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La verdad es que no hay una verdad 00:10
Leí en una pared de la ciudad 00:12
¿Habrá sido una virtud o casualidad? 00:14
Y sentí inquietud de estar a merced 00:16
De tanta sed de dualidad 00:18
Qué barbaridad 00:20
Lo barato sale caro, lo normal es lo raro 00:21
¿Estaré sonado? 00:23
Me visto despacio, si estoy apurado 00:24
Amo ser odiado, y tener la facha de un repetidor 00:26
Y la nota de un aprobado 00:29
Siempre hago lo que quiero 00:31
No lo puedo evitar, tomo para olvidar que el doctor 00:32
Me prohibió tomar y, gracias a Dios, soy ateo 00:35
No consigo empleo por mi cara, creo 00:38
Es lo lindo de ser feo, pero si espero desespero 00:40
Si quiero ver el partido entero 00:43
Ya está, cuánta ambigüedad 00:46
Esta vida me va a matar 00:48
Mi corazón vacío no soporta una ausencia más 00:50
Y sé que dijo una vez 00:56
El Nobel de la paz asesinado al caer 00:58
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 01:00
Busco respuestas y encuentro preguntas 01:06
Nadie contesta porque cuesta separarse de una mala junta 01:08
Y no hay contradicción, dije que me equivocaría 01:11
Y como me equivoqué tuve razón 01:14
Perdón, si mi mente queda en blanco, veo todo negro 01:16
Escucho el himno a la alegría y me deprimo, no me alegro 01:19
Como mi socio cuando dijo a su mujer preñada 01:22
"El ocio no me deja tiempo para nada" 01:24
Y, con esa vil coartada, se desembarazó de la embarazada 01:27
Ya está, cuánta ambigüedad 01:31
Esta vida me va a matar 01:33
Mi corazón vacío no soporta una ausencia más (Ah-ah-ah-ah) 01:35
Y sé que dijo una vez 01:41
El Nobel de la paz asesinado al caer 01:43
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 01:45
01:51
Mundo cruel, uh 02:11
Qué mala suerte ser supersticioso 02:17
Acaricio un círculo y se vuelve un círculo vicioso 02:19
Soy cauteloso y juro, seguro, que todo es dudoso 02:23
Cuántas veces dije "no" queriendo decir "sí" 02:26
Cuántas veces presentí el principio del fin 02:29
Cuántas veces dije "sí" queriendo decir "no", es así 02:32
Como te digo una cosa te digo la otra 02:35
Qué horror, hasta mis debilidades son más fuertes que yo 02:38
Ya está, cuánta ambigüedad 02:42
Esta vida me va a matar 02:44
Mi corazón vacío no soporta una ausencia más (Ah-ah-ah-ah) 02:46
Y sé que dijo una vez 02:52
El Nobel de la paz asesinado al caer 02:54
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 02:56
Ya está, cuánta ambigüedad 03:02
Esta vida me va a matar 03:04
Mi corazón vacío no soporta una ausencia más (Ah-ah-ah-ah) 03:06
Y sé que dijo una vez 03:12
El Nobel de la paz asesinado al caer 03:14
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 03:16
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 03:21
"Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel" 03:26
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Lo malo de ser bueno – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Dive into the thought-provoking world of El Cuarteto de Nos with "Lo malo de ser bueno." This song offers a fascinating linguistic journey, rich with irony, wordplay, and complex themes about morality and human nature. Learning Spanish through its lyrics will expose you to sophisticated vocabulary and the band's signature satirical style, making it a unique and engaging way to deepen your understanding of the language and cultural commentary.

[English]
The truth is, there’s no absolute truth
I read it on a wall in the city
Was it a virtue or just a coincidence?
And I felt uneasy being at the mercy
Of so much thirst for duality
What a mess
Being cheap ends up costly, normal is the unusual
Am I going crazy?
I get dressed slowly, even when I’m in a rush
I love being hated, and having the look of a repeat offender
And the passing grade
I always do what I want
I can't help it, I drink to forget that the doctor
Told me not to drink, and thank God I’m an atheist
I don’t get jobs because of my face, I believe
That’s the beauty of being ugly, but if I wait I despair
If I want to watch the whole game
That’s it, so much ambiguity
This life is going to kill me
My empty heart can't take one more absence
And I know that once he said
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was murdered on the fall
"That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world"
I seek answers and find questions
Nobody answers because it’s hard to leave a bad company
And there’s no contradiction, I said I would be wrong
And since I was wrong, I was right
Sorry if my mind goes blank, I see everything in black
I listen to the anthem of joy and I get depressed, I don’t rejoice
Like my partner when he told his pregnant wife
"Leisure leaves me no time for anything"
And with that petty excuse, he got rid of the pregnant woman
That’s it, so much ambiguity
This life is going to kill me
My empty heart can’t bear one more absence (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
And I know that once he said
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was murdered on the fall
"That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world"
...
Cruel world, uh
What bad luck to be superstitious
I touch a circle and it becomes a vicious circle
I’m cautious and I swear, for sure, everything’s doubtful
How many times I said “no” wanting to say “yes”
How many times I sensed the beginning of the end
How many times I said “yes” wanting to say “no”, that’s how it is
One thing I tell you another
What a horror, even my weaknesses are stronger than me
That’s it, so much ambiguity
This life is going to kill me
My empty heart can’t bear one more absence (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
And I know that once he said
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was murdered on the fall
That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world
That’s it, so much ambiguity
This life is going to kill me
My empty heart can’t bear one more absence (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
And I know that once he said
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was murdered on the fall
That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world
That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world
That’s the bad side of being good in this cruel world
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

verdad

/beɾˈðað/

B1
  • noun
  • - truth

virtud

/biɾtuð/

B2
  • noun
  • - virtue

casualidad

/kawsalˈiðað/

B2
  • noun
  • - luck; coincidence

sed

/seð/

A2
  • noun
  • - thirst

dualidad

/ðwaliˈðað/

B2
  • noun
  • - duality

salir

/saˈliɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to go out; to exit

barato

/ˈbaɾato/

B2
  • adjective
  • - cheap; inexpensive

caro

/ˈkaɾo/

B2
  • adjective
  • - expensive

despacío

/despaˈsio/

B1
  • adverb
  • - slowly

facha

/ˈfa.tʃa/

B2
  • noun
  • - appearance; look

aprobado

/a.pɾoˈβaðo/

B2
  • noun / adjective
  • - pass; approved

miedo

/ˈmjeðo/

A2
  • noun
  • - fear

feo

/ˈfe.o/

A2
  • adjective
  • - ugly

lindo

/ˈlindo/

B2
  • adjective
  • - beautiful; pretty

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Leí en una pared de la ciudad

    ➔ Preposition + article + noun phrase indicating location

    ➔ Use of **'en'** as a preposition to specify where something is read or found.

  • Y sentí inquietud de estar a merced

    ➔ Use of 'de' + infinitive verb to express purpose or feeling

    ➔ 'De' + infinitive verb expresses a feeling or state related to the action.

  • No consigue empleo por mi cara

    ➔ Preposition 'por' + noun phrase to indicate reason or cause

    ➔ 'Por' means 'because of' or 'due to', indicating the reason for not obtaining employment.

  • El ocio no me deja tiempo para nada

    ➔ Use of 'para' + noun to indicate purpose or aim

    ➔ 'Para' indicates the purpose of an action, here emphasizing the lack of leisure time for anything.

  • Es lo malo de ser bueno en este mundo cruel

    ➔ Use of 'de' + verb in the infinitive form to express a characteristic or quality

    ➔ 'De' + infinitive expresses the nature or defining characteristic of being good.

  • Y sé que dijo una vez

    ➔ Use of 'que' with a conjugated verb to introduce a subordinate clause (subjunctive or indicative)

    ➔ 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause, here meaning 'that he said once'.

  • Ya está, cuánta ambigüedad

    ➔ Expression of resignation or emphasis using 'ya está' and a question word

    ➔ 'Ya está' conveys a sense of 'that's enough' or 'there you go', emphasizing conclusion or resignation.