{"id":7684,"date":"2013-12-31T13:27:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T18:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7684"},"modified":"2013-12-31T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T18:38:05","slug":"happy-new-year-singing-un-ano-mas-with-mecano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/happy-new-year-singing-un-ano-mas-with-mecano\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year! Singing &#8220;Un a\u00f1o m\u00e1s&#8221; with Mecano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today we say goodbye to 2013, and welcome a new year. As you know, we Spanish people have the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight: a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31<sup>st<\/sup>, and each grape is supposed to represent one month of the New Year. Most of us at home watch the broadcast from Puerta del Sol in Madrid to eat our grapes, where tons of people congregate to celebrate the new year coming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Although it is a bit old, this is what this song by Mecano talks about, that\u00b4s why I wanted to share it with you today. Listen to it, and try filling the gaps.<\/p>\n<p>En la _______ \u00a0del Sol<br \/>\ncomo el ______ \u00a0que fue<br \/>\notra vez el champagne y la ______<br \/>\ny el alquitr\u00e1n, de alfombra est\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>Los petardos que borran ________ \u00a0de ayer<br \/>\ny acaloran el \u00e1nimo<br \/>\npara _______ \u00a0que ya pas\u00f3 uno m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Y en el _______ \u00a0de anta\u00f1o<br \/>\ncomo de a\u00f1o en a\u00f1o<br \/>\ncinco ________ \u00a0m\u00e1s para la cuenta atr\u00e1s.<br \/>\nHacemos el balance de lo ________ \u00a0y malo<br \/>\ncinco minutos antes de la ________ \u00a0atr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Marineros, soldados, __________,<br \/>\ncasados, amantes, andantes<br \/>\ny alguno que otro cura despistao.<br \/>\nEntre gritos y pitos los __________<br \/>\nenormes, bajitos hacemos<br \/>\npor una vez ______ \u00a0a la vez.<\/p>\n<p>Y en el _______ \u00a0de anta\u00f1o<br \/>\ncomo de a\u00f1o en a\u00f1o<br \/>\ncinco ________ \u00a0m\u00e1s para la cuenta atr\u00e1s.<br \/>\nHacemos el balance de lo ________ \u00a0y malo<br \/>\ncinco minutos antes de la ________ \u00a0atr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Y aunque para las uvas hay algunos _______<br \/>\na los que ya no est\u00e1n echaremos de menos<br \/>\ny a ver si espabilamos los que estamos ________<br \/>\ny en el a\u00f1o que viene nos re\u00edmos.<\/p>\n<p>Uno dos, tres y cuatro y empieza otra ______<br \/>\nque la quinta es la una<br \/>\ny la sexta es la dos<br \/>\ny as\u00ed el _______ \u00a0es tres.<br \/>\nY decimos ________<\/p>\n<p>y pedimos a Dios<br \/>\nque en el a\u00f1o que _________<br \/>\na ver si en vez de un mill\u00f3n<br \/>\npueden ser _______.<\/p>\n<p>En la ______ \u00a0del Sol<br \/>\ncomo el a\u00f1o que fue<br \/>\notra vez el _________ \u00a0y las uvas<br \/>\ny el alquitr\u00e1n de alfombra est\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>Goodbye 2013! Welcome 2014!<br \/>\nMy best wishes for all Transparent Spanish friends!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"- MECANO - Un a\u00f1o m\u00e1s - HD -\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/avnz59zWwYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we say goodbye to 2013, and welcome a new year. As you know, we Spanish people have the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight: a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31st, and each grape is supposed to represent one month of the New Year. 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