | verb, reg | first and third pers sing imperf porporfor; because of; by; through | prep | | por sorpresa = by surprise sorpresasorpresasurprise | noun | fem sing | por sorpresa = by surprise dedefrom, of | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing manomanohand | noun | fem sing
Aato, into, by | prep tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing ladoladoside | noun | masc sing creciócrecerto grow | verb, spl chg | third pers sing pret nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing ilusiónilusióndream, hope, wishful thinking; excitement, eagerness; illusion | noun | fem sing

[Chorus]
Aato, into, by | prep ciegasciegoblind | adj | fem pl | a ciegas = blindly nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex entregamosentregarto deliver, hand over; entrust; betray | verb, spl chg | first pers pl pret | entregarse = to turn oneself in, surrender; devote oneself to, dedicate oneself to; have sex with
aunqueaunqueeven though, although, even if | conj muchosmuchomany | pron sesepart of pronominal verb | pron opusieranoponerto resist, oppose | verb, irreg | third pers pl imperf subj | oponerse = to be against, disagree with; object; be the opposite of
Disimulamosdisimularto conceal, hide disguise; cover up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret nuestronuestroours | adj, poss | masc sing amoramorlove | noun | masc sing
Nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex inventamosinventarseto invent; make up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret | Inventarse = to invent; make up enenin, on, during | prep cadacadaeach, every | adj | invariable rincónrincóncorner | noun | masc sing nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing

[Bridge]
Diledecir + leto say, tell + him/her | verb + pron | sec pers sing impera + third pers sing indir obj aato, into, by | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing jardinerajardinerawindow box, planter; open cart, open-topped bus; gardner, landscaper | noun | fem sing quequethat, than; because; let | conj traigotraerto bring, wear | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres floresflorflower | noun | fem pl
Diledecir + leto say, tell + him/her | verb + pron | sec pers sing impera + third pers sing indir obj aato, into, by | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing jardinerajardinerawindow box, planter; open cart, open-topped bus; gardner, landscaper | noun | fem sing quequethat, than; because; let | conj traigotraerto bring, wear | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres amoramorlove | noun | masc sing
Diledecir + leto say, tell + him/her | verb + pron | sec pers sing impera + third pers sing indir obj aato, into, by | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing jardinerajardinerawindow box, planter; open cart, open-topped bus; gardner, landscaper | noun | fem sing quequethat, than; because; let | conj traigotraerto bring, wear | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres floresflorflower | noun | fem pl
Diledecir + leto say, tell + him/her | verb + pron | sec pers sing impera + third pers sing indir obj aato, into, by | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing jardinerajardinerawindow box, planter; open cart, open-topped bus; gardner, landscaper | noun | fem sing quequethat, than; because; let | conj traigotraerto bring, wear | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres amoramorlove | noun | masc sing

[Pre-Chorus]
Conconwith | prep floresflorflower | noun | fem pl teteyou, to you, yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex llevastellevarto have spent time; to carry, take; to lead, bring; to wear | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret | llevarse = make off with, take, steal; get along, hit it off; be in style/fashion mimimy | adj, poss | masc and fem sing tristezatristezasadness, sorrow, grief | noun | fem sing
Conconwith | prep colorescolorcolor | noun | masc pl dibujastedibujarto draw, sketch | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret lalathe | art, def | fem sing noblezanoblezanobility, quality, elegance; aristocracy | noun | fem sing dedefrom, of | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing manomanohand | noun | fem sing
Aato, into, by | prep tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing ladoladoside | noun | masc sing creciócrecerto grow | verb, spl chg | third pers sing pret nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing ilusiónilusióndream, hope, wishful thinking; excitement, eagerness; illusion | noun | fem sing

[Chorus]
Aato, into, by | prep ciegasciegoblind | adj | fem pl | a ciegas = blindly nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex entregamosentregarto deliver, hand over; entrust; betray | verb, spl chg | first pers pl pret | entregarse = to turn oneself in, surrender; devote oneself to, dedicate oneself to; have sex with
aunqueaunqueeven though, although, even if | conj muchosmuchomany | pron sesepart of pronominal verb | pron opusieranoponerto resist, oppose | verb, irreg | third pers pl imperf subj | oponerse = to be against, disagree with; object; be the opposite of
Disimulamosdisimularto conceal, hide disguise; cover up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret nuestronuestroours | adj, poss | masc sing amoramorlove | noun | masc sing
Nosnosus, to us, for us, ourselves, each other | pron | first pers pl, dir obj, indir obj, reflex inventamosinventarseto invent; make up | verb, reg | first pers pl pret | Inventarse = to invent; make up enenin, on, during | prep cadacadaeach, every | adj | invariable rincónrincóncorner | noun | masc sing nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Nuestra Canción
Our Song

[Verse 1]
Te dije adiós
I said goodbye to you
Llegaste tarde para despedirnos
You arrived late to say goodbye
Y si el destino apresurado quiso herirnos
And if hasty fate wanted to hurt us
Yo descubrí una solución para el dolor
I discovered a solution to the pain
Hice la canción que me pedías
I made the song you asked for
Cuando aún no te quería
When I didn’t love you yet
Y prometiste enamorarme algún día
And you promised to make me fall in love someday
Mientras reías, el sol acarició mi corazón
While you were laughing, the sun caressed my heart

[Pre-Chorus]
Con flores, te llevaste mi tristeza
With flowers, you took away my sadness
Con colores, dibujaste la nobleza de la mano
With colors, you drew the elegance of the hand
A tu lado creció nuestra ilusión
By your side our dream grew

[Chorus]
A ciegas, nos entregamos
Blindly, we surrendered to each other
Aunque muchos se opusieran
Even if many opposed it
Disimulamos nuestro amor
We hide our love
Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción
In every corner we invented our song

[Verse 2]
No fue el adiós
It wasn’t the goodbye
Suficiente para despedirnos
Sufficient to say goodbye to each other
Y si el destino no lograba predecirlo
And if fate couldn’t predict it
Tú me enseñaste una solución para el dolor
You taught me a solution to the pain
Fue la canción
It was the song
Que te pedía cuando aún no me querías
That I asked you for when you still didn’t love me
Cuando era todo pura fantasía
When it was all pure fantasy
Quién lo diría el sol hizo virar tu corazón
Who knew the sun made your heart turn

[Pre-Chorus]
Con flores, recordaba tu belleza
With flowers, I remembered your beauty
Con colores, te tomaba por sorpresa de la mano
With colors, I took you by surprise by the hand
A tu lado creció nuestra ilusión
By your side our dream grew

[Chorus]
A ciegas, nos entregamos
Blindly, we surrendered to each other
Aunque muchos se opusieran
Even if many opposed it
Disimulamos nuestro amor
We hide our love
Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción
In every corner we invented our song

[Bridge]
Dile a la jardinera que traigo flores
Tell the gardener I’m bringing flowers
Dile a la jardinera que traigo amor
Tell the gardener that I’m bringing love
Dile a la jardinera que traigo flores
Tell the gardener I’m bringing flowers
Dile a la jardinera que traigo amor
Tell the gardener that I’m bringing love

[Pre-Chorus]
Con flores, te llevaste mi tristeza
With flowers, you took away my sadness
Con colores, dibujaste la nobleza de la mano
With colors, you drew the elegance of the hand
A tu lado creció nuestra ilusión
By your side our dream grew

[Chorus]
A ciegas, nos entregamos
Blindly, we surrendered to each other
Aunque muchos se opusieran
Even if many opposed it
Disimulamos nuestro amor
We hide our love
Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción
In every corner we invented our song

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Possessive Adjectives:
  • Mientras reías, el sol acarició mi corazón
  • Con flores te llevaste mi tristeza
  • Disimulamos nuestro amor
  • A tu lado creció nuestra ilusión
  • Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción
  • Quién lo diría el sol hizo virar tu corazón
  • Con flores recordaba tu belleza

• Object Pronouns:
  • Te dije adiós
  • Y si el destino apresurado quiso herirnos
  • Hice la canción que me pedías
  • Cuando aún no te quería
  • Y prometiste enamorarme algún día
  • Con flores te llevaste mi tristeza
  • Y si el destino no lograba predecirlo
  • Tú me enseñaste una solución para el dolor
  • Que te pedía cuando aún no me querías
  • Quién lo diría el sol hizo virar tu corazón
  • Con colores te tomaba por sorpresa de la mano

• Reflexive Pronouns:
  • Llegaste tarde para despedirnos
  • Suficiente para despedirnos
  • A ciegas nos entregamos
  • Aunque muchos se opusieran
  • Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción

• Personal ‘a’:
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo flores
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo amor

• Irregular Verbs:
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo flores
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo amor

• Pronominal Verbs:
  • Llegaste tarde para despedirnos
  • Suficiente para despedirnos
  • A ciegas nos entregamos
  • Aunque muchos se opusieran
  • Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción

• Imperative:
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo flores
  • Dile a la jardinera que traigo amor

• Preterite:
  • Te dije adiós
  • Hice la canción que me pedías
  • No fue el adiós
  • Fue la canción
  • Quién lo diría el sol hizo virar tu corazón
  • Yo descubrí una solución para el dolor
  • Y prometiste enamorarme algún día
  • Mientras reías, el sol acarició mi corazón
  • Con flores, te llevaste mi tristeza
  • Con colores, dibujaste la nobleza de la mano
  • Disimulamos nuestro amor
  • Nos inventamos en cada rincón nuestra canción
  • Tú me enseñaste una solución para el dolor
  • Llegaste tarde para despedirnos
  • A tu lado creció nuestra ilusión
  • A ciegas, nos entregamos
  • Y si el destino apresurado quiso herirnos

• Imperfect:
  • Mientras reías, el sol acarició mi corazón
  • Cuando era todo pura fantasía
  • Y si el destino no lograba predecirlo
  • Con colores, te tomaba por sorpresa de la mano
  • Hice la canción que me pedías
  • Cuando aún no te quería
  • Que te pedía cuando aún no me querías
  • Con flores, recordaba tu belleza

• Conditional:
  • Quién lo diría el sol hizo virar tu corazón

• Imperfect Subjunctive:
  • Aunque muchos se opusieran