Spanish Music lyrics
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From traditional boleros to the latest pop song topping the charts, Spanish music lyrics can broaden your cultural horizons.
Spanish Music Lyrics Online
English-Language Sites
Many general English lyrics sites feature songs from the most popular Spanish cross-over artists like Shakira or Selena. There are also some English sites, typically devoted to language learning, that include Spanish song lyrics in their content.
- a-z-music-lyrics.com has lyrics from Selena, Laura Pausini, Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias with lyrics for their Spanish and English songs, and some Italian tracks from Laura Pausini. The site also includes Latin artists singing almost exclusively in English, like Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan, in its Spanish song listings.
- AllTheLyrics.com includes Spanish language artists in its general listings while offering a sister site completely in Spanish. The site also includes a handy translation link with each song. While the results aren't perfect, they can give you an understanding of the general meaning of a song.
- SpanishRomance.com has a small selection of Spanish music lyrics, including songs from RBD (Rebelde), Alejandro Sanz and Juanes.
- Don Quijote, a language-learning site, has a number of songs, including Spanish lyrics from English-language artists like Backstreet Boys and Roxette.
Spanish-Language Sites
Of course, for the largest selection of lyrics in Spanish, you should turn to Spanish-language sites. Even if you don't speak Spanish fluently, the navigation of these sites is generally simple to understand, with clear links to artists and songs and search options to help you find specific songs.
- Canciones populares de Europa – España (Popular Songs of Europe – Spain) includes a mix of songs. Titles are classified by region, from the "Malagueña" of Andalucía to "Quen dira la carbonerita" from Valencia. In addition to providing the lyrics, the site also provides sheet music to help you fully enjoy the music.
- LaCuerda.net offers Spanish lyrics and guitar chords and tablature for performing these songs. The most popular titles include tracks from Maná, Silvio Rodriguez and Soda Stereo. As part of its mission statement, LaCuerda.net does not post lyrics from English-language songs in the hopes of better spreading the culture of the Spanish-speaking world and encouraging the sharing of songs between countries.
- Fanmania has a small selection of lyrics from artists like La oreja de Van Gogh and Thalia. Some pages include information on the singer or band along with the text of selected songs. This site also includes a few English-language artists.
- Planeta de Letras is another lyrics archive, focusing mainly on Spanish songs, along with listings for English-language artists. As a user-submitted site, there are numerous spelling errors in the lyrics and some links actually lead to messages instead of songs. However, the site claims to include 140,000 lyrics, so the sheer quantity of songs makes it worth a look.
- If you're looking for Christmas music, the Peruvian Musical Corner offers a selection of villancicos, or Christmas carols. You can also download midi files for singing along.
- El Mariachi contains the lyrics to over 350 traditional boleros, rancheras and other mariachi songs. While the site is free, you can purchase a CD or zip file containing every song in the database.
Online Searches
If you have a specific song in mind, you can also use a search engine to find music lyrics instead of visiting a lyrics archive. If you're doing your own search for Spanish music lyrics, you should know that while the word "líricas" translates directly to "lyrics", the word "letras" is actually used to refer to music lyrics.
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