Monday, February 29, 2016

I'm going to fly like Superman does! = ¡Voy a volar como lo hace Superman!

This bouncy song will help you practice saying "to fly like Superman does (it)" - which means you could go on to use that phrase in conversation, and even replace the verb for "to fly" with the infinitive form of whatever other Spanish verb you know and say you're going to do THAT like Superman does it. So...if "volar como lo hace Superman" means "to fly like Superman does (it)" then "cocinar como lo hace Superman" means "to cook like Superman does (it)" and "nadar como lo hace Superman" means "to swim like Superman does (it)." Feel like changing more of the phrase? Replace "Superman" with the person/character of your choice.

 Why do I keep putting the word "it" in those parentheses? To indicate that it's optional whether or not you say it. The Spanish word "lo" means "it" in this case (the word has other potential meanings, such as "he" or "him") and in English we have the option of either including the word "it" or not, depending on what we prefer. Join Jessy y Joy in singing Espacio Sideral!

Espacio Sideral
Jesse y Joy

Quisiera darte el mundo entero,
la luna, el cielo, el sol y el mar,
regalarte las estrellas
en una caja de cristal.
Llevarte al espacio sideral
y volar como lo hace Superman...
Quisiera ser un súper héroe,
y protegerte contra el mal,
regalarte la Vía Láctea
en un plato de cereal.
Llevarte al espacio sideral
y volar como lo hace Superman...
Me tienes tan debilitada,
todas mis fuerzas
se me van si estás aquí,
y mis poderes no son nada,
me siento tan normal, tan frágil, tan real. 
Me elevas al espacio sideral,
tal como lo hace Superman...
Quisiera hacerte un gran poema,
usar el cielo de papel,
tomar las nubes como crema
y hornearte un súper pastel.
Llevarte al espacio sideral
y volar como lo hace Superman...
Me tienes tan debilitada,
todas mis fuerzas
se me van si estás aquí,
y mis poderes no son nada,
me siento tan normal, tan frágil, tan real. 
Me elevas al espacio sideral...
Me tienes tan enamorada,
todas mis fuerzas
se me van si estás aquí,
y mis poderes no son nada,
[me siento tan normal, tan frágil, tan real. x2] 
Me elevas el espacio sideral,
tal como lo hace Superman...
 




Outer Space
Jesse y Joy

I would like to give you the whole world,
the moon, the sky, the sun and the sea,
to give you the stars as a present
in a crystal box.
To take you to outer space
and fly like Superman does it...
I would like to be a superhero,
and protect you against evil,
to give you the Milky Way
in a cereal bowl.
To take you to outer space
and fly like Superman does it...
You have me so weakened,
all my strength
leaves me if you’re here,
and my powers are nothing,
I feel so normal, so fragile, so real. 
You lift me up to outer space,
just like Superman does it...
I would like to make you a grand poem,
using the sky for paper,
eat the clouds like cream
and bake you a super cake.
To take you to outer space
and fly like Superman does it...
You have me so weakened,
all my strength
leaves me if you’re here,
and my powers are nothing,
I feel so normal, so fragile, so real.
You lift me up to outer space...
You have me so enamored,
all my strength
leaves me if you’re here,
and my powers are nothing,
[I feel so normal, so fragile, so real.(x2)] 
You lift me up to outer space,
just like Superman does it...