Solo Un Sueño – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Christian Nodal

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Solo un sueño, solo un sueño

Just a dream, just a dream

Qué no pudo realizarse

That couldn't come true

Tan solo fue una fantasía

It was just a fantasy

Qué destrozó mi corazón

That tore my heart apart

Sabía que no ibas a durar

I knew you wouldn’t last

Porque de pronto me dejaste

Because suddenly you left me

Fue un sueño, soñado en vano

It was a dream, dreamed in vain

Qué no se convirtió en verdad

That never became reality

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Yo pensé, si tú vinieras

I thought if you came

Nuestros sueños se harían realidad

Our dreams would come true

Hoy que no, no, no-no puedo

Today, no, I just can't

Dejarte de amar

Stop loving you

¿Por qué, por qué te quiero tanto?

Why, why do I love you so much?

¿Por qué me tienes en miseria?

Why do you have me in misery?

Tendrá que consolarme el llanto

My tears will have to console me

Porque yo sé que no vendrás

Because I know you won't come

Yo pensé, si tú vinieras

I thought if you came

Nuestros sueños se harían realidad

Our dreams would come true

Hoy que no, no, no-no puedo

Today, no, I just can't

Dejarte de amar

Stop loving you

¿Por qué, por qué te quiero tanto?

Why, why do I love you so much?

¿Por qué me tienes en miseria?

Why do you have me in misery?

Tendrá que consolarme el llanto

My tears will have to console me

Porque sé que no vendrás

Because I know you won't come

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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.