La Extraña Dama – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Valeria Lynch

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Valeria Lynch's "La Extraña Dama." This song, born from the context of a popular Argentine telenovela, explores themes of love, loss, and the inner strength to heal and persevere. Understanding its lyrics offers a window into resonant human experiences and the power of resilience.

[English]

A bunch of dreams

That are still dreaming

Since you left

I was mistaken

I couldn't see

My youth died, just born

The emptiness, little by little

Turned me into a daughter of life

Tormented by love

Woman of pain

Faith prevailed

And my heart sealed its wound

Awakened loneliness

Wrap me up

I am that strange lady

Who is willing to overcome

...

Full of memories

And resignation

I clung to destiny

Without resting

Until I found

The inheritance you left on my path

Hope was my guide

The years shortened my suffering

Tormented by love

Woman of pain

Faith prevailed

And my heart sealed its wound

Awakened loneliness

Wrap me up

I am that strange lady

Who is willing to overcome

...

Awakened loneliness

Wrap me up

I am that strange lady

Who is willing to overcome

...

[Spanish]

Un montón de sueños

Que soñando están

Desde tu partida

Me equivoqué

No supe ver

Mi juventud murió recién nacida

El vacío, poco a poco

Me convirtió en hija de la vida

Atormentada por amor

Mujer dolor

Pudo más la fe

Y mi corazón cerró su herida

Despierta soledad

Envuélveme

Soy esa extraña dama

Que está dispuesta a vencer

Llena de recuerdos

Y resignación

Me aferré al destino

Sin descansar

Hasta encontrar

La herencia que dejaste en mi camino

La esperanza fue mi guía

Los años acortaron mi agonía

Atormentada por amor

Mujer dolor

Pudo más la fe

Y mi corazón cerró su herida

Despierta soledad

Envuélveme

Soy esa extraña dama

Que está dispuesta a vencer

Despierta soledad

Envuélveme

Soy esa extraña dama

Que está dispuesta a vencer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
partida /paɾˈtiða/ B1	noun - departure
juventud /xuβenˈtuð/ B1	noun - youth
vacío /baˈθio/ B1	noun - emptiness, void adjective - empty
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
atormentada /atoɾmenˈtaða/ B2	adjective - tormented
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
fe /fe/ B1	noun - faith
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
herida /eˈɾiða/ B1	noun - wound
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - solitude, loneliness
extraña /eksˈtɾaɲa/ B1	adjective - strange
dama /ˈdama/ A2	noun - lady
recuerdos /reˈkweɾðos/ A2	noun - memories
resignación /resiɣnaˈθjon/ B2	noun - resignation
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
agonía /aɣoˈnia/ B2	noun - agony

Key Grammar Structures

• Que soñando están

  ➔ Present continuous tense with the verb 'estar' + gerund

  ➔ It indicates an ongoing action happening at the moment.

• Mi juventud murió recién nacida

  ➔ Preterite tense indicating completed action

  ➔ It describes a completed action in the past.

• Me aferré al destino

  ➔ Preterite tense for past actions

  ➔ It expresses a completed action performed in the past.

• Los años acortaron mi agonía

  ➔ Preterite tense indicating a completed action affecting the subject

  ➔ It describes an action completed in the past that has an impact on the present situation.

• Despierta soledad

  ➔ Imperative mood (command or request)

  ➔ It is used to give a command or encouragement to wake up or arise.

• Soy esa extraña dama

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' (to be) for identification or description

  ➔ It states identity or description in the present moment.

• Que está dispuesta a vencer

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' + adjective with 'a' to express willingness or readiness

  ➔ It expresses a current state of being prepared or willing to overcome challenges.