Incomprendido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ismael Rivera
• Album: Esto Fue Lo Que Trajo El Barco

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Yo, yo, yo, yo creo que voy

I, I, I, I believe I'm going

Solito estar cuando me muera

To be alone when I die

He sido el incomprendido

I have been the misunderstood

Ni tú ni nadie me ha querido tal como soy

Neither you nor anyone has loved me as I am

Bituqui, pero, yo, yo, yo, yo solo estaré

Bituqui, but, I, I, I, I will be alone

Y juraré que cuando muera

And I will swear that when I die

Aun así con mis presagios

Even so, with my forebodings

Tendré tu nombre a flor de labios y moriré

I will have your name on my lips and I will die

Miro una estrella y deja de brillar

I look at a star and it stops shining

Toco una flor y se ha de marchitar

I touch a flower and it will wither

Negra suerte la que me tocó

Bad luck is what I got

Que todo lo que quiero yo

That everything I want

Por eso sé que solo voy

That's why I know I'm going alone

Yo no fui nada, nada, nada soy ya sin ti

I was nothing, nothing, nothing I am now without you

Bituqui, baquilinbin, yo, yo, yo, pero que yo solo estaré

Bituqui, baquilinbin, I, I, I, but I will be alone

Y juraré que cuando muera

And I will swear that when I die

Belén, que aun así con mis presagios

Belén, that even so, with my forebodings

Tendré tu nombre a flor de labios y moriré

I will have your name on my lips and I will die

Alalaea, ¿por qué no me comprenden a mí

Alalaea, why don't they understand me

Si yo soy un negrito chévere?

If I am a cool little black guy?

Miro una estrella y deja de brillar

I look at a star and it stops shining

Toco una flor y se ha de marchitar

I touch a flower and it will wither

Negra suerte la que me tocó

Bad luck is what I got

Que todo lo que quiero yo

That everything I want

Por eso sé que solo voy

That's why I know I'm going alone

Yo no fui nada, nada, nada soy

I was nothing, nothing, nothing I am

Bituqui, baquilinbin para ti, pero que yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo solo estaré

Bituqui, baquilinbin for you, but I, I, I, I, I will be alone

Y juraré que cuando muera

And I will swear that when I die

Belén, que aun así con mis presagios

Belén, that even so, with my forebodings

Pondré tu nombre a flor de labios y moriré

I will put your name on my lips and I will die

Incomprendido

Misunderstood

Yo soy maelo, el incomprendido

I am Maelo, the misunderstood

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
creo /ˈkɾeo/ A2	verb - to believe or think
estar /esˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to be (temporary or location/state)
muera /muˈɾa/ B1	verb - to die
detrás /deˈtɾas/ A2	adverb - behind
estrella /esˈtɾe.ʎa/ A2	noun - star (celestial object)
brillar /bɾiˈʝaɾ/ B2	verb - to shine or glow
flor /fɾol/ A2	noun - flower
marchitar /maɾtʃiˈtaɾ/ C1	verb - to wither or fade
suerte /ˈswɛɾte/ A2	noun - luck or fortune
quiero /kijeɾo/ A2	verb - to want or desire
nada /ˈnada/ A1	noun - nothing
soy /soj/ A1	verb - to be
solo /ˈsolo/ A2	adjective - alone, only
juraré /xuɾaˈɾa/ C1	verb - to swear or vow

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo, yo, yo, yo creo que voy

  ➔ Present tense of 'creer' (to believe) in the first person singular

  ➔ 'yo' indicates the first person singular (I), and 'creo' is the present tense form of 'to believe'.

• Ni tú ni nadie me ha querido tal como soy

  ➔ Negative pronouns and 'tal como' (just as/as) to compare or clarify

  ➔ 'Ni... ni...' is used to connect two negative ideas, meaning 'neither... nor...'.

• He sido el incomprendido

  ➔ Present perfect tense of 'ser' (to have been)

  ➔ 'He sido' uses the present perfect of 'ser,' indicating a completed action or state up to now.

• Miro una estrella y deja de brillar

  ➔ Present tense of 'mirar' (to look at) and 'dejar' (to stop) in the third person singular

  ➔ 'Miro' is the first person singular present of 'mirar', meaning 'I look at'. 'Deja' is the third person singular form of 'dejar', meaning 'he/she/it stops'.

• Que todo lo que quiero yo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express wishes or desires

  ➔ The phrase implies a wish or desire, often expressed in the subjunctive mood in Spanish.

• Pondré tu nombre a flor de labios y moriré

  ➔ Future tense of 'poner' (to put) and 'morir' (to die)

  ➔ 'Pondré' is the future tense of 'poner', meaning 'I will put', and 'moriré' is the future of 'morir', meaning 'I will die'.

• Yo soy maelo, el incomprendido

  ➔ Simple present tense of 'ser' (to be)

  ➔ 'Soy' is the first person singular present tense of 'ser', meaning 'I am'.