Pisando Fuerte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics & Translation

“Pisando Fuerte” by Alejandro Sanz is a quintessential Spanish pop ballad that offers a wonderful entry point into the language through its heartfelt and relatable lyrics. You can learn vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and self-discovery, while also appreciating the poetic and melancholic beauty of Spanish songwriting. Its clear enunciation and engaging narrative make it special for language learners.

[English]

You see, my age is so hard to handle

A mix of passion and naivety, hard to control

...

You're always so fantastic, and I know

That I have a lot to learn, but you do too

...

I'm still trying to unveil

Your intimacy in the dim light

And find comfort in my own skin

You know how to take advantage of the light I give off when I look at you

...

My room is silent

The air is mild, and I think in solitude

Madly in love (madly in love)

I don't know what's happening to me

But I can only think of you

...

Madly in love, madly in love, oh yeah

Everything will be fine, you'll see

I tell myself because I want to be convinced

Your gazes are so strong

Elegant and studied

I'm just an adolescent

But I'll get inside your mind

Stepping in with confidence, stepping in with confidence

Sharing glances

With the lights off

I start to feel like myself

To feel more secure

Stepping in with confidence, stepping in with confidence, oh yeah

...

Sharing glances

With the lights off

I start to feel like myself

To feel more secure

Stepping in with confidence, stepping in with confidence

...

It's so beautiful, this dreaming

And the truth is so harsh, I can't take it anymore

...

But you know me, and even if everything collapses

I'll still be standing here, standing

Your gazes are so strong

Elegant and studied

I'm just an adolescent

But I'll get inside your mind

Stepping in with confidence, stepping in with confidence

Sharing glances

With the lights off

I start to feel like myself

To feel more secure

Stepping in with confidence, stepping in with confidence

...

Sharing glances

With the lights off

Getting back to feeling like myself

To feel more secure

It's so beautiful, this dreaming

...

[Spanish]

Ya ves, mi edad es tan difícil de llevar

Mezcla de pasión e ingenuidad, difícil controlar

Tú siempre tan fantástica y yo sé

Que tengo mucho que aprender, pero tú también

Yo sigo pretendiendo desnudar

A media luz tu intimidad

Y vestir mi piel

Sabes aprovecharte de la luz que desprendo al mirarte

Mi habitación en silencio está

Templado el aire, yo que pienso en soledad

Locamente enamorado (locamente enamorado)

No sé qué es lo que me pasa

Pero solo puedo pensar en ti

Locamente enamorado, locamente enamorado, sí-eeh

Todo irá bien, ya verás

Me digo porque quiero estar convencido

Son tan fuertes tus miradas

Elegantes y estudiadas

Yo soy solo un adolescente

Pero entraré en tu mente

Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte

Compartiendo las miradas

Con las luces apagadas

Empiezo a sentirme yo mismo

A sentirme más seguro

Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte, eh-e-eah

Compartiendo las miradas

Con las luces apagadas

Empiezo a sentirme yo mismo

A sentirme más seguro

Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte

Es tan bonito esto de soñar

Y tan violenta la verdad, ya no puedo más

Pero ya me conoces y aunque todo se hunda

Yo seguiré aquí en pie, en pie

Son tan fuertes tus miradas

Elegantes y estudiadas

Yo soy solo un adolescente

Pero entraré en tu mente

Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte

Compartiendo las miradas

Con las luces apagadas

Empiezo a sentirme yo mismo

A sentirme más seguro

Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte

Compartiendo las miradas

Con las luces apagadas

Volviendo a sentirme yo mismo

A sentirme más seguro

Es tan bonito esto de soñar

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya ves, mi edad es tan difícil de llevar

  ➔ Construction: tan + adjective + de + infinitive

  ➔ The structure "tan + adjective + de + infinitive" is used to express that something is "so" (intensifier) of a certain quality that it's difficult or impossible to perform the action of the infinitive. Here, "tan difícil de llevar" means "so difficult to bear/handle."

• Mezcla de pasión e ingenuidad, difícil controlar

  ➔ Use of 'e' instead of 'y'; Impersonal construction with adjective + infinitive

  ➔ The conjunction "e" is used instead of "y" (and) when the following word starts with an 'i' or 'hi' sound, to avoid phonetic awkwardness (e.g., "pasión e ingenuidad"). "Difícil controlar" is an impersonal construction where an adjective is followed by an infinitive, implying "it is difficult to control."

• Yo sigo pretendiendo desnudar

  ➔ Periphrasis: seguir + gerund

  ➔ The verbal periphrasis "seguir + gerund" (or "continuar + gerund") expresses the continuation of an action. Here, "sigo pretendiendo" means "I keep on pretending" or "I am still pretending."

• Sabes aprovecharte de la luz que desprendo al mirarte

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'aprovecharse de'; Relative clause; Preposition 'al' + infinitive

  ➔ "Aprovecharse de" means "to take advantage of" and is a pronominal verb requiring the reflexive pronoun and the preposition "de." "Que desprendo" is a relative clause modifying "la luz." "Al + infinitive" (e.g., "al mirarte") indicates an action happening at the same time as the main verb, meaning "upon looking at you" or "when I look at you."

• No sé qué es lo que me pasa

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun 'qué'; Relative structure 'lo que'

  ➔ "Qué" is an interrogative pronoun used here in an indirect question. "Lo que" is a neutral relative pronoun meaning "what" or "that which." It refers to an idea, situation, or unspecified thing. "No sé qué es lo que me pasa" translates to "I don't know what is happening to me."

• Me digo porque quiero estar convencido

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'decirse'; Verb 'estar' + past participle

  ➔ "Me digo" is a reflexive verb, meaning "I tell myself." "Estar convencido" uses the verb "estar" (to be) with a past participle acting as an adjective to describe a state or condition resulting from an action, meaning "to be convinced."

• Yo soy solo un adolescente pero entraré en tu mente

  ➔ Verb 'ser' for identity; Simple Future tense for intention/prediction

  ➔ "Soy" is a conjugation of the verb "ser," used to express permanent identity or characteristics. "Entraré" is the simple future tense of "entrar," indicating a future action with a sense of determination or prediction. This contrasts the current state with a future intention.

• Pisando fuerte, pisando fuerte

  ➔ Gerund used adverbially (fixed expression)

  ➔ "Pisando" is the gerund of "pisar" (to step). When combined with "fuerte" (strongly/loudly), "pisando fuerte" acts as an adverbial phrase, meaning "stepping strongly" or "making a strong impact/presence." It's often used idiomatically.

• Empiezo a sentirme yo mismo

  ➔ Periphrasis: empezar a + infinitive; Reflexive verb; Emphatic pronoun

  ➔ "Empezar a + infinitive" means "to start to do something." "Sentirme" is the reflexive verb "sentirse" (to feel oneself). "Yo mismo" uses an emphatic pronoun to emphasize the subject, meaning "myself" or "my true self."

• aunque todo se hunda, Yo seguiré aquí en pie

  ➔ Concessive clause with 'aunque' + subjunctive; Simple Future tense; Fixed expression 'en pie'

  ➔ "Aunque" (although/even if) takes the subjunctive ("se hunda") when the action is uncertain, hypothetical, or expresses a concession despite doubt. "Seguiré" is the simple future tense. "En pie" is a fixed expression meaning "standing" or "on my feet" (figuratively, "resilient" or "standing strong").