Luz del cielo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marcela Morelo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

La miró para despedirse

He looked at her to say goodbye

Y se alejó con la luz del cielo

And he walked away with the light of the sky

Fue a volar, no tiene límites

He went to fly, he has no limits

Él se adueñó de la luz del cielo

He took possession of the light of the sky

Pasará a mirarla una noche de abril

He will come to see her one night in April

Para verla sonreír

To see her smile

Una luz encendida de color marfil

A light lit in ivory color

Brillará para ella sin fin

Will shine for her endlessly

Susurra una flor a la distancia

A flower whispers from a distance

Se escucha su voz con la luz del cielo

Her voice is heard with the light of the sky

Todo ruido, de pronto, se hizo calma

All noise suddenly turned to calm

Ella lo vio con la luz del cielo

She saw him with the light of the sky

Alma de mi alma, tú me has hecho soñar

Soul of my soul, you have made me dream

Para siempre te voy a amar

I will love you forever

En la luna, vida, te voy a encontrar

In the moon, my love, I will find you

Cuando el cielo me llame a volar

When the sky calls me to fly

Lo sé, lo sé

I know, I know

Te veré en el cielo, te veré

I will see you in the sky, I will see you

Lo sé, lo sé

I know, I know

Te veré en el cielo, te veré

I will see you in the sky, I will see you

Soñará cada mañana

She will dream every morning

Ver a su amor con la luz del cielo

To see her love with the light of the sky

Será su estrella enamorada

He will be her beloved star

Y brillará con la luz del cielo

And will shine with the light of the sky

Alma de mi alma, te voy a cuidar

Soul of my soul, I will take care of you

Para siempre te voy a amar

I will love you forever

En la luna, vida, yo te voy a encontrar

In the moon, my love, I will find you

Cuando el cielo me llame a volar

When the sky calls me to fly

Lo sé, lo sé

I know, I know

Te veré en el cielo, te veré

I will see you in the sky, I will see you

Lo sé, lo sé

I know, I know

Te veré en el cielo, te veré

I will see you in the sky, I will see you

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Pasará a mirarla una noche de abril

He will come to see her one night in April

Para verla sonreír

To see her smile

Una luz encendida de color marfil

A light lit in ivory color

Brillará para ella sin fin

Will shine for her endlessly

(Luz del cielo)

(Light of the sky)

Alma de mi alma, te voy a cuidar

Soul of my soul, I will take care of you

Para siempre te voy a amar

I will love you forever

En la luna, vida, yo te voy a encontrar

In the moon, my love, I will find you

Cuando el cielo me llame a volar

When the sky calls me to fly

Luz del cielo

Light of the sky

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
cielo /ˈθjelo/ A1	noun - sky
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
brillar /briˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to shine
sonreír /sonreˈiɾ/ B1	verb - to smile
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
estrella /esˈtre.ʝa/ A2	noun - star
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
calma /ˈkal.ma/ B2	noun - calm
distancia /disˈtanθja/ B2	noun - distance
encendida /enθenˈði.ða/ B2	adjective - lit

Key Grammar Structures

• La miró para despedirse

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "La miró" uses the past tense to express that she looked at him in the past.

• Él se adueñó de la luz del cielo

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions performed on oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "se adueñó" indicates that he took possession of something for himself.

• Una luz encendida de color marfil

  ➔ Adjective-noun agreement in gender and number.

  ➔ The phrase "luz encendida" shows that the adjective "encendida" agrees with the feminine noun "luz".

• Alma de mi alma, tú me has hecho soñar

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "me has hecho soñar" indicates that the action of making someone dream is still relevant.

• Cuando el cielo me llame a volar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "me llame" uses the subjunctive to express a wish or uncertainty about the future.

• Te veré en el cielo

  ➔ Future tense to indicate an action that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "Te veré" indicates a promise or certainty about seeing someone in the future.

• Soñará cada mañana

  ➔ Future tense to express a habitual action.

  ➔ The phrase "Soñará" indicates that dreaming will be a regular occurrence every morning.