LA ROSA DE LOS VIENTOS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: MAGO DE OZ

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poetic world of Mägo de Oz with their song "La Rosa de los Vientos." This track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its beautiful metaphors and uplifting message about finding your own path. The blend of rock and traditional folk instruments makes it a unique and powerful song for any language learner to explore.

[English]

If you plant an illusion and water it with your love

And the water of perseverance

A flower will bloom within you, along with its scent and warmth

They will wrap you up when something goes wrong

If you plant an ideal in the land of maybe

And fertilize it with envy

It will be hard to pull out

The evil from your soul, once it takes root

And may my light be with you, for life is a garden

Where good and bad

Get mixed up, and that's human

Not always knowing how to choose

And if you feel lost

With your eyes, you shouldn’t see

Do it with the light of your soul and you’ll find peace

Your compass rose, I will be

...

If you plant a friendship

Tend to it carefully and fertilize with patience

Prune it with truth and transplant it with faith

Because it needs time to grow

If you get drunk on passion and don’t cool your heart

Your senses will stammer, and maybe

Only heat will speak, not reason

It's wise to count to ten

And may my light be with you, for life is a garden

Where good and bad

Get mixed up, and that’s human

Not always knowing how to choose

And if you feel lost

With your eyes, you shouldn’t see

Do it with the light of your soul and you’ll find peace

Your compass rose, I will be

...

[Spanish]

Si siembras una ilusión y la riegas con tu amor

Y el agua de la constancia

Brotará en ti una flor y su aroma y su calor

Te arroparán cuando algo vaya mal

Si siembras un ideal, en la tierra del quizás

Y lo abonas con la envidia

Será difícil arrancar

La maldad de tu alma, si echó raíz

Y que mi luz te acompañe, pues la vida es un jardín

Donde lo bueno y lo malo

Se confunden y es humano

No siempre es saber elegir

Y si te sientes perdido

Con tus ojos, no has de ver

Hazlo con luz de tu alma y encontrarás la calma

Tu rosa de los vientos, seré

Si siembras una amistad

Con mimo plántala y abónala con paciencia

Pódala con la verdad y trasplántala con fe

Pues necesita tiempo y crecer

Si te embriagas de pasión y no enfrías tu corazón

Tartamudearán tus sentidos y quizás

Hablará sólo el calor y no la razón

Es sabio contar hasta diez

Y que mi luz te acompañe, pues la vida es un jardín

Donde lo bueno y lo malo

Se confunden y es humano

No siempre es saber elegir

Y si te sientes perdido

Con tus ojos, no has de ver

Hazlo con luz de tu alma y encontrarás la calma

Tu rosa de los vientos, seré

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
siembras /sjemˈbɑɾ/ B1	verb - to plant or sow
constancia /konˈtansja/ C1	noun - persistence, steadiness
brotará /bɾotaˈɾa/ B2	verb - will sprout, will grow
aura /ˈaʊɾa/ B2	noun - a distinctive atmosphere or quality
calma /ˈkalma/ A2	noun - calmness, tranquility
ideal /iˈde.al/ B2	noun - a perfect standard or idea adjective - perfect, exemplary
maldad /malˈðað/ C1	noun - wickedness, evilness
raíces /ˈraiθes/ A2	noun - roots
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
pasión /paˈsjon/ B2	noun - passion
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul, spirit
viento /ˈbjen.to/ A2	noun - wind
seré /seˈɾe/ B2	verb (future of ser) - I will be