El Guardián de Troya – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: WarCry
• Album: Alea Jacta Est

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful and introspective world of WarCry's 'Alea Jacta Est'. This album, rich in heavy and power metal with progressive touches, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the nuances of Spanish metal. Through its compelling lyrics and diverse compositions, you'll learn vocabulary related to destiny, struggle, love, and self-discovery, while experiencing the vibrant storytelling and emotional depth that make this record a revered work in Spanish rock.

[English]

It is cruel fate

that forces me to defend

the fruits of a betrayal

of a destiny

that today is mine

to seek a solution

I serve only one reason

I fight for my people

I am the guardian

of my city

Whoever wishes to enter

to my home

doesn't have reason

I have only one ambition

to fight to the end

against the enemy

I fall to the ground with a mortal wound

But if this is my fate, I will not make it wait

I die in peace, I have fought to the end

For my home I give my life, I cannot give more

on my path there is no reason to turn back

I am my only master

and the light that must guide my hope

I will never let it escape

They have taught me to believe

that truth is a dream you can achieve

that hope must never die without first fighting

all the times your friendship helped me

I can't stop thinking your words always have honest peace

It is never too late to speak

time is the silent witness of my deeds

notes make way to reason

you are always there

hope, a new path

Now I move forward without doubt, without fear of my own shadow's fall

I see who is at my side, who guides me

I feel your soul on the road, next to me

My steady steps become paper, burning paper

There is always time to listen, to open my memories wide and see who gives me advice

Never look back, remember that in your life nothing repeats

[Spanish]

Es destino cruel

que obliga a defender

los frutos de una traición

de un destino

que hoy me toca a mí

buscar la solución

solo sirvo a una razón

Lucho por los míos

Soy el guardián

de mi ciudad

El que dentro quiera entrar

a mi comida

no hacía razón

solo tengo una ambición

combatir hasta el final

al enemigo

Caigo en la tierra con una herida mortal

Mas si ese es mi destino, no le haré esperar

Muero tranquilo, he luchado hasta el final

Por mi hogar doy la vida, no puedo dar más

que en mi camino no hay razón para dar marcha atrás

Soy yo mi único dueño

y la luz que ha de guiar mi ilusión

nunca dejaré escapar

Me han enseñado a creer

que la verdad es un sueño que puedes lograr

que la ilusión nunca debe morir sin primero luchar

todas las veces que tu amistad me ayudó

No dejo de pensar que en tus palabras siempre hay una paz sincera

Nunca es tarde para hablar

el tiempo es el testigo mudo de mis actos

las notas abren paso a la razón

siempre estás

la ilusión, un nuevo camino

Ahora avanzo sin dudar, sin miedo a la caída de mi propia sombra

Veo quien está a mi lado, quien me guía

Siento tu alma en el camino, junto a mí

Mis pasos firmes se vuelven papel, un papel quemado

Siempre hay tiempo de escuchar de abrir bien mi memoria y ver quien me aconseja

Nunca mires hacia atrás, recuerda que en tu vida nada se repite

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
destino [desˈtino] B1	noun - destiny, fate
defender [defenˈder] B1	verb - to defend, protect
traición [trajˈθjon] / [trajˈsjon] B2	noun - treason, betrayal
razón [raˈθon] / [raˈson] A2	noun - reason, cause
luchar [luˈtʃar] B1	verb - to fight, struggle
enemigo [eneˈmiɣo] A2	noun - enemy
herida [eˈriða] B1	noun - wound, injury
guardián [ɡwaɾˈdjan] B2	noun - guardian, keeper
luz [luθ] / [lus] A2	noun - light
ciudad [θjuˈðað] / [sjuˈðað] A2	noun - city
camino [kaˈmino] A2	noun - road, way, path
solución [soluˈθjon] / [soluˈsjon] B1	noun - solution
sombra [ˈsombɾa] B1	noun - shadow
ambición [ambiˈθjon] / [ambiˈsjon] B2	noun - ambition
memoria [meˈmoɾja] B1	noun - memory
caída [kaˈiða] B1	noun - fall, drop
paz [paθ] / [pas] A2	noun - peace
ilusión [iluˈθjon] / [iluˈsjon] B1	noun - hope, illusion, dream
verdad [beɾˈðað] A2	noun - truth
testigo [tesˈtiɣo] B2	noun - witness

Key Grammar Structures

• Es destino cruel que obliga a defender los frutos de una traición

  ➔ Relative clause (que + verb)

  ➔ The word "que" introduces a relative clause that describes "destino cruel".

• que hoy me toca a mí buscar la solución

  ➔ Infinitive complement after a verb (tocar + infinitive)

  ➔ The infinitive "buscar" functions as the object of the verb "toca".

• Solo sirvo a una razón

  ➔ Verb requiring a preposition (servir a)

  ➔ The verb "sirvo" is followed by the preposition "a" to introduce its object.

• Mas si ese es mi destino, no le haré esperar

  ➔ Conditional clause with si + present, future simple in main clause

  ➔ The conjunction "si" introduces a hypothetical condition; the result uses the future "haré".

• He luchado hasta el final

  ➔ Present perfect (haber + past participle)

  ➔ The auxiliary "He" plus the past participle "luchado" forms the present perfect to show an action completed up to now.

• No dejo de pensar que en tus palabras siempre hay una paz sincera

  ➔ Verb + de + infinitive (dejar de + infinitive)

  ➔ The construction "dejar de" means "stop"; here "dejo" is followed by "de" and the infinitive "pensar".

• Ahora avanzo sin dudar, sin miedo a la caída de mi propia sombra

  ➔ Preposition sin + gerund (without + gerund)

  ➔ The phrase "sin dudar" uses "sin" followed by the gerund "dudar" to express "without doubting".

• Nunca es tarde para hablar

  ➔ Copula + adjective + para + infinitive (es + adjective + para + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "es tarde para hablar" links the adjective "tarde" with the purpose infinitive "hablar" using "para".

• Recuerda que en tu vida nada se repite

  ➔ Imperative + subordinate clause introduced by que

  ➔ The verb "Recuerda" is an imperative command; it is followed by the subordinate clause "que en tu vida nada se repite".