El poema de la lluvia triste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mago de Oz
• Album: Gaia II

Lyrics & Translation

Mägo de Oz's "El poema de la lluvia triste" is a phenomenal song for learning Spanish through music. Its poetic, metaphor-rich lyrics are set to a powerful blend of Folk Metal, making it special for its raw emotion and intimate style. Listening can help you learn Spanish vocabulary related to profound feelings, catharsis, and nature, all while experiencing one of the most beloved and vulnerable anthems in Spanish rock.

[English]

Crying must purge the pain

Dry up the fear that’s inside you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

The rain is sad where joy should be

She woke up at midnight to look

If in the water’s reflection she could find

That laughter that one day changed

And for a second skin, dressed in loneliness

She searched for answers in the air

While the sea embraced her

She asked her star for help

The one she abandoned

For she forgot to cry

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

It’s raining sadness to be able to be happy

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

It’s raining sadness to be able to be happy

Close your eyes, open your heart

And learn to see with the eyes of the soul, she heard

The wind spoke to her, a flower spoke to her

With the rhythm of a loving whisper

Let your ghosts go

That bitter kisses and give

In exchange for your silences

A hoard of anxiety

Mutilated peace

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

It’s raining sadness to be able to be happy

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

Listen, I am Gaia!

Don’t suppress your anger!

Let your soul spit out the pain!

Let sadness rain when you cry

And let it quench the bitterness’ thirst

Tears are the soap

That cleanses your skin of sorrow

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

It’s raining sadness to be able to be happy

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

It’s raining sadness to be able to be happy

Crying is purging the pain

Dehydrating all the fear that’s in you

It’s sweating out the anguish that fills you

Listen, I am Gaia!

Don’t suppress your anger!

Let your soul spit out the pain!

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[Spanish]

Piangere deve di spurgo la pena

Prosciugare la paura c'è in te

É essudano angoscia che ti colma

La pioggia è triste dove avere gioia

Se despertó a medianoche a mirar

Si en el reflejo del agua podía encontrar

Aquella risa que un día mudó

Y por segunda piel, de soledad se vistió

Buscó respuesta en el aire

Mientras el mar le arropó

Pidió ayuda a su estrella

Que ella abandonó

Pues olvidó llorar

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

Es llover tristeza para poder ser feliz

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

Es llover tristeza para poder ser feliz

Cierra los ojos, abre el corazón

Y aprende a ver con los ojos del alma, ella oyó

Le hablaba el viento, le hablaba una flor

Con la cadencia que tiene un susurro de amor

Deja salir tus fantasmas

Que amargan besos y dan

A cambio de tus silencios

Acopio de ansiedad

Mutilada paz

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

Es llover tristeza para poder ser feliz

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

¡Escucha, soy Gaia!

¡No castres tu rabia!

¡Que tu alma escupa el dolor!

Que llueva tristeza al llorar

Y que sacie la amargura su sed

Las lágrimas son el jabón

Que limpia de penas tu piel

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

Es llover tristeza para poder ser feliz

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

Es llover tristeza para poder ser feliz

Llorar es purgar la pena

Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

Es sudar la angustia que te llena

¡Escucha, soy Gaia!

¡No castres tu rabia!

¡Que tu alma escupa el dolor!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llorar llorar A1	verb - to cry
pena pena B1	noun - sorrow, pain, penalty
purgar purgar C1	verb - to purge, to cleanse
deshidratar deshidratar C1	verb - to dehydrate
angustia angustia B2	noun - anguish, anxiety
tristeza tristeza B1	noun - sadness
lluvia lluvia A1	noun - rain
feliz feliz A1	adjective - happy
alma alma B1	noun - soul
corazón corazón A2	noun - heart
reflejo reflejo B1	noun - reflection, mirror image
miedo miedo A2	noun - fear
silencio silencio B1	noun - silence
ansiedad ansiedad B2	noun - anxiety, worry
paz paz A1	noun - peace
fantasmas fantasmas B2	noun - ghosts, specters
rabia rabia B1	noun - rage, anger

Key Grammar Structures

• Llorar es purgar la pena

  ➔ Infinitive as subject complement

  ➔ "Llorar" functions as a noun‑like subject complement meaning “to cry is to purge”.

• Que tu alma escupa el dolor

  ➔ Imperative with subjunctive "que" + present subjunctive

  ➔ "Que" introduces a strong wish or command; "escupa" is in the present subjunctive.

• Se despertó a medianoche a mirar

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun with past simple (preterite)

  ➔ "Se" marks the verb "despertó" as reflexive, indicating the subject woke himself.

• Mientras el mar le arropó

  ➔ Temporal clause with "mientras" + past tense

  ➔ "Mientras" introduces an action occurring at the same time as "le arropó" (the sea wrapped him).

• ¡Escucha, soy Gaia!

  ➔ Imperative + present indicative self‑identification

  ➔ "Escucha" is a command; "soy" states identity in the present.

• Deshidratar todo el miedo que hay en ti

  ➔ Infinitive + direct object + relative clause

  ➔ "Deshidratar" (to dehydrate) takes "todo el miedo" as its object; "que hay en ti" modifies "miedo".

• Cierra los ojos, abre el corazón

  ➔ Imperative verbs in a coordinated list

  ➔ "Cierra" and "abre" are both commands; the comma links two separate imperatives.

• ¡No castres tu rabia!

  ➔ Negative imperative with reflexive verb "castres" (archaic)

  ➔ "No" negates the command; "castres" (old form of "castigar") means “do not punish your anger”.

• ¡Escucha, soy Gaia!

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with interjection and present indicative

  ➔ "¡Escucha!" is an interjection that creates an exclamation; "soy" follows in the present indicative.