Paseo Inmoral – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gustavo Cerati
• Album: Bocanada

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a sonic exploration with Gustavo Cerati's "Paseo Inmoral." This introspective track from the album "Bocanada" invites listeners to delve into themes of personal transformation and freedom, encouraging a deeper understanding of self through its poetic lyrics and atmospheric soundscapes. Discover the nuances of Latin rock and electronic fusion that made Cerati a legendary artist.

[English]

I began

...

To spin like a clock

Today the gold is on my skin

I woke up

The ideas were more

I can ignore them and wait

I am behind the heart

Moving it slowly

I'm still behind the heart

Moving it slowly

...

Talk to me

I couldn't survive

Inside the shell

And then

An immoral stroll

Nights of longevity

I am behind the heart

Moving it slowly

I'm still behind the heart

Moving it slowly

...

I created you

Like a great inventor

...

Someday you'll want to know

The direction to return

To the origin that was in the beginning

...

An immoral stroll

...

[Spanish]

Comencé

A girar como un reloj

Hoy el oro está en mi piel

Desperté

Las ideas fueron más

Puedo obviarlas y esperar

Estoy detrás del corazón

Moviéndolo lentamente

Sigo detrás del corazón

Moviéndolo lentamente

Háblame

No logré sobrevivir

Dentro del caparazón

Y después

Un paseo inmoral

Noches de longevidad

Estoy detrás del corazón

Moviéndolo lentamente

Sigo detrás del corazón

Moviéndolo lentamente

Te creé

Como un gran inventor

Alguna vez querrás saber

La dirección para volver

Al origen que al principio fue

Un paseo inmoral

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girar /xiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to turn
oro /ˈoɾo/ A1	noun - gold
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
sobrevivir /soβeɾβiˈβiɾ/ B1	verb - to survive
paseo /paˈseo/ A2	noun - walk, stroll
inmoral /inmoˈɾal/ B2	adjective - immoral
ideas /iˈðe.as/ A2	noun - ideas
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait
moviendo /moˈβjendo/ B1	verb - moving
longevidad /lonxeβiˈðað/ B2	noun - longevity
dirección /diɾekˈsjon/ B1	noun - direction
origen /oˈɾi.xen/ B2	noun - origin
creé /kɾeˈe/ B1	verb - I created
gran /ɡɾan/ A2	adjective - great, big
inventor /inβenˈtoɾ/ B2	noun - inventor

Key Grammar Structures

• Comencé

  ➔ Past tense of the verb 'comenzar' (to begin) in the first person singular.

  ➔ Indicates an action completed in the past.

• Estoy detrás del corazón

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' + preposition 'detrás del' + noun 'corazón' (heart).

  ➔ Describes location relative to the heart using present tense.

• Las ideas fueron más

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ser' (to be) + plural noun 'las ideas' + comparative 'más'.

  ➔ Expresses that the ideas were more in the past.

• Moviéndolo lentamente

  ➔ Gerund form of the verb 'mover' + direct object pronoun 'lo' + adverb 'lentamente' (slowly).

  ➔ Illustrates an ongoing action of moving slowly with a focus on the object.

• No logré sobrevivir

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'lograr' + infinitive 'sobrevivir' (to survive).

  ➔ Expresses inability or failure to survive in past attempts.

• Un paseo inmoral

  ➔ Noun phrase 'un paseo' + adjective 'inmoral' (immoral).

  ➔ Refers to an immoral or unethical walk or journey, metaphorically or literally.