Carismático – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos
• Album: Anoche

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Argentine rock with 'Carismático'. This song is a fantastic way to learn colloquial Spanish and the nuances of irony and confidence in lyrics, all while experiencing the sophisticated pop-rock sound that Babasónicos perfected.

[English]

I thought I saw two clowns

With frightened faces, closing up the shop

Play it cool, they're wearing their costumes

They're heading to the circus to find the camels

They look a little terrified

Like they stepped out of a fading painting

Play it cool, they're sweating profusely

They're carrying a bucket of confetti

I have to learn how to pretend more

And not to show how I feel

I have to learn how to pretend more

And to manage my own thoughts

I try to approach a door

And I hear a swarm of flies buzzing

Play it cool, they're buzzing my name

We have to leave and I don't know which way

I have to learn how to pretend more

And not to show how I feel

I have to learn how to pretend more

And to manage my own thoughts

I have to learn how to pretend more

And not to show how I feel

I have to learn how to pretend more

And to manage my own thoughts

I have to learn how to pretend more

And not to show how I feel

I have to learn how to pretend more

And to manage my own thoughts

Some nights, I'm easy

I don't follow any limits

Some nights, I'm easy

I have to learn how to pretend more (I don't follow any limits)

I have to learn how to pretend more (I don't follow any limits)

I have to learn how to pretend more

And to manage my own thoughts

...

[Spanish]

Me pareció ver dos payasos

Con cara de susto, cerrando el local

Disimulá, llevan los trajes puestos

Van para el circo a buscar los camellos

Lucen un poquito espantados

Salidos de un cuadro que se está por borrar

Disimulá, que están muy transpirados

Llevan un balde con papel picado

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a no mostrar lo que siento

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a pilotear lo que pienso

Trato de acercarme a una puerta

Y escucho un enjambre de moscas silbar

Disimulá, están zumbando mi nombre

Debemos irnos y no sé por dónde

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a no mostrar lo que siento

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a pilotear lo que pienso

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a no mostrar lo que siento

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a pilotear lo que pienso

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a no mostrar lo que siento

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a pilotear lo que pienso

Algunas noches, soy fácil

No acato límites

Algunas noches, soy fácil

Tengo que aprender a fingir más (no acato límites)

Tengo que aprender a fingir más (no acato límites)

Tengo que aprender a fingir más

Y a pilotear lo que pienso

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
payasos pa-ya-sos A2	noun - clowns
susto sus-to B1	noun - fright / scare
disimulá di-si-mu-la B2	verb - pretend / disguise
trajes tra-hes A2	noun - suits / costumes
circo cir-co A2	noun - circus
espantados es-pan-ta-dos B2	adjective - scared / frightened
cuadro cua-dro A2	noun - painting / picture
transpirados trans-pi-ra-dos B2	adjective - sweaty
papel pa-pel A1	noun - paper
fingir fin-hir B2	verb - to pretend / feign
pilotear pi-lo-te-ar B2	verb - to manage / handle (colloquial)
enjambre en-ham-bre C1	noun - swarm
zumbando zum-ban-do B2	verb - buzzing
acato a-ca-to C1	verb - to comply / obey
límites lí-mi-tes B1	noun - limits

Key Grammar Structures

• Me pareció ver dos payasos

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'parecer' + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "pareció" is in the third-person singular preterite, used here to express an impression that occurred at a specific moment in the past.

• Un cuadro que se está por borrar

  ➔ Periphrastic construction 'estar por' + infinitive

  ➔ The structure "estar por" + infinitive indicates that an action is about to happen or is imminent.

• Disimulá

  ➔ Imperative (Tú form, voseo)

  ➔ The imperative form "disimulá" uses the voseo form (common in Argentina), instructing someone to hide or disguise their true intentions.

• Tengo que aprender a fingir más

  ➔ Obligation periphrasis: 'tener que' + infinitive

  ➔ This construction expresses a personal necessity or obligation to perform the action of "aprender".

• Y a no mostrar lo que siento

  ➔ Substantivized neuter article 'lo' + relative clause

  ➔ The neuter article "lo" turns the verb "siento" into an abstract concept: "that which I feel".

• Y a pilotear lo que pienso

  ➔ Metaphorical use of verb + 'lo' + relative clause

  ➔ "Pilotear" literally means to pilot/fly, but here it metaphorically means to manage or control "what I think".

• No acato límites

  ➔ Present indicative (negative statement)

  ➔ The verb "acato" is the first-person singular indicative, describing a habitual state or attitude of not respecting boundaries.

• Algunas noches, soy fácil

  ➔ Adverbial expression of time + 'ser' + adjective

  ➔ Using the verb "soy" (ser) with the adjective "fácil" indicates a temporary or periodic personality trait the speaker experiences.