Lyrics & Translation
I don't know why I feel this way
It seems life isn't real
Lightning, memories
A fire that separated me
They want me to find my truth
But there's so much love around
And butterflies in my hair
Dreams in the air, dreams in the air
And the key that opens the sky
I want to remember that life is a dream
And it becomes real if I keep trying
There's still a long way to go
I want to remember that life is a dream
And I will always keep a place in my heart
In case I find you when I wake up
When I wake up
I imagined happiness
Paths I want to follow
And as I walk, they bring me closer and closer
A song, a memory
Stories I didn't know
They echo in me, finding my truth
But there's so much love around
And butterflies in my hair
Dreams in the air, dreams in the air
And the key that opens the sky
I want to remember that life is a dream
And it becomes real if I keep trying
There's still a long way to go
I want to remember that life is a dream
And I will always keep a place in my heart
In case I find you when I wake up
There will always be a sunrise
So you can fly to where I am, no matter where you are
Waiting to find
What my freedom is missing
I want to remember that life is a dream
And I will always keep a place in my heart
In case I find you when I wake up
Key Vocabulary
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recordar /re.koɾˈðaɾ/ A2 |
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sueño /ˈswe.njo/ A2 |
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vida /ˈβi.ða/ A1 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2 |
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corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2 |
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libertad /liβeɾˈtað/ B1 |
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caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ A2 |
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felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ B1 |
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memoria /meˈmoɾja/ A2 |
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alegría /aleˈɣɾi.a/ B2 |
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noche /ˈno.ʧe/ A1 |
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lugar /ˈlu.ɣaɾ/ A1 |
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esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Quiero recordar que la vida es un sueño.
➔ Subjunctive mood used after verbs of desire (quiero).
➔ The phrase "Quiero recordar" indicates a desire to remember, which requires the use of the subjunctive mood in the clause that follows.
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Y en mi corazón siempre guardaré un lugar.
➔ Future tense to express intention (guardaré).
➔ The verb "guardaré" indicates a future intention to keep a place in the heart.
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Aún queda mucho por andar.
➔ Impersonal construction with 'quedar' to express remaining actions.
➔ The phrase "queda mucho por andar" suggests that there are still many things to do or achieve.
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Por si te llego a encontrar al despertar.
➔ Conditional clause with 'por si' to express a possibility.
➔ The phrase "por si te llego a encontrar" indicates a hope or possibility of meeting someone upon waking.
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Siempre habrá un amanecer.
➔ Future tense to express certainty (habrá).
➔ The verb "habrá" indicates a future certainty that there will always be a dawn.
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Y mariposas en mi pelo.
➔ Use of present tense to describe a state (están).
➔ The phrase "mariposas en mi pelo" describes a current state of having butterflies in the hair.
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Sueños en el aire.
➔ Noun phrase to express abstract concepts (sueños).
➔ The phrase "sueños en el aire" conveys the idea of dreams being present in the atmosphere.
