Viento Norte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dragonfly
• Album: Alma Irae

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a mythical journey with Dragonfly's 'Viento Norte.' This power metal epic, rich with a compelling fantasy narrative and potent Spanish lyrics, offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the language. Discover how the north wind becomes a silent witness to an ancient tale of conflict and identity, all set to the band's majestic and melodic sound.

[English]

In the cold night,

Waiting for winter,

To kill the great dragon.

And after long hours,

He stands beside the fire of his soul.

He appeared, and the steel shone,

Just the two of them, without explanation.

Looking at each other, as if they didn't understand,

The master of fire took to the sky.

The north wind blows,

Only it can tell,

The story of two warriors,

Now weary of fighting.

And the truth, which they could surely,

Declare a pact of friendship.

And he marched aimlessly,

Dragging his sword,

In a sad solitude.

And on the horizon,

He will meet his destiny.

And it happened, the silence broke,

Just the two, excited.

The very voracious, cold as ice,

He betrayed him, and killed the warrior.

The north wind blows,

Only it can tell,

The story of that battle,

Between man and beast.

And the evil of the great sky dragon,

Makes it even more immortal.

The north wind blows,

Only it can tell,

The story of that warrior,

Searching for his identity.

And in the end, it will be just a story,

And let the wind take charge of telling it.

...

[Spanish]

En la fría noche,

De un invierno esperaba,

Al gran dragón poder matar.

Y tras largas horas,

Junto al fuego de su alma está.

Apareció, y brilló el acero,

Solo los dos, sin explicación.

Mirándose, como no entendiendo,

Echó a volar, el amo del fuego.

Sopla el viento norte,

Solo él podrá contar,

La historia de dos guerreros,

Ya cansados de luchar.

Y la verdad, que sin duda pudieron,

Proclamar un pacto de amistad.

Y marchó sin rumbo,

Arrastraba su espada,

En una triste soledad.

Y en el horizonte,

A su destino lo encontrará.

Y sucedió, se rompió el silencio,

Solo los dos, en excitación.

El muy voraz, frío como el hielo,

Lo traicionó, y mató al guerrero.

Sopla el viento norte,

Solo él podrá contar,

La historia de esa batalla,

Entre hombre y animal.

Y la maldad del gran dragón del cielo,

Lo hace aún mucho más inmortal.

Sopla el viento norte,

Solo él podrá contar,

La historia de ese guerrero,

Buscando su identidad.

Y al final, solo historia será,

Y que el viento se encargue de contar.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dragón /dɾaˈɡon/ B1	noun - dragon, a mythical creature that breathes fire
guerrero /ɡeˈreɾo/ B1	noun - warrior, soldier in battle
viento /ˈbjento/ A2	noun - wind, moving air in the atmosphere
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire, the state of combustion producing heat and light
acero /aˈθeɾo/ B2	noun - steel, a strong metal made from iron
batalla /baˈtaʎa/ B1	noun - battle, a fight between armies or opponents
amistad /amisˈtað/ B1	noun - friendship, a close and trusting relationship
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness, the state of being alone
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny, the events that will happen in the future
maldad /malˈdað/ C1	noun - evil, moral wickedness or badness
inmortal /inmoɾˈtal/ C1	adjective - immortal, unable to die or eternal
verdad /beɾˈdað/ A2	noun - truth, the state of being true
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ A2	noun - silence, complete absence of sound
traicionar /tɾajθjoˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to betray, to be disloyal to someone
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to fight, to struggle in battle or effort
identidad /iden̪tiˈðað/ B2	noun - identity, who or what someone is

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:En la fría noche,]

  ➔ Use of definite article with noun phrase.

  ➔ "la" specifies a particular cold night, not any night.

• [translate:De un invierno esperaba,]

  ➔ Imperfect tense expressing past expectation or ongoing action.

  ➔ "esperaba" shows he was waiting during a period in the past.

• [translate:Apareció, y brilló el acero,]

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions.

  ➔ "apareció" and "brilló" both indicate sudden, completed past events.

• [translate:Solo los dos, sin explicación.]

  ➔ Use of prepositional phrase without verb for poetic compression.

  ➔ The structure omits the verb to focus on imagery: only 'the two' exist, 'without explanation'.

• [translate:Sopla el viento norte,]

  ➔ Present tense with atmospheric or timeless meaning.

  ➔ "sopla" describes the wind blowing as a recurring or natural event.

• [translate:Solo él podrá contar,]

  ➔ Future tense expressing certainty or destiny.

  ➔ "podrá" suggests that only he will be able to tell the story—inevitable future.

• [translate:Y la verdad, que sin duda pudieron,]

  ➔ Perfect tense in plural form with modal meaning.

  ➔ "pudieron" expresses that they were able to achieve something (make a pact).

• [translate:Y marchó sin rumbo,]

  ➔ Preterite with reflexive or intransitive past action.

  ➔ "marchó" indicates he left or walked away (action completed).

• [translate:En el horizonte, a su destino lo encontrará.]

  ➔ Future tense with object pronoun before verb.

  ➔ The object pronoun "lo" refers to destiny and appears before "encontrará" as Spanish grammar requires.

• [translate:Y al final, solo historia será,]

  ➔ Inverted word order for poetic emphasis using future tense.

  ➔ "solo historia será" means 'will be only story', with inverted structure emphasizing finality.