Las Estrellas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daniela Herrero

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Como un libro que nadie leyó

Like a book no one read

Reconocen su historia

They recognize its story

Y la escriben a prueba y error

And write it through trial and error

Fantaseando la gloria

Fantasizing about glory

Un Edipo que no terminó

An Oedipus never completed

Repetir de memoria

Rehearsing by memory

Una herida secándose al sol

A wound drying in the sun

Flores y fobias

Flowers and phobias

Pero vos tenés la llave

But you hold the key

Pero vos sabés que sí

But you know it’s true

Que ahora todo está por darse

That now everything is about to happen

Que ahora vas a ser feliz

That now you're going to be happy

Las estrellas no se apagan

The stars don’t go out

Van curtiendo la ciudad

They're shaping the city

Son guerreras maquilladas

They're warrior girls with makeup

Son las nenas de papá

They're daddy’s little girls

Las estrellas estrelladas

The starry stars

Cuando ya no pueden más

When they can’t take it anymore

Van al frente, desarmadas

They go forward, unarmed

Van buscando quién las ame de verdad

Looking for someone to truly love them

Nadie llega a este mundo con toda

No one arrives in this world fully

La lista completa

With the complete list

No se cruza la meta sin antes

You don’t cross the finish line without

Correr la carrera

Running the race first

No te rías de nadie jamás

Never mock anyone

No te mueras de pena

Never die of sorrow

No te apures mujer por llegar

Don’t rush, woman, to arrive

Siempre es una de cal y una de arena

Always a trial and a blessing

Y ahora vos, podés salvarte

And now you, can save yourself

Ahora brillas porque sí

Now you shine just because

Ahora todo está a tu alcance

Now everything is within reach

Hay perdices encimadas para ti

There are perfect opportunities waiting for you

Las estrellas no se apagan

The stars don’t go out

Van curtiendo la ciudad

They're shaping the city

Mas que amigas son hermanas

More than friends, they’re sisters

Son toreras del azar

They’re luck’s fighters

Las estrellas, angeladas

The stars, angelic

Cuando aprendan a besar

When they learn to kiss

Van al frente, desatadas

They go forward, untamed

Van buscando como todos

Searching, like everyone

Quién las ame, ya no esperan

Who will love them, they no longer wait

Ahora salen a buscar

Now they go out to seek

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reconocen /rekoˈnosen/ B1	verb - to recognize
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - history
gloria /ˈɡlo.ɾja/ B1	noun - glory, fame
fantaseando /fantaˈseando/ B2	verb (gerund) - fantasizing
gloria /ˈɡlo.ɾja/ B1	noun - glory, fame
terminó /teɾmiˈðo/ A2	verb - ended, finished
repetir /repaˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to repeat
herida /eˈɾi.ða/ A2	noun - wound, injury
llave /ˈʝa. βe/ A2	noun - key
feliz /feˈliθ/ (Spain) or /feˈlis/ (Latin America) A1	adjective - happy
curtiendo /kuɾˈtjen.do/ B2	verb (gerund) - wearing, shaping through experience
estrellas /esˈtɾe.ʝas/ A2	noun - stars
apagan /aˈpaɣan/ B2	verb - to turn off, extinguish

Key Grammar Structures

• Como un libro que nadie leyó

  ➔ Use of the past tense to describe an action that has been completed.

  ➔ The phrase "que nadie leyó" indicates that the book was not read by anyone.

• Una herida secándose al sol

  ➔ Use of the gerund to indicate an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "secándose al sol" shows that the wound is in the process of drying.

• Las estrellas no se apagan

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "no se apagan" indicates that the stars do not go out.

• No te rías de nadie jamás

  ➔ Use of the imperative form to give a command.

  ➔ The phrase "No te rías" is a command telling someone not to laugh.

• Ahora brillas porque sí

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express a current state.

  ➔ The phrase "brillas porque sí" indicates that the person shines just because.

• Van buscando quién las ame de verdad

  ➔ Use of the present continuous to indicate an ongoing search.

  ➔ The phrase "Van buscando" indicates that they are in the process of searching.