Mentira – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chita

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Fueron tantas vueltas

There were so many turns

En el mismo lugar

In the same place

Sola con mis penas

Alone with my sorrows

Me voy a guardar

I'm going to keep them to myself

Ahora tengo la certeza

Now I have the certainty

No quiero tenerte cerca

I don't want you close

Eras tan solo una idea

You were just an idea

Siempre fui de las que sueñan

I always dreamed

Pero ahora estoy despierta

But now I'm awake

Tus falsos no me tientan

Your falsehoods don't tempt me

Ya no espero tus sorpresas

I no longer wait for your surprises

Ya no creo en tus promesas

I no longer believe in your promises

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Time passed and you changed nothing

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

You're still playing the same cards

Pero ya no caigo en tus trampas

But I no longer fall for your traps

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Now it's me who says enough

Si es que querías, mírate

If you wanted, look at yourself

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

...

...

Si es que querías, mírate

If you wanted, look at yourself

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

Yo solo te veo

I only see you

Cuando el sol no está

When the sun isn't out

Siempre te movés, en la oscuridad

You always move in the dark

Pues no hay un día que no voy a estar

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

Ya no tengo tiempo, para esperar

I no longer have time to wait

Te dejo mis papeles una y otra vez

I leave you my papers over and over

Hasta no querer verte

Until I don't want to see you

Salgo a la calle pero siempre me ves fuerte

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

Pero quiero que lo intentes

But I want you to try

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Time passed and you changed nothing

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

You're still playing the same cards

Pero ya no caigo en tus trampas

But I no longer fall for your traps

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Now it's me who says enough

Si es querías, mírate

If you wanted, look at yourself

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

...

...

Si es que querías irte

If you wanted to leave

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

...

...

Pasó el tiempo y no cambiaste nada

Time passed and you changed nothing

Seguís jugando a las mismas cartas

You're still playing the same cards

Pero ya no creo en tus trampas

But I no longer believe in your traps

Ahora soy yo la que dice basta

Now it's me who says enough

Si es que querías, mírate

If you wanted, look at yourself

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora siento que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

Si es que querías, mírate

If you wanted, look at yourself

Mis ojos son la vida

My eyes are life

Ahora se que eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

...

...

Y si es que querías

And if you wanted

Mirarme toda la vida

To look at me your whole life

Ahora siento que es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

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

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

Ahora se eso es mentira, mentira, mentira

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

...

...

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.