Universo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido
• Album: Sobredosis De Amor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Spanish pop with “Universo,” the ethereal closer to Cupido’s *Sobredosis de amor*. This track is perfect for intermediate learners, offering a blend of clear, modern Spanish vocals (from rapper Pimp Flaco) over a rich indiepop soundscape. The emotional themes of love and melancholy provide an excellent context for learning poetic and evocative Spanish vocabulary related to feelings and metaphor.

[English]

This will be the last verse

That I will write in the universe

I will leave behind the old stars

That only slow me down in time

This will be the last verse

That I will write in the universe

And only those footprints will remain

The ones we made while stepping on our dreams

That’s why I’m leaving here

Soaring high like a missile

The universe doesn’t understand me, not even me

...

[Spanish]

Este será el último verso

Que escribiré en el universo

Dejaré atrás las viejas estrellas

Que solo me frenan en el tiempo

Este será el último verso

Que escribiré en el universo

Y solo quedarán esas huellas

Que hicimos pisando nuestros sueños

Por eso me voy de aquí

Volando alto como un misil

El universo no me entiende ni a mí

Key Grammar Structures

• Este será el último verso

  ➔ futuro simple with 'será' + noun phrase

  ➔ "será" marks the future simple of 'to be' and introduces a nominal phrase that functions as the subject complement.

• Que escribiré en el universo

  ➔ future with 'escribiré' + prepositional phrase 'en el universo'

  ➔ "escribiré" shows first-person future action connected to a location phrase.

• Dejaré atrás las viejas estrellas

  ➔ alternating future with 'dejaré atrás' + 'las viejas estrellas' as direct object

  ➔ "dejaré" indicates leaving behind, with 'atrás' as a directional particle guiding accompaniment of the object.

• Que hicimos pisando nuestros sueños

  ➔ past indicative 'hicimos' + gerund phrase 'pisando' as ongoing action

  ➔ "hicimos" is a simple past that pairs with the gerund to express simultaneous action.

• Por eso me voy de aquí

  ➔ causal 'por eso' + present indicative 'me voy' = I'm leaving

  ➔ "por eso" introduces a reason; 'me voy' is a first-person reflexive verb meaning I am leaving.

• El universo no me entiende ni a mí

  ➔ negative 'no' with dative/clitic 'me' + verb 'entender' + 'ni a mí' for emphasis

  ➔ "no" negates the verb; 'me' is the indirect object pronoun; 'ni a mí' adds emphasis that even I don't understand me.