Color Esperanza – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Diego Torres
• Album: Un Mundo Diferente

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Sé qué hay en tus ojos con solo mirar

I know what's in your eyes just by looking

Que estás cansado de andar y de andar

That you're tired of walking and walking

Y caminar

And keep on walking

Girando siempre en un lugar

Spinning around in the same place

...

...

Sé que las ventanas se pueden abrir

I know that windows can be opened

Cambiar el aire depende de ti

Changing the air depends on you

Te ayudará

It will help

Vale la pena una vez más

It's worth it, one more time

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Quitarse los miedos

To face your fears

Sacarlos afuera

To take them out

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

...

...

Es mejor perderse que nunca embarcar

It's better to get lost than never to set out

Mejor tentarse a dejar de intentar

Better to dare to stop trying

Aunque ya ves

Even though you see

Que no es tan fácil empezar

That it's not so easy to start

Sé que lo imposible se puede lograr

I know that the impossible can be achieved

Que la tristeza algún día se irá

That sadness will go away someday

Y así será

And so it will be

La vida cambia y cambiará

Life changes and will change

Sentirás

You will feel

Que el alma vuela

That the soul flies

Por cantar una vez más

For singing once more

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Quitarse los miedos

To face your fears

Sacarlos afuera

To take them out

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Quitarse los miedos

To face your fears

Sacarlos afuera

To take them out

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

Vale más

To know it’s possible

Poder brillar

To want it to be possible

Que solo buscar

To face your fears

Ver el sol

To take them out

...

...

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Quitarse los miedos

To face your fears

Sacarlos afuera

To take them out

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

(Saber que se puede) Sabes que se puede

(Know that it’s possible) You know it can be done

Que puedes intentar (Saber que se puede)

That you can try (Know that it’s possible)

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

Saber que se puede

To know it’s possible

Querer que se pueda

To want it to be possible

Quitarse los miedos

To face your fears

Sacarlos afuera

To take them out

Pintarse la cara

To paint your face

Color esperanza

With the color of hope

Tentar al futuro

To tempt the future

Con el corazón

With your heart

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
esperanza /espeɾanθa/ A2	noun - hope
cambiar /kamˈbiɾ/ A2	verb - to change
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
miedo /ˈmjɛðo/ A2	noun - fear
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
brillar /bɾiˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to shine
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to know
intentar /in.tenˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to try
futuro /fuˈtuɾo/ A2	noun - future
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
sacar /saˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to take out
pintar /pinˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to paint
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place
cansado /kanˈsado/ A2	adjective - tired
intentar /in.tenˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to try

Key Grammar Structures

• Sé qué hay en tus ojos con solo mirar.

  ➔ Use of 'sé' as the first person singular of the verb 'saber' in the present tense.

  ➔ 'Sé' means 'I know', showing knowledge or awareness in Spanish.

• Cambiar el aire depende de ti.

  ➔ Use of the infinitive verb 'depende' with the subject 'el aire' and the prepositional phrase 'de ti'.

  ➔ 'Depende' means 'depends', used here to indicate that changing the air is up to you.

• Vale la pena una vez más.

  ➔ Use of the idiomatic expression 'vale la pena' with an indefinite noun phrase 'una vez más'.

  ➔ 'Vale la pena' means 'it's worth it', expressing that something is worthwhile.

• Que la tristeza algún día se irá.

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in 'se irá' to express certainty about future occurrence.

  ➔ 'Se irá' means 'will go away', indicating a future certainty that sadness will disappear.

• Sentirás que el alma vuela.

  ➔ Use of 'sentirás' as second person singular future tense of 'sentir'.

  ➔ 'Sentirás' means 'you will feel', indicating a future sensation or emotional experience.

• Pintarse la cara de color esperanza.

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb 'pintarse' in the infinitive form, with the direct object 'la cara' and descriptive phrase.

  ➔ 'Pintarse' means 'to paint oneself', used here reflexively to indicate applying makeup or paint to the face.

• Con el corazón.

  ➔ Use of the prepositional phrase 'con el corazón' to express doing something 'with the heart', indicating passion or sincerity.

  ➔ 'Con el corazón' means 'with the heart', emphasizing doing something with passion, sincerity, and emotional commitment.