De musica ligera

• By: Soda Stereo
• Album: GIRA ME VERAS VOLVER

Lyrics:

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[English]

Ella durmió al calor de las masas

She slept amidst the crowds

Y yo desperté queriendo soñarla

And I woke up wanting to dream of her

Algún tiempo atrás pensé en escribirle

Some time ago I thought of writing to her

Que nunca sorteé las trampas del amor

That I never dodged love’s traps

De aquel amor

Of that love

De música ligera

Light music

Nada nos libra

Nothing can set us free

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

...

...

No le enviaré cenizas de rosas

I won't send her rose ashes

Ni pienso evitar un roce secreto

Nor do I plan to avoid a whispered touch

De aquel amor

Of that love

De música ligera

Light music

Nada nos libra

Nothing can set us free

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

...

...

De aquel amor

Of that love

De música ligera

Light music

Nada nos libra

Nothing can set us free

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

Nada más...

Nothing else...

...

...

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

Nada más queda

Nothing else remains

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
desperté /de.speɾˈte/ B1	verb - I woke up
soñarla /sɔˈɲaɾla/ B1	verb - to dream of her
pensé /penˈse/ B1	verb - I thought
escribirse /es.kɾiˈβiɾse/ B2	verb - to write to each other
sorteé /sorˈte̝e/ B2	verb - I dodged or evaded
libra /ˈli.βɾa/ A2	noun - scale, balance
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
música /ˈmu.si.ka/ A1	noun - music
libre /ˈli.βɾe/ A2	adjective - free
queda /ˈke.ða/ A2	verb - remaining, stays

Grammar:

• Ella durmió al calor de las masas

  ➔ Preposition 'al' (a + el) indicating movement or location

  ➔ The phrase 'al calor' uses 'al' to show the relationship between 'heat' and 'mass', meaning 'in the heat of the crowds'.

• Y yo desperté queriendo soñarla

  ➔ Gerund 'queriendo' as the main verb's complement meaning 'wanting to'

  ➔ The phrase 'queriendo soñarla' uses the gerund 'queriendo' to describe the ongoing desire to dream of her.

• Nunca sorteé las trampas del amor

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'sorteé' (sorteo: to pick, to sort out), indicating completed action

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense 'sorteé' emphasizes that the speaker never managed to evade the traps of love.

• Nada nos libra

  ➔ Present tense of 'libra' (from 'librar'), third person singular, indicating that nothing frees them

  ➔ The phrase 'Nada nos libra' uses present tense to assert that nothing can free 'us' from the love or memories.

• Nada más queda

  ➔ Present tense of 'queda' (from 'quedar'), third person singular, meaning 'nothing more remains'

  ➔ The phrase 'Nada más queda' emphasizes that only this remains; used to express finality.