Zoom – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Soda Stereo
• Album: Sueño Stereo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Soda Stereo's "Zoom," a quintessential Latin rock song that perfectly blends pop-rock sensibilities with profound lyrical depth. Through its clever use of cinematic imagery and exploration of desire, this track offers a unique gateway to understanding the nuances of Spanish rock poetry and the band's innovative sound, making it an excellent choice for language learners to explore.

[English]

I want an anatomical zoom

I want the end of the secret

Between your silver lips

And my unforgettable steel

...

I want a loop

Starring me

Come

Test me and you’ll see we’re all addicts

To these fireworks

I’m going to create an intense macro porn

What seduces is never usually

Where it’s thought

Zoom

...

I’ve been here before

And you burst out laughing

Your lip corners

Give me a zoom

Lights, camera, action

...

[Spanish]

Quiero un zoom anatómico

Quiero el fin del secreto

Entre tus labios de plata

Y mi acero inolvidable

Quiero un loop

Protagónico

Ven

Pruébame y verás que todos somos adictos

A estos fuegos de artificio

Voy a hacer un macro porno intenso

Lo que seduce nunca suele estar

Donde se piensa

Zoom

Por aquí ya estuve

Y te largas a reir

Tus comisuras

Dame un zoom

Luz, cámara y acción

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
anatómico a.naˈto.mi.ko B2	adjective - anatomical
secreto seˈkɾe.to A2	noun - secret
labios laˈβjos A1	noun - lips
acero aˈθe.ɾo B1	noun - steel
inolvidable i.nol.βiˈða.βle B2	adjective - unforgettable
loop lup B1	noun - loop
protagónico pɾo.ta.ɣoˈni.ko B2	adjective - protagonistic
adictos aˈðik.tos B1	noun - addicts
fuegos ˈfwe.ɣos A1	noun - fires
artificios aɾ.tiˈfi.θjos B2	noun - fireworks
intenso inˈten.so B1	adjective - intense
seduce seˈðu.θe B2	verb - to seduce
comisuras ko.miˈsu.ɾas B2	noun - corners (of the mouth)
luz lus A1	noun - light
cámara kaˈma.ɾa A2	noun - camera
acción akˈθjon A2	noun - action

Key Grammar Structures

• Quiero un zoom anatómico

  ➔ Present tense of verb 'querer' (to want)

  ➔ The verb 'quiero' is in the present tense, indicating a current desire or wish.

• Entre tus labios de plata

  ➔ Preposition 'entre' (between)

  ➔ The preposition 'entre' is used to indicate a location between two things.

• Quiero el fin del secreto

  ➔ Definite article 'el' and noun in singular form

  ➔ 'El fin' uses the definite article 'el' to specify a particular end.

• Ven / Pruébame y verás

  ➔ Imperative mood ('ven', 'pruébame') and future tense ('verás')

  ➔ 'Ven' and 'pruébame' are commands, while 'verás' indicates a future action.

• A estos fuegos de artificio

  ➔ Preposition 'a' (to) and plural noun

  ➔ The preposition 'a' is used to indicate direction, and 'fuegos' is plural.

• Lo que seduce nunca suele estar

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'lo que' (what) and present tense of 'suele' (usually is)

  ➔ 'Lo que' introduces a relative clause, and 'suele' indicates a habitual action.

• Luz, cámara y acción

  ➔ Nouns in enumeration without conjunctions

  ➔ The nouns are listed without using conjunctions like 'y' (and), which is common in Spanish.