En libertad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Nino Bravo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth and timeless message of freedom in Nino Bravo's "En libertad." This iconic Spanish song, with its powerful vocals and evocative lyrics, offers a window into themes of love, loss, and the universal human desire for liberty, making it a special piece to connect with the Spanish language and culture.

[English]

You don't need more than my caresses

I can't understand you and I feel

that your love

is slowly dying

more and more each day

until that moment comes

when we say goodbye.

And you'll go (without farewell)

and you'll go (without a goodbye)

and you'll go (like the breeze)

free

free at last!

The loneliness of home

makes me sad

there's no fire's warmth

in our house

when I’m by your side

I become your slave

I always want to stay

free.

Free (without your touches),

free (love’s kisses)

free (like the birds)

free

truly free!

Your love is dying a little

more each day

until that moment comes

when we say goodbye.

And you'll go (without farewell)

and you'll go (without a goodbye)

and you'll go (like the breeze)

free

free at last!

(without your touches),

(love’s kisses)

(like the birds)

free

truly free!

...

[Spanish]

No necesitas más de mis caricias

no te comprendo y siento

que tu amor

se va muriendo un poco

cada día

que llegará el momento

del adiós.

Y tú te irás (sin despedida)

y tú te irás (sin un adiós)

y tú te irás (como la brisa)

libre

en libertad!

La soledad de casa

me entristece

ya no hay calor de fuego

en el hogar

cuando estoy a tu lado

soy tu esclavo

yo quiero siempre estar

en libertad.

En libertad (sin tus caricias),

en libertad (besos de amor)

en libertad (como las aves)

libre

en libertad!.

Tu amor se muere un poco

cada día

y llegará el momento

del adiós.

Y tú te irás (sin despedida)

y tú te irás (sin un adiós)

y tú te irás (como la brisa)

libre

en libertad!.

(sin tus caricias),

(besos de amor)

(como las aves)

libre

en libertad!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
libertad /liβeɾˈtad/ B1	noun - freedom
despedida /despeðiˈða/ B2	noun - goodbye, farewell
muriendo /muˈɾjendo/ B2	verb (gerund) - dying
cada /ˈkaða/ A2	determiner - each, every
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ B1	noun - time; weather
mismo /ˈmizmo/ B1	adjective - same
llegar /ʎeˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to arrive
otro /ˈo.tɾo/ A1	adjective/pronoun - other, another
brisa /ˈbɾi.sa/ B2	noun - breeze
libre /ˈli.βɾe/ A2	adjective - free
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love

Key Grammar Structures

• No necesitas más de mis caricias

  ➔ Use of the present indicative verb 'necesitar' to express necessity.

  ➔ 'Necesitar' means 'to need'. Here, it's conjugated in the present indicative: 'necesitas'.

• se va muriendo un poco

  ➔ Use of the present progressive for an ongoing action, 'se va muriendo'.

  ➔ The phrase 'se va muriendo' is a reflexive and progressive construction meaning 'is dying little by little'.

• Y tú te irás

  ➔ Use of the simple future tense with 'te irás' to indicate a future action.

  ➔ 'Te irás' is the future tense of 'ir' (to go) and 'te' is a reflexive pronoun indicating the subject's own action.

• como las aves

  ➔ Use of the noun 'aves' with 'como' to make a simile or comparison.

  ➔ 'Como' is a conjunction used here to compare the subject's freedom to that of birds.

• en libertad

  ➔ Use of the noun phrase 'en libertad' to express being free or in a state of freedom.

  ➔ The phrase 'en libertad' means 'free' or 'in freedom', emphasizing the state of independence.