No Importa La Distancia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: David Bisbal

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Una vez soñé

Once I dreamed

Que en algún lugar

That somewhere

Yo podría ser alguien

I could be someone

Si lograse amar

If I learned to love

Y también soñé

And I also dreamed

Que se ha de triunfar

That we would succeed

A mi orgullo aferrado

Held onto my pride

Tendré que superar

I will have to overcome

Un día llegaré

One day I will arrive

No importa la distancia

No matter the distance

El rumbo encontaré

I'll find the way

Y tendré valor

And I will have courage

Paso a paso iré

Step by step I'll go

Y persistiré

And I will persist

A cualquier distancia yo el amor alcanzaré

At any distance, I will reach love

...

...

Una vez te vi

Once I saw you

Era todo irreal

It was all unreal

Y aunque fuese un sueño

And even if it were just a dream

Te sentía juto a mí

I felt you right next to me

Sé que estás allí

I know you're there

Que te encontraré

That I will find you

Y aunque tarde una vida

And even if it takes a lifetime

Yo jamás renunciaré

I will never give up

Un día llegaré

One day I will arrive

No importa la distancia

No matter the distance

El rumbo encontaré

I'll find the way

Y tendré valor

And I will have courage

Paso a paso iré

Step by step I'll go

Y persistiré

And I will persist

A cualquier distancia yo el amor alcanzaré

At any distance, I will reach love

...

...

Más allá de toda gloria, del orgullo y el valor

Beyond all glory, pride, and courage

El poder de un héroe está en su corazón

The power of a hero lies in his heart

...

...

Un día llegaré

One day I will arrive

No importa la distancia

No matter the distance

Junto a ti estaré

I will be with you

Con tu resplandor

With your shining light

Paso a paso iré

Step by step I'll go

Y persistiré

And I will persist

A cualquier distancia, yo tu vida y tu amor

At any distance, I will reach your life and your love

Tendré

I will have

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soñé /soˈɲe/ B1	verb - I dreamed
lograse /loˈɣɾa.se/ B2	verb - to manage to, to succeed in
triunfar /tɾjũˈfaɾ/ B2	verb - to triumph, to succeed
aferrado /afeˈɾaðo/ B2	adjective - clinged to, stubbornly attached
superar /su.peˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to overcome, to surpass
llegaré /ʝa.ɣaˈɾe/ B1	verb - I will arrive
distancia /disˈtanθja/ A2	noun - distance
encontraré /eŋkɔnˈtɾaɾe/ B1	verb - I will find
valor /βaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - courage, bravery; value, worth
persistir /peɾsistiɾ/ B2	verb - to persist, to persevere
alcanzaré /al.kanˈsaɾe/ B1	verb - I will reach
gloria /ˈɡlo.ɾja/ A2	noun - glory, fame

Key Grammar Structures

• Que en algún lugar Yo podría ser alguien

  ➔ Subjunctive mood - expressing doubt or possibility

  ➔ The phrase "Yo podría ser" uses the *subjunctive* to express possibility or desire.

• Que se ha de triunfar

  ➔ Periphrastic future ('se ha de') indicating obligation or inevitability

  ➔ The phrase "se ha de triunfar" uses a periphrastic future to express inevitability or obligation.

• A cualquier distancia yo el amor alcanzaré

  ➔ Future tense - to express intention or certainty

  ➔ The verb "alcanzaré" is in the future tense, indicating a strong certainty about reaching love regardless of distance.

• Y aunque fuese un sueño

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive - expressing hypothetical or unreal situations

  ➔ The phrase "fuese" is in the imperfect subjunctive, used here to express a hypothetical or unreal situation.

• Yo jamás renunciaré

  ➔ Future tense with the adverb 'jamás' for emphasis on never renouncing

  ➔ The verb "renunciaré" is in the future tense, strengthened by "jamás" to express unwavering determination.

• Un día llegaré

  ➔ Simple future tense indicating a planned or expected action

  ➔ The phrase "llegaré" is in the future tense, expressing the speaker's hope or expectation of arriving someday.

• El poder de un héroe está en su corazón

  ➔ Preposition 'en' indicating location or context

  ➔ The phrase "está en su corazón" uses the preposition "en" to indicate the location of the hero's power within his heart.