Deja Encendida Una Luz – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Viva Suecia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Spanish indie rock with Viva Suecia's "Deja Encendida Una Luz." This song is a beautiful opportunity to explore Spanish through its rich, emotional lyrics about support and hope, offering a unique blend of poetic expression and powerful musicality that makes it truly special for language learners.

[English]

Paint

Stars in your darkest sky

Laugh at my fears and yours

Die if things go wrong

I've come to change

The part you know about my story

There's always an emotional side and a sober one

All in the same spot

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

There's more

I've seen you pull out of misery

My joy without me knowing it

Lie to make the truth right

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

That what remains of us

Serves as an example of how to hold on

The constant pulse of life

Yours, mine, and everyone else's

I just ask that if I break down, you

Leave a light on

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

If I break down, you

Leave a light on

...

[Spanish]

Pintar

Estrellas en tu cielo más oscuro

Reírnos de mis miedos y los tuyos

Morirnos si las cosas van mal

He venido a cambiar

La parte que conoces de mi historia

Siempre hay una humana y otra sobria

Todas en el mismo lugar

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Hay más

Te he visto sacar de la miseria

Mi alegría sin que lo supiera

Mentir para arreglar la verdad

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Que lo que queda de nosotros

Nos sirva de ejemplo de cómo aguantar

El pulso constante a la vida

La tuya, la mía y la de los demás

Yo solo te pido que si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Si me derrumbo, tú

Deja encendida una luz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pintar /pinˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to paint
estrellas /esˈtɾe.ʝas/ B1	noun - stars
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ | /ˈsje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
reírnos /reˈiɾ.nos/ B1	verb - to laugh (ourselves)
miedos /miˈe.ðos/ A2	noun - fears
morirnos /moˈɾiɾ.nos/ B2	verb - to die (ourselves)
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ B2	verb - to change
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ B1	noun - story
humana /uˈma.na/ B1	adjective - human
sobria /soˈbɾja/ B2	adjective - sober
luz /luθ/ | /lus/ A2	noun - light
queda /ˈke.ða/ A2	verb - to stay, remain
pulso /ˈpul.so/ B1	noun - pulse
vida /ˈβi.ðað/ A2	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• Pintar estrellas en tu cielo más oscuro

  ➔ Infinitive used as a noun‑phrase (generic action)

  ➔ The verb ""Pintar"" is in the infinitive and functions like a noun meaning “to paint”.

• Reírnos de mis miedos y los tuyos

  ➔ Reflexive infinitive with attached clitic pronoun

  ➔ ""Reírnos"" combines the infinitive "reír" with the reflexive pronoun "nos", meaning “to laugh at ourselves”.

• Morirnos si las cosas van mal

  ➔ "si" conditional clause (first‑type, probable future)

  ➔ "si" introduces a real‑future condition: "if the things go wrong".

• He venido a cambiar la parte que conoces de mi historia

  ➔ Present perfect + infinitive of purpose (venir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ "He venido" (present perfect) expresses a recent arrival, followed by "a cambiar", an infinitive of purpose meaning “to change”.

• Siempre hay una humana y otra sobria

  ➔ Existential "hay" (there is/are) with indefinite nouns

  ➔ The verb "hay" expresses existence: "there is/are" a human one and another sober one.

• Si me derrumbo, tú deja encendida una luz

  ➔ Imperative mood after a conditional clause

  ➔ "Si me derrumbo" is a real condition; the main clause "deja encendida una luz" uses the imperative "deja" to give a direct request.

• Te he visto sacar de la miseria mi alegría sin que lo supiera

  ➔ Perception verb + infinitive + subordinate clause with "sin que" (negative subjunctive)

  ➔ "Te he visto" (present perfect) is a perception verb; it is followed by the infinitive "sacar" and the negative subjunctive clause "sin que lo supiera" (“without me knowing”).

• Que lo que queda de nosotros nos sirva de ejemplo de cómo aguantar

  ➔ Subjunctive after "que" expressing a wish or purpose

  ➔ "Que" introduces a clause with the subjunctive "sirva", meaning “may what remains of us serve as an example”.

• Yo solo te pido que si me derrumbo, tú deja encendida una luz

  ➔ Polite request with "solo te pido que" + subjunctive + conditional clause

  ➔ "solo te pido que" introduces a polite request; the subordinate clause uses the subjunctive "deja" after the conditional "si me derrumbo".