La Enredadera Lyrics in English by Amaia Montero, Vicente Amigo
Enredadera literally translates to "climbing plant" or "creeper". It's a visually evocative word that isn't commonly found in song lyrics, making it stand out.
In the song, Amaia Montero uses it as a metaphor to describe her clingy, intertwined nature when she's with her lover: "Si tú me abrazas, la enredadera" (If you hug me, I'm the climbing plant). It beautifully conveys a sense of deep attachment and closeness, like a vine wrapping around its support.
Amaia Montero teams with flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo for a love song built on one recurring image: the vine, "la enredadera," that wraps tight and doesn't loosen. She starts vulnerable — "Si estás lejos de mí vivo en la luna" [If you are far from me I live on the moon] — then turns fierce: "Si me acorralan, soy una fiera" [If I get cornered, I'm a beast]. The chorus keeps coming back to "Tambores del corazón" [Drums of the heart], and the whole song talks about love the way you'd talk about a fight: territory won, bets placed, enemies made. It reads as someone choosing to hold on rather than let a relationship cool into something safe.
