Vuelve a Ser Tú – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-reflection and emotional depth with José José's classic ballad, "Vuelve a Ser Tú." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to engage with Spanish through its heartfelt lyrics, exploring themes of authenticity, humility, and the struggle to remain true to oneself amidst life's changes. Its clear narrative and poignant message make it an excellent piece for language learners to grasp not only Spanish vocabulary and expressions but also cultural insights into universal human experiences.

[English]

Why are you stepping so hard now?

Helped by luck

And your light shines so bright

Why are you dressing so elegantly?

And feeling so important

You’ve stopped being yourself

Why do you go to gatherings

And fancy receptions

You boast of noble blood

Why do you have friends

Who applaud your vanity

You’ve stopped being yourself

You’ll wear yourself out with your pretension

Of wanting to shine as bright as the Sun

Stop flying in your blue world

Don’t fool yourself anymore and be yourself again

Why do you now forget

The origin of your life

Without it causing you unease

Why don’t you recognize anymore

The friends from your past

You’ve stopped being yourself

Why do you have arrogance?

From living in abundance

In all its fullness

Because in everything you say

You deceive yourself with your words

You’ve stopped being yourself

You’ll wear yourself out with your pretension

Of wanting to shine as bright as the Sun

Stop flying in your blue world

Don’t fool yourself anymore and be yourself again

You’ll wear yourself out with your pretension

Of wanting to shine as bright as the Sun

Stop flying in your blue world

Don’t fool yourself anymore

And be yourself again

[Spanish]

¿Por qué ahora pisas fuerte?

Ayudada por la suerte

Y brilla mucho tu luz

¿Por qué vistes elegante?

Y te sientes importante

Has dejado de ser tú

Por qué vas a reuniones

Y a elegantes recepciones

Presumes de sangre azul

Por qué tienes amistades

Que aplauden tus vanidades

Has dejado de ser tú

Te vas a gastar con tu pretensión

De querer brillar lo mismo que el Sol

Deja de volar por tu mundo azul

No te engañes más y vuelve a ser tú

Por qué ahora se te olvida

El origen de tu vida

Sin que te cause inquietud

Por qué ya no reconoces

Los amigos de tu entonces

Has dejado de ser tú

¿Por qué tienes arrogancia?

De vivir en la abundancia

En toda su plenitud

Porque en todo cuanto hablas

Te engañas con tus palabras

Has dejado de ser tú

Te vas a gastar con tu pretensión

De querer brillar lo mismo que el Sol

Deja de volar por tu mundo azul

No te engañes más y vuelve a ser tú

Te vas a gastar con tu pretensión

De querer brillar lo mismo que el Sol

Deja de volar por tu mundo azul

No te engañes más

Y vuelve a ser tú

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pisar piˈsar A2	verb - to step on
brillar briˈʎar A2	verb - to shine
elegante eleˈɣante A2	adjective - elegant
importancia imporˈtansi̯a B1	noun - importance
reunión reuni̯ˈon A2	noun - meeting
recepciones recepsjoˈnes B1	noun - receptions
presumir pɾezuˈmiɾ B1	verb - to presume
arrogancia arroˈɣansia B1	noun - arrogance
abundancia aβunˈdansia B1	noun - abundance
plenitud pleniˈtud B2	noun - fullness
engañar enɣaˈɲar A2	verb - to deceive
pretensión pɾetenˈsjon B1	noun - pretension
gastar ɣasˈtar A2	verb - to spend
volar boˈlar A2	verb - to fly
inquietud inkjieˈtud B2	noun - uneasiness

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Por qué ahora pisas fuerte?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with present tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense verb 'pisas' to ask a question about a current action.

• Has dejado de ser tú

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses 'has dejado' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Te vas a gastar con tu pretensión

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'vas a gastar' to express a future action, emphasizing intention.

• Deja de volar por tu mundo azul

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb 'deja' is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command.

• No te engañes más

  ➔ Negative command with reflexive verb

  ➔ The phrase uses 'no te engañes' to give a negative command with a reflexive verb.