Que Seas Feliz – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Roberto Luti
• Album: Sencillamente

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

que seas feliz aunque no sea a mi lado

May you be happy even if I'm not by your side

aunque no sea a mi lado

even if I'm not by your side

quiero que seas feliz

I want you to be happy

yo te ofreci un mundo tierno y puro

I offered you a world gentle and pure

que tal vez tu inocencia

Maybe your innocence

no supo comprender

didn't know how to understand

si alguna vez tu quisieras volver

If someday you want to come back

no vayas a dudar que yo te esperare

Don't hesitate, I’ll be waiting for you

si tu dejaste en mi existir

If you left in me a life

aquel momento tan feliz

That happy moment

para que yo te quiera aun

So I could still love you

y te recuerde con amor

And remember you with love

...

...

sí, esta es mi cancion

Yes, this is my song

la que un dia escucharas

The one you'll hear someday

entonces tu sabras

Then you'll know

lo mucho que te ame,

How much I loved you

...

...

que seas feliz aunque no sea a mi lado

May you be happy even if I'm not by your side

aunque no sea a mi lado

even if I'm not by your side

quiero que seas feliz

I want you to be happy

si alguna vez tu quisieras volver

If someday you want to come back

no vayas a dudar que yo te esperare

Don't hesitate, I’ll be waiting for you

si tu dejaste en mi existir

If you left in me a life

aquel momento tan feliz

That happy moment

para que yo te quiera aun

So I could still love you

y te recuerde con amor

And remember you with love

laralaralara...

laralaralara...

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feliz /feˈliθ/ A1	adjective - happy
lado /ˈlaðo/ A1	noun - side
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world
inocencia /inoˈθenθja/ B1	noun - innocence
comprender /komprenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ B1	verb - to return
dudar /duˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to doubt
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to wait
existir /eɡzisˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to exist
momento /moˈmento/ B2	noun - moment
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to want, to love
recordar /rekoɾˈðaɾ/ B2	verb - to remember
canción /kanˈsjon/ B2	noun - song
escuchar /eskuˈtʃaɾ/ B2	verb - to listen
mucho /ˈmutʃo/ B2	adverb - much, a lot
amar /aˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• que seas feliz

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The phrase "que seas feliz" uses the subjunctive mood "seas" to express a wish or desire.

• aunque no sea a mi lado

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in concessive clause introduced by "aunque"

  ➔ The phrase "aunque no sea a mi lado" features the subjunctive "sea" to express concession or contrast.

• yo te ofreci un mundo tierno y puro

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed action

  ➔ The verb "ofreci" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action of offering.

• si alguna vez tu quisieras volver

  ➔ Conditional subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb "quisieras" is in the imperfect subjunctive mood, expressing a hypothetical or uncertain condition.

• para que yo te quiera aun

  ➔ Purpose clause introduced by "para que" with present subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase "para que yo te quiera aun" uses "quiera" in the present subjunctive to express purpose.

• y te recuerde con amor

  ➔ Present subjunctive following "que" in a relative clause

  ➔ The verb "recuerde" is in the present subjunctive, used here to express a wish or emotional state.