Falsario – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos
• Album: Anoche

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the art of language and deception with 'Falsario' by Babasónicos. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish through its clever and nuanced lyrics, which paint a portrait of a charismatic deceiver. What makes this track special is its literary depth, a result of the collaboration between a rock star and a renowned novelist, making it a fascinating study in lyrical storytelling and the power of words.

[English]

Hey, you already know me

Use me backwards

Use me to test

Hey, you already know me

Use me backwards

Use me to test

Don't think it was a mistake

Nor the paracetamol

No ghost intervention

The night brings confusion

The grays are legion

I understand the alarm ringing for you

While fools disguise themselves

The operas of pizzerias

I'll sit and wait for you to fall

That phenomenal light

It's not a mental slip

I was massaging the dawn

What a devastating wind

My engine burps

It seems lying doesn't deceive

Hey, you already know me (you already know me)

Use me backwards

Use me to test (use me to test)

Hey, you already know me (you already know me)

Use me backwards

Use me to test (use me to test)

No, it's not an appeal

Nor clever persuasion

I'm a rising professional

Anyone who goes on their journey

And no one tells you how far

I suggest supporting you to the end

...

Hey, you already know me

Use me backwards

Use me to test

Hey, you already know me (you already know me)

Use me backwards

Use me to test (use me to test)

Hey, you already know me (you already know me)

Use me backwards

Use me to test (use me to test)

Hey, you already know me (you already know me)

Use me backwards

Use me to test

...

[Spanish]

Ey, ya me conocés

Usame al revés

Usame para probar

Ey, ya me conocés

Usame al revés

Usame para probar

No pienses que fue el error

Ni el paracetamol

Ninguna intervención fantasma

Trae la noche confusión

Los grises son legión

Comprendo que te suene la alarma

Mientras los idiotas disfracen

Las óperas de pizzerías

Voy a sentarme a esperar que caigas

Esa luz fenomenal

No es un desliz mental

Estuve masajeando el alba

Qué viento devastador

Eructa mi motor

Parece que mentir no engaña

Ey, ya me conocés (ya me conocés)

Usame al revés

Usame para probar (usame para probar)

Ey, ya me conocés (ya me conocés)

Usame al revés

Usame para probar (usame para probar)

No, no es una apelación

Ni astuta persuasión

Soy un profesional en alza

Cualquiera que sube a su viaje

Y nadie te dice hasta dónde

Yo propongo apoyarte hasta el final

Ey, ya me conocés

Usame al revés

Usame para probar

Ey, ya me conocés (ya me conocés)

Usame al revés

Usame para probar (usame para probar)

Ey, ya me conocés (ya me conocés)

Usame al revés

Usame para probar (usame para probar)

Ey, ya me conocés (ya me conocés)

Usame al revés

Usame para probar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
error /ˈeɾor/ A2	noun - a mistake or incorrect action
confusión /konfuˈsjon/ B2	noun - a state of being unclear or mixed up
legión /leˈxjon/ C1	noun - a large group of people or soldiers
alarma /aˈlaɾma/ B1	noun - a signal warning of danger or alert
idiota /iˈðjota/ B1	noun/adjective - a foolish or stupid person
ópera /ˈopeɾa/ B2	noun - a dramatic musical performance
luz /lus/ A2	noun - light or illumination
fenomenal /fenomeˈnal/ C1	adjective - extraordinary or outstanding
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to say something untrue
enganar /eŋɡaˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to deceive or trick someone
masajear /masaˈxeaɾ/ B2	verb - to massage or rub the body
viento /ˈbjento/ A2	noun - movement of air, wind
devastador /deβastaˈðoɾ/ C1	adjective - causing great destruction
motor /moˈtoɾ/ A2	noun - machine producing motion or power
apelación /apelaˈsjon/ C1	noun - formal request for review or reconsideration
persuasión /peɾswaˈsjon/ C1	noun - the act of convincing someone
profesional /pɾofesjoˈnal/ B2	adjective/noun - relating to a profession or skilled job; someone who works as an expert
proponer /pɾopoˈneɾ/ B1	verb - to suggest or propose an idea
viaje /ˈbjahe/ A2	noun - journey or trip
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun/adjective - end or last part of something

Key Grammar Structures

• Ey, ya me conocés

  ➔ Use of the present perfect or near past with 'ya' (already) to indicate recognition or familiarity.

  ➔ The word 'ya' emphasizes that the action 'conocer' (to know) happened before; 'me conocés' shows familiarity already established.

• Usame para probar

  ➔ Imperative form with pronoun attached to the verb.

  ➔ The verb 'usar' becomes 'usá' in imperative (vos form), and 'me' attaches at the end to mean 'use me'.

• No pienses que fue el error

  ➔ Negative imperative with subjunctive ('pienses').

  ➔ In Spanish, negative commands use the subjunctive form: 'pienses' instead of 'piensa'.

• Voy a sentarme a esperar que caigas

  ➔ Periphrastic future ('ir a + infinitive') and reflexive pronoun with infinitive.

  ➔ 'Voy a sentarme' means 'I’m going to sit down', where 'me' attaches to the infinitive 'sentar'.

• Parece que mentir no engaña

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'parece que' introducing a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The phrase 'parece que' means 'it seems that' and introduces an entire clause describing an impression.

• Cualquiera que sube a su viaje

  ➔ Use of indefinite pronoun 'cualquiera' with relative clause.

  ➔ 'Cualquiera que...' introduces anyone who performs an action; it’s a generalizing structure.

• No es una apelación ni astuta persuasión

  ➔ Negative statement with coordinated nouns using 'ni...ni'.

  ➔ 'Ni...ni...' means 'neither...nor', excluding both options mentioned.

• Soy un profesional en alza

  ➔ Use of 'ser' with noun complement and fixed expression 'en alza' (rising).

  ➔ 'Soy un profesional' is identity; 'en alza' modifies it metaphorically to mean 'on the rise'.

• Comprendo que te suene la alarma

  ➔ Subjunctive 'suene' after verbs of perception or understanding ('comprendo que').

  ➔ Verbs expressing understanding can trigger the subjunctive when expressing subjective reaction ('I understand that it might ring').