Health, money, and love: Spanish with music / 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast (English version)

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Welcome, we are Spanish in Cabo, your home for Spanish in Los Cabos.

And what are we going to talk about today?

In these 5 minutes of Spanish, halfway through the week, we are going to discuss a very popular song in the Latin world: a bolero called Tres cosas.

Of course, the famous “there are three things in life: health, money, and love.”

Exactly. It's a very catchy bolero, I'm sure you've heard it before.

Are you going to sing?

No, I'm not going to sing, don't worry.

Let's listen to a little bit of the lyrics.

“El que tenga un amor, que lo cuide.
La salud y la platita, que no la tire”.

Vamos paso a paso.
“El que tenga un amor, que lo cuide”.
Whoever has a love, should take care of it.

And then, : “La salud y la platita, que no la tire”.
Health and money, don’t throw it away.

And what is behind this song?

The lyrics and music were written by an Argentine, Rodolfo Sciammarelle. It dates back to 1941, but it became very famous in Spain after the civil war because it was an optimistic song, the kind that lifts your spirits.

And in America?

Here, it was popularized by the famous Mexican trio Los Panchos, who spread boleros around the world for decades. Among them, Tres cosas.

Let's now look at the three key words in the song.

We'll start with salud.

Salud comes from Latin and means well-being, balance, harmony. In English we say wellbeing or welfare. We talk a lot about health today, don't we?

Yes, because we understand its importance when we lose it.

Por ejemplo/ For example: “Es un chico muy saludable”.
He’s a very healthy kid.

And when we toast, we say: Cheers!

Or when someone sneezes: Bless you! Salud

Let's continue with money.

It comes from the Latin denarius, an ancient Roman coin. In the song, it appears as platita, a colloquial way of saying money.

But often we are not just looking for money, but success.

How do you say success in English?

Success. Éxito

And the third word is love.

Not just romantic love, but also family, friends, relationships, companionship.

So, which comes first: health, money, or love?

For me, it should be love, health, and money.

Yes, but it doesn't rhyme.

What do you think? What is most important to you?

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