Baja a la Tierra – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kevin Johansen
• Album: 2012

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Kevin Johansen's 'Baja a la Tierra' is a perfect companion for Spanish learners. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, 'Baja a la tierra,' provides an excellent anchor for memorization. Its theme of grounding oneself in reality is a universal message, making the lyrics relatable and easier to understand. The conversational tone of the verses offers a glimpse into natural, everyday Spanish expressions, helping you to grasp not just the words but the emotions behind them.

[English]

Why am I going to speak

If you’re not going to listen?

Why? If you don’t want

To even give me that place

I remember you happy

With just a little, like this

It wasn’t even that long ago

That you laughed at yourself

Come down to Earth

It’s not so terrible living here

I remember you

When you seemed to be happy

Why do you want more

If you already have everything?

Why? If afterwards

You’ll take nothing with you

Come down to Earth

It’s not so terrible living here

I remember you

When you seemed to be happy

Come down to Earth

It’s not so terrible living here

I remember you

When you seemed to be happy

...

Why am I going to speak

If you’re not going to listen?

Why? If you don’t want

To even give me that place

Come down to Earth (come down to Earth)

It’s not so terrible living here

I remember you (I remember you)

When you seemed to be happy

Come down to Earth (come down to Earth)

It’s not so terrible living here

Come down to Earth

...

[Spanish]

¿Para qué voy a hablar

Si no vas a escuchar?

¿Para qué? Si no querés

Ni darme ese lugar

Te recuerdo feliz

Con poquito, así

No hacía ni tanto ya

Que te reías de ti

Baja a la Tierra

Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí

Yo te recuerdo

Cuando parecías ser feliz

¿Para qué quieres más

Si tienes todo ya?

¿Para qué? Si ya, después

Nada te llevarás

Baja a la Tierra

Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí

Yo te recuerdo

Cuando parecías ser feliz

Baja a la Tierra

Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí

Yo te recuerdo

Cuando parecías ser feliz

¿Para qué voy a hablar

Si no vas a escuchar?

¿Para qué? Si no querés

Ni darme ese lugar

Baja a la Tierra (baja a la Tierra)

Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí

Yo te recuerdo (yo te recuerdo)

Cuando parecías ser feliz

Baja a la Tierra (baja a la Tierra)

Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí

Baja a la Tierra

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hablar /aβˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to speak, to talk
escuchar /eskuˈʧaɾ/ A2	verb - to listen
querés /keˈɾes/ A2	verb - you want (from querer)
darme /ˈdaɾme/ A2	verb - to give me
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ A2	verb - I remember noun - memory
feliz /feˈlið/ A2	adjective - happy
terrible /teˈɾiβle/ B2	adjective - bad, dreadful
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
parecías /paɾeˈθi.as/ B1
más /mas/ A1	adjective - more
todo /ˈtoðo/ A1	noun - everything
llevarás /ʝeβaˈɾas/ B1
terrible /teˈɾiβle/ B2	adjective - bad, dreadful

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Para qué voy a hablar?

  ➔ Interrogative form to ask about purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Para qué?" translates to "For what purpose?" indicating a questioning of intent.

• Si no vas a escuchar.

  ➔ Conditional clause indicating a situation that may not happen.

  ➔ The phrase "Si no vas a escuchar" means "If you are not going to listen," setting a condition for the speaker's action.

• Que no es tan terrible vivir aquí.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Que no es tan terrible" translates to "That it is not so terrible," indicating a subjective opinion.

• ¿Para qué quieres más?

  ➔ Interrogative form to ask about desires or needs.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Para qué quieres más?" translates to "What more do you want?" questioning the necessity of additional desires.

• Nada te llevarás.

  ➔ Future tense indicating what will not be taken.

  ➔ The phrase "Nada te llevarás" means "You will take nothing with you," emphasizing the idea of impermanence.

• Te recuerdo feliz.

  ➔ Present tense used to express a current memory.

  ➔ The phrase "Te recuerdo feliz" translates to "I remember you happy," indicating a recollection of a past state.

• Baja a la Tierra.

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a command or suggestion.

  ➔ The phrase "Baja a la Tierra" translates to "Come down to Earth," suggesting a need for realism.