Soledad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Emilio José

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Soledad, es tan tierna como la amapola

Solitude, is as tender as the poppy

Que vivió siempre en el trigo sola

That has always lived alone in the wheat

Sin necesidad de nadie, ay mi soledad

Without needing anyone, oh my solitude

Soledad, es criatura primorosa

Solitude, is a delicate creature

Que no sabe que es hermosa

Who doesn't know she's beautiful

Ni sabe de amor ni engaños, ay mi soledad

Neither knows love nor deceit, oh my solitude

Soledad, vive como otra cualquiera

Solitude, lives like anyone else

En la aldea donde naciera

In the village where she was born

Lava, cose, llora y ríe, ay mi soledad

Washes, harvests, cries, and laughs, oh my solitude

Pero yo la quiero así distinta

But I love her just the way she is

Porque es sincera

Because she's sincere

Es natural como el agua que llega

She's as natural as the water that arrives

Corriendo alegre desde el manantial

Joyfully flowing from the spring

Pero yo la quiero así distinta

But I love her just the way she is

Porque es sincera

Because she's sincere

Es natural como el agua que llega

She's as natural as the water that arrives

Corriendo alegre desde el manantial

Joyfully flowing from the spring

No sabiendo ni a donde va, que feliz vive mi soledad

Not knowing where she's going, how happy my solitude lives

Soledad, es tan bella como una paloma

Solitude, is as beautiful as a dove

Y tan clara como el sol que asoma

And as clear as the sun that peeks through

Por entre los matorrales, ay mi soledad

Among the bushes, oh my solitude

Soledad, es criatura primorosa

Solitude, is a delicate creature

Que no sabe que es hermosa

Who doesn't know she's beautiful

Ni sabe de amor ni engaños, ay mi soledad

Neither knows love nor deceit, oh my solitude

Soledad, vive como otra cualquiera

Solitude, lives like anyone else

En la aldea donde naciera

In the village where she was born

Lava, cose, llora y ríe, ay mi soledad

Washes, harvests, cries, and laughs, oh my solitude

Pero yo la quiero así distinta

But I love her just the way she is

Porque es sincera

Because she's sincere

Es natural como el agua que llega

She's as natural as the water that arrives

Corriendo alegre desde el manantial

Joyfully flowing from the spring

Pero yo la quiero así distinta

But I love her just the way she is

Porque es sincera

Because she's sincere

Es natural como el agua que llega

She's as natural as the water that arrives

Corriendo alegre desde el manantial

Joyfully flowing from the spring

No sabiendo ni a donde va, que feliz vive mi soledad

Not knowing where she's going, how happy my solitude lives

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soledad /soˌleðað/ A2	noun - loneliness, solitude
amapola /amaˈpo.la/ A2	noun - poppy (flower)
trigo /ˈtri.ɣo/ A2	noun - wheat
criatura /kɾjaˈtu.ɾa/ B1	noun - creature, child
hermosa /eɾˈmosa/ A2	adjective - beautiful
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
engaños /eŋˈɲa.ɲos/ B2	noun - deceits, lies
vive /ˈbi.βe/ A2	verb - lives, he/she/it lives
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
sincera /sinˈθeɾa/ B1	adjective - sincere
natural /naˈtu.ɾal/ A2	adjective - natural, innate
agua /ˈa.ɣwa/ A1	noun - water
alegre /aˈle.ɣɾe/ A2	adjective - happy, cheerful

Key Grammar Structures

• Soledad, es tan tierna como la amapola

  ➔ Simile using 'como' (like)

  ➔ The phrase compares 'Soledad' to 'la amapola' using 'como' to indicate similarity.

• Que vivió siempre en el trigo sola

  ➔ Past tense (vivió)

  ➔ The verb 'vivió' is in the past tense, indicating an action that has already occurred.

• Que no sabe que es hermosa

  ➔ Present tense (sabe)

  ➔ The verb 'sabe' is in the present tense, indicating a current state of knowledge.

• Es natural como el agua que llega

  ➔ Use of 'como' for comparison

  ➔ The phrase compares 'natural' to 'el agua' using 'como' to highlight a similarity.

• Que feliz vive mi soledad

  ➔ Adverb placement (feliz)

  ➔ The adverb 'feliz' is placed before the verb 'vive' to modify it, indicating the manner of living.