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• By: Estrella Morente

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Yo adivino el parpadeo

I sense the flicker

De las luces que a lo lejos

Of the lights in the distance

Van marcando mi retorno

That mark my return

Son las mismas que alumbraron

They are the same that illuminated

Con sus pálidos reflejos

With their pale reflections

Hondas horas de dolor

Deep hours of pain

Y aunque no quise el regreso

And although I didn't want to return

Siempre se vuelve al primer amor

You always go back to first love

La vieja calle donde el eco dijo

The old street where the echo said

Tuya es su vida, tuyo es su querer

Yours is its life, yours is its love

Bajo el burlón mirar de las estrellas

Under the mocking gaze of the stars

Que con indiferencia hoy me ven volver

That indifferently see me return today

Volver

Return

Con la frente marchita

With a withered brow

La nieve del tiempo

The snow of time

Platearon mi sien

Has grayed my temples

Sentir

To feel

Que e' un soplo la vida

That life is but a breath

Que veinte años no es nada

That twenty years is nothing

Que febril la mirada, errante la sombra

That feverish gaze, wandering shadow

Te busca y te nombra, vivir

Seeks you and names you, to live

Con el alma aferrada

With the soul clinging

A un dulce recuerdo

To a sweet memory

Que lloro otra vez

That I cry over again

Tengo miedo del encuentro

I fear the encounter

Con el pasado que vuelve

With the past that returns

A enfrentarse con mi vida

To confront my life

Tengo miedo de las noches

I fear the nights

Que poblada de recuerdos

That filled with memories

Encadenan mi soñar

Chained my dreaming

Pero el viajero que huye

But the traveler who flees

Tarde o temprano detiene su andar

Sooner or later stops his walk

Y aunque el olvido

And although forgetfulness

Que todo lo destruye

That destroys everything

Haya matado mi vieja ilusión

May have killed my old illusion

Guardo escondida una esperanza humilde

I keep hidden a humble hope

Que es toda la fortuna de mi corazón

That is all the fortune of my heart

Volver

Return

Con la frente marchita

With a withered brow

La nieve del tiempo

The snow of time

Platearon mi sien

Has grayed my temples

Sentir

To feel

Que e' un soplo la vida

That life is but a breath

Que veinte años no es nada

That twenty years is nothing

Que febril la mirada y errante la sombra

That feverish gaze and wandering shadow

Te busca y te nombra, vivir

Seeks you and names you, to live

Con el alma aferrada

With the soul clinging

A un dulce recuerdo

To a sweet memory

Que lloro otra vez

That I cry over again

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Từ vựng có trong bài hát này:

Từ vựng	Nghĩa
volver /bolˈber/ A2	verb - to return, to come back
luces /ˈluθes/ A1	noun - lights
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vieja /ˈbje.xa/ A2	adjective - old
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
estrellas /esˈtɾe.ʝas/ A1	noun - stars
frente /ˈfɾen.te/ A2	noun - forehead, front
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
sien /sjen/ B2	noun - temple (of the head)
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
recuerdo /reˈkwer.ðo/ A2	noun - memory
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2	noun - fear
pasado /paˈsa.ðo/ A2	noun - past
viajero /bjaˈxeɾo/ B1	noun - traveler
olvido /olˈβi.ðo/ B1	noun - oblivion, forgetfulness
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B2	noun - illusion, hope
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart

Ngữ pháp:

• Yo adivino el parpadeo

  ➔ Present tense used for expressing current actions or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo adivino" means "I guess" or "I foresee," indicating a personal insight.

• Siempre se vuelve al primer amor

  ➔ Reflexive verbs used to indicate actions performed on oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "se vuelve" means "one returns," emphasizing the reflexive nature of returning to something personal.

• La nieve del tiempo platearon mi sien

  ➔ Metaphorical language used to convey deeper meanings.

  ➔ The phrase "La nieve del tiempo" translates to "The snow of time," symbolizing aging and the passage of time.

• Que veinte años no es nada

  ➔ Use of negation to express the opposite of a statement.

  ➔ The phrase "no es nada" means "is nothing," emphasizing the insignificance of twenty years.

• Tengo miedo del encuentro

  ➔ Use of the verb 'tener' to express feelings or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Tengo miedo" means "I am afraid," indicating a personal emotional state.

• Que febril la mirada, errante la sombra

  ➔ Use of adjectives to describe states or qualities.

  ➔ The adjectives "febril" and "errante" describe a restless gaze and a wandering shadow, conveying emotional turmoil.

• Guardo escondida una esperanza humilde

  ➔ Use of the verb 'guardar' to indicate possession or keeping.

  ➔ The phrase "Guardo escondida" means "I keep hidden," indicating a personal and secretive possession.