Mi Tempestad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Primer Acto

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Mi Tempestad' (My Tempest) by Stravaganzza to experience the dramatic power of Spanish Symphonic Metal. The lyrics offer a lesson in emotional and descriptive Spanish vocabulary, using phrases like 'Mi Tempestad' and words related to 'sentimiento' (feeling) and 'desgarro' (anguish). Its highly-praised composition and powerful chorus make it a must-listen for appreciating the dramatic, poetic side of Spanish rock.

[English]

Full moon, tanned skin

It rises in the darkness

Two lovers embraced in time

The guitar whispering

That sad song

And in the bonfire

Sparks of passion leap

Their bodies come together

Forming a unity

Like fresh water

It will flow to the sea

Beyond the branches of destiny

Another moan was heard

It was the witness's sob

Of his love!

Wind, take me nowhere

To my dark reality

I will return to my solitude

I feel the bitterness upon waking

And feel that she is not here

I will return to my storm!

After the tears, the neglect

And the desperation

A rope

Ended his pain!

Wind, take me nowhere

To my dark reality

Leave me in my solitude

I feel the bitterness upon waking

And feel that she is not here

I will return to my storm

[Spanish]

Luna llena, piel morena

Surge en la oscuridad

Dos amantes abrazados al compás

La guitarra susurrando

Aquella triste canción

Y en la hoguera

Saltan chispas de pasión

Van juntándose sus cuerpos

Formando una unidad

Como el agua dulce

Va a parar al mar

Tras las ramas del destino

Otro gemido se oyó

Fue el sollozo del testigo

De su amor!

Viento, llévame a ningún lugar

A mi oscura realidad

Volveré a mi soledad

Siento, la amargura al despertar

Y sentir que ella no está

Volveré a mi tempestad!

Tras el llanto, la desidia

Y la desesperación

Una soga

Puso fín a su dolor!

Viento, llévame a ningún lugar

A mi oscura realidad

Déjame en mi soledad

Siento, la amargura al despertar

Y sentir que ella no está

Volveré a mi tempestad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempestad /tempesˈtað/ B2	noun - storm
amantes /aˈmantes/ A2	noun - lovers
abrazados /aβɾaˈθaðos/ B1	verb - embraced
susurrando /susurˈɾando/ B1	verb - whispering
chispas /ˈtʃispas/ B1	noun - sparks
pasión /paˈsjon/ A2	noun - passion
unidad /uniˈðað/ B1	noun - unity
destino /desˈtino/ A2	noun - destiny
gemido /xeˈmiðo/ B2	noun - moan
sollozo /soˈloθo/ B2	noun - sob
amargura /amaˈɣuɾa/ B2	noun - bitterness
desesperación /desesperaˈθjon/ B2	noun - desperation
soga /ˈsoga/ B1	noun - rope
oscura /osˈkuɾa/ A2	adjective - dark
soledad /soleˈðað/ A2	noun - loneliness

Key Grammar Structures

• Luna llena, piel morena

  ➔ Adjective placement

  ➔ In Spanish, adjectives often follow the noun, but here 'llena' and 'morena' follow the nouns 'luna' and 'piel' respectively, which is typical for descriptive adjectives.

• Surge en la oscuridad

  ➔ Present tense verb

  ➔ The verb 'surge' is in the present tense, indicating an action that happens regularly or is true in the present.

• Dos amantes abrazados al compás

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ 'Abrazados' is the past participle of 'abrazar' used as an adjective to describe 'amantes'.

• La guitarra susurrando

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ 'Susurrando' is the gerund form of 'susurrar', used to describe an action happening at the same time as another.

• Como el agua dulce / Va a parar al mar

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses 'como' to compare the union of the lovers to water flowing into the sea, a common simile in Spanish poetry.

• Viento, llévame a ningún lugar

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb 'llévame' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• Una soga / Puso fín a su dolor!

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'puso' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.