Herederos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: David Bisbal

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with music is a fantastic way to connect with the language on an emotional level, and David Bisbal's "Herederos" is a perfect example. This passionate ballad, with its dramatic lyrics about a fated love, offers a glimpse into the expressive and romantic nature of the Spanish language. Through this song, you can learn vocabulary related to love, destiny, and intense emotions, all while enjoying a powerful vocal performance that has captivated audiences in the Spanish-speaking world.

[English]

It is this love that ignites the heart

And the same love will be my downfall

I was condemned to love you without reason

It is a spell of death and pain...

And it will drink my blood, and you will drink my love

Nothing will stop me from loving you

That you be mine

If passion runs through my veins

We are heirs of blood

In death and in life

We are heirs of a love

...

Your beauty is the owner of my voice

The same star that cornered me

It was my destiny written with passion

And with sighs, saving you was prevented

And it will drink my blood, and you will drink my love

Nothing will stop me from loving you

That you be mine

If passion runs through my veins

We are heirs of blood, (blood)

In death and in life

We are heirs of a love...

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

And it will drink my blood, and you will drink my love

And nothing will stop me from loving you

That you be mine

If passion runs through my veins

We are heirs of blood

In death and in life

We are heirs of a love...

Nothing will stop me from loving you, (from loving you)

That you be mine, (from loving you)

If passion runs through my veins

We are heirs of blood

In death and in life

We are heirs of a love

(We are, we are, heirs)

...

[Spanish]

Es este amor que enciende al corazón

Y el mismo amor será mi perdición

Fuí condenado, a quererte sin razón

Es un hechizo de muerte y de dolor...

Y beberá mi sangre, y beberás mi amor

Nada impedirá que te ame

Que seas mía

Si corre por mis venas la pasión

Somos herederos de sangre

En muerte y en vida

Somos herederos de un amor

Es tu belleza la dueña de mí voz

La misma estrella que me acorraló

Fué mí destino escrito con pasión

Y con suspiros, salvarte me impidió

Y beberá mi sangre, y beberás mi amor

Nada impedirá que te ame

Que seas mía

Si corre por mis venas la pasión

Somos herederos de sangre, (sangre)

En muerte y en vida

Somos herederos de un amor...

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Y beberá mi sangre, y beberás mi amor

Y nada impedirá que te ame

Que seas mía

Si corre por mis venas la pasión

Somos herederos de sangre

En muerte y en vida

Somos herederos de un amor...

Nada impedirá que te ame, (que te ame)

Que seas mía, (que te ame)

Si corre por mis venas la pasión

Somos herederos de sangre

En muerte y en vida

Somos herederos de un amor

(Somos, somos, herederos)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
vida /ˈβi.ðað/ A2	noun - life
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2	noun - death
sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ B1	noun - blood
destino /dɛˈstino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
pasión /paˈsjon/ B2	noun - passion
estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ A2	noun - star
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ B1	noun - dream
perdición /peɾðiðiˈθjon/ B2	noun - destruction, ruin
hechizo /etʃiθo/ B2	noun - spell, enchantment
perseguir /peɾseˈɣiɾ/ B2	verb - to pursue
enfermedad /enfeɾmeˈðað/ B2	noun - illness, disease

Key Grammar Structures

• Es este amor que enciende al corazón

  ➔ Relative pronoun "que" referring to "amor".

  ➔ The sentence uses "que" to introduce a relative clause describing the type of love being discussed. "Es **este** amor **que** enciende al corazón" - It is **this** love **that** ignites the heart.

• Fuí condenado, a quererte sin razón

  ➔ Preterite tense of "ser" (fuí) in passive voice. Preposition "a" before the infinitive verb "quererte".

  ➔ "Fuí condenado a quererte" literally translates to "I was condemned to love you". The "a" before "quererte" is necessary when the verb of condemning leads to a direct action in Spanish.

• Y beberá mi sangre, y beberás mi amor

  ➔ Future simple tense used to express a prediction or certainty ("beberá").

  ➔ The use of future tense emphasizes a strong belief in the inevitable consumption of both the singer's blood and love.

• Si corre por mis venas la pasión

  ➔ Use of the conditional conjunction "si" followed by the present indicative. Word order inversion for emphasis.

  ➔ Typically the sentence would be "La pasión corre por mis venas". Inverting to "Si corre por mis venas la pasión" emphasizes the passion itself.

• Somos herederos de sangre

  ➔ Use of "de" to indicate origin or possession. 'Of blood'.

  ➔ This phrase conveys that they are inheritors by blood, which could signify a familial line or a shared destiny.