El Sol No Regresa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Quinta Estación

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Spanish Pop Rock with 'El Sol No Regresa.' This song is a beautiful way to learn expressive Spanish vocabulary related to emotions and nature, helping you master the nuance of poetic storytelling in a foreign language.

[English]

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A few days ago I lost

in some dive bar

half of my soul plus 15 percent [music]

as a tip.

It’s not that alcohol is [music]

the best medicine,

but it helps me forget

when you can’t see the way out.

Today I try to tell you [music]

that everything is fine, even if you don’t believe it,

even if at this point [music] one

last effort isn't worth it.

Today [music] the good memories

tumble down the stairs [music]

and after a few tequilas the clouds go away,

but the sun doesn't return.

Dreams from a room

in a roadside motel

and a few drops [music] of rain

that I keep in this suitcase.

[music]

They roll across the mattress

of my now deserted bed. [music]

It’s the best solution

for the headache. [music]

Today I try to tell you that everything is fine,

even if you don't [music] believe it,

even if at this point one last

[music] effort isn't worth it.

Today [music] the good memories

tumble down the stairs

and after a few tequilas the clouds

[music] go away, but the sun doesn't return.

Today I try to tell you [music] that everything

is fine, even if you don’t believe it, [music]

even if at this point one last

effort isn't worth it.

Today the good [music] memories

tumble down the stairs

and after a few tequilas the clouds go away,

[music] but the sun doesn't return.

And after a few tequilas, the clouds

go away, but the sun doesn't return.

[music]

And after a few tequilas, [music]

the clouds go away, but the sun

doesn't return.

[music]

[Spanish]

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Hace días perdí

en [canto] alguna cantina

la mitad de mi alma más el 15 [música]

de propina.

No es que sea el alcohol [música][canto]

la mejor medicina,

pero ayuda a olvidar

cuando no ves [canto][música] la salida.

Hoy te intento contar [música]

que todo va bien, aunque no te lo creas,

aunque a estas alturas [música] un

último esfuerzo no valga la pena.

Hoy [música] los buenos recuerdos

secan por las escaleras [música]

y tras varios tequilas las nubes se van,

pero el sol no regresa. [canto]

Sueños de habitación

de un hotel de carretera

y unas gotas [música] de lluvia

que guardo en [canto] esta maleta.

[música]

Ruedan por el colchón [canto]

de mi cama ya desierta. [música]

Es la mejor solución

para el dolor de cabeza. [música][canto]

Hoy te intento contar que todo va bien,

aunque no te lo [música] creas,

aunque a estas alturas un último

[música] esfuerzo no valga la pena.

Hoy los [música] buenos recuerdos

se caen por las escaleras

y tras varios tequilas las nubes

[música] se van, pero solo regresa.

Hoy te intento contar [música] que todo

va bien, aunque no te lo creas, [música]

aunque a estas alturas un último

esfuerzo no valga la pena.

Hoy los buenos [música] recuerdos

secan por las escaleras

y tras varios tequilas las nubes se van,

[música] pero el sol no regresa.

Y tras varios tequilas, las nubes se

van, pero el sol no regresa.

[música]

Y tras varios tequilas, [música]

las nubes se van, pero el sol no

regresa. S. [canto]

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cantina kan-ti-na B2	noun - bar or tavern
propina pro-pi-na A2	noun - tip / gratuity
medicina me-di-si-na A1	noun - medicine
olvidar ol-bi-dar A1	verb - to forget
salida sa-li-da A1	noun - exit / way out
esfuerzo es-fuer-zo B1	noun - effort
recuerdos re-cuer-dos A2	noun - memories
escaleras es-ca-le-ras A1	noun - stairs
regresa re-gre-sa A2	verb - to return / come back
habitación a-bi-ta-cion A1	noun - room
carretera ca-rre-te-ra A2	noun - highway / road
maleta ma-le-ta A1	noun - suitcase
colchón col-chon B1	noun - mattress
desierta de-sier-ta B1	adjective - deserted / empty
solución so-lu-cion A2	noun - solution

Key Grammar Structures

• Hace días perdí en alguna cantina la mitad de mi alma

  ➔ Use of 'Hace + time' for duration/past events.

  ➔ "Hace" is used here to indicate that the loss happened a number of days ago.

• No es que sea el alcohol la mejor medicina

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after negative opinion/negation 'No es que'.

  ➔ The verb "sea" is in the subjunctive because the speaker is negating the idea that alcohol is the best medicine.

• Hoy te intento contar que todo va bien

  ➔ Present Indicative expressing current intent.

  ➔ "Intento" shows a current action happening at the moment of speaking.

• aunque no te lo creas

  ➔ Concessive clause using 'aunque' + subjunctive.

  ➔ The subjunctive "creas" is used because it refers to a hypothetical/uncertain outcome.

• un último esfuerzo no valga la pena

  ➔ Subjunctive in a relative clause or after a concessive 'aunque' (implied or explicit).

  ➔ "Valga" is subjunctive because it is part of a hypothetical concession.

• se caen por las escaleras

  ➔ Reflexive verb for passive or spontaneous action.

  ➔ "Se caen" describes the falling process of the memories.

• Ruedan por el colchón de mi cama ya desierta

  ➔ Adjective placement and usage.

  ➔ "Desierta" functions as an adjective modifying "cama", emphasizing loneliness.

• las nubes se van

  ➔ Pronominal verb (Irse) indicating departure.

  ➔ "Se van" emphasizes the act of leaving/departing completely.