Tu Esencia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Requiem Tercer Acto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Spanish through Stravaganzza's "Tu Esencia." This song offers a beautiful and poignant exploration of love and loss, making it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with universal human experiences. By delving into its poetic lyrics, you can learn rich vocabulary related to emotions and memory, all while being moved by its powerful symphonic metal soundscape. "Tu Esencia" is special for its ability to transform a painful experience into a beautiful and hopeful message of enduring connection.

[English]

Broken from longing to have you here

Now I can feel you

I feel you by my side

I can hear your voice

Every conversation

Pieces of your being that I

Always carry with me

...even if you're not here

Breaking down the walls of pain

I find your essence

What you left us when you departed

Is more than a memory,

Something of you remained here

It burns inside me

What was left unspoken

But now I know that my voice

You took it with you

A book, a scent

A painting, a dream

What we shared

Is what brings me back to you

Breaking down the walls of pain

I find your essence

What you left us when you departed

Is more than a memory,

Something of you remained here

Breaking down the walls of pain

I find your essence

What you left us when you departed

Everything you make us feel

Even in your essence

The bonds that tie us to you

To you!

Música y letra: Carlos Expósito

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[Spanish]

Roto de añorar tenerte aquí

Ahora te puedo notar

te siento a mi lado

Puedo oir tu voz

cada conversación

trozos de tu ser que yo

llevo siempre conmigo

...aunque no estés

Rompiendo los muros del dolor

encuentro tu esencia

Lo que nos dejaste al partir

es más que el recuerdo,

algo de ti quedó aquí

Quema en mi interior

que quedó por decir

pero ahora sé que mi voz

te la llevaste contigo

Un libro, un olor

un cuadro, un sueño

lo que compartimos

es-lo-que-me-lleva-hasta-tí

Rompiendo los muros del dolor

encuentro tu esencia

Lo que nos dejaste al partir

es más que el recuerdo,

algo de ti quedó aquí

Rompiendo los muros del dolor

encuentro tu esencia

Lo que nos dejaste al partir

todo lo que nos haces sentir

aun en tu esencia

los lazos que nos unen a ti

¡a ti!

Música y letra: Carlos Expósito

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
esencia /eˈsen.θja/ B2	noun - essence, the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something
rompiendo /rompjen.do/ B1	verb - breaking, shattering
muros /ˈmu.ros/ A2	noun - walls
dolor /doˈlor/ A1	noun - pain, sorrow
partir /parˈtir/ A2	verb - to leave, to depart
recuerdo /reˈkwer.do/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
quedar /keˈðar/ A2	verb - to stay, to remain
compartir /kom.parˈtir/ A2	verb - to share
llevar /λeˈβar/ A1	verb - to carry, to take
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A1	noun - dream
notar /noˈtar/ A2	verb - to notice, to perceive
conversación /kon.βer.sa.ˈθjon/ A2	noun - conversation
lágrimas /ˈla.ɣɾi.mas/ A1	noun - tears
unir /uˈnir/ A2	verb - to unite, to join
lazos /ˈla.θos/ B1	noun - bonds, ties

Key Grammar Structures

• Roto de añorar tenerte aquí

  ➔ Verb + de + infinitive (expression of cause or reason)

  ➔ The phrase "de" introduces the infinitive "tenerte" to explain why the speaker feels "Roto" (broken).

• Ahora te puedo notar

  ➔ Modal verb "poder" + infinitive (ability in present)

  ➔ "puedo" is the present‑first‑person form of "poder" followed by the infinitive "notar" meaning "I can notice".

• te siento a mi lado

  ➔ Verb "sentir" with direct object pronoun (perception verb)

  ➔ "te" is the second‑person direct object pronoun attached to "siento", meaning "I feel you".

• Puedo oir tu voz

  ➔ Modal verb "poder" + infinitive without accent (regional spelling of "oír")

  ➔ "oir" is the infinitive of "oír" (to hear) written without the accent, commonly seen in song lyrics.

• trozos de tu ser que yo llevo siempre conmigo

  ➔ Relative clause with "que" + present tense verb

  ➔ "que" introduces the relative clause "que yo llevo siempre conmigo", where "llevo" is present tense meaning "that I carry".

• ...aunque no estés

  ➔ Subjunctive after "aunque" (concessive conjunction)

  ➔ "estés" is the present subjunctive of "estar" used after "aunque" to express "even if you are not".

• Rompiendo los muros del dolor encuentro tu esencia

  ➔ Gerund phrase functioning as adverbial modifier

  ➔ "Rompiendo" (breaking) modifies the main clause "encuentro tu esencia" indicating how the action occurs.

• Lo que nos dejaste al partir es más que el recuerdo

  ➔ Relative pronoun "lo que" + verb phrase; comparative structure "más que"

  ➔ "Lo que" means "what/that which". The clause "es más que el recuerdo" uses the comparative "más que" (more than).

• algo de ti quedó aquí

  ➔ Past simple "quedó" expressing a completed action in the past

  ➔ "quedó" is the third‑person singular preterite of "quedar", meaning "remained" or "stayed".