Nana – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Warcry

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the softer side of Spanish power metal with 'Nana' by Warcry. This song is perfect for learners of Spanish who want to practice listening to emotive, slow-paced lyrics and learn vocabulary related to affection, dreams, and family in a poetic context.

[English]

The enemy has gone,

But they will soon return

When their drums begin to sound

I will surely die.

All of my people have died

Only I am still standing.

They were all my friends,

But soon I will see them again.

For I, too, am wounded,

Grievously wounded.

I know it as I watch my blood

From this badly wounded body,

De este cuerpo malherido,

Which never hesitated to risk

Its life in pursuit of a dream

That it will no longer achieve.

I will cling to my banner,

The faithful symbol of my faith,

If death arrives before they do,

May it find me standing.

Standing and defiant,

Just as I have always lived.

Let them make one thing clear in their minds:

That I never surrendered.

I am losing consciousness,

I can hardly see anymore.

Death, wait a moment,

For they will be back soon.

I see a lady approaching,

Smiling towards me.

If that lady is death,

Then who is afraid to die?

She comes singing a lullaby

From my homeland.

My mother used to sing it to me,

I will never be able to forget it.

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh.

...

[Spanish]

El enemigo se ha ido,

Pero pronto ha de volver

Cuando suenen sus tambores

De seguro moriré.

Han muerto todos los míos

Solo yo sigo en pie.

Todos eran mis amigos,

Pero pronto los veré.

Pues yo también estoy herido,

Herido de gravedad.

Lo sé al ver al correr mi sangre

Ávida de mí escapar.

De este cuerpo malherido,

Que nunca dudó en arriesgar

Su vida en pos de un sueño

Que ya no conseguirá.

Me ataré a mi estandarte

Fiel símbolo de mi fe,

Si llega antes la muerte

Que ellos me encuentré en pie.

En pie y desafiante

Como yo siempre viví.

Que tengan claro en sus mentes

Que yo jamás me rendí.

Estoy perdiendo el sentido,

Ya casi no puedo ver.

Muerte espera un momento

Que pronto han de volver.

Veo venir una dama

Sonriendo hacia mí.

Si esa dama es la muerte,

¿quién tiene miedo a morir?

Viene cantando una nana

De mi tierra natal.

Me la cantaba mi madre,

Nunca la podré olvidar.

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh

Oooooh, ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enemigo enemiɣo A2	noun - enemy
tambores tambores A2	noun - drums
moriré moɾiɾe A1	verb - I will die
herido eɾiðo A2	adjective - wounded
sangre saŋɡɾe A2	noun - blood
ávida abiða C1	adjective - eager/avid
arriesgar arjesɣaɾ B2	verb - to risk
estandarte estandarte B2	noun - standard/banner
desafiante desaˈfjante B2	adjective - challenging/defiant
rendí rendi B1	verb - I surrendered
sentido sentiðo A2	noun - sense
dama dama B1	noun - lady
nana nana B2	noun - lullaby
natal natal B2	adjective - native/birthplace
olvidar olβiðaɾ A2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• Pero pronto ha de volver

  ➔ Periphrastic construction 'haber de + infinitive'

  ➔ The structure '"ha de" + volver' indicates a future obligation or destiny/certainty.

• Solo yo sigo en pie.

  ➔ Periphrastic verb 'seguir + gerund/adverbial phrase'

  ➔ The verb '"sigo"' (seguir) used with 'en pie' denotes continuity of an action or state.

• Pues yo también estoy herido

  ➔ Causal conjunction 'pues'

  ➔ '"Pues"' serves as a connector to explain the reason for the previous statement.

• Que nunca dudó en arriesgar

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by 'que'

  ➔ The pronoun '"que"' functions as the subject for 'dudó', referencing 'cuerpo'.

• Si llega antes la muerte

  ➔ Conditional sentence (first type)

  ➔ The structure '"Si"' + present indicative denotes a probable condition.

• Ya casi no puedo ver.

  ➔ Adverbial usage of negation and quantity

  ➔ The combination of '"casi no"' emphasizes the limitation of the action.

• Veo venir una dama

  ➔ Perception verb + infinitive construction

  ➔ The verb '"veo"' (ver) is followed by the infinitive 'venir' to describe the ongoing action of a person.

• Nunca la podré olvidar.

  ➔ Future tense (poder) + direct object pronoun (la)

  ➔ '"Podré"' is the future form of poder, and '"la"' replaces the feminine noun 'nana'.