El Año del Dragón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caifanes
• Album: El Nervio Del Volcán

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Rock en Español with 'El Año del Dragón.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through its rich, metaphorical vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing, offering a unique look at how Spanish-language rock expresses deep spiritual and mythological concepts.

[English]

If the year of the dragon

Were a mortal

Beyond the truth, there would be no passion

Beyond the truth, there would be no passion

If forgetting is your belief

Let me forget you

The mystery is silent, it’s magical

The mystery is silent, it’s magical

If the shadow is

Your only ally in the distance

Don’t believe

That being human saves you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

If the night is your planet

Don’t deny it protection

Beyond fear lies peace

Beyond fear lies peace

The rats are

Flesh and blood, and they sweat blood

Just like yesterday

The only thing alive is what you feel

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

Within you

Within you

Within you

...

The rats are

Flesh and blood, and they sweat blood

Just like yesterday

The only thing alive is what you feel

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

From the soul that bleeds within you

...

[Spanish]

Si el año del dragón

Fuera un mortal

Más allá de la verdad no habría pasión

Más allá de la verdad no habría pasión

Si el olvido es tu creencia

Déjame olvidarte

El misterio es mudo, es mágico

El misterio es mudo, es mágico

Si la sombra es

Tu único aliado en la distancia

No hay que creer

Que por humano estás salvado

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Si la noche es tu planeta

No le niegues protección

Más allá del miedo está la paz

Más allá del miedo está la paz

Las ratas son

De carne y hueso y sudan sangre

Igual que ayer

Lo único que vivo es lo que sientes

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

En ti

En ti

En ti

Las ratas son

De carne y hueso, y sudan sangre

Igual que ayer

Lo único que vivo es lo que sientes

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Del ánima que sangra en ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dragón draˈɣon A1	noun - dragon
mortal moɾˈtal A1	adjective - mortal
pasión paˈsjon A2	noun - passion
olvido olˈβiðo A2	noun - oblivion
mágico ˈmaɣiko A2	adjective - magical
sombra ˈsombra A1	noun - shadow
aliado aliˈaðo B1	noun - ally
salvado salˈβaðo A2	verb - saved
ánima ˈanima B2	noun - soul
sangra ˈsaŋɡra A2	verb - bleeds
planeta plaˈneta A1	noun - planet
niegues ˈnjeɣes B1	verb - deny
protección protekˈθjon A2	noun - protection
miedo ˈmjeðo A1	noun - fear
ratas ˈratas A1	noun - rats
sudan suˈðan A2	verb - sweat

Key Grammar Structures

• Si el año del dragón / Fuera un mortal

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used in the clause 'Fuera un mortal' to express a hypothetical situation ('If the year of the dragon were a mortal'). It indicates uncertainty or a contrary-to-fact condition.

• Más allá de la verdad no habría pasión

  ➔ Conditional Perfect

  ➔ The conditional perfect is used in 'no habría pasión' to express a hypothetical result in the past ('there would be no passion'). It refers to an action that would have occurred under certain conditions.

• El misterio es mudo, es mágico

  ➔ Present Tense

  ➔ The present tense is used in 'es mudo, es mágico' to describe a current state or characteristic of 'el misterio' ('the mystery is mute, is magical'). It emphasizes timeless qualities.

• Si la sombra es / Tu único aliado en la distancia

  ➔ Present Tense in Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The present tense is used in 'la sombra es' within a conditional sentence to describe a current situation ('if the shadow is your only ally'). It contrasts with the hypothetical nature of the condition.

• Del ánima que sangra en ti

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'del ánima que sangra en ti' indicates a relationship between 'ánima' and 'ti' ('of the soul that bleeds in you'). It provides additional information about the subject.