Estrella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dragonfly
• Album: Domine

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Estrella' by Dragonfly to experience a melodic journey. This song is a fantastic tool for language learners to practice listening for emotive vocabulary and poetic phrasing within a modern electronic soundscape.

[English]

I write to you to say

That I'm dying for you,

That I yearn to see you again,

Having you by my side.

I miss your beautiful eyes,

I can't forget them

Nor speak of your sweet kisses

That made me dream.

I'm far away here

You know it's true,

Today I live with another love

But I feel bad.

I would like to ask you now,

With all my pain,

Sorry for not having kept

Fighting for your love.

Beautiful star, the blood of life flows within me.

Beautiful star, the whole universe belongs to you.

Today I must acknowledge

I pretended to give you friendship,

Forgive me again,

It wasn't out of malice.

And when you read the letter

You'll feel my suffering,

That even while I'm with another

I'm still thinking of you.

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[Spanish]

Te escribo para decir

Que me muero por ti,

Que ansío volverte a ver,

Tenerte junto a mí.

Extraño tus ojos bellos,

No los puedo olvidar

Ni hablar de tus dulces besos

Que me hicieron soñar.

Muy lejos estoy aquí

Tú sabes que es verdad,

Hoy vivo con otro amor

Pero me siento mal.

Quisiera pedirte ahora,

Con todo mi dolor,

Perdón por no haber seguido

Luchando por tu amor.

Bella estrella, la sangre de la vida corre en mí.

Bella estrella, el universo entero es para ti.

Hoy debo reconocer

Fingí darte amistad,

Otra vez perdóname,

Que no fue por maldad.

Y cuando leas la carta

Sentirás mi sufrir,

Que aun estando con otra

Sigo pensando en ti.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
escribo esˈkɾiβo B1	verb - I write
muero ˈmweɾo B1	verb - I die
ansío anˈsjo B2	verb - I yearn for, I long for
extraño eksˈtɾaɲo A2	verb - I miss
ojos ˈoxos A1	noun - eyes
bellos ˈβeʎos B1	adjective - beautiful
dulces ˈdulθes A2	adjective - sweet
besos ˈbesos A1	noun - kisses
soñar soˈɲaɾ A2	verb - to dream
lejos ˈlexos A1	adjective - far
dolor doˈloɾ A2	noun - pain
luchando luˈtʃando B1	verb - fighting
estrella esˈtɾeʎa A1	noun - star
sangre ˈsaŋɡɾe A2	noun - blood
universo uniˈβeɾso B2	noun - universe
fingí finˈxi B1	verb - I pretended
sufrir suˈfɾiɾ B1	verb - to suffer

Key Grammar Structures

• Te escribo para decir

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "para decir" (to say) explains *why* the speaker is writing. It uses the infinitive form of the verb 'decir' after the preposition 'para'.

• Que me muero por ti,

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with 'morir por'

  ➔ "Me muero por ti" doesn't literally mean 'I am dying for you'. It's an idiom expressing intense longing or desire. The verb 'morir' is used figuratively.

• Hoy vivo con otro amor

  ➔ Present continuous for habitual action

  ➔ While 'vivo' is the present indicative, the context suggests 'Hoy vivo con otro amor' implies a current state that is ongoing and habitual, rather than a single action happening right now. It means 'I am currently living with another love'.

• Quisiera pedirte ahora,

  ➔ Conditional tense (Querer + Conditional ending)

  ➔ "Quisiera" is the conditional form of 'querer' (to want). It expresses a polite request or a desire. It's softer than using the present tense 'quiero'.