El camino del sol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rata Blanca
• Album: Magos, espadas y rosas - 20 Aniversario en vivo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the grand, Neoclassical Heavy Metal of Rata Blanca's 'El camino del sol.' At nearly ten minutes, this epic track provides an advanced vocabulary of Spanish suitable for allegorical and philosophical concepts. Its powerful, clear vocals and complex, melodic structure offer a perfect entry point for learning sophisticated vocabulary within the rich narrative tradition of Spanish-language metal.

[English]

A lightning bolt struck, marking the place where I had to find

That talisman which can teach the science of good and evil

And thus, with its secrets, I could manage to discover the site

where the wise ones arrive, by the path of the sun

A thunder sounded and I could fly over lands, mountains, and the sea

I felt life inside of me, and I could caress the wind

And I descended upon the desert, and a superior being

told me of the sacred temple, by the path of the sun

By the path of the Sun,

I can be a part of God

I want to drink its warmth,

I want to bring it to you

And I reached the temple; its light blinded me, I was in the presence of the king.

And I can tell you that in that ritual, I managed to know the truth

And I awoke in the desert

Before me, I had that talisman

which taught how to go to the temple of the sun

...

[Spanish]

Un rayo cayo marcando el lugar en donde debia encontrar

Aquel talisman que puede enseñar la ciencia del bien y del mal

Y asi lograr con sus secretos poder descubrir el sitio

al que llegan los sabios por el camino del sol

Un trueno sono y pude volar por tierras, montañas y el mar

La vida senti por dentro de mi y al viento pude acariciar

Y descendi sobre el desierto y un ser superior

me dijo del templo sagrado por el camino del sol

Por el camino del Sol,

puedo ser parte de dios

Quiero beber su calor,

quiero llevartelo a vos

Y al templo llegue; su luz me cego estaba en presencia del rey.

Y puedo contar que en ese ritual logre conocer la verdad

Y desperte en el desierto

Tenia ante mi aquel talisman

que enseñaba como ir al templo del sol

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rayo raˈyo A1	noun - ray, lightning
talisman taˈlisman B1	noun - talisman, amulet
enseñar enseˈɲar A2	verb - to teach
ciencia ˈθjenθja A2	noun - science
descubrir deskuβˈriɾ A2	verb - to discover
sabio ˈsaβjo A2	noun - wise man
trueno ˈtɾweno A1	noun - thunder
volar boˈlar A1	verb - to fly
acariciar akaɾiˈθjar A2	verb - to caress
desierto deˈsjerto A1	noun - desert
superior supeˈɾjor B1	adjective - superior
sagrado saˈɣɾaðo A2	adjective - sacred
ritual riˈtwal B1	noun - ritual
despertar despeɾˈtaɾ A2	verb - to wake up
templo ˈtemplo A1	noun - temple

Key Grammar Structures

• Un rayo cayo marcando el lugar en donde debia encontrar

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'cayo' (fell) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Aquel talisman que puede enseñar la ciencia del bien y del mal

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb 'puede enseñar' (can teach) is in the subjunctive mood, used to express possibility or uncertainty.

• Y asi lograr con sus secretos poder descubrir el sitio

  ➔ Infinitive construction

  ➔ The infinitive 'lograr' (to achieve) is used with 'poder descubrir' (to be able to discover), forming an infinitive construction.

• La vida senti por dentro de mi y al viento pude acariciar

  ➔ Preterite vs. Imperfect contrast

  ➔ 'Senti' (felt) is preterite, indicating a specific moment, while 'pude acariciar' (could caress) is imperfect, indicating a continuous or habitual action.

• Por el camino del Sol, puedo ser parte de dios

  ➔ Present tense in a poetic context

  ➔ The present tense 'puedo ser' (can be) is used poetically to express a timeless or emotional state.