La Fuerza Del Corazón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

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Mírame

Look at me

En nada me consigo concentrar

I can't concentrate on anything.

Ando despistado, todo lo hago mal

I'm absent-minded, I do everything wrong.

Soy un desastre y no sé qué está pasando

I'm a mess and I don't know what's happening.

Me gustas a rabiar, yo te deseo

I'm crazy about you, I desire you.

Me llegas a desesperar

You make me desperate.

Es tan grande lo que siento por ti

What I feel for you is so strong

Que tenerte no bastará

That having you won't be enough.

¿Qué es esto que te invita a vivir?

What is this that invites you to live?

Que me da la ilusión

That gives me hope?

¿Qué será esa fuerza que a todos une de dos en dos?

What could that force be that unites everyone in pairs?

¿Será la fuerza del corazón?

Could it be the heart's strength?

Hace que

It makes it so

Te abrace y los cuerpos lleguen a estorbar

I hug you and our bodies get in the way.

Tiemblo solo con la idea de rozar

I tremble just at the thought of touching

Tus labios llenos de besos nuevos

Your lips full of new kisses.

No puedo dormir

I can't sleep.

Robas mi tranquilidad

You steal my peace.

Alguien ha bordado tu cuerpo

Someone has embroidered your body

Con hilos de mi ansiedad

With threads of my anxiety.

De cinturón, tus piernas cruzadas

Your legs crossed like a belt,

En mi espalda, un reloj

On my back, a clock

Donde tus dedos son las agujas

Where your fingers are the hands

Que dan cuerda a este motor

That wind up this engine

Que es la fuerza del corazón, no, no

Which is the heart's strength, no, no.

Y es la fuerza que te lleva

And it's the force that carries you,

Que te empuja y que te llena

That pushes you and fills you,

Que te arrastra y que te acerca a Dios

That drags you and brings you closer to God.

Es un sentimiento, casi una obsesión

It's a feeling, almost an obsession.

Si la fuerza es del corazón

If it's the heart's strength,

Es algo que te lía

It's something that entangles you,

Una descarga de energía

A burst of energy

Que te va quitando la razón

That slowly takes away your reason.

Te hace tropezar, te crea confusión

It makes you stumble, it creates confusion for you.

Seguro que es la fuerza del corazón

Surely it's the heart's strength.

Es la fuerza que te lleva

It's the force that carries you.

No, uh-no, no, yeh

No, uh-no, no, yeah.

No puedo pensar

I can't think.

Tendría que cuidarme más

I should take better care of myself.

Cómo a poco pierdo la vida

How I slowly lose my life,

Y luego me la das

And then you give it to me.

¿Qué es lo que va cegando al amante

What is it that blinds the lover

Que va por ahí de señor?

Who goes around acting like a gentleman?

Y no es más que un chiquillo travieso, provocador

And he's nothing more than a mischievous, provocative kid.

¿Será la fuerza del corazón?

Could it be the heart's strength?

No, uh-no, no, yeh

No, uh-no, no, yeah.

Y es la fuerza que te lleva

And it's the force that carries you,

Que te empuja y que te llena

That pushes you and fills you,

Que te arrastra y que te acerca a Dios

That drags you and brings you closer to God.

Es un sentimiento, casi una obsesión

It's a feeling, almost an obsession.

Si la fuerza es del corazón

If it's the heart's strength,

Es algo que te lía

It's something that entangles you,

Una descarga de energía

A burst of energy

Que te va quitando la razón

That slowly takes away your reason.

Te hace tropezar, te crea confusión

It makes you stumble, it creates confusion for you.

Seguro que es la fuerza del corazón

Surely it's the heart's strength.

Es la fuerza que te lleva

It's the force that carries you,

Que te empuja y que te llena

That pushes you and fills you,

Que te arrastra y que te acerca a Dios

That drags you and brings you closer to God.

Es un sentimiento, casi una obsesión

It's a feeling, almost an obsession.

Si la fuerza es del corazón

If it's the heart's strength,

Es algo que te lía

It's something that entangles you,

Una descarga de energía

A burst of energy

Que te va quitando la razón

That slowly takes away your reason.

Te hace tropezar, te crea confusión

It makes you stumble, it creates confusion for you.

Seguro que es la fuerza del corazón

Surely it's the heart's strength.

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

Es la fuerza que te lleva

It's the force that carries you,

Que te arrastra y que te acerca a Dios

That drags you and brings you closer to God.

Es un sentimiento, casi una obsesión

It's a feeling, almost an obsession.

Si la fuerza es del corazón, no, no, no, oh

If it's the heart's strength, no, no, no, oh.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ (Spain), /ˈfweɾsa/ (LatAm) A2	noun - force, strength, power
Corazón /koɾaˈθon/ (Spain), /koɾaˈson/ (LatAm) A1	noun - heart, core, emotional center
Sentimiento /sen.tiˈmjen.to/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion, sentiment
Obsesión /oβ.seˈsjon/ B2	noun - obsession, fixation
Razón /raˈθon/ (Spain), /raˈson/ (LatAm) B1	noun - reason, rationality, cause, right (as in being right)
Confusión /kon.fuˈsjon/ B1	noun - confusion, muddle, perplexity
Energía /e.neɾˈxi.a/ B1	noun - energy, vigor, vitality
Vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life, existence
Desastre /deˈsas.tɾe/ B1	noun - disaster, mess, wreck, failure
Tranquilidad /tɾaŋ.ki.liˈðað/ B1	noun - tranquility, calm, peace of mind
Ansiedad /an.sjeˈðað/ B2	noun - anxiety, apprehension, uneasiness
Llevar /ʎeˈβaɾ/ (Spain), /ʝeˈβaɾ/ (LatAm) A1	verb - to carry, to take, to lead, to wear
Empujar /em.puˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to push, to shove
Llenar /ʎeˈnaɾ/ (Spain), /ʝeˈnaɾ/ (LatAm) A2	verb - to fill, to complete
Arrastrar /a.rasˈtɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to drag, to pull along, to sweep away (figurative)
Acercar /a.θeɾˈkaɾ/ (Spain), /a.seɾˈkaɾ/ (LatAm) A2	verb - to bring closer, to approach
Liar /ljaɾ/ B1	verb - to tie up, to complicate, to mess up, to confuse (figurative)
Tropezar /tɾo.peˈθaɾ/ (Spain), /tɾo.peˈsaɾ/ (LatAm) B1	verb - to stumble, to trip, to make a mistake
Desesperar /des.pe.seˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to despair, to exasperate, to drive to despair
Bordar /boɾˈðaɾ/ B2	verb - to embroider, to do something perfectly or exquisitely

Key Grammar Structures

• En nada me consigo concentrar

  ➔ Conseguir + Infinitive

  ➔ Used to express "to manage to do something" or "to succeed in doing something." Here, "me consigo concentrar" means "I manage to concentrate." The negative "en nada" makes it "I can't manage to concentrate on anything."

• Ando despistado, todo lo hago mal

  ➔ Andar + Adjective/Gerund

  ➔ This structure indicates a state, a mood, or a habitual action, similar to "to be" or "to go around doing something." Here, "ando despistado" means "I'm absent-minded/distracted" or "I go around being absent-minded."

• Es tan grande lo que siento por ti / Que tenerte no bastará

  ➔ "Tan... que..." (So... that...) / "Lo que" (What/That which)

  ➔ "Tan... que..." is used to express cause and effect, meaning "so [adjective/adverb] that." "Lo que" functions as a neutral relative pronoun, meaning "what" or "that which," referring to an abstract idea or an unspecified thing.

• ¿Qué será esa fuerza que a todos une de dos en dos?

  ➔ Future Tense for Probability/Speculation

  ➔ The simple future tense can be used to express probability or speculation about a present situation, rather than a future action. Here, "¿Qué será...?" means "What could that force be?" or "I wonder what that force is?"

• Hace que Te abrace y los cuerpos lleguen a estorbar

  ➔ "Hacer que" + Subjunctive

  ➔ This structure is used to express causation, meaning "to make/cause someone/something to do something." The verb following "que" must be in the subjunctive mood because it expresses an indirect command or influence.

• Alguien ha bordado tu cuerpo

  ➔ Present Perfect (Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto)

  ➔ Formed with "haber" in the present tense + past participle. It's used for actions completed in a time period that is not yet over (e.g., "today," "this week"), or actions whose consequences are still relevant in the present.

• Que te va quitando la razón

  ➔ "Ir + Gerund" (Progressive Action/Gradual Change)

  ➔ This structure describes an action that is gradually unfolding or changing over time. "Te va quitando la razón" means "it is gradually taking away your reason" or "it is little by little driving you crazy."

• Tendría que cuidarme más

  ➔ Conditional Tense for Advice/Obligation

  ➔ The conditional tense of "tener que" (to have to) or other verbs can be used to give advice, make recommendations, or express a polite obligation, similar to "should" or "ought to" in English. Here, "tendría que cuidarme más" means "I should take better care of myself."

• Y luego me la das

  ➔ Double Object Pronouns (Indirect + Direct)

  ➔ When both an indirect object pronoun (like "me," "te," "le," etc.) and a direct object pronoun (like "lo," "la," "los," "las") are used with the same verb, the indirect object pronoun comes first, followed by the direct object pronoun. Note that "le/les" changes to "se" when followed by "lo/la/los/las." Here, "me la" means "it to me" (referring to "la vida").

• Y no es más que un chiquillo travieso, provocador

  ➔ "No es más que..." (It's nothing more than...)

  ➔ This idiomatic expression is used to emphasize that something is merely, simply, or nothing more than what is stated. It implies a limitation or a simplified description.