Soledad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Lisandro Meza

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Río Bamba

Rio Bamba

Recuerdo tus nevados

I remember your snowy peaks

Con mi amor (uh)

With my love (uh)

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...

Al llegar la noche, que me encuentro solo

When night falls, I find myself alone

Vago por la casa como una sombra

I wander through the house like a shadow

Abro la ventana y miro hacia el cielo

I open the window and look up at the sky

Entonce' lte digo, no te tengo miedo

Then I tell you, I'm not afraid of you

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad

Loneliness

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...

(Uh)

(Uh)

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...

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, uh)

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, uh)

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Aunque el águila

Although the eagle

Se aleje

flies away

Pero vuelve, mi amor (uh)

It comes back, my love (uh)

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Hace mucho tiempo que eres tú mi amiga

A long time ago, you've been my friend

Compartes mi lecho, hasta mi comida

You share my bed, even my food

Si voy por la calle, tú vas a mi lado

If I walk down the street, you’re by my side

A tu fiel presencia ya me he acostrumbrado

I’ve gotten used to your faithful presence

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad, soledad

Loneliness, loneliness

Soledad

Loneliness

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...

(Uh)

(Uh)

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Oye, Quevedo

Hey, Quevedo

(Uh)

(Uh)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ B1	noun - memory verb (primer person singular) - I remember
soledad /solɛˈðað/ A2
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A2	noun - night
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
amiga /aˈmiɣa/ A2	noun - friend (female)
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way, path
cielo /ˈcje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
vago /ˈba.ɣo/ B1	adjective - wandering, aimless
ventana /benˈtana/ A2	noun - window
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house, home
cabeza /kaˈβeθa/ A2	noun - head
fiel /fjel/ B2	adjective - faithful, loyal
presencia /pɾeˈsenθja/ B2	noun - presence

Key Grammar Structures

• Recuerdo tus nevados

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'recodar' (I remember)

  ➔ The verb 'recuerdo' is in the present tense, indicating a current or habitual action.

• Vago por la casa como una sombra

  ➔ Use of 'como' for simile (like/as)

  ➔ 'Como' is used here to compare the subject's wandering to a shadow, forming a simile.

• Abro la ventana y miro hacia el cielo

  ➔ Imperative or present tense of 'abrir' and 'mirar'

  ➔ Both verbs are in the present tense, describing actions happening now.

• Entonce' lte digo, no te tengo miedo

  ➔ Use of 'entonces' as a transition word, and verb conjugation in present tense

  ➔ 'Entonces' introduces a consequence or response, and the verbs are in the present tense.

• Aunque el águila se aleje

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'aunque' (although)

  ➔ 'Aunque' introduces a concessive clause indicating contrast or unexpected outcome.

• Pero vuelve, mi amor

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'pero' (but)

  ➔ 'Pero' introduces a contrast or exception to the previous statement.

• Compartes mi lecho, hasta mi comida

  ➔ Use of 'compartes' in present tense, indicating sharing habit

  ➔ The verb 'compartes' is in the present tense, expressing a habitual action of sharing.