Paraíso Perdido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Requiem Tercer Acto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Spanish Gothic Metal with Stravaganzza's 'Paraíso Perdido'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Spanish through its poetic and evocative lyrics about change and letting go of the past. The clarity of Leo Jiménez's vocals makes it easier to follow the words, and the song's dramatic, symphonic style will make the learning process an epic experience. It's a special track that beautifully merges powerful music with profound lyrical themes.

[English]

The easy times have come to an end

A new challenge I must face

I have to continue along this path

The journey ahead is bleak

Behind me lie yesterday’s memories

Images I will not forget

The magic of the first time

Soon, innocence was lost

(Chorus:)

The past is left behind

Paradise Lost

You will never be mine again

I leave the fruit of Eden so far behind

Paradise Lost

I will never return

Before my eyes, I see

a vital metamorphosis

Times that will never return

Without the weight of responsibility

(Chorus)

No matter how long it may take

No matter how much I may search

I cannot go back

Afraid to carry on

The end is uncertain

Yaaaa

(Chorus)

Música y letra: Pepe Herrero

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[Spanish]

El tiempo fácil ya terminó

Un nuevo reto debo enfrentar

El camino he de continuar

Sombrío es el trayecto que afrontar

Atrás quedan recuerdos de ayer

Imágenes que no olvidaré

La magia de la primera vez

Más tarde la inocencia se perdió

(Estribillo:)

Atrás quedó el pasado

Paraíso Perdido

Ya nunca jamás serás mio

Tan lejos dejo el fruto del Edén

Paraíso Perdido

nunca más volveré

Ante mis ojos veo pasar

una metamorfosis vital

Los tiempos que ya no volverán

sin peso de responsabilidad

(Estribillo)

Por mucho que pueda tardar

Por mucho que pueda buscar (?)

No puedo regresar

Miedo a continuar

Incierto es el final

Yaaaa

(Estribillo)

Música y letra: Pepe Herrero

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time or period
reto /ˈreto/ B1	noun - challenge or difficult task
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path or road
sombrío /somˈbɾio/ B2	adjective - dark, gloomy
trayecto /tɾaˈʝekto/ B2	noun - journey or route
recuerdo /reˈkweɾdo/ B1	noun - memory or remembrance
imagen /iˈmaxen/ B1	noun - image or picture
magia /ˈmaxja/ B2	noun - magic or enchantment
inocencia /inoˈθenθja/ B2	noun - innocence or purity
paraíso /paɾaˈiso/ B1	noun - paradise or heaven
fruto /ˈfɾuto/ B1	noun - fruit or result
metamorfosis /metamoɾˈfosis/ C1	noun - transformation or metamorphosis
responsabilidad /respo̞nsabiliˈðað/ B2	noun - responsibility or duty
miedo /ˈmjɛdo/ A2	noun - fear or dread
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun - end or conclusion
perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose or misplace
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search or look for
regresar /reɣɾeˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to return or go back
continuar /kontiˈnwaɾ/ A2	verb - to continue or carry on

Key Grammar Structures

• El tiempo fácil ya terminó

  ➔ Preterite tense (pretérito perfecto simple)

  ➔ The verb 'terminó' shows a completed past action ('ended').

• Un nuevo reto debo enfrentar

  ➔ Modal construction with 'deber' + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase 'debo enfrentar' expresses obligation ('I must face').

• El camino he de continuar

  ➔ Periphrasis 'haber de + infinitive' expressing obligation or destiny

  ➔ 'He de continuar' implies a necessity or fate to continue the path.

• Atrás quedan recuerdos de ayer

  ➔ Inverted word order for emphasis

  ➔ The normal order would be 'Recuerdos de ayer quedan atrás', but inversion gives poetic emphasis.

• La magia de la primera vez

  ➔ Definite article used with abstract nouns

  ➔ ‘La magia’ uses the definite article to generalize a feeling or concept.

• Ya nunca jamás serás mío

  ➔ Double negative intensifier

  ➔ 'Ya nunca jamás' reinforces the impossibility—'never ever again'.

• Tan lejos dejo el fruto del Edén

  ➔ Comparative of intensity with ‘tan’

  ➔ 'Tan lejos' means 'so far away', emphasizing emotional and physical distance.

• Ante mis ojos veo pasar

  ➔ Infinitive construction with 'ver + infinitive'

  ➔ ‘Veo pasar’ means 'I see (something) pass'—expressing the act observed, not performed.

• Por mucho que pueda buscar

  ➔ Concessive clause with 'por mucho que' + subjunctive

  ➔ 'Por mucho que pueda buscar' means 'no matter how much I might search'. The subjunctive 'pueda' shows uncertainty or hypothetical effort.

• Incierto es el final

  ➔ Inversion for poetic emphasis

  ➔ The line could be 'El final es incierto', but inversion adds lyrical emphasis.