Al Norte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mr. Kilombo
• Album: Baile de disfraces

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Desde aquí arriba todo se ve con otra perspectiva

From up here, everything looks different

Lo grande se hace chico y se me olvida

Big things become small, and I forget

Todo lo que no sea del día de hoy

Everything that isn’t from today

Aire

Air

Dónde puedo yo bailar mi baile

Where can I dance my dance

Nada se escribió de los cobardes

Nothing was written about cowards

Así que allá voy

So here I go

Sígueme, si puedes

Follow me, if you can

Déjate caer

Let yourself fall

Sígueme si puedes

Follow me if you can

Bienvenido al norte

Welcome to the North

...

...

Libre

Free

Cuando desafío lo imposible

When I challenge the impossible

Grito sin que nadie pueda oírme

I shout without anyone hearing me

Me siento mejor

I feel better

Voy por delante de mis pensamientos

I'm ahead of my thoughts

No necesito más que algo de tiempo

I need nothing but time

Para saltar sin red, volar, correr, lo puedo hacer

To jump without a net, fly, run—I can do it

Sígueme, si puedes

Follow me, if you can

Déjate caer

Let yourself fall

Sígueme si puedes

Follow me if you can

Bienvenido al norte

Welcome to the North

...

...

Sígueme, si puedes

Follow me, if you can

Déjate caer

Let yourself fall

Sígueme si puedes

Follow me if you can

Bienvenido al norte

Welcome to the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

Al norte

To the North

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
arriba /aˈri.βa/ A1	adverb - above, up
grande /ˈɡran.de/ A1	adjective - big, large
chico /ˈt͡ʃi.ko/ A1	adjective - small
aire /ˈai.ɾe/ A1	noun - air
baile /ˈbai.le/ A2	noun - dance
cobardes /koˈβar.des/ B2	noun - cowards adjective - cowardly
norte /ˈnor.te/ A1	noun - north
libre /ˈli.βɾe/ A2	adjective - free
desafío /de.saˈfi.o/ B2	verb - challenge noun - challenge
imposible /im.poˈsi.βle/ B1	adjective - impossible
grito /ˈɡɾi.to/ A2	verb - scream, shout noun - scream, shout
pensamientos /pen.saˈmjen.tos/ B1	noun - thoughts
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
volar /boˈlar/ A2	verb - to fly
correr /koˈreɾ/ A1	verb - to run

Key Grammar Structures

• Desde aquí arriba todo se ve con otra perspectiva

  ➔ Impersonal 'se'

  ➔ The "se" indicates that the action is performed but the actor is not specified or is irrelevant. Here, "se ve" (is seen) is used impersonally.

• Lo grande se hace chico y se me olvida

  ➔ Reflexive verbs indicating involuntary actions (se me olvida)

  ➔ The verb "olvidar" (to forget) is used with "se" and the indirect object pronoun "me" to express that something is forgotten *by* someone involuntarily. It's not a conscious action.

• Todo lo que no sea del día de hoy

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "que" expressing doubt/uncertainty.

  ➔ Because it's a general statement negating something that "may or may not be" of today, the subjunctive mood ("sea") is used.

• Dónde puedo yo bailar mi baile

  ➔ Emphasis with subject pronoun (yo)

  ➔ The inclusion of "yo" after "puedo" isn't grammatically necessary, but it emphasizes the speaker's agency and personal desire to dance.

• Nada se escribió de los cobardes

  ➔ Passive voice with 'se'

  ➔ 'Se escribió' translates to 'nothing was written'. The subject performs an action and something is being done to it.

• Sígueme, si puedes

  ➔ Conditional sentences with Imperative + Present Subjunctive (implied)

  ➔ This is a short version of a conditional sentence. The full version would be: "Si puedes seguirme, sígueme" or "Si puedes, sígueme". The "si puedes" implies a condition, and "sígueme" is the imperative command.

• Voy por delante de mis pensamientos

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location ('por delante de')

  ➔ The phrase "por delante de" means "ahead of" or "in front of". It shows a metaphorical location in this context, meaning the speaker is thinking faster than their usual pace.

• No necesito más que algo de tiempo

  ➔ "No necesito más que" - Expressing a minimal requirement or only needing something

  ➔ This construction emphasizes that the only thing the speaker needs is "algo de tiempo" (some time). It downplays the necessity of anything else. It is equivalent to saying 'I only need...' or 'All I need is...'