Volver a empezar – English Lyrics

• By: Alejandro Lerner

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ A2	noun - silence
frío /ˈfɾio/ A1	noun - cold adjective - cold
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness
sueños /ˈsweɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
juego /ˈxweɣo/ A1	noun - game
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A1	noun - fire
día /ˈdia/ A1	noun - day
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
aplausos /aˈplausos/ B1	noun - applause
recuerdos /reˈkwerðos/ A2	noun - memories
gloria /ˈɡloɾja/ B1	noun - glory
miedos /ˈmjeðos/ A2	noun - fears
tarde /ˈtaɾðe/ A1	noun - afternoon adjective - late

Key Grammar Structures

• Pasa la vida y el tiempo

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to describe ongoing actions.

• ¿En qué lugar anidaré mis sueños nuevos?

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The use of 'anidaré' indicates a future action.

• Que aún no termina el juego

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive to express uncertainty or desire.

• Queda mucho por andar

  ➔ Impersonal construction

  ➔ The phrase uses an impersonal construction to express a general truth.

• Sabe Dios que nunca es tarde

  ➔ Present tense with a modal verb

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense with a modal verb to express possibility.

• Volver a empezar

  ➔ Infinitive construction

  ➔ The phrase uses an infinitive construction to express an action.

• Que no se apague el fuego

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative imperative to give a command.