Bailando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Spanish through Enrique Iglesias's hit song "Bailando." Learn the meaning behind the catchy chorus and explore the passionate lyrics about love and dance. With its fusion of Latin pop, flamenco, and reggaeton, this song offers a fun and engaging way to immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture.

[English]

Enrique Iglesias

Gente de Zona

Descemer

I look at you and my breath catches.

When you look at me, my heart races.

My heart beats slowly.

And in the silence, your gaze speaks a thousand words (uh).

The night I beg for the sun not to rise.

Dancing (dancing),

dancing (dancing),

your body and mine filling the void,

going up and down (going up and down).

Dancing (dancing),

dancing (dancing),

that inner fire is driving me crazy,

it’s overwhelming me.

With your physics and chemistry, your anatomy too,

the beer and tequila, and your lips on mine,

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore),

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore).

With this melody, your color, your fantasy,

with your philosophy, my mind is empty.

And I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore).

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore).

I want to be with you,

live with you, dance with you,

have a wild night with you.

(a wild night)

Oh, to kiss your lips (and kiss your lips).

I want to be with you,

live with you, dance with you,

have a wild night with you

with an amazing vibe.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

You look at me and take me to another dimension.

(I’m in another dimension).

Your heartbeat accelerates mine.

(Your heartbeat accelerates mine).

What an irony of fate—not being able to touch you (wuh!).

To hold you and feel the magic of your scent.

Dancing (dancing),

dancing (dancing),

your body and mine filling the void,

going up and down (going up and down).

Dancing (dancing),

dancing (dancing),

that inner fire is driving me crazy,

it’s overwhelming me.

With your physics and chemistry, your anatomy too,

the beer and tequila, and your lips on mine,

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore),

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore).

With this melody, your color, your fantasy,

with your philosophy, my mind is empty.

And I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore),

I can’t take it anymore (I can’t take it anymore).

I want to be with you,

live with you, dance with you,

have a wild night with you—(a wild night).

Oh, to kiss your lips—(and kiss your lips).

I want to be with you, live with you, dance with you,

have a wild night with you

with an amazing vibe.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh (dancing love).

Oh, oh, oh, oh (dancing love).

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

(It’s like my pain fades away). Oh, oh, oh, oh.

[Spanish]

Enrique Iglesias

Gente de Zona

Descemer

Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración.

Cuando tú me miras, se me sube el corazón.

Me palpita lento el corazón.

Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras (uh).

La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol.

Bailando (bailando),

bailando (bailando),

tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío,

subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando).

Bailando (bailando),

bailando (bailando),

ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo,

me va saturando.

Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía,

la cerveza y el tequila, y tu boca con la mía,

ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)

ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más).

Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía,

con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía.

Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más).

Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más).

Yo quiero estar contigo,

vivir contigo, bailar contigo,

tener contigo una noche loca.

(una noche loca)

Ay, besar tu boca (y besar tu boca).

Yo quiero estar contigo,

vivir contigo, bailar contigo,

tener contigo una noche loca

con tremenda nota

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Tú me miras y me llevas a otra dimensión.

(Estoy en otra dimensión).

Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón.

(Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón).

Qué ironía del destino no poder tocarte (¡wuh!).

Abrazarte y sentir la magia de tu olor.

Bailando (bailando),

bailando (bailando),

tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío,

subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando).

Bailando (bailando),

bailando (bailando),

ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo,

me va saturando.

Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía,

la cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía

ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más),

ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más).

Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía,

con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía.

Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más),

ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más).

Yo quiero estar contigo,

vivir contigo, bailar contigo,

tener contigo una noche loca (una noche loca).

Ay, besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)

Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo, bailar contigo,

tener contigo una noche loca

con tremenda nota.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh (bailando amor).

Oh, oh, oh, oh (bailando amor).

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

(Es que se me va el dolor). Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ B1	noun - body
vacío /baˈθi.o/ B1	adjective - empty, void noun - emptiness, void
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A2	noun - fire
enloquecer /en.lo.keˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to go crazy, to become insane
saturar /sa.tuˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to saturate, to fill completely
física /ˈfi.si.ka/ B2	noun - physics (the science) adjective - physical
química /ˈki.mi.ka/ B2	noun - chemistry (the science) adjective - chemical, relating to chemistry
anatomía /a.na.toˈmi.a/ C1	noun - anatomy, the study of the structure of living things
cerveza /θeɾˈβeθa/ A2	noun - beer
tequila /teˈki.la/ B1	noun - tequila, a Mexican distilled spirit
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth
melodía /me.loˈdi.a/ B2	noun - melody
fantasía /fan.taˈsi.a/ B2	noun - fantasy, imagination
filosofía /fi.lo.soˈfi.a/ C1	noun - philosophy
cabeza /kaˈβeθa/ A1	noun - head
dimensión /di.meˈnsjon/ B2	noun - dimension, measurement
latido /laˈti.ðo/ B2	noun - heartbeat
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
magia /ˈma.xja/ B2	noun - magic

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración.

  ➔ Reflexive Verb 'cortarse' with 'se'

  ➔ The verb 'cortarse' (to be cut, to stop) is used reflexively here, indicating that the breath is being cut short *on its own* due to the effect of seeing the other person. The 'se' indicates this reflexive action. 'Se me corta' implies the action is happening *to me*.

• Cuando tú me miras, se me sube el corazón.

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'subirse' with 'se'.

  ➔ Similar to the first example, 'subirse' (to rise, to go up) is used reflexively. 'Se me sube el corazón' means 'my heart rises/jumps'. The 'se' indicates that the heart is rising *on its own* (involuntarily).

• La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (que no salga)

  ➔ The verb 'salir' (to leave, to go out, to rise) is used in the subjunctive mood ('salga') because it follows the verb of request 'suplicar' (to beg, to implore). When expressing a desire, doubt, possibility, or necessity, the subjunctive is often used after 'que'.

• tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío, subiendo y bajando

  ➔ Gerund (llenando, subiendo, bajando) describing a state while dancing.

  ➔ The gerund forms ('llenando', 'subiendo', 'bajando') describe actions that are happening simultaneously with the main action of dancing. They express the continuous, ongoing nature of these actions during the dance. In this case they emphasize filling, rising and falling.

• Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía

  ➔ Repetition of 'tu' (your) for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of the possessive adjective 'tu' (your) emphasizes the singer's infatuation with every aspect of the other person – their physics, their chemistry, and their anatomy.

• con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía

  ➔ 'Estar' (to be) to describe a temporary state ('vacía')

  ➔ The verb 'estar' is used with 'vacía' (empty) to describe a temporary state. 'Mi cabeza está vacía' means 'my head is empty'. 'Estar' is generally used for temporary conditions, locations, feelings, or states.