Soñar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Edurne

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Soñar es viajar a un mundo

To dream is to travel to a world

al que anhelas ir

you long to go to

En el todos tus deseos

In it, all your wishes

sin duda se pueden cumplir

can undoubtedly come true

Ten fe y verás que un día

Have faith and you will see that one day

tu vida cambia de color

your life changes color

Por mucho que ahora sufra el alma

No matter how much the soul suffers now

si no pierdes la calma

if you don't lose your calm

podrás encontar el amor

you will be able to find love

Soñar es viajar a un mundo

To dream is to travel to a world

al que anhelas ir

you long to go to

En el todos tus deseos

In it, all your wishes

sin duda se pueden cumplir

can undoubtedly come true

Ten fe y verás que un día

Have faith and you will see that one day

tu vida cambia de color

your life changes color

Por mucho que ahora sufra el alma

No matter how much the soul suffers now

si no pierdes la calma

if you don't lose your calm

por fin llegará el amor

love will finally arrive

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
viajar /bjaˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to travel
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
deseo /deˈseo/ B1	noun - desire
cumplir /kumˈplir/ B1	verb - to fulfill
fe /fe/ A2	noun - faith
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
color /koˈloɾ/ A1	noun - color
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
alma /ˈalma/ B2	noun - soul
calma /ˈkalma/ B1	noun - calm
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Soñar es viajar a un mundo al que anhelas ir

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'al que'

  ➔ 'Al que' is a contraction of 'a el que', a relative pronoun used to introduce a clause that modifies 'mundo'. It specifies which world we are talking about: the one you long to go to.

• En el todos tus deseos sin duda se pueden cumplir

  ➔ Passive 'se pueden cumplir'

  ➔ 'Se pueden cumplir' is a passive construction using 'se' with the verb 'cumplir'. It means 'can be fulfilled'. The subject (tus deseos) is acted upon.

• Ten fe y verás que un día tu vida cambia de color

  ➔ Imperative 'Ten' + Future Simple 'verás' in a conditional sentence.

  ➔ This line implies a conditional statement. It means 'If you have faith, you will see that one day your life changes color'. 'Ten' is the imperative form of 'tener' (to have), and 'verás' is the future simple tense of 'ver' (to see). This structure is used when a condition is implied to be easily fulfilled.

• Por mucho que ahora sufra el alma

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'por mucho que'

  ➔ 'Por mucho que' expresses a concession or contrast and is followed by the subjunctive mood. Here, 'sufra' is the subjunctive form of 'sufrir' (to suffer). It means 'no matter how much the soul suffers now'.

• si no pierdes la calma podrás encontar el amor

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1: 'si' + present subjunctive + future simple.

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence in Spanish. It expresses a real and probable condition. 'pierdes' should be 'pierdes' the present subjunctive, not present indicative, because the original form uses that. The consequence of the condition is expressed in the future simple ('podrás encontar').