OJALÁ – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: BERET

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Beret's profound song "Ojalá" to not only enjoy its beautiful melody but also to enrich your Spanish vocabulary and understanding of a deeply emotional and philosophical perspective on life. This song is special for its introspective lyrics that encourage self-reflection and offer universal messages about embracing vulnerability and finding strength in personal journeys.

[English]

I need courage, not the desire to win

And if someday I lose my fear of losing

It hurts to have run just to not arrive

Now I know the path is also the goal

I've grown fears I never trained

And I know the answers, for not asking

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

And I’ve cried like everyone, when something leaves

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

No one ever wanted a weak person to trust

No one shows you the steps in a world that

Forces you every day to get up and walk

Where you were so happy, you'll always return

Even if you confuse pain with happiness

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

And that will kill you

And I hope they never hug you for the last time

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

We're just paths that tend to twist

Thousands of insecurities we need to overcome

I wish they would accept you for the first time

And understand that we all deserve kindness

That there's no one who shouldn't have

Because we are circumstances we never chose to be

Trust hasn't returned with time

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

And if all moments could pass more slowly

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

And if we understood that, yes, we are perfect

Despite the erasures that try to stain the canvas

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

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

That I no longer fear losing, but giving up

That I no longer want to win, but be convinced

That long before being happy I must be with myself

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

That I will stop demanding everything I ask of myself

And I will learn to accept what I never get

That I will stop blaming myself, lying, failing myself

Telling myself late, truths I need to hear

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've asked everyone, to define myself

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

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

No one ever wanted a weak person to trust

No one teaches you the steps in a world

That forces you each day to get up and walk

Where you were so happy, you'll always return

Even if you confuse pain with happiness

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

And that will kill you

And I hope they never hug you for the last time

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

We're just paths that tend to twist

Thousands of insecurities we need to overcome

I wish they would accept you for the first time

And understand that we all deserve kindness

That there's no one who shouldn't have

Because we are circumstances we never chose to be

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[Spanish]

Yo necesito ganas, no querer ganar

Y si algún día perdiese mi miedo a perder

Me duele haber corrido para no llegar

Ahora sé que el camino es la meta, también

Ya me crecieron miedos que nunca eduqué

Y me sé las respuestas, por no preguntar

Ya sentí como nadie, cuando tuve el bien

Y lloré como todos, cuando algo se va

Nadie te enseña a ser fuerte, pero te obligan

Nunca nadie quiso un débil para confiar

Nadie te enseña los pasos en un mundo que

Que te obliga cada día a poder levantarte y caminar

Donde fuiste tan feliz, siempre regresarás

Aunque confundas dolor con la felicidad

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

Y eso matará

Y ojalá nunca te abracen por última vez

Hay tantos con quien estar, pero no quien ser

Tan solo somos caminos que suelen torcer

Miles de complejos sueltos que debemos de vencer

Ojalá sí te aceptasen por primera vez

Y entendiesen que es que todos merecemos bien

Que no existe una persona que no deba de tener

Ya que somos circunstancias que nunca elegimos ser

Confianza nunca volvió con el tiempo

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

Y si todos los instantes pudiesen pasar más lento

Si acaso dudarías, esta vez, en el intento

Y si entendiésemos que, sí, somos perfectos

A pesar de borrones que quieran manchar el lienzo

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

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

Que yo ya no temo perder, sino dar por perdido

Que yo ya no quiero vencer, sino estar convencido

Que mucho antes de estar contento debo estar conmigo

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

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

Y voy a aprender a aceptar lo que nunca consigo

Que voy a parar de culparme, mentirme, fallarme

Decirme tarde, verdades que necesito

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

También, pegué los trozos de lo mismo que después partí

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

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

Me he mudado a problemas y he querido ser feliz allí

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

He preguntado a todos, para poder definirme a mí

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

Nadie te enseña a ser fuerte, pero te obligan

Nunca nadie quiso un débil para confiar

Nadie te enseña los pasos en un mundo

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

Donde fuiste tan feliz, siempre regresarás

Aunque confundas dolor con la felicidad

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

Y eso matará

Y ojalá nunca te abracen por última vez

Hay tantos con quien estar, pero no quien ser

Tan solo somos caminos que suelen torcer

Miles de complejos sueltos que debemos de vencer

Ojalá si te aceptasen por primera vez

Y entendiesen que es que todos merecemos bien

Que no existe una persona que no deba de tener

Ya que somos circunstancias que nunca elegimos ser

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.