Minusvalía – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Astrud

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Astrud's “Minusvalía” and explore themes of emotional detachment and self-awareness. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish while pondering the complexities of human emotions and relationships, conveyed through introspective lyrics and Astrud's distinctive musical style .

[English]

Even if it seems like I don’t understand,

Subconsciously, I’m paying attention,

Because even when I wasn’t listening,

I’d remember later, I’d remember later.

I get that you say I’m a mess,

But it’s my brain, I don’t feel responsible.

If you calm down and let me explain,

You’ll see the unfathomable mysteries of the mind.

I didn’t hear what you asked,

But I’ll answer anyway,

Because that’s what friends do.

You’re right about you and me,

But it doesn’t matter because I’ve changed my mind.

Knowing how you know what I always do to people,

Did you think it’d be different with you?

It’s normal to think I’m a monster

Because I haven’t cried and I’m so whole,

And I felt worse about the last episode

of Friends than about us, more than about us.

Believe me, it’s not my fault,

It’s more like a disability,

That only cares about what I don’t care about,

And of course, you matter to me, that’s why I don’t matter.

I hope everything’s clearer now,

I have to go because I’ve made plans

Right here nearby.

You’re right about you and me,

But it doesn’t matter because I’ve changed my mind.

Knowing how you know what I always do to people,

Did you think it’d be different with you?

Knowing how you know what I always do to people,

Did you think it’d be different with you?

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[Spanish]

Aunque te parece que no me entero,

subliminalmente estoy atendiendo,

porque incluso cuando no te escuchaba,

luego me acordaba, luego me acordaba.

Entiendo que digas que soy un desastre,

pero es mi cerebro, no me siento responsable.

Si te calmas y dejas que te lo explique,

verás los insondables misterios de la psique.

Lo que me has preguntado no lo he oído,

pero de todas formas voy a contestarte,

que por algo soy tu amigo.

Llevas razón sobre tú y yo,

pero da igual porque he cambiado de opinión.

Sabiendo como sabes lo que siempre le hago a la gente,

¿cómo pensabas que contigo iba a ser diferente?

Es normal que pienses que soy un monstruo

porque no he llorado y estoy tan entero,

y me dio más pena el último episodio

de Friends que lo nuestro, más pena que lo nuestro.

Créeme si te digo que no es culpa mía,

que más bien se trata de una minusvalía,

que sólo me importa lo que no me importa,

y tú claro que me importas, por eso no me importas.

Espero que ahora esté todo más claro,

yo tengo que irme porque he quedado

aquí al lado.

Llevas razón sobre tú y yo,

pero da igual porque he cambiado de opinión.

Sabiendo como sabes lo que siempre le hago a la gente,

¿cómo pensabas que contigo iba a ser diferente?

Sabiendo como sabes lo que siempre le hago a la gente,

¿cómo pensabas que contigo iba a ser diferente?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desastre /deˈzas.tɾe/ B1	noun - disaster
cerebro /θeˈɾe.βɾo/ B1	noun - brain
misterios /misˈte.ɾjos/ B2	noun - mysteries
psique /ˈsi.ke/ B2	noun - psyche
monstruo /monsˈtɾwo/ B1	noun - monster
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow
importar /im.poɾˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to matter
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
opinion /o.piˈnjon/ B1	noun - opinion
claro /ˈkla.ɾo/ A1	adjective - clear
razón /raˈθon/ A2	noun - reason
diferente /di.feˈɾen.te/ B1	adjective - different
escuchar /es.kuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to listen
acordar /a.koɾˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to remember
importar /im.poɾˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to matter

Key Grammar Structures

• porque incluso cuando no te escuchaba

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'porque' introducing a causal clause

  ➔ 'porque' is used to express the cause or reason for the action in the main clause.

• que por algo soy tu amigo

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'que' indicating purpose or reason

  ➔ 'que' introduces a subordinate clause that explains the reason or purpose of the main clause.

• y tú claro que me importas

  ➔ Use of 'que' after 'claro' to emphasize certainty

  ➔ 'que' follows 'claro' to reinforce the certainty or affirmation about the statement.

• porque he cambiado de opinión

  ➔ Present perfect tense 'he cambiado' indicating a completed action with relevance to the present

  ➔ 'he cambiado' is the present perfect tense indicating a change of opinion that has relevance to the current moment.

• sabiendo como sabes lo que siempre le hago a la gente

  ➔ Participle phrase 'sabiendo' indicating knowing or awareness in the context

  ➔ 'sabiendo' is a gerund/participle that conveys the idea of knowing or awareness about the information or situation.

• ¿cómo pensabas que contigo iba a ser diferente?

  ➔ Imperfect tense 'pensabas' indicating ongoing or habitual past thoughts

  ➔ 'pensabas' is imperfect tense indicating that the act of thinking was ongoing or habitual in the past.