Un rayo de sol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Diablos
• Album: Un rayo de sol (Fernando) (2015 Remaster)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless Spanish hit "Un rayo de sol" by Los Diablos. This iconic song, with its cheerful melody and heartfelt lyrics about love and sunshine, offers a delightful way to immerse yourself in the Spanish language and experience the vibrant emotions of romantic expression. Learn Spanish through music and feel the warmth of this classic tune.

[English]

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

A ray of sunshine, uoh-oh-oh

Your love brought me, uoh-oh-oh

A ray of sunshine, uoh-oh-oh

To my heart, uoh-oh-oh

It arrived and gave me your love

That I searched for so much

And finally I'll have

And I want to be part of you

Always inside you, I’ll stay

Be the one to build

Your joy and happiness

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

And I want to be part of you

Always inside you, I’ll stay

Be the one to build

Your joy and happiness

I will watch over your dreams

And thank the sun

That made me the owner

Made me the owner of your love

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

La-la-la-la, la-ra-la-la

La-la, la-la, la-la-la

La, la-ra-la-la

La-ra-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

A ray of sunshine, uoh-oh-oh

Your love brought me, uoh-oh-oh

A ray of sunshine, uoh-oh-oh

Your love brought me...

...

[Spanish]

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

Un rayo de sol, uoh-oh-oh

Me trajo tu amor, uoh-oh-oh

Un rayo de sol, uoh-oh-oh

A mi corazón, uoh-oh-oh

Llegó y me dio tu querer

Que tanto y tanto busqué

Y al fin tendré

Y quiero ser parte tuya

Dentro de ti siempre estar

Ser quien construya

Tu alegría y felicidad

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

Y quiero ser parte tuya

Dentro de ti siempre estar

Ser quien construya

Tu alegría y felicidad

Seré quien vele tus sueños

Y daré gracias al sol

Que me hizo dueño

Me hizo dueño de tu amor

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La-la, la-la

La-la-la-la, la-ra-la-la

La-la, la-la, la-la-la

La, la-ra-la-la

La-ra-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Sha-la-la-la-la, uoh-oh-oh

Un rayo de sol, uoh-oh-oh

Me trajo tu amor, uoh-oh-oh

Un rayo de sol, uoh-oh-oh

Me trajo tu amor...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
amor /aˈmor/ A1	noun - love
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
trajo /ˈtɾaxo/ A2	verb - brought (past tense of traer)
dio /ˈdjo/ A2	verb - gave (past tense of dar)
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love noun - affection, love
parte /ˈpaɾte/ A2	noun - part
dentro /ˈden.tɾo/ A2	adverb - inside
siempre /ˈsjem.pɾe/ A1	adverb - always
alegría /aleˈɣɾia/ B1	noun - joy, happiness
felicidad /feliθiˈdad/ B1	noun - happiness
sueños /ˈswe.ɲos/ B1	noun - dreams
dueño /ˈdwe.ɲo/ B1	noun - owner
construya /konsˈtɾuja/ B2	verb - build, construct (subjunctive)
velé /beˈle/ B2	verb - watch over, guard (past subjunctive)

Key Grammar Structures

• Un rayo de sol, uoh-oh-oh Me trajo tu amor, uoh-oh-oh

  ➔ Preterite tense (trajo)

  ➔ The verb "trajo" (brought) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. It emphasizes that the sunshine definitively brought his/her love.

• Llegó y me dio tu querer Que tanto y tanto busqué

  ➔ Use of "que" as a relative pronoun.

  ➔ "Que" connects the clause "tanto y tanto busqué" to "tu querer", creating a relative clause that modifies "tu querer". It indicates that the love is what the speaker has been searching for.

• Y quiero ser parte tuya Dentro de ti siempre estar

  ➔ Use of the infinitive (estar) after a preposition (de).

  ➔ After prepositions like "de", verbs are generally used in their infinitive form. "Dentro de ti siempre estar" translates to 'to always be inside of you'.

• Ser quien construya Tu alegría y felicidad

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (construya) after "quien".

  ➔ The verb "construya" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows "quien" (who) and expresses a desire or hope rather than a certainty. The speaker hopes to be the one who builds the other person's happiness.

• Seré quien vele tus sueños

  ➔ Future simple tense (seré) and subjunctive mood (vele) after "quien".

  ➔ "Seré" is in the future simple, indicating a future action. "Vele" is in the subjunctive, as explained in the above example. The speaker is expressing their future intent to watch over the other person's dreams.