Puente – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gustavo Cerati
• Album: Bocanada

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evocative lyrics and alternative rock sound of Gustavo Cerati's "Puente." This song, a significant hit following Soda Stereo's breakup, beautifully captures themes of connection, hope, and the power of love to bridge divides, offering a glimpse into the artist's profound ability to create meaningful musical experiences.

[English]

Today I looked for you

In the rhyme that sleeps

With all the words

If I kept something silent

It's because I understood everything

Except the distance

I disordered

Your atoms to make you

Appear

One more day (Uh-uh-uh)

One more day (Uh-uh-uh)

The sun above

The reflection below

Of how my soul explodes

You are here now

And the step we took

Is cause and effect

Love crosses

I will cross my fingers

And, thank you for coming

Thank you for coming

...

Adorable bridge

Has been created between us

...

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Love crosses

I will cross my fingers

And thank you for coming

Thank you for coming

Thank you for coming

Thank you for coming

...

Adorable bridge

...

Love crosses

Love crosses

Across the bridge (Uh, uh, uh)

Use love

Use love

Like a bridge (Uh, uh, uh)

...

[Spanish]

Hoy te busqué

En la rima que duerme

Con todas las palabras

Si algo callé

Es porque entendí todo

Menos la distancia

Desordené

Átomos tuyos para hacerte

Aparecer

Un día más (Uh-uh-uh)

Un día más (Uh-uh-uh)

Arriba el sol

Abajo el reflejo

De cómo estalla mi alma

Ya estás aquí

Y el paso que dimos

Es causa y es efecto

Cruza el amor

Yo cruzaré los dedos

Y, gracias por venir

Gracias por venir

Adorable puente

Se ha creado entre los dos

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Du-du-du-dururu

Cruza el amor

Yo cruzaré los dedos

Y gracias por venir

Gracias por venir

Gracias por venir

Gracias por venir

Adorable puente

Cruza el amor

Cruza el amor

Por el puente (Uh, uh, uh)

Usa el amor

Usa el amor

Como un puente (Uh, uh, uh)

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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."