Valiente – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Paty Cantú
• Album: 333

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Paty Cantú's "Valiente." This song offers a powerful exploration of love's complexities, teaching valuable lessons about forgiveness, vulnerability, and the courage to mend broken relationships. Through its poignant lyrics and moving melody, "Valiente" invites listeners to reflect on their own experiences and find strength in the face of life's challenges.

[English]

It was a long night

It was a cruel night

We hurt each other so much

I don't know why

And in our storm

It hasn't stopped raining

...

You left me alone

I didn't know what to do

So I went out to find you

I met him

My mind failed me

Your skin failed, I was wrong

...

Come back, I didn’t want to destroy us

There’s so much to say

Don’t kill what we are, what we were because of one mistake

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh

Come back for this brave love

There’s nothing I won’t face

The war is just understanding that we’re only people

Who love and who lie

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

Don’t ask me questions

That I won’t answer

Not everything’s black and white

There’s so much grey too

But I regret it

And you need to know

Come back, I didn’t want to destroy us

There’s so much to say

Don’t kill what we are, what we were because of one mistake

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh

Come back for this brave love

There’s nothing I won’t face

The war is just understanding that we’re only people

Who love and who lie

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

If our love survives

Through falls and pain (and pain)

Don’t be afraid to try

To come back to me, to love again

Come back, come back, come back

People

If we’re only people

If we’re only people

Who love and who lie

If we’re only people

If we’re only people

Forgive me, my love (forgive me, my love)

Forgive me, my love

Come back (come back)

For this brave love

There’s nothing I won’t face

The war is just understanding that we’re only people

Who love and who lie

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

Come back, come back (come back)

For this brave love

There’s nothing I won’t face

The war is just understanding that we’re only people

Who love and who lie (crazy)

Forgive me, my love

Forgive me, my love

...

[Spanish]

Fue una noche larga

Fue una noche cruel

Nos herimos tanto

Yo no sé por qué

Y en nuestra tormenta

No ha dejado de llover

Me dejaste sola

No supe qué hacer

Y salí a buscarte

Me encontré con él

Me falló la mente

Te falló la piel, me equivoqué

Vuelve, no quise destruirnos

Hay tanto que decirnos

Por un error no mates lo que somos, lo que fuimos

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname, mi amor

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh

Vuelve por este amor valiente

No hay nada que no enfrente

La guerra es contra comprender que solo somos gente

Que ama y que miente

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname mi amor

No me hagas preguntas

Que no responderé

No todo es blanco y negro

Hay tanto gris también

Pero me arrepiento

Y lo tienes que saber

Vuelve, no quise destruirnos

Hay tanto que decirnos

Por un error no mates lo que somos, lo que fuimos

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname, mi amor

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh

Vuelve por este amor valiente

No hay nada que no enfrente

La guerra es contra comprender que solo somos gente

Que ama y que miente

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname mi amor

Si sobrevive nuestro amor

A las caídas y al dolor (y al dolor)

No tengas miedo de intentar

Volver a mí, volver a amar

Volver, volver, volver

Gente

Si solo somos gente

Si solo somos gente

Que ama y que miente

Si solo somos gente

Si solo somos gente

Perdóname, mi amor (perdóname, mi amor)

Perdóname, mi amor

Vuelve (vuelve)

Por este amor valiente

No hay nada que no enfrente

La guerra es contra comprender que solo somos gente

Que ama y que miente

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname, mi amor

Vuelve, vuelve (vuelve)

Por este amor valiente

No hay nada que no enfrente

La guerra es contra comprender que solo somos gente

Que ama y que miente (demente)

Perdóname, mi amor

Perdóname mi amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
larga /ˈlaɾɣa/ A2	adjective - long
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
error /eˈroɾ/ A2	noun - mistake
gente /ˈxente/ A1	noun - people
guerra /ˈɡera/ B1	noun - war
llover /ʎoˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to rain
mente /ˈmente/ B1	noun - mind
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
decir /deˈθiɾ/ A1	verb - to say
valiente /baˈljente/ B2	adjective - brave
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie
blanco /ˈblaŋko/ A1	adjective - white noun - target
negro /ˈneɣɾo/ A1	adjective - black
gris /ˈɡɾis/ A2	adjective - grey
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A1	noun - fear
caídas /kaˈiðas/ B1	noun - falls

Key Grammar Structures

• Fue una noche larga / Fue una noche cruel

  ➔ Preterite tense (simple past) of 'ser'

  ➔ Uses the preterite tense to describe events that happened and concluded in the past. "Fue" indicates 'it was'.

• Nos herimos tanto / Yo no sé por qué

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'herir' and adverb 'tanto' / Interrogative pronoun 'por qué'

  ➔ "Nos herimos" is reflexive, meaning 'we hurt ourselves'. 'Tanto' means 'so much'. "Por qué" (separated) asks 'why'.

• Me falló la mente / Te falló la piel, me equivoqué

  ➔ Indirect object pronouns with 'fallar' / Past tense of 'equivocarse'

  ➔ "Me falló la mente" - 'My mind failed me'. "Te falló la piel" - 'Your skin failed you'. "Me equivoqué" - 'I was wrong' or 'I made a mistake' (past tense reflexive).

• Vuelve, no quise destruirnos / Hay tanto que decirnos

  ➔ Imperative 'vuelve' / Impersonal 'hay' + 'que' + infinitive

  ➔ "Vuelve" is the imperative form of 'volver' (to return), meaning 'come back'. "Hay tanto que decirnos" means 'there is so much to tell each other'. 'Hay que' + infinitive = 'it is necessary to'.

• Por un error no mates lo que somos, lo que fuimos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in dependent clause ('mates') / Past tense ('fuimos')

  ➔ "No mates" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows an expression of influence/command ('Por un error no...'). 'Lo que somos' - what we are, 'Lo que fuimos' - what we were (past).

• No hay nada que no enfrente

  ➔ Subjunctive after a negative antecedent ('nada que')

  ➔ When the antecedent of a relative clause is negative (e.g., 'nada', 'ninguno'), the verb in the relative clause is typically in the subjunctive. 'There is nothing that I won't face'.

• La guerra es contra comprender que solo somos gente / Que ama y que miente

  ➔ Noun Clause with 'que' and present tense verbs

  ➔ Uses a noun clause after 'comprender' to define what the war is against: understanding *that* we are just people, who love and lie. Note present tense 'ama' and 'miente'.

• Si sobrevive nuestro amor / A las caídas y al dolor (y al dolor)

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'Si' and present subjunctive.

  ➔ Uses 'si' to introduce a conditional clause expressing a condition which may or may not be fulfilled. The indicative (not subjunctive) is used after 'si' when referring to possible or likely events in the present or future. 'If our love survives'.