Sin fronteras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Elenco de Soy Luna

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Digo "neta" a la "verdad"

I say "really" to the "truth"

Digo "padre" a lo "genial"

I say "cool" to what's "awesome"

Pero hay cosas que no cambian

But there are things that don't change

Un idioma universal

A universal language

Yo "campera" a la "chamarra"

I "wear" the "jacket"

Todo gira, todo cambia

Everything spins, everything changes

"Tú", "mi amiga", "compañera"

"You," "my friend," "partner"

Es lo mismo, ya verás

It's the same, you'll see

Al principio me sonabas diferente

At first, you sounded different to me

Tan distinta en medio de toda la gente

So different amidst all the people

Y al final me di cuenta, es extraño

And in the end, I realized, it's strange

Pero yo te entiendo igual

But I understand you just the same

Puedo sentir, puedo confiar

I can feel it, I can trust

Sincronía y movimiento

Synchronization and movement

Es el mismo sentimiento

It's the same feeling

Puedo decir, puedo escuchar

I can say it, I can listen

Sé que tú estás conmigo

I know you're with me

Y no estoy sola

And I'm not alone

La amistad

Friendship

La inventamos a nuestra manera

We made it our way

Y no tiene fronteras

And it has no borders

Ni idioma, ni bandera

No language, no flag

...

...

Digo "neta" a la "verdad"

I say "really" to the "truth"

Digo "padre" a lo "genial"

I say "cool" to what's "awesome"

Pero hay cosas que no cambian

But there are things that don't change

Un idioma universal

A universal language

Yo "campera" a la "chamarra"

I "wear" the "jacket"

Todo gira, todo cambia

Everything spins, everything changes

"Tú", "mi amiga", "compañera"

"You," "my friend," "partner"

Es lo mismo, ya verás

It's the same, you'll see

Al principio me sonabas diferente

At first, you sounded different to me

Tan distinta en medio de toda la gente

So different amidst all the people

Y al final me di cuenta, es extraño

And in the end, I realized, it's strange

Pero yo te entiendo igual

But I understand you just the same

Puedo sentir, puedo confiar

I can feel it, I can trust

Sincronía y movimiento

Synchronization and movement

Es el mismo sentimiento

It's the same feeling

Puedo decir, puedo escuchar

I can say it, I can listen

Sé que tú estás conmigo

I know you're with me

Y no estoy sola

And I'm not alone

La amistad

Friendship

La inventamos a nuestra manera

We made it our way

Y no tiene fronteras

And it has no borders

Ni idioma, ni bandera

No language, no flag

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cambiar /kam.biˈar/ A2	verb - to change
sentimiento /sen.tiˈmien.to/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
compañera /kom.paˈɲe.ɾa/ A2	noun - female companion, partner, friend
fronteras /fɾonˈte.ɾas/ B2	noun - borders, boundaries
lenguaje /lenˈɣwa.xe/ B1	noun - language, speech
todos /ˈto.ðos/ A1	adjective - all, everyone
persona /perˈso.na/ A2	noun - person, individual
sentido /senˈti.ðo/ B1	noun - sense, meaning
entender /en.tenˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand
confiar /kon.fɪˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to trust
movimiento /mo.βiˈmi.ɛn.to/ B2	noun - movement

Key Grammar Structures

• Digo "neta" a la "verdad"

  ➔ Use of quotation marks to highlight slang/regionalisms and their standard equivalents.

  ➔ The song uses quotation marks around "neta" and "verdad" to show that "neta" is a slang word equivalent to the standard word "verdad" (truth). It highlights the informal vs. formal language.

• Pero hay cosas que no cambian

  ➔ Relative pronouns (que) introducing a subordinate clause.

  ➔ "que" introduces a relative clause specifying which things don't change. Relative clauses add extra information about a noun.

• Al principio me sonabas diferente

  ➔ Use of the verb "sonar" to express impression or how someone/something seems.

  ➔ "Sonabas" means "you sounded" but implies "you seemed" or "gave me the impression". It's not literally about sound, but about the overall feeling.

• Y al final me di cuenta, es extraño

  ➔ Use of the verb "darse cuenta" (to realize) and impersonal "es" + adjective (extraño/strange).

  ➔ "Me di cuenta" is the preterite of *darse cuenta* (to realize). The expression "es extraño" is impersonal, meaning "it is strange".

• Pero yo te entiendo igual

  ➔ Use of "igual" as an adverb meaning "equally" or "the same".

  ➔ "Igual" modifies the verb "entiendo" (I understand) meaning "I understand you equally" or "I understand you in the same way".

• Puedo sentir, puedo confiar

  ➔ Use of modal verb "poder" (can/to be able to) + infinitive.

  ➔ "Puedo sentir" and "puedo confiar" show ability or possibility: "I can feel", "I can trust".

• La amistad la inventamos a nuestra manera

  ➔ Duplication of the direct object pronoun (la) – "La amistad la inventamos..."

  ➔ In Spanish, when the direct object is specific and comes before the verb, it's often duplicated with a pronoun. Here, "la amistad" (friendship) is duplicated with "la". This emphasizes the object.