Las Divinas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Brenda Asnicar

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a fun and engaging experience, and what better way to do it than through music? "Las Divinas" by Brenda Asnicar, from the hit show "Patito Feo," is a perfect example of a song that can help you dive into Spanish. The lyrics are catchy and repetitive, making it easier to pick up new vocabulary related to social interactions and self-expression. Beyond the language, the song offers a glimpse into a specific cultural moment in Argentine teen pop culture of the mid-2000s, making your learning journey not just about words, but about understanding a different world.

[English]

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

Everyone knows who runs this school

Because we're cool people

People who feel, with hot blood

Who want to be heard

No matter what, no ugly ones here

Check it out, I’m gonna show you

Look at that ugly one, that other ugly one

They can't get in here

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

We dance well, you know?

Dance, dance, and more dance

Whatever your heart desires

Your heart, your heart, we’re gonna give it to you

The divinas, the divinas, shine, shine like stars

Ugly ones out, ugly ones out, no room for you

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

No one crosses this corner

Here the divinas are in charge

Because we are fuel

Real fuel, for real

Real fuel, for real

The end

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[Spanish]

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad.

Todos saben quién manda en este school

porque nosotras somos gente cool

gente que siente, con sangre caliente

que quiere hacerse oir

sea como sea, aquí no entran feas

pa, que lo veas, te voy a mostrar

mira esa fea, aquella otra fea

aquí no pueden entrar.

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad.

Nosotras bailamos bien you know?

dance, dance y mucho dance

lo que pide tu corazón

your heart, your heart, a tí te vamos a dar.

Las divinas, las divinas, brillan, brillan, como stars

fuera feas, fuera feas, para ustedes no hay lugar.

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad.

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad

Nadie pasa de esta esquina

aquí mandan las divinas

porque somos gasolina

gasolina de verdad

gasolina de verdad

fin

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go past
mandar /manˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to send, to command, to order
esquina /esˈki.na/ A2	noun - corner
gasolina /ɡasoˈli.na/ A2	noun - gasoline, petrol
verdad /beɾˈðað/ A2	noun - truth
siente /ˈsjente/ B1	verb - to feel
quiere /ˈkjeɾe/ B1	verb - to want, to love
fuerte /fweɾˈte/ B2	adjective - strong, powerful
brillan /bɾiˈʝan/ B2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place, location
fin /fin/ A1	noun - end, finish

Key Grammar Structures

• Nadie pasa de esta esquina

  ➔ Use of "de" indicating origin/location

  ➔ "De esta esquina" indicates 'from this corner'. "De" connects the action of passing to the specific location.

• aquí mandan las divinas

  ➔ Third-person plural verb conjugation (mandan)

  ➔ "Mandan" is the third-person plural (they) form of the verb "mandar" (to command). It agrees with the plural subject "las divinas" (the divine ones).

• porque somos gasolina

  ➔ Use of "ser" for identification/description

  ➔ "Somos" is the first-person plural form of "ser" (to be). It identifies the subject (we) with the quality of being "gasolina" (gasoline). In Spanish, "ser" is used for permanent characteristics and identifications.

• Todos saben quién manda en este school

  ➔ Indirect question with "quién"

  ➔ The clause "quién manda en este school" is an indirect question acting as the object of the verb "saben". "Quién" means 'who' and introduces the embedded question.

• pa, que lo veas, te voy a mostrar

  ➔ Use of "para que" + subjunctive (veas) expressing purpose.

  ➔ "Pa, que lo veas" is a shortened, colloquial form of "Para que lo veas" (so that you see it). "Para que" requires the subjunctive mood (veas) because it expresses a purpose or intention.

• Nosotras bailamos bien you know?

  ➔ Code-switching (Spanish/English)

  ➔ The sentence starts in Spanish ("Nosotras bailamos bien") and ends with the English phrase "you know?". This is code-switching, where speakers alternate between languages.

• fuera feas, fuera feas, para ustedes no hay lugar.

  ➔ Imperative "fuera" and preposition "para" expressing direction.

  ➔ "Fuera" is the imperative form of "estar" (to be), meaning 'get out'. "Para ustedes" indicates 'for you', implying a direction or destination - there is no place *for you*.