Haz que tiemble el suelo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Robe, Roberto Iniesta
• Album: Se nos lleva el aire

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic Spanish of Roberto Iniesta. This song is an excellent vehicle to learn how to express complex, abstract emotions using metaphors and rich, descriptive vocabulary, making it perfect for students looking to move beyond conversational Spanish into the realm of lyrical storytelling.

[English]

Take me with you to fly

And from where to where, I don't know how to answer

Take me with you to live

And from when to when, I wouldn't be able to say

Where is unconditional love?

It flew and flew, and the wind carried it away

Where did you leave your heart?

I dropped mine and the dog ate it

Woof!, woof!

...

Don't ask me again where the hell from where to where

Or from when to when

I've never known how to measure time or space

I saw the full moon say, "I don't want you to forget me

I think I'm waning"

And I heard a star swear, "If you ask me to

I won't keep on shining"

Even if the sky trembles

Even if it trembles

Even if the sky trembles

Even if it trembles

...

I don't want to have to choose between a full moon

And a wandering star

I don't plan on serving any more sentences

From now on

I don't want to have to choose between an entire lifetime

And a single moment

I don't plan on doing anything I don't want to do ever again

From now on

Even if the ground trembles

Even if it trembles

Even if the ground trembles

Even if it trembles

I wish this fog would lift, it's so thick

That it won't even let us see each other

I wish they'd break the world and its constants

So that everything changes

I wish the fog would lift, it won't let us

Even see those in front of us

I wish they'd break the world and its constants

So that everything changes

Make the ground tremble

Make it tremble

Make the ground tremble

Make it tremble

...

Make the ground tremble

Make the ground tremble

Make it tremble now, make it tremble now, make it tremble

Make it tremble

...

[Spanish]

Llévame contigo a volar

Y de dónde a dónde, no sé qué contestar

Llévame contigo a vivir

Y de cuándo a cuándo, no sabría decir

¿Dónde está el amor sin condición?

Voló y voló y se lo ha llevado el viento

¿Dónde te has dejado el corazón?

Se me cayó y se lo ha comido el perro

¡Guau!, ¡guau!

No me vuelvas a preguntar que, coño, de dónde a dónde

Ni que de cuándo a cuándo

Yo nunca he sabido medir el tiempo ni el espacio

Vi a la luna llena decir: "No quiero que me olvides

Creo que me estoy menguando"

Y he escuchao a una estrella jurar: "Yo, si tú me lo pides

No seguiré brillando"

Aunque tiemble el cielo

Aunque tiemble

Aunque tiemble el cielo

Aunque tiemble

No quiero tener que elegir entre una luna llena

Y una estrella errante

No pienso volver a cumplir ninguna condena

De ahora en adelante

No quiero tener que elegir entre una vida entera

Y un único instante

No pienso volver a cumplir nada que no quiera

De ahora en adelante

Aunque tiemble el suelo

Aunque tiemble

Aunque tiemble el suelo

Aunque tiemble

Ojalá levante esta niebla tan espesa

Que ni vernos nos deja

Ojalá revienten el mundo y sus constantes

Para que todo cambie

Ojalá levante, la niebla no nos deja

Ni ver a los de enfrente

Ojalá revienten el mundo y sus constantes

Para que todo cambie

Haz que tiemble el suelo

Haz que tiemble

Haz que tiemble el suelo

Haz que tiemble

Haz que tiemble el suelo

Haz que tiemble el suelo

Haz que tiemble ya, haz que tiemble ya, haz que tiemble

Haz que tiemble

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volar bo.ˈlaɾ A1	verb - to fly
corazón ko.ɾa.ˈθon A1	noun - heart
tiempo ˈtjem.po A1	noun - time
espacio es.ˈpa.θjo A2	noun - space
menguando meŋ.ˈɡwan.do B2	verb - diminishing / waning
estrella es.ˈtɾe.ʎa A1	noun - star
brillando bɾi.ˈʝan.do A2	verb - shining
tiemble ˈtjem.ble B1	verb - to tremble / shake
suelo ˈswe.lo A1	noun - ground / floor
errante e.ˈran.te C1	adjective - wandering / errant
condena kon.ˈde.na B2	noun - sentence / punishment
instante ins.ˈtan.te A2	noun - instant / moment
niebla ˈnje.βla B1	noun - fog / mist
espesa es.ˈpe.sa B2	adjective - thick / dense
revienten re.ˈβjen.ten B2	verb - to burst / explode
constantes kons.ˈtan.tes B2	noun - constants

Key Grammar Structures

• No sabría decir

  ➔ Conditional Simple (Condicional Simple)

  ➔ "Sabría" is used here to express a hypothesis or to soften a statement, translating to 'I wouldn't know how to say'.

• No me vuelvas a preguntar

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Imperativo Negativo)

  ➔ The structure "volver a + infinitive" means 'to do something again'. Here, negated, it means 'don't ask me again'.

• No quiero tener que elegir

  ➔ Periphrastic obligation (Tener que + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "tener que" indicates necessity or obligation. Used with "querer", it expresses 'not wanting to be forced to choose'.

• Ojalá levante esta niebla

  ➔ Subjunctive for wishes (Ojalá + Subjunctive)

  ➔ The particle "ojalá" is always followed by the subjunctive mood when expressing a wish about the future or present.

• Haz que tiemble

  ➔ Causative structure (Hacer que + Subjunctive)

  ➔ "Hacer que" + subjunctive is used to provoke or cause something to happen. Here, 'make it shake'.

• Se me cayó

  ➔ Accidental 'Se' (Se accidental)

  ➔ The accidental 'se' is used to express that an action happened without intention or responsibility of the subject. 'It fell from me'.

• Para que todo cambie

  ➔ Final clause (Para que + Subjunctive)

  ➔ "Para que" expresses the purpose of an action and always triggers the subjunctive mood.

• No seguiré brillando

  ➔ Future Simple (Futuro Simple)

  ➔ The future tense "seguiré" expresses an action that will not continue in the time to come.