El Alma Al Aire – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Alejandro Sanz with "El Alma Al Aire"! This beautiful Spanish ballad offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the language through its rich metaphors and emotional depth. Learn to express profound love and desire as Sanz's soulful vocals and intricate lyrics guide you, making it a special and captivating song for language learners.

[English]

(I want the air of your soul)

(I want the air that, that lives in you)

(I want the air, the air you give off)

(Air to love you and air to live)

I want the air of your soul

I want the air that, that lives in you

I want the air, the air you give off

Air to love you and air to live

I have a soul, or I had one

And it's not enough

You know, you're worth as much as you have

I have a soul and it defies

Your steps

It's the landscape where my fantasy floats

And I climb onto your waist, but it's so early

Like dreams that come true are so rare

The air grazes the words that don't sound right

From your eyes, your gaze, eh

For your steps and your gaze

I have stolen the soul from the air

To give it to you in this sigh

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

I have stolen the soul from the air

To be able to carry you here with me

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

(I want the air of your soul)

(I want the air that, that lives in you)

(I want the air, the air you give off)

(Air to love you and air to live)

I'm afraid of a cold soul

How much is it worth?

To buy the soul from the air, if it's careless

Softly, softly you take it away

Your steps

Oh, girl, oh, oh, look at your ways

Because the madness of my lips has no cure

Nothing in this life seems strange to me anymore

The soul gently touches the world on our skin

Of my life, to walk

And of your life, girl, what cannot be seen

And I have stolen the soul from the air

To give it to you in this sigh

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

I have stolen the soul from the air

To be able to carry you here with me

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

And I climb onto your waist, but it's so early

From your eyes, your gaze, yeah and yeah

Your steps, girl, and your freedom

I have stolen the soul from the air

To give it to you in this sigh

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

I have stolen the soul from the air

To be able to carry you here with me

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

To give it to you in this sigh

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That the soul is free, and your way of moving within me

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

(To be able to carry you here with me)

(I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun)

(That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?)

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

(To give it to you in this sigh)

I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun

That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

(To be able to carry you here with me)

I want the air, girl

And your hips

I want your soul so you'll love me

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

To give it to you in this sigh

(I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun)

(That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?)

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

(To be able to carry you here with me)

I am like the earth, my love

Wherever you go

And the soul is free, and your way of moving within me

(I have stolen the soul from the air)

(To give it to you in this sigh)

(I am like the earth, my love, you are the sun)

(That cannot be seen, it can't be, how can it be?)

...

[Spanish]

(Yo quiero el aire que tiene tu alma)

(Yo quiero el aire que, que vive en ti)

(Yo quiero el aire, aire que derramas)

(Aire pa quererte y aire pa vivir)

Yo quiero el aire que tiene tu alma

Yo quiero el aire que, que vive en ti

Yo quiero el aire, aire que derramas

Aire pa quererte y aire pa vivir

Tengo un alma o la tenía

Y no es bastante

Ya sabes, tanto tienes, tanto vales

Tengo un alma y desafía

Tus andares

Es el paisaje donde flota mi fantasía

Y me subo a tu cintura, pero es tan temprano

Como los sueños que se cumplen son tan raros

El aire roza las palabras que no saben bien

De tus ojos, tu mirar, eh

Por tus andares y tu mirar

Le he robado el alma al aire

Para dártela en este suspiro

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

Le he robado el alma al aire

Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

(Yo quiero el aire que tiene tu alma)

(Yo quiero el aire que, que vive en ti)

(Yo quiero el aire, aire que derramas)

(Aire pa quererte y aire pa vivir)

Tengo miedo a un alma fría

¿Cuánto vale?

Comprarle el alma al aire, si se descuida

Suave, suave se la quitas

Tus andares

Ay, niña, ay, ay, vete tus andares

Porque no tiene cura la locura de mis labios

Ya nada en esta vida me parece raro

El alma rosa despacito el mundo en nuestra piel

De mi vida, caminar

Y de tu vida niña, lo que no se ve

Y le he robado el alma al aire

Para dártela en este suspiro

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

Le he robado el alma al aire

Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

Y me subo a tu cintura, pero es tan temprano

De tus ojos tu mirar, yeh y yeh

Tus andares, niña, y tu libertad

Le he robado el alma al aire

Para dártela en este suspiro

Soy como la tierra amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

Le he robado el alma al aire

Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo

Soy como la tierra amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

Para dártela en este suspiro

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que el alma al aire y tu manera en mí de caminar

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

(Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo)

(Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol)

(Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?)

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

(Para dártela en este suspiro)

Soy como la tierra, amor, tú eres el sol

Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

(Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo)

Yo quiero el aire, niña

Y tus caderas

Quiero tu alma para que me quieras

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

Para dártela en este suspiro

(Soy como la tierra amor, tú eres el sol)

(Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?)

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

(Para poder llevarte aquí conmigo)

Soy como la tierra amor

Por donde vas

Y el alma al aire y tu manera en mí de caminar

(Le he robado el alma al aire)

(Para dártela en este suspiro)

(Soy como la tierra amor, tú eres el sol)

(Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alma /'al.ma/ B1	noun - soul; spirit
aire /'ai̯.ɾe/ A2	noun - air; wind; atmosphere
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want; to love; to wish
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live; to reside; to experience
tierra /ˈtje.ra/ A2	noun - earth; land; ground; soil
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
robar /roˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to steal; to rob
suspiro /susˈpi.ɾo/ B2	noun - sigh; breath
andares /anˈda.ɾes/ C1	noun - gait; way of walking; mannerisms (specifically how one carries oneself)
derramar /de.raˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to spill; to pour out; to shed (tears)
fantasía /fan.taˈsi.a/ B1	noun - fantasy; imagination; illusion
cintura /θinˈtu.ɾa/ (Spain) /sinˈtu.ɾa/ (LatAm) B1	noun - waist; middle (of body)
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2	noun - dream; sleep
locura /loˈku.ɾa/ B2	noun - madness; folly; craziness
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ A2	noun - fear; fright; dread
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1	adjective - cold; chilly; distant (personality)
suave /ˈswa.βe/ A2	adjective - soft; smooth; gentle; mild
raro /ˈra.ɾo/ A2	adjective - rare; strange; odd; unusual
rozar /roˈθaɾ/ (Spain) /roˈsaɾ/ (LatAm) B2	verb - to graze; to brush against; to touch lightly; to border on

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo quiero el aire que tiene tu alma

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "que"

  ➔ The word "que" acts as a relative pronoun, introducing a defining relative clause ("que tiene tu alma"). This clause provides essential information about "el aire" (the air), specifying which air is desired.

• Ya sabes, tanto tienes, tanto vales

  ➔ Correlative Structure "tanto...tanto..."

  ➔ This structure "tanto...tanto..." expresses a direct correlation or proportionality between two ideas: "as much as you have, so much you are worth." It's often used in idiomatic or proverbial expressions.

• Como los sueños que se cumplen son tan raros

  ➔ Impersonal/Passive "se"

  ➔ The "se" in "se cumplen" is an impersonal or passive "se". It indicates that the action ("to fulfill") happens to the dreams, without specifying who fulfills them. It translates to "dreams that are fulfilled" or "dreams that come true."

• Le he robado el alma al aire

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun "le" and Redundant Indirect Object

  ➔ "Le" is an indirect object pronoun referring to "al aire" (to the air). In Spanish, it's common to use both the indirect object pronoun (le) and the prepositional phrase (al aire) for clarity or emphasis, especially when the indirect object is an entity or thing. The verb "robar" (to steal) takes an indirect object to indicate from whom something is stolen.

• Para dártela en este suspiro

  ➔ Compound Object Pronouns with Infinitive

  ➔ This phrase combines the infinitive verb "dar" (to give) with two attached object pronouns: "te" (indirect object pronoun, meaning "to you") and "la" (direct object pronoun, meaning "it," referring to "el alma"). When an infinitive is preceded by "para," the object pronouns are attached directly to the end of the infinitive.

• Que no se deja ver, no puede ser, ¿cómo va a ser?

  ➔ Reflexive Passive/Pronominal Verb "dejarse + infinitive" and Expressions of Impossibility

  ➔ "No se deja ver" uses the pronominal verb "dejarse" followed by an infinitive, meaning "it does not allow itself to be seen" or "it cannot be seen." "No puede ser" expresses impossibility ("it cannot be"). "¿Cómo va a ser?" is a rhetorical question, meaning "How is it going to be?" or "How can it be possible?" using the periphrasis "ir a + infinitive" for future/possibility.

• Comprarle el alma al aire, si se descuida

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "si + present indicative"

  ➔ The clause "si se descuida" is a real conditional clause. It uses "si" (if) followed by a verb in the present indicative tense ("se descuida"). This structure expresses a condition that is likely or possible to occur in the present or future, leading to a probable outcome. "Descuida" is the verb "descuidar" (to be careless, to neglect).

• Porque no tiene cura la locura de mis labios

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression "no tener cura"

  ➔ "No tener cura" is an idiomatic expression that literally means "to not have a cure," but is used to mean "to be incurable" or "there is no remedy for it." It implies that the "madness" is so profound it cannot be fixed or stopped.

• Ya nada en esta vida me parece raro

  ➔ Negative Concord and Verbs like "gustar"

  ➔ "Ya nada" uses negative concord, meaning "no longer anything" or "nothing anymore." "Me parece raro" uses the verb "parecer" (to seem/appear) in a structure similar to "gustar," where the object of the perception (raro) agrees with the subject (nada), and the person experiencing it is indicated by an indirect object pronoun ("me").