Valiente – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1 |
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larga /ˈlaɾɣa/ A2 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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error /eˈroɾ/ A2 |
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gente /ˈxente/ A1 |
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guerra /ˈɡera/ B1 |
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llover /ʎoˈβeɾ/ A2 |
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mente /ˈmente/ B1 |
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piel /pjel/ A2 |
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decir /deˈθiɾ/ A1 |
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valiente /baˈljente/ B2 |
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amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2 |
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mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1 |
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blanco /ˈblaŋko/ A1 |
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negro /ˈneɣɾo/ A1 |
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gris /ˈɡɾis/ A2 |
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dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2 |
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miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A1 |
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caídas /kaˈiðas/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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'.
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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'.
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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).
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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'.
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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).
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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'.
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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'.
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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'.