Manto Estelar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Moenia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Moenia's "Manto Estelar" – a classic synth-pop anthem perfect for Spanish language learners. Its clear, emotional lyrics about love and detachment offer accessible vocabulary and poetic expressions, making it an engaging way to grasp common Spanish phrases and cultural sentiments through its captivating rhythm and introspective narrative.

[English]

If tomorrow I were lost

In an endless sea

And the night covered me

With its starry cloak

Where would I fly to

My last prayer

The final heartbeat

Of my blue heart?

It wouldn't be to you, it wouldn't be to you

This time, it wouldn't be to you

You didn't know how to give what I gave you

You didn't see what’s inside me

It wouldn't be to you, it wouldn't be to you

This time, it wouldn't be like this

You didn't know how to give what I gave you

You didn't see what's inside me

...

If only I could keep

Just a fragment

A delicate memory

To remember

Who would I take with me

To my astral destiny?

Beautiful company

For eternity

It wouldn't be to you, it wouldn't be to you

This time, it wouldn't be to you

You didn't know how to give what I gave you

You didn't see what’s inside me

It wouldn't be to you, it wouldn't be to you

This time, it wouldn't be like this

You didn't know how to give what I gave you

You didn't see what's inside me

No

It wouldn't be to you

...

It wouldn't be to you, it wouldn't be to you

This time, it wouldn't be to you

You didn't know how to give what I gave you

You didn't see what’s inside me

...

It wouldn't be to you

Not anymore

...

It wouldn't be to you

If the night covered me

With its starry cloak

If only I could keep

Just a fragment

No

...

It wouldn't be to you

...

[Spanish]

Si mañana me perdiera

En un inmenso mar

Y la noche me cubriera

Con su manto estelar

¿A dónde volaría

Mi última oración

El último latido

De mi azul corazón?

No sería a ti, no sería a ti

Esta vez ya no sería a ti

No supiste dar lo que yo te di

No supiste ver lo que hay en mí

No sería a ti, no sería a ti

Esta vez ya no sería así

No supiste dar lo que yo te di

No supiste ver lo que hay en mí

Si tan solo un fragmento

Pudiera conservar

Una fina memoria

Para recordar

¿A quién me llevaría

A mi destino astral?

Hermosa compañía

Para la eternidad

No sería a ti, no sería a ti

Esta vez ya no sería a ti

No supiste dar lo que yo te di

No supiste ver lo que hay en mí

No sería a ti, no sería a ti

Esta vez ya no sería así

No supiste dar lo que yo te di

No supiste ver lo que hay en mí

No

No sería a ti

No sería a ti, no sería a ti

Esta vez ya no sería a ti

No supiste dar lo que yo te di

No supiste ver lo que hay en mí

No sería a ti

Ya no

No sería a ti

Si la noche me cubriera

Con su manto estelar

Si tan solo un fragmento

Pudiera conservar

No

No sería a ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mármol /ˈmaɾmol/ C1	noun - marble
estelar /es.teˈlaɾ/ C1	adjective - stellar, star-related
manto /ˈmanto/ A2	noun - cloak, mantle
oración /oɾaˈsjon/ B2	noun - prayer, sentence
latido /laˈtiðo/ B2	noun - heartbeat, throb
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
fragmento /fɾaɣmenˈto/ B1	noun - fragment, piece
memoria /meˈmoɾja/ A2	noun - memory, remembrance
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destination, fate
compañía /kompaˈɲia/ A2	noun - company, companionship
eternidad /eteɾniˈðað/ C1	noun - eternity

Key Grammar Structures

• Si mañana me perdiera

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Si mañana me perdiera" uses the subjunctive to express a hypothetical situation about losing oneself tomorrow.

• No supiste dar lo que yo te di

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "No supiste dar lo que yo te di" uses the past simple to indicate that the action of not giving was completed in the past.

• ¿A dónde volaría mi última oración?

  ➔ Conditional mood for expressing possibilities.

  ➔ The phrase "¿A dónde volaría mi última oración?" uses the conditional to express a possibility about where the last prayer would fly.

• No sería a ti, no sería a ti

  ➔ Future conditional for expressing future possibilities.

  ➔ The phrase "No sería a ti, no sería a ti" uses the future conditional to indicate that the speaker's choice will not be directed towards the person addressed.

• Si tan solo un fragmento pudiera conservar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for expressing wishes.

  ➔ The phrase "Si tan solo un fragmento pudiera conservar" uses the subjunctive to express a wish about being able to preserve a fragment.

• Una fina memoria para recordar

  ➔ Infinitive form for expressing purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "Una fina memoria para recordar" uses the infinitive to indicate the purpose of having a fine memory.

• Hermosa compañía para la eternidad

  ➔ Noun phrase for expressing a concept.

  ➔ The phrase "Hermosa compañía para la eternidad" uses a noun phrase to express the concept of beautiful company for eternity.