Viento – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Celeste

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the evocative melodies of "Viento" by Grupo Celeste, a song that beautifully captures the essence of nostalgia and the simple joys of childhood. Through its heartfelt lyrics and distinctive chicha rhythm, you can connect with universal themes of memory and longing, making it a special piece to explore.

[English]

Wind returns to be like yesterday

Wind returns to be like yesterday

Like those days when I lived

Next to my hut and my mother

Like back then

I was just a child

And in that poverty

How happy I was

Wind returns to be

Like yesterday to feel

The beginning of my life

The beginning of my story

Wind

...

And now for all of America

The super rhythm of Grupo Celeste

...

Wind returns to be like yesterday

Wind returns to be like yesterday

Like those days when I lived

Next to my hut and my mother

Like back then

I was just a child

And in that poverty

How happy I was

Wind returns to be

Like yesterday to feel

The beginning of my life

The beginning of my story

...

[Spanish]

Viento vuelve hacer como ayer

Viento vuelve hacer como ayer

Como aquellos días en que yo vivía

Junto a mi bohío y la madre mía

Como aquel entonces

Tan sólo era un niño

Y en esa pobreza

Que feliz yo era

Viento vuelve hacer

Como ayer para sentir

El comienzo de mi vida

El comienzo de mi historia

Viento

Y ahora para toda américa

El súper ritmo del Grupo Celeste

Viento vuelve hacer como ayer

Viento vuelve hacer como ayer

Como aquellos días en que yo vivía

Junto a mi bohío y la madre mía

Como aquel entonces

Tan sólo era un niño

Y en esa pobreza

Que feliz yo era

Viento vuelve hacer

Como ayer para sentir

El comienzo de mi vida

El comienzo de mi historia

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
viento /ˈbjen.to/ A1	noun - wind
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
ayer /aˈjeɾ/ A1	adverb - yesterday
días /ˈdi.as/ A1	noun - days
vivía /biˈβi.a/ A2	verb - I lived
pobreza /poˈβɾe.θa/ B1	noun - poverty
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
comienzo /koˈmjenso/ B1	noun - beginning
historia /isˈtoɾja/ B1	noun - history, story
niño /ˈni.ɲo/ A1	noun - child, boy
junto /ˈxunto/ A2	adverb - together

Key Grammar Structures

• Viento vuelve hacer como ayer

  ➔ Use of the present tense with 'vuelve' (comes back) + 'hacer' (to do/make) in an idiomatic expression.

  ➔ 'Vuelve hacer' means 'comes back to be' or 'happens again', indicating repetition or recalling an action.

• Como aquellos días en que yo vivía

  ➔ Use of 'como' to introduce a comparison ('like those days') + imperfect past tense 'yo vivía'.

  ➔ 'Como' introduces a comparison or similarity between two situations or times.

• Tan sólo era un niño

  ➔ Use of 'era' (imperfect tense of 'ser') to describe a past state ('was just a child').

  ➔ 'Era' is the imperfect form of 'ser', used here to describe a continuous or habitual past state.

• Y en esa pobreza

  ➔ Use of 'en' to indicate location or state ('in that poverty').

  ➔ 'En' indicates being within or inside a state or place ('in that poverty').

• Que feliz yo era

  ➔ Use of 'yo era' (I was) with 'feliz' to express past emotional state.

  ➔ 'Yo era' is imperfect tense of 'ser', used here to describe a past emotional or mental state.

• El comienzo de mi vida

  ➔ Use of 'de' to specify possession or origin ('the beginning of my life').

  ➔ 'De' indicates possession, origin, or connection to something, showing that 'my life' belongs to or is related to the beginning.