Luchar por ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Draco Rosa
• Album: El Teatro del Absurdo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Y la madrugada se vuelve cada vez mas intima,

And the dawn becomes more intimate each time,

podria hablarte de la luna pero prefiero que la mires,

I could talk to you about the moon but I prefer you to look at it,

podria hablarte del amor pero prefiero que lo sientas.

I could talk to you about love but I prefer you to feel it.

Podria hablarte del amor pero prefiero que los sientas,

I could talk to you about love but I prefer you to feel it,

hablarte de la verdad pero prefiero que la busques,

talk to you about the truth but I prefer you to seek it,

podria hablarte de la libertad pero prefiero que la gozes,

I could talk to you about freedom but I prefer you to enjoy it,

hablarte de la paz.

talk to you about peace.

Podria hablarte del odio pero prefiero que lo ignores,

I could talk to you about hate but I prefer you to ignore it,

podria hablarte de la amistad pero prefiero ofrecertela,

I could talk to you about friendship but I prefer to offer it to you,

podria hablarte de la verdad pero prefiero que la busques,

I could talk to you about the truth but I prefer you to seek it,

podria hablarte de la vida pero prefiero que la vivas.

I could talk to you about life but I prefer you to live it.

Podria hablarte del amor pero prefiero que lo sientas,

I could talk to you about love but I prefer you to feel it,

podria hablarte de la verdad pero prefiero que la busques,

I could talk to you about the truth but I prefer you to seek it,

podria hablarte de la libertad pero prefiero que la gozes,

I could talk to you about freedom but I prefer you to enjoy it,

hablarte de la paz.

talk to you about peace.

Podria hablarte la libertad pero prefiero que la gozes,

I could talk to you about freedom but I prefer you to enjoy it,

hablarte de la paz pero prefiero que la sueñes.

talk to you about peace but I prefer you to dream it.

Podria hablarte del amor pero prefiero que los sientas,

I could talk to you about love but I prefer you to feel it,

hablarte de la verdad pero prefiero que la busques,

talk to you about the truth but I prefer you to seek it,

podria hablarte de la libertad pero prefiero que la gozes,

I could talk to you about freedom but I prefer you to enjoy it,

hablarte de la paz.

talk to you about peace.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
madrugada /madɾuˈɣaða/ B1	noun - the early hours of the morning
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
verdad /beɾˈðad/ B1	noun - truth
libertad /liβeɾˈtað/ B2	noun - freedom
paz /pas/ A2	noun - peace
odio /ˈoðio/ B2	noun - hatred
amistad /amiˈstad/ B1	noun - friendship
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ B1	noun - dreams
gozar /ɡoˈθaɾ/ B2	verb - to enjoy
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to feel
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak
prefiero /pɾeˈfjeɾo/ B1	verb - I prefer

Key Grammar Structures

• Podria hablarte de la luna pero prefiero que la mires.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and subjunctive mood (prefiero que la mires).

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional 'Podria' to express a possibility and the subjunctive 'prefiero que la mires' to indicate a preference.

• Podria hablarte del amor pero prefiero que lo sientas.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and subjunctive mood (prefiero que lo sientas).

  ➔ This line also uses the conditional 'Podria' to express a possibility and the subjunctive 'prefiero que lo sientas' to indicate a preference.

• Podria hablarte de la verdad pero prefiero que la busques.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and subjunctive mood (prefiero que la busques).

  ➔ The use of 'Podria' indicates a hypothetical situation, while 'prefiero que la busques' expresses a desire for action in the subjunctive mood.

• Podria hablarte de la libertad pero prefiero que la gozes.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and subjunctive mood (prefiero que la gozes).

  ➔ This line continues the pattern of using the conditional 'Podria' for possibilities and the subjunctive 'prefiero que la gozes' for preferences.

• Podria hablarte de la paz.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria).

  ➔ The use of 'Podria' indicates a hypothetical situation or possibility.

• Podria hablarte del odio pero prefiero que lo ignores.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and subjunctive mood (prefiero que lo ignores).

  ➔ This line uses the conditional 'Podria' to express a possibility and the subjunctive 'prefiero que lo ignores' to indicate a preference for inaction.

• Podria hablarte de la amistad pero prefiero ofrecertela.

  ➔ Conditional tense (Podria) and infinitive (ofrecertela).

  ➔ The conditional 'Podria' indicates a possibility, while 'ofrecertela' is an infinitive form indicating the action of offering.