¿Realmente, qué es la mirada?
Is it a glance? Is it a stare? Is it a look? Is it a glare?
Sorry it sounds like "Cat in the Hat". But I'm curious.
En las canciones......
La Luna esconde su mirada y yo...
ya no mirare tus ojos...
A fuego lento tu mirada....
Sus interpretaciones por favor, y más ejemplos, si puedes.
Gracias Mateo
3 Answers
Is it a glance? Is it a stare? Is it a look? Is it a glare?
I could see where it could be all of the above, depending on context.
I noticed that lots of Spanish songs talk about their lover's "mirada," which isn't the topic of a lot of English songs. The way a woman (man) looks at you seems to be more of a romantic thing in the romance language.
The R.A.E. lists one the definitions of "mirada" as an "expresión de los ojos," which I think says it all.
I think 'una mirada' is very Spanish. Probably because of the way society was set up having 'a look' from someone of the opposite sex was very meaningful and a serious way of making contact and flirting. The after-dinner paseo in the square or along a boulevard like The Ramblas in Barcelona was done with the family or maybe same sex groups but 'las miradas' were flying between the guys and the girls and that was their way of showing major interest. Even 'una mirada' going into church was often enough to figure out someone liked you etc... Kind of the same idea as cruising the streets in the old days. No wonder they sing about getting 'the look'.
No me mires
Que miran que nos miramos.
Miremos la manera de no mirarnos
Y cuando no nos miren, nos miraremos.
Quoted in the forward of an old Spanish textbook.
