Tocando Fondo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kalimba
• Album: Aerosoul

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt emotion of "Tocando Fondo," a standout ballad by Kalimba, perfect for Spanish learners. Kalimba's remarkably clear and passionate vocals make the lyrics accessible, allowing you to grasp expressions of heartbreak, loneliness, and the struggle of moving on in Spanish. Its poignant narrative and relatable themes offer a unique window into the language and cultural nuances of emotional vulnerability.

[English]

The anxiety passes

So close to me

When you leave from here

You walk away

I know the insomnia

Keeps hanging around

Waiting for me to try to sleep

I'm left alone, and that's how it is

I never intended to live

I'm left alone and without you

It's so easy to go crazy

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back

Or finally let you go

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

The rest of my life, oh-oh-oh

The anxiety returns

Talking about you

When you leave from here

You walk away

I know the insomnia

Keeps hanging around

Waiting for me to try to sleep

I'm left alone, and that's how it is

I never intended to live

I'm left alone and without you

It's so easy to go crazy

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back, oh-oh

Or finally let you go, oh no

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

The rest of my life

That you don't matter to me anymore

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back (I have to get you back)

Or finally let you go (or finally let you go)

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

The rest of my life, oh-oh-oh

...

[Spanish]

Pasa la angustia

Tan cerca de mí

Cuando de aquí

Te alejas

Sé que el insomnio

Sigue por ahí

Esperando que intente dormir

Me he quedado solo, y así

No planeaba vivir

Me he quedado solo y sin ti

Es tan fácil volverse loco

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar

O de una vez dejarte ir

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida, oh-oh-oh

Vuelve la angustia

A hablarme de ti

Cuando de aquí

Te alejas

Sé que el insomnio

Sigue por ahí

Esperando que intente dormir

Me he quedado solo, y así

No planeaba vivir

Me he quedado solo y sin ti

Es tan fácil volverse loco

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar, oh-oh

O de una vez dejarte ir, oh-no

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida

Que no me importas más

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar (te tengo que recuperar)

O de una vez dejarte ir (o de una vez dejarte ir)

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida, oh-oh-oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angustia an.ˈgus.tja A2	noun - anguish
alejar a.le.ˈxar A2	verb - to move away
insomnio in.ˈsom.njo B1	noun - insomnia
tocando to.ˈkan.do A2	verb - touching
fondo ˈfon.do A1	noun - bottom
negó ne.ˈɣo A2	verb - refused
recuperar re.ku.pe.ˈrar B1	verb - to recover
dejar de.ˈxar A1	verb - to leave
disimular dis.i.mu.ˈlar B1	verb - to disguise
volverse bol.ˈber.se A2	verb - to become
loco ˈlo.ko A1	adjective - crazy
planeaba pla.ne.ˈa.ba A2	verb - planned
importa im.ˈpor.ta A1	verb - matters

Key Grammar Structures

• Pasa la angustia

  ➔ Present tense verb conjugation

  ➔ The verb 'pasa' is in the present tense, indicating an action happening now or regularly.

• Te alejas

  ➔ Pronoun 'te' and present tense verb

  ➔ The pronoun 'te' is an indirect object pronoun, and 'alejas' is a present tense verb.

• Sé que el insomnio sigue por ahí

  ➔ Present tense verb and relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ 'Sé' is a present tense verb, and 'que' introduces a subordinate clause.

• Me he quedado solo

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'haber'

  ➔ The structure 'me he quedado' uses 'haber' as an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense.

• Es tan fácil volverse loco

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'volverse'

  ➔ 'Volverse' is a reflexive verb indicating a change of state.

• Me niego a estar sin ti

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun 'me' and infinitive

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'me' is used with the verb 'niego', and 'estar sin ti' is an infinitive phrase.

• O de una vez dejarte ir

  ➔ Conjunction 'o' and infinitive verb

  ➔ The conjunction 'o' is used to present an alternative, and 'dejarte ir' is an infinitive verb.

• No quiero disimular

  ➔ Negative command with 'no' and infinitive

  ➔ The negative command is formed with 'no' followed by the infinitive 'disimular'.