Hombre – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza, Molly
• Album: Requiem Tercer Acto

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Spanish Gothic Metal with Stravaganzza's "Hombre." The song offers a high-intensity, lyrical journey through moral duality, making it an excellent piece for learning Spanish vocabulary related to contrasting emotions, existential choices (like *dignidad* and *oro*—dignity and gold), and the use of the powerful 'I am' (*soy*). Its dramatic structure and emotive delivery will help you grasp the rhythm and feeling of Spanish metal storytelling.

[English]

The singer compares himself to powerful forces of nature — salt that burns, the sea that calms, and a volcano with destructive fury.

He speaks of being peace itself and challenges the listener to choose a side.

Life, he says, grants freedom to act, but there are only two paths to follow.

He contrasts chaos and harmony: cyclones that destroy, songs that soothe.

En la vida tu eres libre, para obrar

Solo existen dos caminos... ¿cual tomar?

Un ciclón, arrasa donde va

Power is like the fire’s heat; dreams bring relief when awakening.

¡El poder, que siente el fuego al abrasar!

La ilusion, que siente alivio al despertar

Again, he reminds us that in life one is free to decide one’s path.

A choice must be made: which road will you take?

If you are on their side, come and join; if you chose the other, there will be no peace.

Si elegiste el otro aparta, ¡no habra paz!

He repeats the challenge — which side are you on?

The invitation to “come” returns, urging action and decision.

¡Ven!

He insists that dignity is chosen alone in life.

There are only two paths — good or evil.

If you’re on their side, fight; if not, you will perish.

Si escogiste el otro aparta, ¡morirás!

The song ends with shouts of “Come!” and “Mortal!”, emphasizing the struggle’s intensity.

¡Mortal!

¡Ven!

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[Spanish]

Soy la sal, que escuece al pasar

Yo soy mar, la calma en mi hallarás

¡Soy volcán!, ¡mi furia te devastara!

Soy la paz, ven dime de que lado estás

En la vida tu eres libre, para obrar

Solo existen dos caminos... ¿cual tomar?

Un ciclón, arrasa donde va

La cancion, amansa al cruel caiman

¡El poder, que siente el fuego al abrasar!

La ilusion, que siente alivio al despertar

En la vida tu eres libre, para obrar

Solo existen dos caminos, ¿cual tomar?

Si tu estás de nuestro lado, ven a andar

Si elegiste el otro aparta, ¡no habra paz!

¿De que lado estás?

¡¿de que lado estas?!

¡Ven!

En la vida eliges solo, dignidad

Solo existen dos caminos, bien o mal

Si tu estás de nuestro lado, a luchar

Si escogiste el otro aparta, ¡morirás!

¡Ven!

¡Mortal!

¡Ven!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volcán /bolˈkan/ A2	noun - a mountain with a vent through which lava, rock fragments, and gas erupt
furia /ˈfuɾja/ A2	noun - extreme anger
devastar /deβasˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to destroy or ruin completely
calma /ˈkalma/ A2	noun - peacefulness, tranquility
ciclón /θiˈklon/ A2	noun - a violent rotating windstorm
arrasar /arraˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to destroy or demolish completely
abrasar /aβraˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to burn intensely
ilusión /iluˈsjon/ A2	noun - illusion, hope, or dream
alivio /aˈliβjo/ A2	noun - relief
dignidad /digniˈdad/ B1	noun - dignity
escoger /eskoˈxer/ A2	verb - to choose
mortal /moɾˈtal/ A1	adjective - subject to death
paz /pas/ A1	noun - peace
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to fight or struggle
lado /ˈlaðo/ A1	noun - side

Key Grammar Structures

• Soy la sal, que escuece al pasar

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The word 'que' connects 'la sal' with the clause 'escuece al pasar', describing which 'salt'.

• Yo soy mar, la calma en mi hallarás

  ➔ Future tense of 'hallar' (hallarás)

  ➔ The verb 'hallarás' means 'you will find' — future tense used to express prediction or certainty.

• Soy volcán, mi furia te devastará

  ➔ Future tense with pronoun object 'te'

  ➔ 'Te devastará' means 'it will devastate you'; 'te' is the direct object pronoun for 'you'.

• En la vida tú eres libre, para obrar

  ➔ Infinitive used after 'para'

  ➔ The infinitive 'obrar' follows 'para' to express purpose: 'to act'.

• Solo existen dos caminos, ¿cuál tomar?

  ➔ Infinitive used in rhetorical question

  ➔ '¿Cuál tomar?' omits 'deber' or 'voy a' to sound more dramatic: 'Which (one) to take?'

• Un ciclón arrasa donde va

  ➔ Present tense describing general truth

  ➔ The verb 'arrasa' (devastates) uses present tense to express something that is always true.

• La canción amansa al cruel caimán

  ➔ Direct object introduced by 'a' (personal a)

  ➔ In Spanish, when the direct object refers to a person or personified being, 'a' is used before it.

• Si tú estás de nuestro lado, ven a andar

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' (real condition)

  ➔ The condition 'si tú estás...' uses the present indicative to express a real and possible situation.

• Si escogiste el otro, aparta, morirás

  ➔ Combination of past and future tense in conditional result

  ➔ The past 'escogiste' shows a completed choice; 'morirás' predicts the future consequence of that choice.

• En la vida eliges solo, dignidad

  ➔ Present tense as imperative or general statement

  ➔ 'Eliges' (you choose) is present but conveys a sense of obligation or truth about life.