A woman chooses clothes, tries them on in the fitting room, and looks for the perfect size and color. Practice vocabulary for clothes, sizes, and colors, and expressions like «me queda bien» or «me aprieta».
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Sostengo esta tela con la luz del sol
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I hold this fabric with the light of the sun (more naturally: I hold this fabric in the sunlight)
Un suave vestido de gran arrebol
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A soft dress of great red glow (note: "arrebol" is a poetic word for the reddish glow of clouds at dawn or dusk)
Veo los colores del mar y la tierra
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I see the colors of the sea and the earth
Un verde esmeralda que cruza la sierra
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An emerald green that crosses the mountain range
Yo busco la talla perfecta por fin
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I look for the perfect size finally (more naturally: I am finally looking for the perfect size)
Mediana o grande para este botín
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Medium or large for this ankle boot (note: "botín" can mean an ankle boot, or "loot/treasure" referring to a great shopping find)
Me pruebo la chica y me miro aquí
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I try on the small one and look at myself here (note: "la chica" is short for "la talla chica", meaning the small size, not a girl)
El claro espejo brilla para mí
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The clear mirror shines for me
Talla y color, volando en el viento
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Size and color, flying in the wind
Un traje hermoso de gran sentimiento
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A beautiful suit of great feeling (more naturally: A beautiful outfit full of emotion)
Las mangas son largas, de hilo brillante
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The sleeves are long, of shiny thread
Llevo esta prenda con paso elegante
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I wear this garment with an elegant step
Entro al probador para ver cómo queda
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I enter the fitting room to see how it fits
¿Acaso me aprieta esta suave seda?
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Does this soft silk perhaps squeeze me? (more naturally: Is this soft silk too tight on me?)
¿O me queda suelto y roza el lugar?
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Or does it fit me loose and brush the place? (more naturally: Or is it too loose on me, brushing against the floor?)
Un rojo y un plata para deslumbrar
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A red and a silver to dazzle
Me pongo la capa de azul terciopelo
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I put on the cape of blue velvet (more naturally: I put on the blue velvet cape)
Me abriga del frío debajo del cielo
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It shelters me from the cold under the sky (more naturally: It keeps me warm from the cold under the sky)
Un abrigo negro, pesado y genial
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A black coat, heavy and great
Escucho a lo lejos un canto rural
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I hear in the distance a rural song
Coser esta prenda fue un arte sincero
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Sewing this garment was a sincere art
La hicieron con magia, con mucho esmero
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They made it with magic, with much care
El corte es hermoso, de un hilo elegante
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The cut is beautiful, of an elegant thread
Me lo pongo ahora, me queda como un guante
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I put it on now, it fits me like a glove (idiom: "quedar como un guante" means to fit perfectly, just like in English)
Talla y color, volando en el viento
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Size and color, flying in the wind
Un traje hermoso de gran sentimiento
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A beautiful suit of great feeling (more naturally: A beautiful outfit full of emotion)
I hold this fabric with the light of the sun (more naturally: I hold this fabric in the sunlight)
Unsuavevestidodegranarrebol
A soft dress of great red glow (note: "arrebol" is a poetic word for the reddish glow of clouds at dawn or dusk)
Veoloscoloresdelmarylatierra
I see the colors of the sea and the earth
Unverdeesmeraldaquecruzalasierra
An emerald green that crosses the mountain range
Yobuscolatallaperfectaporfin
I look for the perfect size finally (more naturally: I am finally looking for the perfect size)
Medianaograndeparaestebotín
Medium or large for this ankle boot (note: "botín" can mean an ankle boot, or "loot/treasure" referring to a great shopping find)
Mepruebolachicaymemiroaquí
I try on the small one and look at myself here (note: "la chica" is short for "la talla chica", meaning the small size, not a girl)
Elclaroespejobrillaparamí
The clear mirror shines for me
Tallaycolor, volandoenelviento
Size and color, flying in the wind
Untrajehermosodegransentimiento
A beautiful suit of great feeling (more naturally: A beautiful outfit full of emotion)
Lasmangassonlargas, dehilobrillante
The sleeves are long, of shiny thread
Llevoestaprendaconpasoelegante
I wear this garment with an elegant step
Entroalprobadorparavercómoqueda
I enter the fitting room to see how it fits
¿Acasomeaprietaestasuaveseda?
Does this soft silk perhaps squeeze me? (more naturally: Is this soft silk too tight on me?)
¿Omequedasueltoyrozaellugar?
Or does it fit me loose and brush the place? (more naturally: Or is it too loose on me, brushing against the floor?)
Unrojoyunplataparadeslumbrar
A red and a silver to dazzle
Mepongolacapadeazulterciopelo
I put on the cape of blue velvet (more naturally: I put on the blue velvet cape)
Meabrigadelfríodebajodelcielo
It shelters me from the cold under the sky (more naturally: It keeps me warm from the cold under the sky)
Unabrigonegro, pesadoygenial
A black coat, heavy and great
Escuchoalolejosuncantorural
I hear in the distance a rural song
Coserestaprendafueunartesincero
Sewing this garment was a sincere art
Lahicieronconmagia, conmuchoesmero
They made it with magic, with much care
Elcorteeshermoso, deunhiloelegante
The cut is beautiful, of an elegant thread
Melopongoahora, mequedacomounguante
I put it on now, it fits me like a glove (idiom: "quedar como un guante" means to fit perfectly, just like in English)
Tallaycolor, volandoenelviento
Size and color, flying in the wind
Untrajehermosodegransentimiento
A beautiful suit of great feeling (more naturally: A beautiful outfit full of emotion)
Lasmangassonlargas, dehilobrillante
The sleeves are long, of shiny thread
Llevoestaprendaconpasoelegante
I wear this garment with an elegant step
Latallaperfecta...
The perfect size...
Elcolorperfecto...
The perfect color...
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What the song is about
The singer holds a fabric up to the sunlight, admires its colors, and looks for the perfect size. She enters the fitting room, looks at herself in the mirror, and checks how each garment fits her: a dress, a long-sleeved suit, a blue velvet cape, and a black coat. In the end, the garment fits her perfectly.
Useful words and expressions
la talla: the size of the clothing (mediana, grande).
la prenda: any piece of clothing.
el probador: the booth in the store where you try on clothes.
las mangas: the part of the garment that covers the arms.
la seda, el terciopelo, el hilo: materials and fabrics.
el vestido, el traje, la capa, el abrigo: types of clothing.
¿Cómo me queda?: typical question when trying on clothes.
me aprieta / me queda suelto: it is too small / too big.
me abriga: it protects me from the cold.
me queda como un guante: very common expression: it fits me perfectly.
con esmero: with great care.
el arrebol: the red color of the clouds at sunset (poetic word, rarely used in speech).
Grammar
Reflexive verbs: me pruebo, me miro, me pongo. With clothes we use probarse and ponerse: Me pongo la capa.
Quedar + pronoun: me queda suelto, me queda como un guante. The person is expressed as a pronoun (me, te, le) and the garment is the subject.
Object pronouns: La hicieron con magia (la = la prenda).
Colors as nouns: they are masculine: un rojo y un plata (= un color rojo y un color plata).
Questions with «acaso»: ¿Acaso me aprieta esta seda? expresses doubt.
Watch out: poetic license for rhyme
«para este botín»: botín means the proceeds of a robbery; here it is only used to rhyme with fin. It is not used to talk about clothes you buy.
«de gran arrebol» rhymes with sol; it is a poetic image, not a normal way to describe a dress.
«roza el lugar» is vague and serves to rhyme with deslumbrar. When speaking, you would say, for example, me queda suelto y roza el suelo.
«Me lo pongo ahora»: since it refers to la prenda, the correct form is me la pongo.
«Me pruebo la chica»: here la chica means the small size; in Mexico and other countries people say talla chica, mediana, grande. In Spain, you would say me pruebo la pequeña.
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