DIFERENTE – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ARKANO

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Spanish rap with Arkano's "DIFERENTE." This song offers a unique opportunity to explore authentic Spanish language through its poignant lyrics, which tackle universal themes of identity, bullying, and self-acceptance. By engaging with "DIFERENTE," you can learn colloquial expressions and emotional vocabulary while gaining insight into Spanish societal narratives surrounding individuality and resilience.

[English]

Everything starts with a wrong step

That was meant to move us forward but ended up being false

For me, being different is beautiful

For them, it's something to be punished

And that's how they made me see it in first grade

They decided my ego should start over from zero

They ignored me, insulted me, hit me

Spat on me, made me say "I don't want to"

I call it the paradox of the funnel

My insecurity made them feel more secure

And every day I sank deeper

And every day, the world hurt more

I told myself "They're not that tough"

I dreamt of knocking them down one by one

Staring at them, taking them out of my present

And making my future feel real

I've seen these crises on social media

Schools, and there's only one king—the law of silence

They say it’s just a joke

They don’t take seriously a human letting go of their life

The equation’s simple, don’t seek the mystery

If we never see the problem, we’ll never fix it

Pressures to change the version of the facts

Depression, bad moods, and sessions of hitting the ceiling

How much do you have to swallow for you to be happy?

A kid who stops being a kid too early

Who’s learned to hide his wounds from his parents first

More than kissing his unconfessable love

Who thinks more about death than life

Who’s turned humiliation into routine

Dreams of stopping being real and escaping

From this brutal world closing in on him

It’s everyone’s responsibility

Friend, you don’t even need to talk to me

With a look, you ask me to save you

Before it’s too late

And I will step forward for you

No one in the world deserves to suffer

I don’t excuse those who watch without acting

Because not fighting abuse makes you part of it

Tell me which side you’re on

And stop lying to yourself for comfort

Be honest with yourself and seek the truth

If you lack principles, you’ll miss the ending

How can you reach heaven if not?

No one has ever flown without a companion

Don’t let yourself be confused

For me, being different is beautiful, and for you?

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[Spanish]

Todo empieza con un mal paso

Que se quiso dar para avanzar y acabó siendo en falso

Para mi lo diferente es bello

Para ellos algo que debería ser castigado

Y así me lo hicieron ver en primero

Decidieron que mi ego volviera a partir de cero

Me ignoraron, me ofendieron, me golpearon

Me escupieron, consiguieron que dijera "no me quiero"

Lo llamo la paradoja del embudo

Mi inseguridad les hizo sentir más seguros

Y cada día me hundía más profundo

Y cada día dolía más el mundo

Me decía "ellos no son tan duros"

Soñaba con tumbarlos uno a uno

Mirarles fijamente sacarlos de mi presente

Y conseguir hacer presente mi futuro

He visto estas crisis en instis

Colegios y solo hay un rey, la ley del silencio

Dicen que son bromas

No toman en serio el ver a un humano que deja escapar su vida

La ecuación es fácil no le busques el misterio

Si no vemos el problema jamás tendremos remedio

Presiones porque cambien las versiones de los hechos

Depresiones, malhumor y sesiones de comer techo

¿Cuánto hay que tragar para que estéis contentos?

Un niño que deja de ser niño antes de tiempo

Que ha aprendido antes a ocultar los golpes a sus padres

Que a besar a su amor inconfesable

Que piensa más en muerte que en vida

Que ha convertido la humillación en rutina

Que sueña con dejar de ser real y escapar

De este mundo brutal que se le echa encima

Es cosa de todos ser responsables

Amigo no hace falta que me hables

Con la mirada me pides que te salve

Antes de que sea demasiado tarde

Y yo voy a dar un paso al frente por ti

Nadie en el mundo se merece sufrir

A los que miran sin hacer no les excuso

Pues no ir contra el abuso es ser parte del abuso

Dime de qué bando estás

Y deja de mentirte a cambio de comodidad

Se honesto contigo y persigue la verdad

Si careces de principios te perderás el final

¿Si no como alcanzar el cielo?

Nunca nadie pudo volar sin un compañero

No te dejes confundir

Para mi lo diferente es bello, ¿y para ti?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paso /ˈpɑ.so/ A2	noun - step
avanzar /aβanˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to move forward
falso /ˈfalso/ A2	adjective - false, fake
diferente /difeˈɾente/ A2	adjective - different
bello /ˈbɛʝo/ A2	adjective - beautiful
castigado /kastiˈɣaðo/ B2	adjective - punished
ego /ˈeɣo/ B1	noun - self, sense of self
ignoraron /iɣnoˈɾaɾon/ B2	verb - they ignored
ofendieron /oˈfendjeɾon/ B2	verb - they offended
golpearon /ɡolpeˈɾaɾon/ B2	verb - they hit
escupieron /eskupiˈjeɾon/ B2	verb - they spat on
dijera /diˈxeɾa/ B2	verb - say (subjunctive mood)
paradoja /paɾaˈðoxa/ B2	noun - paradox
inseguridad /inseɣuɾiˈðað/ B2	noun - insecurity
hundía /unˈdi.a/ B1	verb - he/she/it sank
dolía /doˈli.a/ B1	verb - hurt, was painful
sócrame /ˈsɔˌkɾa.me/ A2	verb - dream (imperative)

Key Grammar Structures

• Que se quiso dar para avanzar

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun + past tense verb + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase uses a reflexive construction to indicate that the subject performed an action on itself.

• Para mi lo diferente es bello

  ➔ Preposition + pronoun + article + adjective + verb

  ➔ The phrase uses a preposition to indicate perspective or opinion about something.

• Me escupieron

  ➔ Preterite tense + indirect object pronoun + verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the preterite tense to describe an action completed in the past, with an indirect object pronoun 'me' indicating who was affected.

• Mi inseguridad les hizo sentir más seguros

  ➔ Preterite tense + indirect object pronoun + verb + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase illustrates how an action in the past affected others' feelings, with an emphasis on making them feel more secure.

• Y deja de mentirte a cambio de comodidad

  ➔ Verb + preposition + reflexive pronoun + noun + preposition + noun

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative form 'deja' (stop) combined with an infinitive to advise someone to stop lying to themselves in exchange for comfort.