Parte de mí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Saratoga

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passion of Spanish hard rock with Saratoga's 'Parte de mí.' This song is an excellent resource for learners to practice emotive vocabulary and the expression of feelings in Spanish, all set to a dramatic and powerful melody that makes the language come alive.

[English]

He traveled a long time on his clock

He fought to be who he is today - A fighter, stubborn as can be

Affectionate and tender like me - Without a thought, he taught me how to react

By the warmth of his fire and his voice - A cane helped him walk

But he was tough like me - And the journey came to an end

His sweet, gray gaze took flight - And his light went out like the flame

Of the oil lamp that burned so long ago

And his voice would whisper and whisper - To free me from all the pain

Once when I was little, he sang to me - The song he learned as a child

Laughter began to ring out - Because he was cheerful just like me

He said goodbye to us - He will soon reunite with his God

And his light went out like the flame - Of the oil lamp that burned so long ago

And his voice would whisper and whisper - Set me free from all the pain

And his light went out like the flame - Of the oil lamp that burned so long ago

And his voice would whisper and whisper - Set me free from all the pain

I want to end the pain

Set me free from all the pain - I want to end the pain

[Spanish]

Recorrió largo tiempo en su reloj

Peleo para ser lo que es hoy Luchador, testarudo y como no

Cariñoso y tierno como yo Sin pensar me enseñaba a reaccionar

Al calor de su lumbre y su voz Un bastón le ayudaba a caminar

Pero él era duro como yo Y el camino acabó

Su mirada dulce y gris voló Y su luz se apagó como la llama

Del candil que hace tanto tiempo ardió

Y su voz susurraba y susurraba Liberarme de todo el dolor

Una vez de pequeño me cantó La canción que de niño aprendió

Carcajadas comenzaron a sonar Porque él era alegre como yo

Él nos dijo adiós Va a reunirse pronto con su dios

Y su luz se apagó como la llama Del candil que hace tanto tiempo ardió

Y su voz susurraba y susurraba Liberadme de todo el dolor

Y su luz se apagó como la llama Del candil que hace tanto tiempo ardió

Y su voz susurraba y susurraba Liberadme de todo el dolor

Quiero terminar con el dolor

Liberarme de todo el dolor Quiero terminar con el dolor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recorrió rekor'jo B1	verb - to travel or pass through a place
luchador lutʃa'ðor B2	adjective/noun - fighter
testarudo testa'ruðo C1	adjective - stubborn
tierno tjeɾno B1	adjective - tender
reaccionar reaksjo'nar A2	verb - to react
lumbre lumbɾe C1	noun - fire, light
bastón bas'ton B1	noun - cane, walking stick
candil kan'dil C2	noun - oil lamp
susurraba susu'raba B2	verb - to whisper
liberar libe'raɾ B1	verb - to free, release
carcajadas kaɾka'xaðas B2	noun - loud laughter
alegre a'leɣɾe A2	adjective - happy, cheerful
reunirse reu'niɾse A2	verb - to meet up
dolor do'loɾ A2	noun - pain
terminar teɾmi'naɾ A1	verb - to finish

Key Grammar Structures

• Peleó para ser lo que es hoy

  ➔ Relative clause with 'lo que' (what)

  ➔ 'Lo que' acts as a noun phrase meaning 'the thing that'.

• Sin pensar me enseñaba a reaccionar

  ➔ Preposition + infinitive; Imperfect tense

  ➔ 'Sin pensar' uses the preposition 'sin' with an infinitive, and 'enseñaba' denotes habitual action in the past.

• Un bastón le ayudaba a caminar

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le'

  ➔ 'le' represents 'to him', referring to the person being helped.

• Su mirada dulce y gris voló

  ➔ Preterite tense (Indefinido)

  ➔ 'voló' is the third person singular of the verb 'volar', describing a specific completed action in the past.

• Y su luz se apagó como la llama

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'apagarse'

  ➔ Used here to indicate the process of fading or going out by itself.

• Una vez de pequeño me cantó

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of time 'de pequeño'

  ➔ 'De pequeño' means 'when I was little', acting as a time marker for the past.

• Va a reunirse pronto con su dios

  ➔ Periphrasis 'ir a' + infinitive (Near future)

  ➔ 'Va a reunirse' implies an imminent event or future intention.

• Liberadme de todo el dolor

  ➔ Imperative mood + attached pronoun

  ➔ 'Liberad' is the vosotros form of the imperative, with 'me' attached at the end.