Solo Un Sueño – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Christian Nodal

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the emotional depth of Christian Nodal's "Solo Un Sueño." This song offers a poignant look at love and loss, allowing listeners to connect with universal themes of longing and heartbreak through its heartfelt Spanish lyrics. Learning the nuances of this song can provide insight into expressing complex emotions in Spanish.

[English]

Just a dream, just a dream

That couldn't come true

It was just a fantasy

That tore my heart apart

I knew you wouldn’t last

Because suddenly you left me

It was a dream, dreamed in vain

That never became reality

...

I thought if you came

Our dreams would come true

Today, no, I just can't

Stop loving you

Why, why do I love you so much?

Why do you have me in misery?

My tears will have to console me

Because I know you won't come

I thought if you came

Our dreams would come true

Today, no, I just can't

Stop loving you

Why, why do I love you so much?

Why do you have me in misery?

My tears will have to console me

Because I know you won't come

...

[Spanish]

Solo un sueño, solo un sueño

Qué no pudo realizarse

Tan solo fue una fantasía

Qué destrozó mi corazón

Sabía que no ibas a durar

Porque de pronto me dejaste

Fue un sueño, soñado en vano

Qué no se convirtió en verdad

Yo pensé, si tú vinieras

Nuestros sueños se harían realidad

Hoy que no, no, no-no puedo

Dejarte de amar

¿Por qué, por qué te quiero tanto?

¿Por qué me tienes en miseria?

Tendrá que consolarme el llanto

Porque yo sé que no vendrás

Yo pensé, si tú vinieras

Nuestros sueños se harían realidad

Hoy que no, no, no-no puedo

Dejarte de amar

¿Por qué, por qué te quiero tanto?

¿Por qué me tienes en miseria?

Tendrá que consolarme el llanto

Porque sé que no vendrás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ B1	noun - dream
fantasía /fantaˈsía/ B2	noun - fantasy
destrozó /desˈtɾoˈθo/ B2	verb - destroyed
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
durar /duˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to last
dejarte /deˈxarte/ B2	verb - to leave you
amare /aˈmaɾe/ A2	verb - to love
miseria /miˈseɾja/ B1	noun - misery, suffering
consolarme /konsolˈaɾme/ B2	verb - to comfort myself
vendrás /benˈdɾas/ B1	verb - you will come
realidad /reaˈliˈðað/ B2	noun - reality
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Qué no pudo realizarse

  ➔ Past subjunctive mood with 'pudo' + reflexive verb

  ➔ 'Pudo' is the third person singular of 'poder' in the past indicative, expressing ability. When combined with reflexive verbs like 'realizarse', it indicates a completed action in a hypothetical or unreal context.

• Fue un sueño, soñado en vano

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective to describe the dream

  ➔ The past participle 'soñado' functions as an adjective describing the dream, with 'en vano' meaning 'in vain' to express futility.

• Sabía que no ibas a durar

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'saber' + que + infinitive verb, expressing knowledge or awareness in the past

  ➔ The imperfect tense 'sabía' indicates ongoing past awareness or knowledge. 'Que no ibas a durar' uses 'vas a' to express a future intention or prediction about the duration.

• Dejarte de amar

  ➔ Infinitive form of 'dejar' + direct object pronoun 'te' + preposition 'de' + infinitive verb, expressing cessation of an action

  ➔ The structure 'dejar de' + infinitive indicates stopping or ceasing an action. 'Dejarte de amar' means to stop loving someone.

• Porque sé que no venderás

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'venderás' + negation, expressing doubt or uncertainty about the future action

  ➔ 'Venderás' is the future tense of 'vender' (to sell). The negative 'no' indicates doubt about whether the action will occur.

• Porque sé que no vendrás

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'vendrás' + negation, indicating doubt or disbelief about the future event

  ➔ 'Vendrás' is the future tense of 'venir' (to come). The negation 'no' expresses doubt about the person's coming.