Soledad – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rich emotion in Westlife's 'Soledad,' a song that beautifully encapsulates the feeling of longing and loss. Perfect for intermediate learners, this song offers an opportunity to explore themes of love and solitude while enhancing your vocabulary and understanding of heartfelt expression.

[English]

If only you could see the tears

In the world you left behind

If only you could heal my heart

Just one more time

Even when I close my eyes

There's an image of your face

And once again I come to realize

You're a loss I can't replace

Soledad

It's a keeping for the lonely

Since the day that you were gone

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

In my heart you were the only

And your memory lives on

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

Walking down the streets of Nothingville

Where our love was young and free

Can't believe just what an empty place

It has come to be

I would give my life away

If it could only be the same

'Cause I can't still the voice inside of me

That is calling out your name (Calling out your name)

Soledad (Soledad)

It's a keeping for the lonely

Since the day that you were gone

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

In my heart you were the only

And your memory lives on

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

Time will never change the things you've told me

After all we're meant to be

Love will bring us back to you and me

...

If only you could see

Soledad (Soledad)

It's a keeping for the lonely

Since the day that you were gone (You were gone)

Why did you leave me

Soledad? (Soledad)

In my heart you were the only

And your memory lives on

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

It's a keeping for the lonely

Since the day that you were gone

Why did you leave me

Soledad?

In my heart you were the only

And your memory lives on

Why did you leave me

Soledad? (Soledad)

Why did you leave me Soledad?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and send signals along the optic nerve to the brain
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a visual representation of something.
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
loss /lɒs/ B1	noun - the fact or process of losing something or someone.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and sunset.
gone /ɡɔːn/ A1	adjective - no longer present; departed.
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - go away from.
memory /ˈmeməri/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past.
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time.
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else.
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space.
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. verb - give a name to.

Key Grammar Structures

• If only you could see the tears In the world you left behind

  ➔ Second Conditional (Mixed Time)

  ➔ Uses "If only + past perfect (left behind)" to express regret about a past action, and "could + verb (see)" to describe the present consequence. It mixes the unreal past with an unreal present.

• Even when I close my eyes, There's an image of your face

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause "Even when I close my eyes" introduces the condition of time, affecting the main clause "There's an image of your face". It tells *when* the image appears.

• You're a loss I can't replace

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining)

  ➔ "I can't replace" is a defining relative clause modifying "loss". It provides essential information to identify the specific kind of loss.

• It's a keeping for the lonely, Since the day that you were gone

  ➔ Present Simple (generic truth) and Past Simple with 'since'

  ➔ "It's a keeping" describes a current state, while "Since the day that you were gone" sets the point in the past when this state began. 'Since' connects the past event to the present situation. We could also use present perfect instead "has been a keeping".

• Walking down the streets of Nothingville, Where our love was young and free

  ➔ Participle Clause (Walking) and Relative Clause (Where)

  ➔ "Walking down the streets of Nothingville" is a participle clause of manner or time, providing context about the action. "Where our love was young and free" is a relative clause providing further detail about "Nothingville".

• I would give my life away If it could only be the same

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present or future. "Would give" indicates the unreal result and "could be" the unreal condition.