Puente

• By: Gustavo Cerati
• Album: Bocanada

Lyrics:

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Hoy te busqué

Today I looked for you

En la rima que duerme

In the rhyme that sleeps

Con todas las palabras

With all the words

Si algo callé

If I kept something silent

Es porque entendí todo

It's because I understood everything

Menos la distancia

Except the distance

Desordené

I disordered

Átomos tuyos para hacerte

Your atoms to make you

Aparecer

Appear

Un día más (Uh-uh-uh)

One more day (Uh-uh-uh)

Un día más (Uh-uh-uh)

One more day (Uh-uh-uh)

Arriba el sol

The sun above

Abajo el reflejo

The reflection below

De cómo estalla mi alma

Of how my soul explodes

Ya estás aquí

You are here now

Y el paso que dimos

And the step we took

Es causa y es efecto

Is cause and effect

Cruza el amor

Love crosses

Yo cruzaré los dedos

I will cross my fingers

Y, gracias por venir

And, thank you for coming

Gracias por venir

Thank you for coming

...

...

Adorable puente

Adorable bridge

Se ha creado entre los dos

Has been created between us

...

...

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Cruza el amor

Love crosses

Yo cruzaré los dedos

I will cross my fingers

Y gracias por venir

And thank you for coming

Gracias por venir

Thank you for coming

Gracias por venir

Thank you for coming

Gracias por venir

Thank you for coming

...

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Adorable puente

Adorable bridge

...

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Cruza el amor

Love crosses

Cruza el amor

Love crosses

Por el puente (Uh, uh, uh)

Across the bridge (Uh, uh, uh)

Usa el amor

Use love

Usa el amor

Use love

Como un puente (Uh, uh, uh)

Like a bridge (Uh, uh, uh)

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
busqué /busˈke/ A2	verb - I searched for
rima /ˈri.ma/ B1	noun - rhyme
duerme /ˈdweɾ.me/ A2	verb - sleeps
callé /kaˈʎe/ B1	verb - I kept silent
entendí /en.tenˈdi/ A2	verb - I understood
distancia /disˈtan.θja/ B1	noun - distance
desordené /des.oɾ.ðeˈne/ B2	verb - I disordered
átomos /ˈa.to.mos/ C1	noun - atoms
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
reflejo /reˈfle.xo/ B1	noun - reflection
estalla /esˈta.ʝa/ B2	verb - bursts
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
causa /ˈkau̯.sa/ B1	noun - cause
efecto /eˈfek.to/ B1	noun - effect
cruza /ˈkɾu.sa/ A2	verb - crosses
puente /ˈpwen.te/ A2	noun - bridge
adorable /a.ðoˈɾa.βle/ B2	adjective - adorable

Grammar:

• Hoy te busqué

  ➔ Simple past tense (preterite) to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "Hoy te busqué" translates to "Today I looked for you," indicating a specific action that took place in the past.

• Si algo callé

  ➔ Conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "Si algo callé" means "If I kept something silent," indicating a condition that could lead to a different outcome.

• Ya estás aquí

  ➔ Present tense to indicate a current state or action.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya estás aquí" translates to "You are already here," indicating the presence of someone in the current moment.

• Cruza el amor

  ➔ Imperative form to give a command or instruction.

  ➔ The phrase "Cruza el amor" means "Cross the love," serving as an instruction or encouragement to take action.

• Gracias por venir

  ➔ Expression of gratitude using the gerund form.

  ➔ The phrase "Gracias por venir" translates to "Thank you for coming," expressing appreciation for someone's presence.

• Adorable puente

  ➔ Adjective-noun agreement to describe a noun.

  ➔ The phrase "Adorable puente" means "Adorable bridge," where the adjective "adorable" agrees in gender and number with the noun "puente."