Prenderemos Fuego al Cielo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Francisca Valenzuela

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Te dejo ir, te dejo ir

I'll let you go, I'll let you go

Aunque te quiero aquí

Even though I want you here

Te dejo ir

I'll let you go

Lo vi venir, lo vi venir

I saw it coming, I saw it coming

Eras muy bueno para mí

You were so good to me

Lo vi venir

I saw it coming

Llegaste y tocaste en mí

You arrived and touched me

Lo que no conocía

With what I didn’t know

La vida nos separa así viene

Life separates us, that’s how it happens

La despedida, la despedida

Goodbye, farewell

Prenderemos fuego al cielo

We’ll set the sky on fire

Nadie ilumina mis ojos como tú

No one lights up my eyes like you

Aunque estés tan lejos del cielo

Even if you're so far from the sky

Que está arriba mío

That’s above me

Es el mismo donde estás tú

It’s the same sky where you are

Enciéndeme, guárdame

Light me up, keep me safe

Cualquier cosa puede pasar

Anything can happen

Invócame, reza que

Call on me, pray that

Nos volveremos a encontrar

We’ll find each other again

No sé de ti, no sé de ti

I don’t know about you, I don’t know about you

Cómo te dejo dejarme

How do I leave you behind

No sé de ti

I don’t know about you

Y sin dormir

And stay awake

Y sin sentir más

And feel nothing more

Que esta lujuria doliente

But this aching lust

No sé de ti

I don’t know about you

Llegaste y tocaste en mí

You arrived and touched me

Lo que no conocía

With what I didn’t know

La vida nos separa así viene

Life separates us, that’s how it happens

La despedida, despedida

Goodbye, farewell

Prenderemos fuego al cielo

We’ll set the sky on fire

Nadie ilumina mis ojos como tú

No one lights up my eyes like you

Aunque estés tan lejos del cielo

Even if you're so far from the sky

Que está arriba mío

That’s above me

Es el mismo donde estás tú

It’s the same sky where you are

Enciéndeme, guárdame

Light me up, keep me safe

Cualquier cosa puede pasar

Anything can happen

Invócame, reza que

Call on me, pray that

Nos volveremos a encontrar

We’ll find each other again

Prenderemos fuego al cielo

We’ll set the sky on fire

Nadie ilumina mis ojos como tú

No one lights up my eyes like you

Aunque estés tan lejos el cielo

Even if you're so far from the sky

Que está arriba mío

That’s above me

Es el mismo donde estás tú

It’s the same sky where you are

Enciéndeme, guárdame

Light me up, keep me safe

Cualquier cosa puede pasar

Anything can happen

Invócame, reza que

Call on me, pray that

Nos volveremos a encontrar

We’ll find each other again

¡Prenderemos fuego al cielo!

We’ll set the sky on fire!

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

¡Prenderemos fuego al cielo!

We’ll set the sky on fire!

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to let
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
venir /beˈniɾ/ A1	verb - to come
bueno /ˈbweno/ A1	adjective - good
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch, to play (an instrument)
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
separar /sepaˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to separate
cielo /ˈθjelo/ A2	noun - sky, heaven
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
iluminar /ilumiˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to illuminate, to light up
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
lejos /ˈlexos/ A2	adverb - far
encender /enθenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to light, to turn on
guardar /ɡwaɾˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to save, to keep
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to happen, to pass

Key Grammar Structures

• Aunque estés tan lejos del cielo

  ➔ Subordinate conjunction 'aunque' + subjunctive mood to express concession

  ➔ Used to introduce a concession, indicating a contrast or unexpected result

• Nos volveremos a encontrar

  ➔ Future tense with 'volver' + infinitive to express repeated action

  ➔ Indicates the intention or expectation of meeting again in the future

• Prenderemos fuego al cielo

  ➔ Future tense with 'prender' + object to express an action that will happen

  ➔ Expresses an intention of starting or causing something to happen in the future

• Aunque estés tan lejos del cielo

  ➔ Subordinate conjunction 'aunque' + present subjunctive to express concession

  ➔ Uses the present subjunctive following 'aunque' to indicate concession despite something

• La vida nos separa así viene

  ➔ Simple present tense to describe a natural action or fact

  ➔ Expresses a general or timeless truth about life and separation

• Guardémonos, cualquier cosa puede pasar

  ➔ Imperative form 'guardémonos' + present tense 'puede pasar' to express possibility and advice

  ➔ Offers advice to be cautious, indicating that anything could happen

• Reza que

  ➔ Verb 'reza' in present tense, meaning 'pray' or 'be at prayer'

  ➔ A subjunctive or imperative expression used to express a wish or hope