Mentira – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chita

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Argentine R&B with Chita's "Mentira," a song that masterfully blends Spanish lyrics with a modern beat to tell a story of heartbreak and liberation. This track offers a unique opportunity to learn emotional vocabulary and understand the cultural expressions of love and self-assertion in the Spanish language.

[English]

There were so many turns

In the same place

Alone with my sorrows

I'm going to keep them to myself

Now I have the certainty

I don't want you close

You were just an idea

I always dreamed

But now I'm awake

Your falsehoods don't tempt me

I no longer wait for your surprises

I no longer believe in your promises

Time passed and you changed nothing

You're still playing the same cards

But I no longer fall for your traps

Now it's me who says enough

If you wanted, look at yourself

My eyes are life

Now I feel that it's a lie, lie, lie

...

If you wanted, look at yourself

My eyes are life

Now I know that it's a lie, lie, lie

I only see you

When the sun isn't out

You always move in the dark

For there isn't a day I won't be there

I no longer have time to wait

I leave you my papers over and over

Until I don't want to see you

I go out to the street but you always see me strong

But I want you to try

Time passed and you changed nothing

You're still playing the same cards

But I no longer fall for your traps

Now it's me who says enough

If you wanted, look at yourself

My eyes are life

Now I feel that it's a lie, lie, lie

...

If you wanted to leave

My eyes are life

Now I know that it's a lie, lie, lie

...

Time passed and you changed nothing

You're still playing the same cards

But I no longer believe in your traps

Now it's me who says enough

If you wanted, look at yourself

My eyes are life

Now I feel that it's a lie, lie, lie

If you wanted, look at yourself

My eyes are life

Now I know that it's a lie, lie, lie

...

And if you wanted

To look at me your whole life

Now I feel that it's a lie, lie, lie

If you wanted... (you wanted, to look at me your whole life)

Now I know that it's a lie, lie, lie

...

[Spanish]

Fueron tantas vueltas

En el mismo lugar

Sola con mis penas

Me voy a guardar

Ahora tengo la certeza

No quiero tenerte cerca

Eras tan solo una idea

Siempre fui de las que sueñan

Pero ahora estoy despierta

Tus falsos no me tientan

Ya no espero tus sorpresas

Ya no creo en tus promesas

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

Pero ya no caigo en tus trampas

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Si es que querías, mírate

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Si es que querías, mírate

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Yo solo te veo

Cuando el sol no está

Siempre te movés, en la oscuridad

Pues no hay un día que no voy a estar

Ya no tengo tiempo, para esperar

Te dejo mis papeles una y otra vez

Hasta no querer verte

Salgo a la calle pero siempre me ves fuerte

Pero quiero que lo intentes

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

Pero ya no caigo en tus trampas

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Si es querías, mírate

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Si es que querías irte

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

Pero ya no creo en tus trampas

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Si es que querías, mírate

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Si es que querías, mírate

Mis ojos son la vida

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Y si es que querías

Mirarme toda la vida

Ahora siento que es mentira, mentira, mentira

Si es que querías... (querías, mirarme toda la vida)

Ahora se eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fueron /fweˈɾon/ A2	verb - they were
vueltas /ˈbwel.tas/ B1	noun - turns, revolutions
lugar /ˈlu.ɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place, location
penas /ˈpe.nas/ B1	noun - pains, sorrows
guardar /ɡwarˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to keep, to save
certeza /seɾˈteθa/ B2	noun - certainty, surety
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
idea /iˈðe.a/ A2	noun - idea, thought
sueñar /sweˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to dream
despierta /desˈpjeɾ.tað/ B2	adjective / verb (imperative form of despertar) - awake / wake up
falsos /ˈfal.sos/ B2	adjective - false, fake
esperar /es.peˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to wait, to hope
promesas /pɾomˈe.sas/ B1	noun - promises
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ B1	verb - to change
jugando /xwanˈðan.do/ B2	verb - playing
cartas /ˈkar.tas/ A2	noun - cards
trampas /ˈtɾam.pas/ B2	noun - traps, tricks
basta /ˈbas.ta/ B2	interjection - enough, stop
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A2	noun - eyes
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A2	noun - life
mentira /menˈti.ɾa/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood

Key Grammar Structures

• No quiero tenerte cerca

  ➔ Use of the negative pronoun 'no' with the verb 'querer' + infinitive, expressing a refusal or lack of desire.

  ➔ 'No' is used to negate the action expressed by 'querer tenerte cerca', meaning 'not want to have you near'.

• Ya no espero tus sorpresas

  ➔ The phrase 'ya no' indicates the cessation of an action; 'espero' is the present indicative of 'esperar' (to hope/wait).

  ➔ 'Ya no' means 'no longer' or 'not anymore', so combined with 'espero', it means 'I no longer wait for your surprises'.

• Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'seguís' (vuestra forma de 'seguir') + gerund 'jugando', indicating an ongoing action; 'a las mismas cartas' specifies the object.

  ➔ 'Seguís' is the present tense form meaning 'you all continue' or 'you all keep', and 'jugando' is the gerund 'playing'.

• Pero ya no caigo en tus trampas

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' with the verb 'caer' in the present tense, meaning 'to fall into' or 'to succumb to' in a figurative sense.

  ➔ 'Ya no caigo en tus trampas' means 'I no longer fall into your traps', indicating that the speaker has stopped being deceived or manipulated.

• Si es que querías, mírate

  ➔ Use of 'si es que' to introduce a conditional clause meaning 'if indeed' or 'if you wanted', and imperative 'mírate' (look at yourself).

  ➔ 'Si es que querías, mírate' translates roughly as 'If you really wanted to, look at yourself'.

• Ahora siento que eso es mentira

  ➔ Use of 'ahora' (now) with 'siento' (I feel), expressing a change in perception; 'que eso es mentira' (that is a lie).

  ➔ 'Ahora siento que eso es mentira' means 'Now I feel that is a lie', indicating a realization or change in belief.

• Pero ya no espero tus sorpresas

  ➔ Repeated at different parts, illustrating the continued negation of expectations with 'ya no' + present tense 'espero'.

  ➔ This phrase, repeated, emphasizes the ending of hope or anticipation towards the subject.