Ángeles Con una Sola Ala – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dragonfly
• Album: Alma Irae

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful Spanish lyrics of Dragonfly's "Ángeles Con una Sola Ala." This song, steeped in the emotional depth of Metal, offers a chance to connect with themes of disappointment and struggle through its poetic language, making it a compelling piece for both music appreciation and language exposure.

[English]

Disappointment, when something in life causes pain,

And it gets inside your mind.

Frustration, when you think you're alone in the world, but no,

She is always with you.

Feelings that torment your insides,

They tear you apart, diminishing your strength.

Decisions that ended in error

Make you see that this life won't be perfect.

Your obsession, left your heart locked up in walls,

And it killed it slowly.

The illusion, turned into strong desperation,

For not always making her happy.

You couldn't realize your mistake,

You shut yourself off, dodging her soul.

By her side you could have reached the sun,

You chose a path that leads to nothing.

...

Now it's too late to be able to change it,

J: My soul is dying, I can't be without her.

Keep going, now you have to continue,

J: I can't bear this burden that is killing my being.

Try again to remove all that pain from yourself,

J: I'm sorry, I don't have the courage to see who I once was.

You were angels with only one wing, she and you,

Together you could fly, touch the sky.

Your souls, now separated, form your coffin,

You're buried alive, your heart is dead.

Your paths are now separate,

J: I keep waiting for them to come back together.

The new life for her has already begun,

J: Today I'm still anchored to the past with all my faith.

Don't believe that you can still have her once more,

J: I wish I could offer her everything I couldn't give her.

You were angels with only one wing, she and you,

Together you could fly, touch the sky.

Your souls, now separated, form your coffin,

You're buried alive.

You keep hoping every day to see her once more,

To end your loneliness.

And even though time passes, your desire will never die,

You'll keep loving her, forever in solitude.

...

[Spanish]

Decepción, cuando en la vida hay algo que causa dolor,

Y que penetra en tu mente.

Frustración, cuando crees que estás solo frente al mundo y no,

Ella está contigo siempre.

Sentimientos que atormentan tu interior,

Te desgarran por dentro menguando tu fuerza.

Decisiones que acabaron en error

Te hacen ver que esta vida no va a ser perfecta.

Tu obsesión, dejó encerrado en muros a tu corazón,

Y lo mató lentamente.

La ilusión, se fue tornando en fuerte desesperación,

Al no hacerla feliz siempre.

No pudiste darte cuenta de tu error,

Te encerraste en ti mismo esquivando su alma.

A su lado pudiste alcanzar el sol,

Elegiste un camino que no lleva a nada.

Ahora ya es tarde para poderlo cambiar,

J: Mi alma se muere, sin ella no puedo estar.

Sigue adelante, ahora tienes que continuar,

J: No puedo con esta carga que mata mi ser.

Intenta otra vez arrancar de ti todo ése dolor,

J: Lo siento, no tengo valor para vislumbrar quien fui una vez.

Fuisteis ángeles con una sola ala, ella y tú,

Juntos pudisteis volar, tocar el cielo.

Vuestras almas ahora separadas forman tu ataúd,

Enterrado en vida estás, muerto tu corazón.

Vuestros caminos separados ahora están,

J: Sigo esperando a que se vuelvan a juntar.

La nueva vida para ella ha empezado ya,

J: Hoy sigo anclado al pasado con toda mi fe.

No creas tal vez que aún podrás tenerla una vez más,

J: Quisiera poderle ofrecer todo lo que no le pude dar.

Fuisteis ángeles con una sola ala, ella y tú,

Juntos pudisteis volar, tocar el cielo.

Vuestras almas ahora separadas forman tu ataúd,

Enterrado en vida estás.

Sigues confiando cada día en verla una vez más,

Terminar tu soledad.

Y aunque el tiempo pase, tu deseo nunca morirá,

Seguirás amándola, por siempre en soledad.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain; physical or emotional suffering
frustración /fɾustɾaˈθjon/ B1	noun - feeling of being upset or annoyed from failure
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world; the earth or human society
sentimiento /sentimjento/ B1	noun - feeling or emotion
interior /inteˈɾioɾ/ B2	noun - inside part of something adjective - inside; inner
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ A2	noun - strength; power to move or influence
error /eˈror/ A2	noun - mistake; incorrect action or thought
obsesión /obseˈsjon/ B2	noun - obsession; something that fills the mind constantly
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart; organ or symbol of feelings
desesperación /desespeɾaˈθjon/ C1	noun - deep despair; loss of hope
visión /biˈsjon/ B2	noun - vision; act of seeing or mental image
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul; spiritual or emotional part of a person
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
cielo /ˈθjelo/ A2	noun - sky; heaven
ataúd /ataˈuð/ B2	noun - coffin; box for a dead body
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness; state of being alone
fe /fe/ A2	noun - faith; strong belief or trust
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to hope or wait
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love deeply

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando crees que estás solo frente al mundo y no, ella está contigo siempre.

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'cuando' (when) introducing a condition or time reference.

  ➔ The clause 'cuando crees que estás solo' depends on the main clause, giving a time or condition context to the action.

• Sentimientos que atormentan tu interior.

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by 'que' functioning as an adjective modifying 'sentimientos'.

  ➔ The word 'que' introduces a relative clause that describes the qualities of 'sentimientos'.

• Te hacen ver que esta vida no va a ser perfecta.

  ➔ Periphrastic construction with 'ir a + infinitive' indicating future intention.

  ➔ The phrase 'no va a ser perfecta' means 'is not going to be perfect', expressing a planned or expected future state.

• Dejó encerrado en muros a tu corazón.

  ➔ Direct object inversion for emphasis, with verb preceding the object.

  ➔ The usual order 'encerró tu corazón en muros' is inverted for poetic emphasis.

• No pudiste darte cuenta de tu error.

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'darse cuenta de' meaning 'to realize'.

  ➔ The use of the reflexive pronoun 'te' with 'dar cuenta' forms the fixed expression 'darte cuenta de'.

• Elegiste un camino que no lleva a nada.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' expressing result or consequence.

  ➔ The subordinate clause 'que no lleva a nada' describes the path's outcome — that it leads nowhere.

• Fuisteis ángeles con una sola ala, ella y tú.

  ➔ Second person plural preterite 'fuisteis', showing completed past action.

  ➔ The verb 'fuisteis' means 'you (plural) were', used here poetically to refer to a pair as one unit.

• Ahora ya es tarde para poderlo cambiar.

  ➔ Infinitive with object pronoun attached ('poderlo').

  ➔ In Spanish, object pronouns can attach to infinitives, gerunds, and affirmatives. Here 'lo' (it) is attached to 'poder'.

• Sigues confiando cada día en verla una vez más.

  ➔ Periphrasis 'seguir + gerundio' to express continuity of an action.

  ➔ The speaker continues the action 'confiando', meaning 'still trusting'.

• Y aunque el tiempo pase, tu deseo nunca morirá.

  ➔ Subjunctive in a concessive clause introduced by 'aunque'.

  ➔ The verb 'pase' (subjunctive of 'pasar') shows uncertainty—it may pass, but the desire endures.