Rayando El Sol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maná

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Maná's “Rayando el Sol,” a Spanish-language anthem of unrequited love. This song offers a vivid lesson in expressing deep emotions and using poetic metaphors to describe longing and desperation, enriching your understanding of Latin American culture and the nuances of the Spanish language.

[English]

Touching the Sun

Touching for you

This pain hurts me, it burns without your love

You haven’t called, I’m desperate

So many moons I’ve cried for you

Touching the Sun (Oh-eh-oh)

Desperation

It’s easier to reach the Sun than your heart

I’m dying for you (Oh-eh-oh)

Living without you

And I can’t take it, it hurts so much to be like this

Touching the Sun

I went to your house

And didn’t find you

In the park, in the square, at the movies, I searched for you

I’ve got you trapped between my skin and my soul

But I can’t take it anymore, I want to be by your side

Touching the Sun (Oh-eh-oh)

Desperation

It’s easier to reach the Sun than your heart

Oh, I’m dying for you (Oh-eh-oh)

Living without you

And I can’t take it, it hurts so much to be like this

Touching the Sun

...

Touching the Sun (Oh-eh-oh)

Desperation

It’s easier to reach the Sun than your heart

Touching for you

(Touching)

Uh, touching, touching the Sun (Touching)

(Touching)

Ay-ay, ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, touching the Sun (Touching)

(Touching) Oh no

(Touching)

Touching for you (Touching)

...

[Spanish]

Rayando el Sol

Rayando por ti

Esta pena me duele, me quema sin tu amor

No me has llamado, estoy desesperado

Son muchas lunas las que te he llorado

Rayando el sol (Oh-eh-oh)

Desesperación

Es más fácil llegar al Sol que a tu corazón

Me muero por ti (Oh-eh-oh)

Viviendo sin ti

Y no aguanto, me duele tanto estar así

Rayando el Sol

A tu casa yo fui

Y no te encontré

En el parque, en la plaza, en el cine yo te busqué

Te tengo atrapada entre mi piel y mi alma

Mas ya no puedo tanto y quiero estar junto a ti

Rayando el sol (Oh-eh-oh)

Desesperación

Es más fácil llegar al Sol que a tu corazón

Oh, me muero por ti (Oh-eh-oh)

Viviendo sin ti

Y no aguanto, me duele tanto estar así

Rayando el Sol

Rayando el Sol (Oh-eh-oh)

Deseperación

Es más fácil llegar al Sol que a tu corazón

Rayando por ti

(Rayando)

Uh, rayando, rayando el Sol (Rayando)

(Rayando)

Ay-ay, ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, rayando el sol (Rayando)

(Rayando) Oh no

(Rayando)

Rayando por ti (Rayando)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
pena /ˈpena/ B1	noun - sorrow, pain
duele /ˈdwely/ A2	verb - hurts, pains
llama /ˈʝama/ B1	verb - call
desesperado /desespeˈɾaðo/ B2	adjective - desperate
lunas /ˈlunas/ A1	noun - moons
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
muero /ˈmweɾo/ B1	verb - I die
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
parque /ˈpaɾke/ A1	noun - park
plaza /ˈplasa/ A2	noun - square, plaza
cine /ˈθine/ A1	noun - cinema
atrapada /atɾaˈpaða/ B2	adjective - trapped
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul

Key Grammar Structures

• Rayando el Sol

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as a noun.

  ➔ "Rayando" (gerund of "rayar," meaning to scratch or to streak) is used here in a figurative way, meaning longing, reaching, or striving for something. It becomes a title so acts like a name. Literal translation, is 'streaking the sun', but means 'reaching for the sun'

• Esta pena me duele, me quema sin tu amor

  ➔ Use of reflexive verbs ("me duele," "me quema") to express feeling.

  ➔ Here, "me duele" (it hurts me) and "me quema" (it burns me) show how the pain and burning sensation are felt directly by the speaker. The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates that the action is directed back to the subject.

• Son muchas lunas las que te he llorado

  ➔ Use of a cleft sentence with relative pronoun "que" for emphasis.

  ➔ This sentence is structured to emphasize the length of time spent crying. Instead of saying "Te he llorado muchas lunas," the sentence is rearranged to "Son muchas lunas las que te he llorado," highlighting "muchas lunas".

• Es más fácil llegar al Sol que a tu corazón

  ➔ Comparative structure using "más fácil... que" to express a comparison.

  ➔ This line uses the comparative structure to say it's easier to reach the sun than to reach the person's heart, expressing the difficulty in getting close to them.

• Me muero por ti

  ➔ Idiomatic expression using "morir por" to express strong desire or love.

  ➔ "Me muero por ti" translates to "I'm dying for you." It expresses an intense longing or love for someone.