Sólo por hoy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Estelares
• Album: El Costado Izquierdo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melodic world of Estelares with "Sólo por hoy," a captivating song that offers a window into the nuanced emotions of love and acceptance in Spanish. Through its poignant lyrics and rock-pop style, you can explore common Spanish expressions related to affection, present-moment living, and complex relationships. The song's evocative imagery and the band's accessible musicality make it a special piece for language learners, offering both cultural insight and a rich auditory experience.

[English]

I knew how to love a

Girl from the Eastern Neighborhood

Who also used to love

Half the country

Braids that forgot

All, all the novelty

Marathons of faith

The endless flight

I can be me

Or whatever you ask

Or be your flower

Without roots

I am your jasmine

From the country

And I tell you

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl

I knew how to love another

Girl from the Eastern Neighborhood

Whom I knew how to paint

I made her a song

I knew that having her

Only for myself

Was going to make me suffer

Sweet vanity

It can be sunshine

Or be a gray day

I am your flower

Without roots

You, my jasmine

From the country

And I tell you

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl

Just for today my eyes look at you

Just for today my love is not a lie

Just for today you will be able to have

The life of a happy girl.

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[Spanish]

Supe amar a una

Chica del Barrio Oriental

Quién también solía amar

A medio país

Trenzas que olvidaban

Toda, toda novedad

Maratones de la fe

El vuelo sin fin

Puedo ser yo

O lo que vos pedís

O ser tu flor

Sin raíz

Soy tu jazmín

Del país

Y te digo

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz

Supe amar a otra

Chica del Barrio Oriental

A la que supe pintar

La hice canción

Supe que tenerla

Solamente para mí

Me iba a hacer sufrir

Dulce vanidad

Puede ser sol

O ser un día gris

Yo soy tu flor

Sin raíz

Vos mi jazmín

Del país

Y te digo

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz

Sólo por hoy mis ojos te miran

Sólo por hoy mi amor no es mentira

Sólo por hoy vas a poder tener

La vida de una niña feliz.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love
igual /iˈɣwal/ B1	adjective - equal, same
puede /pweˈðe/ A2	verb - can, be able to
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
niña /ˈni.ɲa/ A1	noun - girl, child
flor /ˈfloxɾ/ A2	noun - flower
raíces /ˈra.iz/ B2	noun - roots
canción /kanˈsjon/ A2	noun - song
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
feliz /feˈliθ/ A2	adjective - happy
sueño /sweˈɲo/ B1	noun - dream, sleep
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at, to watch

Key Grammar Structures

• puedo ser yo

  ➔ Use of 'puedo' (I can) + infinitive to express ability or possibility

  ➔ 'puedo' is the first person singular form of 'poder' (can, to be able to) in the present indicative tense.

• sólo por hoy

  ➔ Use of 'sólo por' + time expression to indicate a limited duration

  ➔ 'sólo por' means 'only for' and is used to specify a limited time frame in the present tense.

• mis ojos te miran

  ➔ Use of 'mis ojos' (my eyes) + verb in present tense to describe ongoing action

  ➔ 'mis ojos' means 'my eyes,' and 'te miran' is the third person plural of 'mirar' (to look), indicating that 'my eyes' are currently looking at 'you'.

• a la que supe pintar

  ➔ Use of 'supe' (I knew, learned) + infinitive 'pintar' to indicate past ability or mastery

  ➔ 'supe' is the preterite form of 'saber,' meaning 'I knew' or 'I learned,' used with an infinitive to express that someone knew how to do something in the past.

• una niña feliz

  ➔ Use of adjective 'feliz' (happy) to describe a noun, illustrating descriptive adjectives in noun phrases

  ➔ 'feliz' is an adjective meaning 'happy,' used here to describe 'una niña' (a girl), showing how adjectives modify nouns.