Bajan – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gustavo Cerati
• Album: Amor Amarillo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective and poetic world of Gustavo Cerati's "Bajan," a cover that beautifully melds rock and dream pop. Through its evocative lyrics about time and light, you can connect with deeper emotions and appreciate the artistry of Argentine rock.

[English]

I have time

To know

If what I dream ends up in something

Don't rush

Not anymore, my love

Because it's then when the hours

Fall

And the day

Is warm without sun

Fall

The night

Hides your voice

And besides

You want sun

Slowly too

You can find the moon

...

Old oak

Of the road

Your leaves always stir a bit

Baby, baby

How good you look!

When in your eyes it doesn't matter if the hours

Fall

And the day

Sits down to die

Fall

The night

Clouds endlessly

And besides

You are the sun

Slowly too

You can be the moon

...

Fall

The night

...

Fall

The day

...

Fall

The night

...

Fall

...

[Spanish]

Tengo tiempo

Para saber

Si lo que sueño concluye en algo

No te apures

Ya más, mi amor

Porque es entonces cuando las horas

Bajan

Y el día

Es tibio sin sol

Bajan

La noche

Te oculta la voz

Y además

Vos querés sol

Despacio también

Podés hallar la luna

Viejo roble

Del camino

Tus hojas siempre se agitan algo

Nena, nena

¡Qué bien te ves!

Cuando en tus ojos no importa si las horas

Bajan

Y el día

Se sienta a morir

Bajan

La noche

Se nubla sin fin

Y además

Vos sos el sol

Despacio también

Podés ser la luna

Bajan

La noche

Bajan

El día

Bajan

La noche

Bajan

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A2	noun - time, duration
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to know
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
apartarse /apaɾˈtaɾse/ B2	verb - to move away, to step aside
hora /ˈo.ɾa/ A2	noun - hour, time
bajar /baˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to go down, to decrease, to lower
día /ˈdi.a/ A2	noun - day
tibio /ˈti.bjo/ B2	adjective - lukewarm, tepid
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A2	noun - night
voz /boθ/ B1	noun - voice
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to want, to love
sol /sol/ A2	noun - sun
luna /ˈlu.na/ A2	noun - moon
roble /ˈro.βle/ B2	noun - oak tree
hoja /ˈo.xa/ A2	noun - leaf
escribir /es.kɾiˈβiɾ/ B2	verb - to write

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo tiempo

  ➔ Present tense to express possession.

  ➔ The phrase "Tengo" means "I have," indicating possession of time.

• Porque es entonces cuando las horas bajan

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'cuando' (when).

  ➔ The phrase indicates a specific time when something happens.

• Y el día es tibio sin sol

  ➔ Simple present tense to describe a state.

  ➔ The phrase describes the current state of the day being warm.

• Y además vos querés sol

  ➔ Present tense to express desire.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a desire for the sun.

• Podés hallar la luna

  ➔ Present tense to express ability.

  ➔ The phrase suggests that one can find the moon.

• Tus hojas siempre se agitan algo

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive verb.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that the leaves are always moving.

• Cuando en tus ojos no importa si las horas bajan

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'cuando' (when) and conditional structure.

  ➔ The phrase suggests that time doesn't matter in the context of the eyes.