Un Zombie A La Intemperie – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alejandro Sanz
• Album: Sirope

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Alejandro Sanz's “Un Zombie a la Intemperie” offers a great opportunity to dive into Spanish. The song's rich, metaphorical lyrics about love and loss provide a compelling narrative to follow. What makes this song special is its blend of poetic emotion with a pop-rock sensibility, allowing learners to engage with both everyday language and deeper artistic expression in Spanish.

[English]

And I was confidant of your drawer

I was the one whispering that dragon

I took an explorer’s license

Built a room

Searched for a balcony

Sent flying happily east

It looks so blue

The farther I go, the happier I am

I lowered my guard so much, the temptation that

Made me confuse madness with courage

Sleeping out in the open

Without roofs or walls

All alone in solitude and without you, I am alone

I came back for you, for you

But I didn't see you

If you're not here, I’m just a zombie out in the elements

I went to find you, to find you

And now the dragon laughs at me

I’m not good at exploring

Without you, I am just a zombie

Dying for you, without you

But I didn't see you

If you're not here, I’m just a zombie out in the elements

Without you, I went to find you, to find you

And now the dragon laughs at me

I’m not good at exploring

Without you, I am just a zombie

Don’t worry anymore, there’s no reason

What you say doesn’t matter, only your voice

Mirrors always want to be more than God

While we seek salvation together

I know, I know, I’ve made mistakes again

I know, I know, I don’t deserve another chance

And when you close that door, what you find

Is your celestial magic

It makes me so happy to see you

Seeing you

Is everything that makes me happy

And no one can fix it

I came back for you, for you

But I didn't see you

If you're not here, I’m just a zombie out in the elements

If you, I went to find you, to find you

And now the dragon laughs at me

I’m not good at exploring

Without you, I am just a zombie

I returned, and in returning, I lost myself

But not because of you

It’s not you, I’m just a zombie I’ve combed through

Without you, I went to find you, to find you

And now the dragon laughs at me

I’m not good at exploring

Without you, I am just a zombie

Just a zombie

Just a zombie

Just a zombie

...

[Spanish]

Y yo era confidente de tu cajon

Yo era el que le susurraba aquel dragon

Hice una licencia de explorador

Fabrique una sala

Busque un balcon

Heche a volar contento al este

Se ve tan celeste

Cuanto mas lejos yo mas feliz

Baje tanto la guardia, la tentacion que

Llegue a confundir la locura con el valor

Durmiendo a la interperie

Sin techos ni paredes

Solo en soledad y sin ti yo solo

Por ti volvi por ti

Pero no te vi

Si no estas solo soy un zombie a la interperie

A ti me fui a buscarte a ti

Y Ahora el dragon se rie de mi

Yo no soy bueno pa explorar

Sin ti solo soy solo un zombie

Sin ti morir por ti

Pero no te vi

Si no estas solo soy un zombie a la interperie

Sin ti, me fui a buscarte a ti

Y ahora el dragon se rie de mi

Yo no soy bueno pa explorar

Sin ti solo soy solo un zombie

Ya no te preocupes, ya no hay razón

Lo que dices no me importa, solo tu voz

Los espejos quieren ser siempre más que Dios

Mientras que buscamos juntos la salvación

Lo se lo se, yo me he vuelto a equivocar

Lo se lo se que no merezco otra oportunidad

Y cuando cierras esa puerta lo que encuentras

Es tu magia celestial

Me alegra tanto verte

Verte

Es todo lo que me hace feliz

Y nadie lo remedie

Por ti volvi por ti

Pero no te vi

Si no estas solo soy un zombie a la interperie

Si ti, me fui a buscarte a ti

Y ahora el dragon se rie de mi

Yo no soy bueno pa explorar

Sin ti solo soy solo un zombie

Volvi, y al vorlver perdi

Pero no por ti

No eres tu, es que soy un zombie al que depeine

Sin ti me fui a buscarte a ti

Y ahora el dragon se rie de mi

Yo no soy bueno pa explorar

Sin ti soy solo un zombie

Solo soy un zombie

Solo soy un zombie

Solo soy un zombie

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confidente /kon.fiˈden.te/ B1	noun - confidant, someone you trust with secrets
susurraba /su.suˈɾa.βa/ B2	verb - to whisper
explorador /eks.plo.ɾaˈðoɾ/ B1	noun - explorer
salón /saˈlon/ A2	noun - room, hall
balcón /balˈkon/ A2	noun - balcony
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
celeste /θeˈles.te/ B2	adjective - sky-blue, celestial
guardia /ˈɡaɾ.ðja/ A2	noun - guard, vigilance
locura /loˈku.ɾa/ B2	noun - madness, craziness
valor /βalˈɾoɾ/ B1	noun - courage, bravery
interperie /in.teˈpeɾi.e/ C1	noun - exposure to the outdoors, open air
tentación /tẽ.taˈsjon/ B2	noun - temptation
magia /ˈma.xja/ B2	noun - magic

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo era confidente de tu cajón

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'ser' (yo era) indicating past habitual action or state

  ➔ Uses the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual past states

• Llegue a confundir la locura con el valor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'llegue' indicating a doubt, emotion, or hypothetical situation

  ➔ Uses the subjunctive mood to express doubt or unreal situations

• Sin techos ni paredes

  ➔ Negative preposition 'sin' + noun phrase indicating absence or lack

  ➔ Preposition 'sin' means 'without', indicating the absence of something

• Solo en soledad y sin ti yo solo

  ➔ Use of 'solo' as an adjective and adverb emphasizing loneliness or solitude

  ➔ Emphasizes solitude or being alone in both senses as adjective and adverb

• Y ahora el dragón se ríe de mí

  ➔ Present tense reflexive verb 'se ríe' indicating current action

  ➔ Uses reflexive verb in present tense to describe ongoing action

• Solo soy un zombie

  ➔ Simple present tense of 'ser' (soy) defining identity or state

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense of 'ser' to state a current identity or condition