La Condesa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: FORTALEZA
• Album: El Ojo de la Tormenta

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional journey with "La Condesa" by FORTALEZA, a captivating Gothic Metal piece from Mexico. This song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing profound sadness, loss, and resignation, set against a melancholic yet powerful musical backdrop. Its evocative lyrics and symphonic style make it an excellent choice for learners interested in poetic Spanish and understanding how emotions are conveyed through music.

[English]

I listen to the vast night, vast in not being with you

I listen to the vast night, vast in not being with you

One night like this you were in my arms

And the cold wind has said goodbye to you

I listen to the vast night, vast in not being with you

From the sun falls a bunch, on my dark dress

Searching through alleys, for the one I have lost

This sad town, blue and gloomy

I do not die of love, I die of you

I regret the moment I made you leave

My heart searches and you are not with me

How short love is and how long the forgetting

In the night the great roots suddenly grow in my soul

It is the morning of the storm, last night you gave the final sigh

Towards an eternal journey to which I have said goodbye to you

Goodbye love, goodbye

I do not die of love, I die of you

I regret the moment I made you leave

My heart searches and you are not with me

How short love is and how long the forgetting

One more night this countess will go in search of a new love.

[Spanish]

(Escucho la noche inmensa, inmensa al no estar contigo)

Escucho la noche inmensa, inmensa al no estar contigo

Una noche como esta estuviste entre mis brazos

Y el frio viento te ha despedido

(Escucho la noche inmensa, inmensa al no estar contigo)

Del sol cae un racimo, en mi vestido obscuro

Buscando entre callejones, aquel a quien he perdido

Este triste pueblo, azul y sombrio

No muero de amor, muero de ti

Lamento el momento en que te hice partir

Mi corazón busca y no estas conmigo

Que corto el amor y tan largo el olvido

En la noche las grandes raíces crecen de súbito en mi alma

Es la mañana de tempestad, anoche diste el suspiro final

Hacia un viaje eterno al que yo te he despedido

Adiós amor, adiós

No muero de amor, muero de ti

Lamento el momento en que te hice partir

Mi corazón busca y no estas conmigo

Que corto el amor y tan largo el olvido

Una noche mas esta condensa, saldrá en busca de un nuevo amor.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
frio /ˈfɾio/ A2	adjective - cold
viento /ˈbjen.to/ A2	noun - wind
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
pueblo /ˈpwe.βlo/ B1	noun - town
despedido /des.peˈði.ðo/ B1	verb - to say goodbye
lamento /laˈmen.to/ B2	noun - lament
viaje /ˈbja.xe/ B1	noun - journey
nuevo /ˈnwe.βo/ A2	adjective - new
grande /ˈɡɾan.de/ A2	adjective - big
raíz /raˈiθ/ B2	noun - root
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
partir /paɾˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to leave
obscuro /obsˈku.ɾo/ B2	adjective - dark
suspirar /sus.piˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to sigh

Key Grammar Structures

• Escucho la noche inmensa, inmensa al no estar contigo

  ➔ Present tense for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Escucho" indicates an action happening now, showing the speaker's current state.

• No muero de amor, muero de ti

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express desire or emotion.

  ➔ The phrase "No muero de amor" uses the subjunctive to convey a deep emotional state.

• Que corto el amor y tan largo el olvido

  ➔ Use of comparative adjectives.

  ➔ The phrase "corto" and "largo" compare the brevity of love to the length of forgetting.

• Es la mañana de tempestad, anoche diste el suspiro final

  ➔ Use of past tense to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "anoche diste" indicates an action that has already occurred.

• Una noche mas esta condensa, saldrá en busca de un nuevo amor.

  ➔ Future tense to express upcoming actions.

  ➔ The phrase "saldrá en busca" indicates an action that will happen in the future.