Maldito corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Saratoga
• Album: El clan de la lucha

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the potent world of Spanish heavy metal with Saratoga's "Maldito corazón." This track offers a unique opportunity to explore intense emotions and profound lyrical themes in Spanish. Its powerful vocals, intricate guitar work, and compelling storytelling provide a rich context for language learning, allowing you to connect with the raw passion and poetic depth of Spanish metal culture through a truly iconic song.

[English]

Cursed heart

You drink from my pain

You dream of destroying

All the good that’s in me

Once again, dark clouds come

Defeating the sun that faded

Today, a thousand towns cry their misfortune

Today, the white city fell silent

We’ve begged on our knees

We saw our voice mutilated

No one will ever dance that dance

The storm is now a hurricane

Cursed heart

You drink from my pain

You dream of destroying

All the good that’s in me

Animal instinct

You dictate the countdown

You quench your thirst for evil

They’re in hell, they’ll wait

Missiles are the biting strikes

Dead flowers rise over the sea

Sea of sand, tears, and ashes

Sea of forgetfulness, sea of loneliness

Who drank the bitterest wine?

Then, they hid in darkness

What’s behind the mad visionary?

What hides behind the tempest?

Cursed heart

You drink from my pain

You dream of destroying

All the good that’s in me

Animal instinct

You dictate the countdown

You quench your thirst for evil

They’re in hell, they’ll wait

(Chained to your skin) Chained to your skin

(The devil goes) The devil goes, he’ll guide you

(Let him do) Let him do, he’ll take care of you

You’ll fulfill his will

I saw victorious flags shine

I saw the new emperor laugh

I saw weeping angels without shelter

I heard their desperate cries

There’ll never be a thousand and one nights again

The secret garden withered

Tears of fire fall from the sky

The ground trembles, it’s all over

Cursed heart

You drink from my pain

You dream of destroying

All the good that’s in me

Animal instinct

You dictate the countdown

You quench your thirst for evil

They’re in hell, they’ll wait

Chained to your

Cursed heart (Once again, dark clouds come)

You drink from my pain (Defeating the sun that faded)

You dream of destroying (Today, a thousand towns cry their misfortune)

All the good that’s in me (Today, the white city fell silent)

Animal instinct (We’ve begged on our knees)

You dictate the countdown (We saw our voice mutilated)

You quench your thirst for evil (No one will ever dance that dance)

They’re in hell, they’ll wait (The storm is now a hurricane)

[Spanish]

Maldito corazón

Bebes de mi dolor

Sueñas con destruir

Todo lo bueno que hay en mí

Otra vez las nubes vienen negras

Derrotando al sol que se apagó

Hoy mil pueblos lloran su desdicha

Hoy la ciudad blanca enmudeció

Hemos suplicado de rodillas

Vimos mutilada nuestra voz

Nadie bailará jamás la danza

La tormenta ahora es huracán

Maldito corazón

Bebes de mi dolor

Sueñas con destruir

Todo lo bueno que hay en mí

Instinto animal

Dictas la cuenta atrás

Calmas tu sed de mal

En el infierno están, esperarán

Los misiles son las dentelladas

Flores muertas surgen sobre el mar

Mar de arena, llantos y ceniza

Mar de olvido, mar de soledad

¿Quién bebió del vino más amargo?

Luego, se ocultó en la oscuridad

¿Qué hay detrás del loco visionario?

¿Qué se esconde tras la tempestad?

Maldito corazón

Bebes de mi dolor

Sueñas con destruir

Todo lo bueno que hay en mí

Instinto animal

Dictas la cuenta atrás

Calmas tu sed de mal

En el infierno están, esperarán

(Encadenado a tu piel) Encadenado a tu piel

(El diablo va) El diablo va, te guiará

(Déjale hacer) Déjale hacer, él cuidará de ti

Realizarás su voluntad

Vi brillar banderas victoriosas

Vi reír al nuevo emperador

Vi llorando ángeles sin techo

Vi gritar su desesperación

Ya no habrá jamás mil y una noches

El jardín secreto se secó

Caen del cielo lágrimas de fuego

Tiembla el suelo, todo terminó

Maldito corazón

Bebes de mi dolor

Sueñas con destruir

Todo lo bueno que hay en mí

Instinto animal

Dictas la cuenta atrás

Calmas tu sed de mal

En el infierno están, esperarán

Encadenado a tu

Maldito corazón (Otra vez las nubes vienen negras)

Bebes de mi dolor (Derrotando al sol que se apagó)

Sueñas con destruir (Hoy, mil pueblos lloran su desdicha)

Todo lo bueno que hay en mí (Hoy la ciudad blanca enmudeció)

Instinto animal (Hemos suplicado de rodillas)

Dictas la cuenta atrás (Vimos mutilada nuestra voz)

Calmas tu sed de mal (Nadie bailará jamás la danza)

En el infierno están, esperarán (La tormenta ahora es huracán)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart (symbol of emotion or spirit)
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, suffering
destruir /destɾuˈiɾ/ B1	verb - to destroy
nube /ˈnuβe/ A2	noun - cloud
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry or weep
ciudad /θjuˈðað/ A2	noun - city
voz /boθ/ A2	noun - voice
danza /ˈdanθa/ B1	noun - dance (artistic form)
tormenta /toɾˈmenta/ B1	noun - storm, tempest
infierno /inˈfjerno/ B1	noun - hell
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea, ocean
ceniza /θeˈniθa/ B2	noun - ash, remains after burning
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - solitude, loneliness
oscuridad /oskuriˈðað/ B1	noun - darkness, obscurity
visiónario /biθjoˈnaɾjo/ C1	noun/adjective - visionary, dreamer of the future
tempestad /tempesˈtat/ B2	noun - tempest, violent storm
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire, flame
temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B1	verb - to tremble, shake

Key Grammar Structures

• Vimos mutilada nuestra voz

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective

  ➔ The word "mutilada" is a past participle that functions as an adjective describing "voz".

• ¿Qué hay detrás del loco visionario?

  ➔ Existential "hay" + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The verb "hay" (there is/are) introduces an existential question, followed by the prepositional phrase "detrás del loco visionario".

• Nadie bailará jamás la danza

  ➔ Future simple with negative adverb "jamás"

  ➔ "bailará" is the future simple of "bailar" and the adverb "jamás" emphasizes a total negation: "never".

• Dictas la cuenta atrás

  ➔ Imperative form (second person singular) without explicit subject

  ➔ "Dictas" is a second‑person singular present form used here as a command: "You set the countdown".

• El diablo va, te guiará

  ➔ Future simple with modal nuance (prediction)

  ➔ "guiará" is the future simple of "guiar" indicating a certainty that "the devil will guide you".

• Vi brillar banderas victoriosas

  ➔ Infinitive after perception verb (verb + infinitive)

  ➔ "Vi" (I saw) is followed by the infinitive "brillar", showing the action that was seen: "I saw the victorious flags shine".

• Caen del cielo lágrimas de fuego

  ➔ Present simple third‑person plural with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Caen" is the third‑person plural present of "caer"; the prepositional phrase "del cielo" tells where the "lágrimas de fuego" fall.

• Encadenado a tu piel

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective (passive adjective)

  ➔ "Encadenado" is the past participle of "encadenar" used adjectivally to describe someone "chained to your skin".

• ¿Quién bebió del vino más amargo?

  ➔ Preterite (simple past) for completed action

  ➔ "bebió" is the third‑person singular preterite of "beber", indicating a past, completed act of drinking.