OJALÁ – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: BERET

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Yo necesito ganas, no querer ganar

I need courage, not the desire to win

Y si algún día perdiese mi miedo a perder

And if someday I lose my fear of losing

Me duele haber corrido para no llegar

It hurts to have run just to not arrive

Ahora sé que el camino es la meta, también

Now I know the path is also the goal

Ya me crecieron miedos que nunca eduqué

I've grown fears I never trained

Y me sé las respuestas, por no preguntar

And I know the answers, for not asking

Ya sentí como nadie, cuando tuve el bien

I've felt like no one else, when I've had the good

Y lloré como todos, cuando algo se va

And I’ve cried like everyone, when something leaves

Nadie te enseña a ser fuerte, pero te obligan

No one teaches you to be strong, but they force you

Nunca nadie quiso un débil para confiar

No one ever wanted a weak person to trust

Nadie te enseña los pasos en un mundo que

No one shows you the steps in a world that

Que te obliga cada día a poder levantarte y caminar

Forces you every day to get up and walk

Donde fuiste tan feliz, siempre regresarás

Where you were so happy, you'll always return

Aunque confundas dolor con la felicidad

Even if you confuse pain with happiness

Y ya no seas ni tú mismo, pero pienses en ti mismo

And you're no longer even yourself, but still think of yourself

Y eso matará

And that will kill you

Y ojalá nunca te abracen por última vez

And I hope they never hug you for the last time

Hay tantos con quien estar, pero no quien ser

There are so many people to be with, but none to be

Tan solo somos caminos que suelen torcer

We're just paths that tend to twist

Miles de complejos sueltos que debemos de vencer

Thousands of insecurities we need to overcome

Ojalá sí te aceptasen por primera vez

I wish they would accept you for the first time

Y entendiesen que es que todos merecemos bien

And understand that we all deserve kindness

Que no existe una persona que no deba de tener

That there's no one who shouldn't have

Ya que somos circunstancias que nunca elegimos ser

Because we are circumstances we never chose to be

Confianza nunca volvió con el tiempo

Trust hasn't returned with time

Y el fruto de mi vida no se basa en lo que tengo

And the fruit of my life isn't based on what I have

Y si todos los instantes pudiesen pasar más lento

And if all moments could pass more slowly

Si acaso dudarías, esta vez, en el intento

Maybe you'd hesitate, just this once, in trying

Y si entendiésemos que, sí, somos perfectos

And if we understood that, yes, we are perfect

A pesar de borrones que quieran manchar el lienzo

Despite the erasures that try to stain the canvas

Todo es una suma, aunque eso no lo piense el resto

Everything is a sum, even if others don't think so

Una cosa es lo que soy, y otra, tan solo lo que muestro

One thing is what I am, and another is just what I show

Que yo ya no temo perder, sino dar por perdido

That I no longer fear losing, but giving up

Que yo ya no quiero vencer, sino estar convencido

That I no longer want to win, but be convinced

Que mucho antes de estar contento debo estar conmigo

That long before being happy I must be with myself

Que voy a mirar a la soga pa' decir le sigo

That I will look at the rope to say I keep going

Que voy a parar de exigirme to' lo que me pido

That I will stop demanding everything I ask of myself

Y voy a aprender a aceptar lo que nunca consigo

And I will learn to accept what I never get

Que voy a parar de culparme, mentirme, fallarme

That I will stop blaming myself, lying, failing myself

Decirme tarde, verdades que necesito

Telling myself late, truths I need to hear

Porque, también, dediqué tiempo a quien ya no se acuerda de mí

Because, also, I dedicated time to someone who no longer remembers me

También, pegué los trozos de lo mismo que después partí

Also, I glued the pieces of the same thing I later broke apart

Tampoco me he entendido y, he entendido, que eso será así

I haven't understood myself either, and I’ve realized that’s how it will be

No he estado confundido, he estado fundido con lo peor de mí

I haven't been confused, I've been fused with the worst of myself

Me he mudado a problemas y he querido ser feliz allí

I've moved into problems and tried to be happy there

Y he dado vuelta' en círculos por no quitarte en medio a ti

And I’ve gone in circles for not removing you from the middle

He preguntado a todos, para poder definirme a mí

I've asked everyone, to define myself

¿Cómo decirle, a un río, que se pare y deje de fluir?

How do you tell a river to stop and cease to flow?

Nadie te enseña a ser fuerte, pero te obligan

No one teaches you to be strong, but they force you

Nunca nadie quiso un débil para confiar

No one ever wanted a weak person to trust

Nadie te enseña los pasos en un mundo

No one teaches you the steps in a world

Que te obliga, cada día, a poder levantarte y caminar

That forces you each day to get up and walk

Donde fuiste tan feliz, siempre regresarás

Where you were so happy, you'll always return

Aunque confundas dolor con la felicidad

Even if you confuse pain with happiness

Y ya no seas ni tú mismo, pero pienses en ti mismo

And you're no longer even yourself, but still think of yourself

Y eso matará

And that will kill you

Y ojalá nunca te abracen por última vez

And I hope they never hug you for the last time

Hay tantos con quien estar, pero no quien ser

There are so many people to be with, but none to be

Tan solo somos caminos que suelen torcer

We're just paths that tend to twist

Miles de complejos sueltos que debemos de vencer

Thousands of insecurities we need to overcome

Ojalá si te aceptasen por primera vez

I wish they would accept you for the first time

Y entendiesen que es que todos merecemos bien

And understand that we all deserve kindness

Que no existe una persona que no deba de tener

That there's no one who shouldn't have

Ya que somos circunstancias que nunca elegimos ser

Because we are circumstances we never chose to be

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ganas /ˈɡanas/ B2	noun - desire, willingness, inclination
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain, sorrow
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - road, path, way
meta /ˈmeta/ B1	noun - goal, aim, target
débil /ˈdeβil/ B1	adjective - weak, feeble
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
abrazar /a.β̞ɾaˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
complejos /komˈple.xos/ B2	noun - complexes
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
perfectos /peɾˈfek.tos/ B1	adjective - perfect
mostrar /mosˈtɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to show, to display
verdades /beɾˈða.ðes/ B1	noun - truths
trozos /ˈtɾo.θos/ B1	noun - pieces, fragments
río /ˈri.o/ A1	noun - river

Key Grammar Structures

• Y si algún día perdiese mi miedo a perder

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in Spanish expressed with "perdiese" (past subjunctive).

  ➔ The **subjunctive mood** expresses doubt, emotion, or hypothetical situations.

• Y aprendí que, sí, somos perfectos

  ➔ Use of the present tense "aprendí" (I learned) and "somos" (we are).

  ➔ The **present tense** indicates current states or general truths.

• Donde fuiste tan feliz, siempre regresarás

  ➔ Futuro simple "regresarás" (you will return) with "fuiste" (you were) in past tense.

  ➔ The **past tense** "fuiste" describes a past event, while the **future tense** "regresarás" indicates an action to happen later.

• Nunca nadie quiso un débil para confiar

  ➔ Use of the preterite "quisó" (wanted) in Spanish to indicate completed action, and the noun "débil" (weak) with an indefinite article.

  ➔ The **preterite tense** "quisó" indicates a completed action in the past.

• Que ya no seas ni tú mismo, pero pienses en ti mismo

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive "seas" (you are not) and "pienses" (you think).

  ➔ The **present subjunctive** "seas" and "pienses" express wishes, doubts, or hypotheticals.

• Que mucho antes de estar contento debo estar conmigo

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "estar" after modal verb "debo" (should), expressing obligation or necessity.

  ➔ The **infinitive** "estar" following "debo" expresses obligation or duty.