Frustración – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Sentimientos

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Look

I don't want to see

Aim high

I'm fine here

A common feeling

Lack of inspiration

Resentment takes hold of you

Fight

Tell me why

Don't give up

Easy to say

Sick of indecision

Lights that won't shine

Silence won't let you scream

You see frustration

Grey‑stained paths

I sense

Endings without hope

From here I can't see the way out

You see frustration

In a sad awakening

Empty spaces

Search for what you can find

I've tried to escape

But I stay here, oh

...

Fear

I don't want to hear

You settle

Why ask for more?

You let life pass by

Without reasons to love

You need to know the truth

You see frustration

Grey‑stained paths

I sense

Endings without hope

From here I can't see the way out

You see frustration

In a sad awakening

Empty spaces

Search for what you can find

I've tried to escape

But I stay here

...

You see frustration

Grey‑stained paths

I sense

Endings without hope

From here I can't see the way out

You see frustration

In a sad awakening

Empty spaces

Search for what you can find

I've tried to escape

But I stay here

...

[Spanish]

Mira

No quiero ver

Apunta alto

Estoy bien aquí

Un sentimiento común

Falta de inspiración

El rencor se apodera de ti

Lucha

Dime por qué

No te rindas

Fácil decir

Enfermos de impasibilidad

Luces que no brillarán

El silencio no os deja gritar

Ves frustración

Caminos teñidos de gris

Presiento

Finales faltos de ilusión

Desde aquí no puedo ver la salida

Ves frustración

En un triste despertar

Vacíos

Buscad qué podéis encontrar

He intentado escapar

Pero me quedo aquí, ohh

Miedo

No quiero oír

Te conformas

¿Por qué pedir más?

Dejas la vida pasar

Sin motivos para amar

Necesitas saber la verdad

Ves frustración

Caminos teñidos de gris

Presiento

Finales faltos de ilusión

Desde aquí no puedo ver la salida

Ves frustración

En un triste despertar

Vacíos

Buscad qué podéis encontrar

He intentado escapar

Pero me quedo aquí

Ves frustración

Caminos teñidos de gris

Presiento

Finales faltos de ilusión

Desde aquí no puedo ver la salida

Ves frustración

En un triste despertar

Vacíos

Buscad qué podéis encontrar

He intentado escapar

Pero me quedo aquí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
frustración /fɾus.tɾaˈsjon/ B2	noun - frustration; feeling of annoyance due to unmet expectations
impasibilidad /im.pa.si.βi.liˈðað/ C2	noun - impassiveness; inability to be affected emotionally
presentir /pɾesenˈtiɾ/ C1	verb - to have a premonition; to sense something in advance
apoderar /apodeˈɾaɾ/ C1	verb - to take possession of; to seize control of
rencor /renˈkoɾ/ C1	noun - resentment; persistent ill will
ilusión /iluˈsjon/ B1	noun - hope; dream or expectation
inspiración /in.spi.ɾaˈsjon/ B2	noun - inspiration; process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative
vacío /baˈsi.o/ B1	noun - emptiness; state of being empty or void
gris /ɡɾis/ A2	adjective - gray; color between black and white
despertar /des.peɾˈtaɾ/ B1	noun - awakening; act of waking up
salida /saˈliðað/ A2	noun - exit; way out
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to look for; to try to find
escapar /es.kaˈpaɾ/ B2	verb - to escape; to get away from
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love; to feel deep affection for
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A1	noun - path; route or way
silencio /siˈlen.sjo/ A2	noun - silence; absence of sound
brillar /briˈʝaɾ/ B2	verb - to shine; to emit light
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ B2	verb - to fight; to struggle for
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A1	noun - fear; unpleasant emotion caused by threat

Key Grammar Structures

• No quiero ver

  ➔ Use of 'no' + verb in present indicative for negation.

  ➔ The word 'no' before 'quiero' negates the verb, meaning 'I don't want to see'.

• Apunta alto

  ➔ Imperative form used to give orders or encouragement.

  ➔ 'Apunta' is the tú-form of the imperative of 'apuntar', meaning 'aim high'.

• El rencor se apodera de ti

  ➔ Reflexive verb construction 'se apoderar de'.

  ➔ 'Se apodera de ti' means 'takes over you'; the reflexive 'se' shows that the action happens upon the subject itself.

• Dime por qué

  ➔ Imperative with object pronoun attached.

  ➔ 'Dime' combines 'di' (imperative of decir) + 'me' (to me), meaning 'Tell me why'.

• Enfermos de impasibilidad

  ➔ Adjective used as a noun; prepositional phrase indicating cause or condition.

  ➔ 'Enfermos' (sick people) acts as a noun; 'de impasibilidad' shows the cause—'sick with apathy'.

• No te rindas

  ➔ Negative imperative with reflexive verb (subjunctive form).

  ➔ 'No te rindas' uses the reflexive verb 'rendirse' in negative command, meaning 'Don’t give up'.

• Desde aquí no puedo ver la salida

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'poder' + infinitive to express ability.

  ➔ 'Puedo ver' means 'can see'; it uses the present of 'poder' followed by an infinitive verb.

• He intentado escapar

  ➔ Present perfect tense (haber + past participle) for actions with present relevance.

  ➔ 'He intentado' uses 'he' (haber) + 'intentado' (past participle) to mean 'I have tried'.

• Dejas la vida pasar

  ➔ Causative or permissive structure using verb + infinitive.

  ➔ 'Dejas pasar' means 'you let pass'; it expresses letting something happen (you let life pass by).

• Buscad qué podéis encontrar

  ➔ Imperative (2nd plural) + indirect question with modal verb.

  ➔ 'Buscad' is the vosotros imperative of 'buscar'; 'qué podéis encontrar' is an embedded question: 'what you can find'.