BUSCANDO LA PAZ – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: DRAGONFLY

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Quiebras mi alma,

You break my soul,

Cuando por tu llanto me haces recordar

When you make me remember your tears

La cruel agonía,

The cruel agony,

Que todos sufrimos buscando la paz

That we all suffer searching for peace

Un día más, dura es la verdad

One more day, the truth is harsh

Amanecer, nada esperarás

Dawn, you won’t find anything to hope for

Festejas la muerte,

You celebrate death,

Falsa es la victoria, pues no ganarás

False is victory, for you won't win

Con ira profunda,

With deep anger,

Lloras a los tuyos que habrás de enterrar

You cry for those you’ll have to bury

Hambre y dolor a tu alrededor

Hunger and pain around you

Loca obsesión de quien se cree Dios

Crazy obsession of someone who thinks they’re God

Quiero cambiar esta historia buscando la paz

I want to change this story, searching for peace

Y pido a mi gente lo que otros niegan con su olvido

And I ask my people for what others deny with their forgetfulness

La hipocresía del mundo su encanto mostró

The hypocrisy of the world revealed its charm

Regalando las rosas falsas para los caídos

Giving false roses to the fallen

Quiero cambiar esta historia buscando la paz

I want to change this story, searching for peace

Y pido a mi gente lo que otros niegan con su olvido

And I ask my people for what others deny with their forgetfulness

No importa que en la distancia encuentres soledad

It doesn’t matter if you find loneliness far away

Mi mano tendida dirá que siempre estoy contigo

My outstretched hand will say I’m always with you

Buscando la paz

Searching for peace

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
llanto /ˈʝanto/ B1	noun - crying
agonía /aɣoˈnia/ B2	noun - agony
verdad /beɾˈðad/ A2	noun - truth
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2	noun - death
victoria /vikˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - victory
ira /ˈiɾa/ B1	noun - anger
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
obsesión /obseˈsjon/ B2	noun - obsession
cambiar /kamˈbiɾ/ A2	verb - to change
paz /pas/ A1	noun - peace
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people
olvido /olˈβiðo/ B1	noun - forgetfulness
distancia /disˈtansja/ B1	noun - distance
soledad /soleˈðad/ B2	noun - solitude
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
contigo /konˈtiɣo/ A1	adverb - with you

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando por tu llanto me haces recordar

  ➔ Use of the subordinate conjunction "Cuando" to introduce a time clause.

  ➔ "Cuando" means "when" and introduces a subordinate clause that specifies the time when the action occurs.

• Que todos sufrimos buscando la paz

  ➔ Use of the present indicative "sufrimos" to express a current, ongoing action.

  ➔ "Sufrimos" is the first person plural form of "sufrir" in present tense, indicating that "we" are currently experiencing suffering.

• Festejas la muerte

  ➔ Use of the present tense "Festejas" from the verb "festejar" to express present habitual action.

  ➔ "Festejas" is the second person singular present tense of "festejar", meaning "you celebrate" or "you rejoice".

• Regalando las rosas falsas para los caídos

  ➔ Use of present participle "Regalando" to denote an ongoing action or manner of giving.

  ➔ "Regalando" is the gerund form of "regalar" (to gift, to give), indicating the act of giving or presenting roses in this context.

• No importa que en la distancia encuentres soledad

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive "encuentres" after "que" to express doubt, possibility, or a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ "Encuentres" is the present subjunctive form of "encontrar" (to find), used here to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation.

• Buscando la paz

  ➔ Use of the gerund "Buscando" to denote the ongoing action or process of seeking.

  ➔ "Buscando" is the gerund form of "buscar" (to seek, to search), used here to describe the ongoing effort to find peace.