Silvio Rodríguez
La gota de rocío lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Length
- 3:37
La gota de rocío
The drop of dew
Del cielo se cayó
Fell from the sky
Y en ella el amor mío
And in it, my love
La carita se lavó
Washed its little face
Pero era tan temprano
But it was so early
Que no salía el sol
That the sun wasn't out yet
Y se helaron las manos
And my love's hands
Y mejillas de mi amor
And cheeks turned cold
Creí que las estrellas
I thought the stars
La iban a buscar
Were going to come for it
Y que en su cara bella
And on her beautiful face
Se ponían a jugar
They began to play
Me dijo: "tengo frío
She said to me: 'I'm cold
Acércame calor"
Bring me some warmth'
Y fui con tanto brío
And I went with such zeal
Que encendí su corazón
That I ignited her heart
Y mientras la besaba
And while I kissed her
Me dijo en un temblor
She said to me with a shiver
"Esto es lo que faltaba
'This is what was missing
Para que saliera el sol"
For the sun to come out'
¡Oh!, gota de rocío
Oh!, drop of dew
No dejes de caer
Don't stop falling
Para que el amor mío
So that my love
Siempre me quiera tener
Always wants to hold me
Siempre me quiera tener (¡oh!, gota de rocío)
Always wants to hold me (oh!, drop of dew)
Siempre me quiera tener (no dejes de caer)
Always wants to hold me (don't stop falling)
Siempre me quiera tener (para que el amor mío)
Always wants to hold me (so that my love)
Siempre me quiera tener
Always wants to hold me
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Key vocabulary
- cayó
- fellB1
- amor
- loveB1
- tengo
- I haveA1
- lavó
- washed
- era
- wasB1
- tan
- soA2
- temprano
- earlyA1
- salía
- was leaving
- helaron
- froze
- mejillas
- cheeksB2
About this song
Silvio Rodríguez is a Cuban singer-songwriter associated with nueva trova and nueva canción. He is known for politically charged, lyric-driven protest songs set against tender folk balladry, and for helping define the style that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s.