Así se habla – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Babasonicos' "Así se habla" to connect with authentic Argentine rock and its biting social commentary. While sung in Spanish, the universal themes of questioning authority and demanding fairness offer a powerful emotional entry point, showing how music can articulate deep-seated frustration regardless of language.

[English]

Is it your Christian upbringing?

You see ghosts everywhere you go.

Is it your social aversion?

That keeps you away from bars.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Is it your racial background?

Or your place of privilege?

Is it that you work like a bastard,

To earn like a fool?

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Is it that my social status

Doesn't protect me from anger?

Is it that they caught me off guard,

And I don't buy the charade?

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

Come on, I want an explanation.

I want an explanation.

I want an explanation.

I want an explanation.

I want an explanation.

[Spanish]

Será tu educación cristiana

Ves fantasma' en todas partes

Será tu aversión social

Lo que te aleja de los bares

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Será tu condición racial

O tu lugar de privilegio

Será, trabajar cabrón

Para ganar como un pendejo

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Será que mi obra social

No me protege de la rabia

Será que me cogieron mal

Que no me trago la charada

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Vamos, quiero una explicación

Quiero una explicación

Quiero una explicación

Quiero una explicación

Quiero una explicación

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
educación /eðukaˈsjon/ A2	noun - education
cristiana /kɾisˈtjana/ A2	adjective - Christian (female or related to Christianity)
fantasma /fanˈtasma/ B1	noun - ghost, phantom
aversión /aβerˈθjon/ B2	noun - aversion, strong dislike
social /soˈθjal/ A2	adjective - social
aleja /aˈlexa/ B1	verb - to move away, to distance
bares /ˈbaɾes/ A1	noun - bars (places that serve drinks)
explicación /ekplikaˈθjon/ B1	noun - explanation
condición /kondiˈθjon/ B1	noun - condition, state
racial /raˈθjal/ B2	adjective - racial
privilegio /pɾiβiˈlexio/ B2	noun - privilege
trabajar /tɾaβaˈxaɾ/ A1	verb - to work
ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/ A1	verb - to win, to earn
pendejo /penˈdexo/ C1	noun - fool, idiot (vulgar)
obra /ˈoβɾa/ A2	noun - work, piece (of art or construction)
protege /pɾoˈtexe/ B1	verb - protects
rabia /ˈraβja/ B1	noun - anger, rage
cogieron /koˈxjeɾon/ B1	verb - they caught / they took
charada /tʃaˈɾaða/ B2	noun - riddle, nonsense, deception
será /seˈɾa/ A2	verb - will be (future of 'ser')

Key Grammar Structures

• Será tu educación cristiana

  ➔ Future tense with 'será'

  ➔ The verb 'será' is used to express a hypothesis or possibility in the future, here suggesting 'It must be your Christian education'.

• Ves fantasmas en todas partes

  ➔ Present tense with 'ves'

  ➔ The verb 'ves' (from 'ver') is in the present tense, indicating a habitual or ongoing action: 'You see ghosts everywhere'.

• Vamos, quiero una explicación

  ➔ Present tense with 'quiero'

  ➔ The verb 'quiero' (from 'querer') is in the present tense, expressing a current desire: 'I want an explanation'.

• Será tu condición racial

  ➔ Future tense with 'será'

  ➔ Similar to the first line, 'será' is used to suggest a possible cause: 'It must be your racial condition'.

• Para ganar como un pendejo

  ➔ Infinitive with 'ganar'

  ➔ The infinitive 'ganar' is used here to express purpose after the preposition 'para': 'To earn like an idiot'.