Libre – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Chaval de la Peca

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through music is a fantastic way to connect with the culture, and "Libre" is a perfect song to start with. Its powerful and clear lyrics about freedom are not only inspiring but also offer a great opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary. The song's story, rooted in historical events, adds a layer of depth that makes learning its words a truly meaningful experience.

[English]

He's almost 20 years old and he's already

Tired of dreaming

But beyond the border is his home

His world and his city

He thinks the barbed wire is just

A piece of metal

Something that can never stop

His desire to fly

Free as the sun at dawn, I am free

Like the sea

Free as the bird that escaped its prison

And can finally fly

Free as the wind that carries my lament and sorrow

I walk endlessly in search of the truth

And I will finally know what freedom is

...

With his love as his banner, he left

Singing a song

He was walking so happily that he didn’t hear

The voice that called him

And he fell to the ground

Smiling and silent

On his chest, crimson flowers

Budded endlessly

Free as the sun at dawn, I am free

Like the sea

Free as the bird that escaped its prison

And can finally fly

Free as the wind that carries my lament and sorrow

I walk endlessly in search of the truth

And I will finally know what freedom is

...

He’s free as the sun at dawn, I am free

Like the sea

Free as the bird that escaped its prison

And can finally fly

Free as the wind that carries my lament and sorrow

I walk endlessly in search of the truth

And I will finally know what freedom is

...

[Spanish]

Tiene casi 20 años y ya está

Cansado de soñar

Pero tras la frontera está su hogar

Su mundo y su ciudad

Piensa que la alambrada solo es

Un trozo de metal

Algo que nunca puede detener

Sus ansias de volar

Libre como el sol cuando amanece, yo soy libre

Como el mar

Libre como el ave que escapó de su prisión

Y puede al fin volar

Libre como el viento que recoge mi lamento y mi pesar

Camino sin cesar detrás de la verdad

Y sabré lo que es al fin la libertad

Con su amor por bandera se marchó

Cantando una canción

Marchaba tan feliz que no escucho

La voz que le llamó

Y tendido en el suelo se quedó

Sonriendo y sin hablar

Sobre su pecho flores carmesí

Brotaban sin cesar

Libre como el sol cuando amanece, yo soy libre

Como el mar

Libre como el ave que escapó de su prisión

Y puede al fin volar

Libre como el viento que recoge mi lamento y mi pesar

Camino sin cesar detrás de la verdad

Y sabré lo que es al fin la libertad

Libre como el sol cuando amanece, yo soy libre

Como el mar

Libre como el ave que escapó de su prisión

Y puede al fin volar

Libre como el viento que recoge mi lamento y mi pesar

Camino sin cesar detrás de la verdad

Y sabré lo que es al fin la libertad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cansado /ka̝.saˈðo/ B1	adjective - tired
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
hogar /oˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - home
ciudad /sjuˈðað/ A2	noun - city
metal /meˈtal/ A2	noun - metal
detener /de.teˈneɾ/ B2	verb - to stop, to halt
ansias /anˈsjas/ B1	noun - longing, craving
volar /βoˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to fly
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
mar /maɾ/ A2	noun - sea
aves /ˈa.βe.s/ B1	noun - birds
prisión /pɾiˈsjon/ B2	noun - prison
lamento /laˈmen.to/ B2	noun - lament, mournful sound
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path, road
verdad /βerˈðad/ A2	noun - truth
libertad /li βeɾˈtað/ B2	noun - freedom

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya está

  ➔ Present tense with 'ya está' indicating a completed state

  ➔ 'Ya está' translates to 'is already' or 'has already', used to indicate something is completed or in a certain state.

• Camino sin cesar

  ➔ Present tense with 'camino' and 'sin cesar' indicating ongoing action without stop

  ➔ 'Camino sin cesar' means 'I walk without ceasing', emphasizing continuous action.

• canaliza mi lamento y mi pesar

  ➔ Present tense of 'canalizar' + direct object pronouns 'mi' + nouns 'lamento' and 'pesar'

  ➔ 'Canaliza' means 'to channel' or 'to direct', showing the action of expressing or managing feelings.

• Y puede al fin volar

  ➔ Modal verb 'puede' (can) + infinitive 'volar' (to fly) indicating possibility

  ➔ 'Puede' is a modal verb meaning 'can' or 'may', and combined with 'volar' it expresses the ability or possibility to fly.

• Estos ejemplos muestran el uso de la conjugación en presente

  ➔ Noun phrase 'Estos ejemplos' (these examples) + 'muestran' (they show) + 'el uso' (the use) + 'de la conjugación en presente' (of the present tense conjugation)

  ➔ This phrase demonstrates how to refer to examples that illustrate the use of a specific grammatical tense.

• la libertad

  ➔ Definite article 'la' + noun 'libertad' (freedom)

  ➔ 'La libertad' means 'the freedom', used as a noun phrase to refer to a state or concept.