El Sol No Regresa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La 5a Estación
• Album: Flores de Alquiler

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of 'El Sol No Regresa' by La Quinta Estación. This song offers a poignant exploration of heartbreak and resilience, allowing listeners to connect with universal feelings of loss and hope through its evocative Spanish lyrics and relatable narrative.

[English]

Days ago, I lost

In some bar

Half of my soul

Plus fifteen percent for the tip

It's not that alcohol is

The best medicine

But it helps you forget

When you don't see a way out

Today I'm trying to tell you

That everything is fine, even if you don't believe it

Even though at this point

One last effort isn't worth it

Today the good memories

Are falling down the stairs

And after several tequilas, the clouds go away

But the sun doesn't return

Bedroom dreams

From a roadside hotel

And a few drops of rain

That I keep in this suitcase

Roll across the mattress

Of my now deserted bed

It's the best solution

For the headache

Today I'm trying to tell you

That everything is fine, even if you don't believe it

Even though at this point

One last effort isn't worth it

Today the good memories

Are falling down the stairs

And after several tequilas, the clouds go away

But the sun doesn't return

...

Today I'm trying to tell you

That everything is fine, even if you don't believe it

Even though at this point

One last effort isn't worth it

Today the good memories

Are falling down the stairs

And after several tequilas, the clouds go away

But the sun doesn't return

And after several tequilas, the clouds go away

But the sun doesn't return

...

And after several tequilas, the clouds go away

But the sun doesn't return

...

[Spanish]

Hace días perdí

En alguna cantina

La mitad de mi alma

Más el quince de propina

No es que sea el alcohol

La mejor medicina

Pero ayuda a olvidar

Cuando no ves la salida

Hoy te intento contar

Que todo va bien, aunque no te lo creas

Aunque a estas alturas

Un último esfuerzo, no valga la pena

Hoy los buenos recuerdos

Se caen por las escaleras

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se van

Pero el sol no regresa

Sueños de habitación

De un hotel de carretera

Y unas gotas de lluvia

Que guardo en esta maleta

Ruedan por el colchón

De mi cama ya desierta

Es la mejor solución

Para el dolor de cabeza

Hoy te intento contar

Que todo va bien, aunque no te lo creas

Aunque a estas alturas

Un último esfuerzo, no valga la pena

Hoy los buenos recuerdos

Se caen por las escaleras

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se van

Pero el sol no regresa

Hoy te intento contar

Que todo va bien, aunque no te lo creas

Aunque a estas alturas

Un último esfuerzo, no valga la pena

Hoy los buenos recuerdos

Se caen por las escaleras

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se van

Pero el sol no regresa

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se van

Pero el sol no regresa

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se van

Pero el sol no regresa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdí /peɾˈði/ A2	verb - I lost
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
alcohol /al.koˈol/ A2	noun - alcohol
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
esfuerzo /esˈfweɾ.θo/ B1	noun - effort
recuerdos /reˈkweɾ.ðos/ A2	noun - memories
escaleras /es.kaˈle.ɾas/ A1	noun - stairs
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
sueños /ˈswe.ɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
habitación /a.βi.taˈθjon/ A2	noun - room
gotas /ˈɡo.tas/ A2	noun - drops
lluvia /ˈʎu.βja/ A1	noun - rain
maleta /maˈle.ta/ A2	noun - suitcase
colchón /kolˈt͡ʃon/ A2	noun - mattress
cama /ˈka.ma/ A1	noun - bed
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
nubes /ˈnu.βes/ A1	noun - clouds

Key Grammar Structures

• Hace días **perdí**

  ➔ Preterite tense (simple past)

  ➔ The verb "perder" (to lose) is conjugated in the preterite tense (first person singular - yo), indicating a completed action in the past. It translates to "I lost" in English.

• No es que **sea** el alcohol...

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "no es que"

  ➔ "No es que" (It's not that) triggers the subjunctive mood in the following verb. This is because it expresses doubt or a subjective opinion. The verb "ser" (to be) is conjugated as "sea" in the present subjunctive.

• Pero **ayuda** a olvidar

  ➔ Present tense used with infinitive.

  ➔ The present tense verb "ayuda" (helps) is followed by the infinitive "olvidar" (to forget). This structure means "it helps to forget."

• Que todo va bien, **aunque no te lo creas**

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "aunque"

  ➔ "Aunque" (although) can trigger the subjunctive mood when expressing doubt, uncertainty, or hypothetical situations. Here, because the speaker doubts that the listener will believe them, the subjunctive mood is used: "creas" (you believe) is the subjunctive form of "creer" (to believe).

• Un último esfuerzo, **no valga** la pena

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after an implied condition

  ➔ The phrase implies a conditional statement: "even if a last effort might be made, it might not be worth it". Because the worthiness is uncertain and conditional on the effort, the subjunctive mood is used. "Valga" is the subjunctive form of "valer" (to be worth).

• Los buenos recuerdos **se caen** por las escaleras

  ➔ Reflexive verb in passive construction

  ➔ The verb "caerse" (to fall) is used reflexively and in a passive construction. "Se caen" means "they fall themselves" or, in a more natural translation, "they are falling." This emphasizes the uncontrolled nature of the memories fading.

• Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes **se van**

  ➔ Reflexive verb expressing movement or departure.

  ➔ The verb "irse" (to go away) is a reflexive verb used to indicate movement or departure. "Se van" means "they go away", indicating that the clouds are dissipating.

• Pero el sol no **regresa**

  ➔ Present Simple - fact or general truth

  ➔ The verb "regresar" (to return) is in the present simple tense, indicating a current or general state. In this case, the sun not returning is a state of affairs, a general truth for the singer's current situation.