Impotencia, Pt. 2 – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Raíces

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a powerful linguistic journey with Stravaganzza's "Impotencia, Pt. 2." This symphonic gothic metal masterpiece offers rich, evocative Spanish lyrics that explore profound emotions of despair and frustration. Its intense narrative and complex musicality make it an exceptional piece for understanding Spanish poetic expression and the depth of feeling conveyed through metal music, revealing how language can articulate the most challenging human experiences.

[English]

The loneliness of the cold winter passing through my memory...

To hit your head against the wall

again and again until your temple bleeds.

And to see an anguished being collapse

who writhes when seeing his desires frustrated.

Rivers of hate and seas of resentment

in an eternity stained with pain.

To serve a sentence for a regrettable mistake

that will have no end, until we both end.

How this night hurts me, this tremendous anxiety!

How I wish the world would offer me another opportunity!

To corrupt life without knowing

what wound you are going to inflict,

without valuing afterwards, the tears of pain, the souls without warmth,

the sad immensity, the inheritance of the two.

How this night stings me, this tremendous anxiety!

How I wish for a tomorrow without tears to shed!

The loneliness of the cold winter passing through my memory...

through my memory...

To hit your head against the wall

again and again until your temple bleeds.

How this night hurts me, this tremendous anxiety!

How I wish the world would offer me another opportunity!

...

The loneliness of the cold winter passing through my memory...

through my memory...

...

[Spanish]

Soledad del frío invierno al pasar por mi memoria...

Dar con la cabeza en la pared

una vez y otra vez hasta sangrar su sién.

Y ver desfallecer a un angustioso ser

que se retuerce al ver frustrado su querer.

Ríos de odio y mares de rencor

en una eternidad manchada de dolor.

Cumplir condena por, un lamentable error

que no tendrá final, hasta acabar los dos.

¡Cómo me duele esta noche, esta tremenda ansiedad!

¡Cómo deseo que el mundo, me ofrezca otra oportunidad!

Corromper la vida sin saber

qué herida vas a hacer,

sin valorar después, los luestros de dolor, las almas sin calor,

la triste inmensidad, la herencia de los dos.

¡Cómo me escuece esta noche, esta tremenda ansiedad!

¡Cómo deseo un mañana, sin lágrimas que derramar!

Soledad del frío invierno al pasar por mi memoria...

por mi memoria...

Dar con la cabeza en la pared

una vez y otra vez hasta sangrar su sién.

¡Cómo me duele esta noche, esta tremenda ansiedad!

¡Cómo deseo que el mundo, me ofrezca otra oportunidad!

Soledad del frío invierno al pasar por mi memoria...

por mi memoria...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness; state of being alone
invierno /imˈbjerno/ A2	noun - winter; the coldest season of the year
memoria /meˈmoɾja/ B1	noun - memory; the ability to remember
pared /paˈɾeð/ A2	noun - wall; upright structure dividing space
sangrar /saŋˈɡɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to bleed; to lose blood
sién /sjɛn/ C1	noun - temple; part of the head beside the eyes
desfallecer /desfaʎeˈseɾ/ C1	verb - to faint, weaken, or lose strength
angustioso /aŋɡusˈtjoso/ C1	adjective - anguished; filled with distress or anxiety
rencor /reŋˈkoɾ/ B2	noun - resentment; deep, long-lasting bitterness
eternidad /eteɾniˈðað/ B2	noun - eternity; infinite time, endless duration
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain; physical or emotional suffering
ansiedad /ansjeˈðað/ B2	noun - anxiety; feeling of intense worry or nervousness
corromper /koroɱˈpeɾ/ C1	verb - to corrupt; to spoil morally or physically
herida /eˈɾiða/ B1	noun - wound; injury to body or feelings
alma /ˈalma/ B2	noun - soul; the spiritual essence of a person
inmensidad /inmensiˈðað/ C1	noun - immensity; vastness, greatness in size
herencia /eˈɾensja/ B2	noun - heritage; inheritance passed down

Key Grammar Structures

• Soledad del frío invierno al pasar por mi memoria...

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'del' (of the) and gerund 'al pasar'

  ➔ The phrase 'del frío invierno' uses 'del' to mean 'of the,' and 'al pasar' is a gerund indicating an action happening while passing through memory.

• Dar con la cabeza en la pared una vez y otra vez hasta sangrar su sién.

  ➔ Infinitive 'dar' and prepositional phrase 'en la pared'

  ➔ The infinitive 'dar' is used here as the main verb, and 'en la pared' indicates the location of the action.

• Y ver desfallecer a un angustioso ser...

  ➔ Infinitive 'ver' and past participle 'desfallecer'

  ➔ The infinitive 'ver' is used to express an action, and 'desfallecer' is a past participle describing the state of the being.

• ¡Cómo me duele esta noche, esta tremenda ansiedad!

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with verb 'duele' and adjective 'tremenda'

  ➔ This is an exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion, with 'duele' conjugated in the present tense and 'tremenda' intensifying the feeling.