Esta Es Mi Vida

• By: Jesse & Joy

Lyrics:

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No tengo dinero ni manejo un súper Benz

I have no money and I don't drive a super Benz

No soy Michael Jackson y no tengo un propio jet

I'm not Michael Jackson and I don't have my own jet

No soy gran cantante, pero expreso mi sentir

I'm not a great singer, but I express my feelings

No sé mucho de arte, pero canto tan feliz

I don't know much about art, but I sing so happily

Yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah

No entiendo de política, soy fan del rock and roll

I don't understand politics, I'm a fan of rock and roll

Sé que me critican por ser como yo soy

I know they criticize me for being who I am

No vivo en el mañana, yo vivo el día de hoy

I don't live in tomorrow, I live for today

Que digan lo que quieran, yo soy como yo soy

Let them say what they want, I am who I am

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así la viviré

Yes, and this is how I will live it

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así me moriré

Yes, and this is how I will die

No creo en religiones, pero creo en el amor

I don't believe in religions, but I believe in love

No creo en los marcianos, pero creo que existe un dios

I don't believe in aliens, but I believe there is a god

Me encanta el chocolate, tengo alergia al camarón

I love chocolate, I'm allergic to shrimp

No traigo acompañante y no me afecta al corazón, no, no

I don't have a companion and it doesn't affect my heart, no, no

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así la viviré

Yes, and this is how I will live it

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así me moriré

Yes, and this is how I will die

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así la viviré

Yes, and this is how I will live it

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así me moriré

Yes, and this is how I will die

Sí, esta es mi vida

Yes, this is my life

Sí, y así me moriré

Yes, and this is how I will die

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dinero /diˈne.ɾo/ A1	noun - money
canto /ˈkan.to/ A1	verb - I sing noun - song
feliz /feˈlis/ A1	adjective - happy
arte /ˈaɾ.te/ A2	noun - art
fan /fan/ A2	noun - fan
rock /rok/ A2	noun - rock music
critican /kɾiˈti.kan/ B1	verb - they criticize
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
chocolate /tʃo.koˈla.te/ A1	noun - chocolate
alergia /a.leɾˈxi.a/ B1	noun - allergy
corazón /ko.ɾaˈson/ A1	noun - heart
religiones /re.liˈxjo.nes/ B1	noun - religions
Dios /djos/ A1	noun - God
expreso /ekˈspɾe.so/ B1	verb - I express
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ B1	noun - feeling verb - to feel

Grammar:

• No tengo dinero ni manejo un súper Benz

  ➔ Neither... nor...

  ➔ The structure "ni... ni..." expresses negation of two things simultaneously. Here, it means "I don't have money, nor do I drive a super Benz."

• No soy gran cantante, pero expreso mi sentir

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction "pero"

  ➔ "Pero" introduces a contrast between the two clauses. I'm not a great singer, *but* I express my feelings.

• Sé que me critican por ser como yo soy

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "que" expressing doubt/opinion

  ➔ While the sentence is declarative, the underlying sentiment contains an element of uncertainty or opinion about *why* they are criticized. While the present indicative 'soy' is used here (perhaps to highlight certainty), "ser" could be used in other contexts.

• Que digan lo que quieran, yo soy como yo soy

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with "que" expressing desire/permission. Indirect question using 'lo que'.

  ➔ "Que digan lo que quieran" can be translated as "Let them say what they want". "Quieran" is the subjunctive form, implying permission. 'Lo que quieran' is an indirect question meaning 'what they want'.

• Sí, y así la viviré

  ➔ Future simple tense with pronoun "la" referring back to "vida".

  ➔ "Viviré" is the future simple tense of "vivir" (to live). The pronoun "la" is a direct object pronoun referring to "vida" (life). So, "así la viviré" means "and that's how I will live it (my life)".

• No creo en religiones, pero creo en el amor

  ➔ Contrasting phrases with "pero"

  ➔ This line uses "pero" to show a contrast between disbelief in religion and belief in love.

• Me encanta el chocolate, tengo alergia al camarón

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "me" with verb "encantar". Using definite article "el" to talk about something in general.

  ➔ "Me encanta el chocolate" literally translates to "Chocolate delights me". The indirect object pronoun "me" shows who is being delighted. "El chocolate" uses the definite article because it's speaking about chocolate in general. It is also important to note that "al camarón" is a contraction of "a el camarón", where "a" is a preposition indicating direction or relation, and "el" is the definite article.