Nana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: WARCRY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Spanish Power Metal with WarCry's 'Nana.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to explore poetic Spanish vocabulary related to sleep, dreams, and farewells, all while experiencing the dramatic storytelling that makes the band a staple of the genre.

[English]

The enemy has gone,

But soon they shall return

When their drums begin to sound

I will surely die.

All of my people have died

Only I am still standing.

They were all my friends,

But soon I will see them again.

For I, too, am wounded,

Gravely wounded.

I know it as I watch my blood

From this badly injured body,

De este cuerpo malherido,

Which never hesitated to risk

Its life in pursuit of a dream

That it will no longer achieve.

I will bind myself to my banner,

The faithful symbol of my faith;

If death arrives before they do,

May it find me standing.

Standing and defiant,

Just as I have always lived.

Let them be clear in their minds

That I never surrendered.

I am losing consciousness,

I can hardly see anymore.

Death, wait a moment,

For they will be back soon.

I see a lady approaching,

Smiling toward me.

If that lady is Death,

Then who is afraid to die?

She comes singing a lullaby

From my homeland.

My mother used to sing it to me,

I will never be able to forget it.

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh.

...

[Spanish]

El enemigo se ha ido,

Pero pronto ha de volver

Cuando suenen sus tambores

De seguro moriré.

Han muerto todos los míos

Solo yo sigo en pie.

Todos eran mis amigos,

Pero pronto los veré.

Pues yo también estoy herido,

Herido de gravedad.

Lo sé al ver al correr mi sangre

Ávida de mí escapar.

De este cuerpo malherido,

Que nunca dudó en arriesgar

Su vida en pos de un sueño

Que ya no conseguirá.

Me ataré a mi estandarte

Fiel símbolo de mi fe,

Si llega antes la muerte

Que ellos me encuentré en pie.

En pie y desafiante

Como yo siempre viví.

Que tengan claro en sus mentes

Que yo jamás me rendí.

Estoy perdiendo el sentido,

Ya casi no puedo ver.

Muerte espera un momento

Que pronto han de volver.

Veo venir una dama

Sonriendo hacia mí.

Si esa dama es la muerte,

¿quién tiene miedo a morir?

Viene cantando una nana

De mi tierra natal.

Me la cantaba mi madre,

Nunca la podré olvidar.

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enemigo e-ne-mi-go A2	noun - Enemy
tambores tam-bo-res B1	noun - Drums
herido e-ri-do A2	adjective - Wounded
sangre san-gre A2	noun - Blood
ávida a-vi-da C1	adjective - Eager
arriesgar a-rries-gar B2	verb - To risk
estandarte es-tan-dar-te C1	noun - Banner
símbolo sim-bo-lo B1	noun - Symbol
desafiante de-sa-fian-te B2	adjective - Challenging
rendí ren-di B1	verb - Surrendered
sentido sen-ti-do A2	noun - Sense
dama da-ma A2	noun - Lady
nana na-na B2	noun - Lullaby
natal na-tal B2	adjective - Native
olvidar ol-vi-dar A1	verb - To forget

Key Grammar Structures

• El enemigo se ha ido, pero pronto ha de volver.

  ➔ Present Perfect and Periphrastic future 'Haber de + infinitive'

  ➔ 'Ha ido' is present perfect indicating a recent past action. 'Ha de volver' expresses a strong necessity or near future obligation.

• Han muerto todos los míos.

  ➔ Present perfect with reflexive/intransitive construction

  ➔ Using 'Han muerto' highlights the state of the subject as a consequence of the past action.

• Lo sé al ver al correr mi sangre.

  ➔ Infinitive construction after preposition

  ➔ The structure 'al + infinitive' is a temporal marker meaning 'upon' or 'when'.

• Que nunca dudó en arriesgar su vida.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' and 'preposition + infinitive'

  ➔ 'Que' refers back to 'cuerpo'. 'Dudar en' requires the preposition 'en' before an infinitive.

• Que ya no conseguirá.

  ➔ Simple future tense

  ➔ The verb 'conseguirá' is in the future tense, indicating an action that will not happen in the future.

• Si llega antes la muerte, que ellos me encuentren en pie.

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause and Subjunctive for desire/command

  ➔ The first part is a factual condition. 'Encuentren' is subjunctive, expressing a wish or command.

• Veo venir una dama.

  ➔ Perception verb + infinitive

  ➔ Verbs like 'ver' can take an infinitive to describe the process of an action being witnessed.

• ¿Quién tiene miedo a morir?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun and fixed expression

  ➔ 'Quién' is the interrogative pronoun. 'Tener miedo a' is a fixed construction meaning 'to be afraid of'.