Como todos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Nino Bravo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si yo nací... como todos nacemos

If I was born... like everyone is born

llorando, llorando,

crying, crying,

si yo crecí... como todos crecemos

if I grew up... like everyone grows up

jugando, jugando,

playing, playing,

si yo viví como todos

if I lived like everyone

soñando, soñando

dreaming, dreaming

y conseguí lo que tengo

and achieved what I have

luchando, luchando.

fighting, fighting.

Por qué no puedo encontrar un amor

Why can't I find a love

como tú o como aquel

like you or like that one

si yo soy igual

if I am the same

por qué no puedo obtener felicidad

why can't I obtain happiness

por qué no puedo encontrar un amor

why can't I find a love

como tú o como aquel

like you or like that one

si yo soy igual

if I am the same

Si yo nací... como todos nacemos

If I was born... like everyone is born

llorando, llorando,

crying, crying,

si yo crecí... como todos crecemos

if I grew up... like everyone grows up

jugando, jugando,

playing, playing,

si yo viví como todos

if I lived like everyone

soñando, soñando

dreaming, dreaming

y conseguí lo que tengo

and achieved what I have

luchando, luchando.

fighting, fighting.

Por qué no puedo encontrar un amor

Why can't I find a love

como tú o como aquel

like you or like that one

si yo soy igual

if I am the same

por qué no puedo obtener felicidad

why can't I obtain happiness

Por qué no puedo encontrar un amor

Why can't I find a love

como tú o como aquel

like you or like that one

si yo soy igual .

if I am the same.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nacer /naˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to be born
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
crecer /kɾeˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to grow
jugar /xuˈɣaɾ/ A1	verb - to play
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
conseguir /konseˈɣiɾ/ B1	verb - to obtain
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to fight
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ B1	noun - happiness
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal

Key Grammar Structures

• Si yo nací... como todos nacemos

  ➔ Use of the present indicative tense to describe habitual actions or general truths.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **present indicative** to express a general truth about birth.

• jugando, jugando

  ➔ Gerund form used to indicate ongoing or continuous actions.

  ➔ The **gerund** form (**jugando, jugando**) expresses ongoing actions in the present.

• como todos nacemos

  ➔ Use of the present indicative in the subordinate clause to compare or liken.

  ➔ The phrase **como todos nacemos** uses the **present indicative** to compare the speaker's situation with that of others.

• Por qué no puedo encontrar un amor

  ➔ Use of the present tense with modal verb **puedo** to express inability.

  ➔ The phrase **no puedo encontrar** employs **present tense** and **modal verb** to express the speaker's difficulty in finding love.

• si yo soy igual

  ➔ Use of the present tense of **ser** to describe a state or characteristic.

  ➔ The phrase **si yo soy igual** employs the **present tense** of **ser** to express a current state of being.

• y conseguí lo que tengo

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense **conseguí** to indicate completed action in the past.

  ➔ The verb **conseguí** is in the **preterite tense**, indicating a completed action of obtaining what one has now.