Pasos de Gigantes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bacilos

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Spanish through the emotional depth of Bacilos' "Pasos de Gigantes." This song offers a window into expressing complex feelings of love, longing, and nostalgia, making it a beautiful way to connect with the nuances of the Spanish language and understand how emotions are conveyed through lyrics.

[English]

I can't laugh, I can't cry

I can't stop remembering you

I can't tell you anything you don't already know

I can only stay here like an idiot

Thinking of things that make me want

To do with you on lost islands

I can't scream, I can't demand

I can't tell you what I felt

I can't say anything, you're so far away

And you who know nothing and know everything

You melt me in so many ways

Tell me where you're going with my life...

Carito, my heart..., it's too big for me

When I think of you, I feel giant steps

Carito, this song..., it's important

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front...

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front...

The situation got complicated

And we mustn't forget that the heart

Can be told everything but lies

You were going that way, I was going this way

And it was so beautiful to see you cross

At least for a little while on my path

Carito, my heart..., it's too big for me

When I think of you, I feel giant steps

Carito, this song..., it's important...

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front...

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front...

Right there in front, right there in front, right there in front, you're right there in front...

...

You were going that way, I was going this way

And it was so beautiful to see you cross

At least for a little while on my path...

Carito, my heart..., it's too big for me

When I think of you, I feel giant steps

Carito, this song..., it's important

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front

Because when I sing it, I swear, I swear

I sing, I swear, that you're right there in front

I sing, I swear, I sing, I swear, I swear

I sing, I swear, that you're right there in front, I sing, I swear

Because when I sing it, I swear you're right there in front...

...

[Spanish]

No puedo reir, no puedo llorar

No puedo dejarte de recordar

No puedo decirte nada que tu no sepas

Tan solo puedo quedarme como un idiota

Pensando en cosas que me provoca

Hacer contigo en islas perdidas

No puedo gritar, no puedo exigir

No puedo contarte lo que sentí

No puedo decirte nada, tu estás tan lejos

Y tu que no sabes nada y lo sabes todo

Que me derrites de tantos modos

Dime pa' donde vas con mi vida...

Carito el corazón..., me queda grande

Cuando yo pienso en ti, yo siento pasos de gigante

Carito esta canción..., es importante

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahí delante...

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahí delante...

Se fue complicando la situación

Y no hay que olvidarse que al corazón

Le puedes decir de todo menos mentiras

Tu ibas para allá yo iba para acá

Y fue tan bonito verte cruzar

Al menos por un ratito por mi camino

Carito el corazón..., me queda grande

Cuando yo pienso en ti, yo siento pasos de gigante

Carito esta canción..., es importante...

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahí delante...

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahí delante...

Ahi delante, ahí delante, ahí delante, estás ahí delante...

Tu ibas para allá, yo iba para acá

Y fue tan bonito verte cruzar

Al menos por un ratito por mi camino...

Carito el corazón..., me queda grande

Cuando yo pienso en ti, yo siento pasos de gigante

Carito esta canción..., es importante

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahi delante

Porque cuando la canto yo juro, yo juro

Canto yo juro, que estas ahí delante

Canto yo juro, canto yo juro, yo juro

Canto yo juro, que estas ahí delante, canto yo juro

Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahí delante...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reir /reˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to laugh
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
recordar /rekoɾˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to remember
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to feel
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
canción /kanˈsjon/ A1	noun - song
importante /impoɾˈtante/ B1	adjective - important
bonito /boˈnito/ A2	adjective - pretty, nice
pasos /ˈpasos/ A1	noun - steps
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
situación /situation/ B1	noun - situation
mentiras /menˈtiɾas/ B1	noun - lies
complicando /kompliˈkando/ B2	verb - complicating

Key Grammar Structures

• No puedo reir, no puedo llorar

  ➔ Use of the modal verb "poder" + infinitive to express ability or incapacity

  ➔ "Poder" is a modal verb indicating ability or possibility, followed by an infinitive verb.

• Al menos por un ratito por mi camino

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a short period or moment of time

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "por un ratito" indicates a small or brief amount of time.

• Y fue tan bonito verte cruzar

  ➔ Use of "fue" (past tense of "ser") to describe a past event or state

  ➔ "Fue" is the third person singular past tense of the verb "ser," used here to describe a past event.

• Dime pa' donde vas con mi vida

  ➔ Use of "pa'" (short for "para") indicating "to" or "where"; colloquial contraction

  ➔ "Pa'" is a colloquial contraction of "para," meaning "to" or "where".

• Porque cuando la canto yo juro que estas ahi delante

  ➔ Use of "porque" (because) to introduce a reason or cause

  ➔ "Porque" introduces a cause or reason for the subsequent statement.

• Canto yo juro, que estas ahí delante

  ➔ Use of "yo" for emphasis with the verb "cantar" and "jurar" to express personal action

  ➔ "Yo" is a subject pronoun used for emphasis, showing the speaker is personally involved.