En La Nada – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: AGORA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "En La Nada" by AGORA, a powerful progressive metal song that offers a fantastic way to engage with Spanish. Through its evocative lyrics about freedom and finding oneself in the void, you can explore rich vocabulary and complex sentence structures, all while experiencing the dynamic and intricate musicianship of one of Mexico's leading metal bands.

[English]

I know you don't want to listen to me

I'll have to scream it

Today I find myself free

I wait for the veil that calms me

I left behind

My way, my thinking

Without transforming

The image that arises in my dreams

There is nothing left that can control me

I feel the emptiness, the freedom

You think you can destroy me

With your voice, with a gesture

Today I feel free

I wait for the flight and with my wings

I left behind your way of thinking

And transforming

The image I embrace in my dreams

There is nothing left that can control me

I feel the emptiness, the freedom.

In nothingness I manage to transform you

Silent conscience of giving up

In nothingness I manage to transform you

Silent conscience of giving up

There is nothing left that can control me

I feel the emptiness, the freedom.

...

[Spanish]

Sé que no quieres escucharme

Lo tendré que gritar

Hoy me encuentro libre

Espero el velo que a mí calma

Dejé atrás

Mi forma mi pensar

Sin transformar

La imagen que surge en mis sueños

Ya no hay nada que logre controlar

Siento el vacío, la libertad

Crees que tú puedes destruirme

Con tu voz, con un gesto

Hoy me siento libre

Espero el vuelo y con mis alas

Deje atrás tu forma de pensar

Y transformar

La imagen que abrazo en mis sueños

Ya no hay nada que logre controlar

Siento el vacío la libertad.

En la nada te logro transformar

Muda conciencia de claudicar

En la nada te logro transformar

Muda conciencia de claudicar

Ya no hay nada que logre controlar

Siento el vacío, la libertad.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout
libre /ˈlibɾe/ A2	adjective - free
velo /ˈbelo/ B1	noun - veil
calma /ˈkalma/ B1	noun - calm verb - to calm
forma /ˈfoɾma/ A1	noun - form, shape
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
transformar /tɾans.foɾˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to transform
imagen /iˈmaxen/ A2	noun - image
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
controlar /kon.tɾoˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to control
vacío /baˈθi.o/ B1	noun - emptiness, void adjective - empty
libertad /li.βeɾˈtad/ B1	noun - freedom
destruir /desˈtɾwiɾ/ B2	verb - to destroy
voz /bos/ A1	noun - voice
vuelo /ˈbwelo/ B1	noun - flight
alas /ˈalas/ A2	noun - wings
nada /ˈnada/ A1	noun - nothing
muda /ˈmuda/ B2	adjective - mute, silent verb - to change (shed skin)
conciencia /konˈθjenθja/ B2	noun - consciousness, awareness
claudicar /klau̯.ðiˈkaɾ/ C1	verb - to surrender, to give in

Key Grammar Structures

• Sé que no quieres escucharme

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (present subjunctive)

  ➔ The verb "quieres" triggers the subjunctive in the subordinate clause "que no quieras escucharme". The subjunctive is used because it expresses doubt, uncertainty, or a subjective opinion.

• Hoy me encuentro libre

  ➔ Reflexive verb (with change of state)

  ➔ "Encontrarse" is a reflexive verb indicating a state or condition. The reflexive pronoun "me" shows that the subject is acting upon itself (in a non-literal way, describing a feeling).

• Espero el velo que a mí calma

  ➔ Relative clause with a preposition implied

  ➔ While grammatically simple, the nuance lies in the implicit preposition. It could be expanded to "Espero el velo con el que a mí calma" (I wait for the veil *with which* it calms me), meaning the veil is the instrument of calmness. The "a mí" reinforces who is being calmed.

• Dejé atrás mi forma mi pensar

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The sentence omits a verb, likely "dejé atrás mi forma *de* pensar". This creates a more poetic and concise effect. The omission relies on the listener's understanding of the implied connection.

• Sin transformar la imagen que surge en mis sueños

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as an adverbial modifier

  ➔ "Sin transformar" is a gerund phrase that describes *how* the speaker has left things behind. It acts as an adverb modifying the main verb (implied, from previous sentences).

• Ya no hay nada que logre controlar

  ➔ Existential "hay" + relative clause with subjunctive

  ➔ "Hay" is the impersonal form of the verb "haber" and is used to express existence. The subjunctive "logre" is triggered by the negative context and uncertainty implied by "nada" (nothing).

• Muda conciencia de claudicar

  ➔ Adjective modifying a noun + preposition + infinitive

  ➔ "Muda" (mute) is an adjective describing "conciencia" (consciousness). "De claudicar" specifies what kind of consciousness: a consciousness *of* giving up.