Exámenes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Argentine rock with "Exámenes" by Babasonicos. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Spanish through its direct and heartfelt lyrics, which explore universal feelings of love and vulnerability. The simple yet powerful language makes it an accessible and moving piece for language learners to connect with.

[English]

In some secret fold

They say everything is written

Our meeting will be written too

If there’ll be romance, it will know

I don’t take exams of conscience

I always knew what we were talking about

Don’t play with me like that

I’m simple

I dismiss that dance

You look so attractive today

In the worst case, baby

I just want to sleep with you

...

I don’t take exams of conscience

I always knew what we were talking about

Don’t play with me like that

Don’t play with me like that

Don’t play with me like that

I’m simple

...

[Spanish]

En algún pliego secreto

Dicen que todo escrito está

También lo estará nuestro encuentro

Si habrá romance, él lo sabrá

Yo no rindo exámenes de conciencia

Siempre supe de qué estábamos hablando

No juegues así conmigo

Que soy simple

Desestimo ese baile

Luces tan atractiva hoy

En el peor de los casos, nena

Solo quiero acostarme con vos

Yo no rindo exámenes de conciencia

Siempre supe de qué estábamos hablando

No juegues así conmigo

No juegues así conmigo

No juegues así conmigo

Que soy simple

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pliego /ˈplje.ɣo/ B2	noun - sheet, page; a folded piece of paper
secreto /seˈkɾeto/ A2	adjective - secret, hidden
escrito /esˈkɾi.to/ B1	noun - writing, document adjective - written
encuentro /enˈkwen.tɾo/ B1	noun - meeting, encounter
romance /roˈmans̞e/ B2	noun - romance, love affair
conciencia /konˈθjenθa/ B2	noun - conscience, awareness
exámenes /eɣaˈmenes/ A2	noun - exams, tests
supe /ˈsu.pe/ B1	verb - I knew / I found out (preterite of saber)
hablando /aβˈlan.do/ B1	verb (gerund) - speaking, talking
juegues /ˈxwe.ɣes/ B2	verb (subjunctive) - you play / you may play (subjunctive of jugar)
simple /ˈsim.ple/ A2	adjective - simple, plain, uncomplicated
baile /ˈbai.le/ A2	noun - dance
atractiva /a.tɾakˈti.βa/ B1	adjective - attractive, appealing
peor /peˈoɾ/ B1	adjective - worse, worst
caso /ˈka.so/ A2	noun - case, situation
nena /ˈne.na/ B1	noun - girl, babe (colloquial)
quiero /ˈkje.ɾo/ A1	verb - I want / I love (first person present of querer)
acostarme /a.kosˈtaɾ.me/ B1	verb (infinitive with pronoun) - to lie down, to go to bed (reflexive)

Key Grammar Structures

• Dicen que todo escrito está

  ➔ Passive voice with 'está'

  ➔ The phrase “todo escrito está” means 'everything is written', showing a passive structure with 'estar + past participle'.

• Si habrá romance, él lo sabrá

  ➔ Future tense in conditional clause

  ➔ Both verbs 'habrá' and 'sabrá' are in the simple future, implying a prediction under the condition introduced by 'si'.

• Yo no rindo exámenes de conciencia

  ➔ Negation with 'no' before verb

  ➔ The 'no' before 'rindo' creates a negation meaning 'I don’t take exams of conscience'.

• Siempre supe de qué estábamos hablando

  ➔ Indirect question with 'de qué'

  ➔ The expression 'de qué estábamos hablando' is an embedded question inside a main clause expressing awareness.

• No juegues así conmigo

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'no' and subjunctive form

  ➔ In Spanish, negative commands use the subjunctive form ('juegues') after 'no'.

• Que soy simple

  ➔ Explanatory subordinate clause with 'que'

  ➔ Here, 'que soy simple' functions as an explanatory phrase, reinforcing the previous idea, similar to 'because I'm simple'.

• Desestimo ese baile

  ➔ Present tense, indicative mood

  ➔ The verb 'desestimo' is first-person present indicative, expressing a current rejection or dismissal of 'that dance'.

• Solo quiero acostarme con vos

  ➔ Reflexive verb in infinitive form with pronoun

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'me' attaches to the infinitive 'acostar', forming 'acostarme' which means 'to lie down myself (with you)'.