Sobreviviré Rubby Pérez Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Sobreviviré' means 'I will survive' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Rubby Pérez' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Fue un privilegio tu amor

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Aligned Translation: It was a privilege your love

Free Translation: Your love was a privilege

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Original Lyrics: Y es que por más que te quise

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Aligned Translation: And it's that as much as I wanted you

Free Translation: And even though I loved you deeply

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Original Lyrics: Nunca sabré como hice

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Aligned Translation: I'll never know how I did

Free Translation: I’ll never know how

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Original Lyrics: Para merecérmelo

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Aligned Translation: To deserve it

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Original Lyrics: Y hoy al fin, deuda pagada

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Aligned Translation: And today at last, debt is paid

Free Translation: Now that the debt’s paid

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Original Lyrics: Tu amor ya no es nada

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Aligned Translation: Your love now anymore is nothing

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué le voy a hacer?

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Aligned Translation: What am I going to do

Free Translation: What can I do?

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! claro que sí

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Aligned Translation: I will survive! of course

Free Translation: I’ll survive! of course I will

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Original Lyrics: Aunque reviente

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Aligned Translation: Even if I burst

Free Translation: Even if it kills me

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Original Lyrics: ¡Contigo ó sin ti!

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Aligned Translation: With you or without You!

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! ya lo verás

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Aligned Translation: I'll survive ! now you'll see

Free Translation: I’ll survive! you’ll see.

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidarte, aborrecerte

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Aligned Translation: To forget You, to despise you

Free Translation: To forget you, despise you

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Original Lyrics: Ó quererte más

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Aligned Translation: Or to love you more

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Original Lyrics: Fue un privilegio tu amor

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Aligned Translation: It was a privilege your love

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Original Lyrics: Fue como el sueño dorado

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Aligned Translation: It was like the golden dream

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Original Lyrics: Fui muy felíz a tu lado

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Aligned Translation: I was very happy by your side

Free Translation: I was so happy by your side

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Original Lyrics: Para qué negártelo

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Aligned Translation: Why deny it to you

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Original Lyrics: Pero los sueños se esfuman

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Aligned Translation: But the dreams fade away

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Original Lyrics: Tu amor se hizo espuma

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Aligned Translation: Your love turned to foam

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Original Lyrics: No sufras porque

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Aligned Translation: Don't suffer because

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! claro que sí

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Aligned Translation: I will survive! of course

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Original Lyrics: Aunque reviente

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Aligned Translation: Even if I burst

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Original Lyrics: Contigo o sin ti

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Aligned Translation: With you or without you

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! ya lo verás

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Aligned Translation: I'll survive ! now you'll see

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidarte, aborrecerte

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Aligned Translation: To forget You, to despise you

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Original Lyrics: Ó hasta quererte más

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Aligned Translation: Or even to love you more

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! claro que sí

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Aligned Translation: I will survive! of course

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Original Lyrics: Aunque reviente

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Aligned Translation: Even if I burst

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Original Lyrics: Contigo o sin ti

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Aligned Translation: With you or without you

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! ya lo verás

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Aligned Translation: I'll survive ! now you'll see

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidarte, aborrecerte

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Aligned Translation: To forget You, to despise you

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Original Lyrics: Ó hasta quererte más

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Aligned Translation: Or even to love you more

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! claro que sí

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Aligned Translation: I will survive! of course

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Original Lyrics: Aunque reviente

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Aligned Translation: Even if I burst

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Original Lyrics: Contigo o sin ti

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Aligned Translation: With you or without you

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! ya lo verás

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Aligned Translation: I'll survive ! now you'll see

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidarte, aborrecerte

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Aligned Translation: To forget You, to despise you

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Original Lyrics: Ó hasta quererte más

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Aligned Translation: Or even to love you more

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! claro que sí

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Aligned Translation: I will survive! of course

Free Translation: I’ll survive! of course I will

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Original Lyrics: Aunque reviente

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Aligned Translation: Even if I burst

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Original Lyrics: Contigo o sin ti

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Aligned Translation: With you or without you

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Original Lyrics: ¡Sobreviviré! ya lo verás

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Aligned Translation: I'll survive ! now you'll see

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidarte, aborrecerte

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Aligned Translation: To forget You, to despise you

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Original Lyrics: Ó hasta quererte más

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Aligned Translation: Or even to love you more

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Review

The song "Sobreviviré" by Rubby Pérez is a defiant anthem of resilience and self-reclamation after a failed relationship. The narrator reflects on a love that once felt like a "privilege" and a "golden dream" but has now faded into "mist". The repeated chorus—"Sobreviviré, claro que sí / Aunque reviente, contigo o sin ti"—embodies a vow to endure heartbreak, whether through forgetting, resenting, or even loving the person again, underscoring emotional complexity. The outro’s imagery of riding away "at full gallop" (¡A todo galope!) symbolizes liberation and moving forward, framing survival as both a struggle and a triumph.

The track blends raw vulnerability with unyielding resolve. Rubby’s emotive vocals, backed by merengue rhythms and dramatic brass arrangements, evoke a visceral push-pull between sorrow and empowerment. The lyrics oscillate between nostalgic gratitude ("Fui muy feliz a tu lado") and stark acceptance ("Tu amor ya no es nada"), creating a narrative arc from loss to self-affirmation. The interlude’s abrupt shift to energetic exclamations mirrors the chaotic journey of healing, where pain coexists with renewed purpose.

Released in 2001, the song became a staple in Latin pop-merengue, resonating for its universal theme of overcoming adversity. Tragically, it gained deeper poignancy after Rubby’s death in the 2025 Jet Set collapse, where he performed the song minutes before the disaster. His grandson, Ian Marco, later reinterpreted it as a jazz-R&B tribute, emphasizing its legacy as a symbol of familial and artistic endurance.

There is no official Youtube music video of this song, however, some live performances captures Rubby Pérez delivering the song with his trademark stage energy. In this recording, he engages the audience through passionate gestures and dynamic movements, turning the chorus ("ya lo verás / Para olvidarte, aborrecerte o hasta quererte más" — "you’ll see / To forget you, despise you, or even love you more") into a collective chant. The lack of a narrative is offset by his raw performance, where the merengue beats and crowd participation underscore the theme of communal healing.

 

https://www.musica.com/letras.asp?letra=1183648

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1295362751606742

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/2eCKsz6NfcGZCq7jI6rKYt

https://www.top-charts.com/s/sobrevivire-rubby-perez

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Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very fast and it has very easy to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Sobreviviré has 132 BPM (beats per minute)

Sobreviviré is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 22 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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