Soy rebelde – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jeanette

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enduring appeal of Jeanette's iconic Spanish ballad, "Soy Rebelde." Through its heartfelt lyrics and melancholic melody, you can explore themes of loneliness and the yearning for connection, offering a window into the emotional landscape of a bygone era.

[English]

I am a rebel because the world has made me this way

Because no one has treated me with love

Because no one has ever wanted to listen to me

I am a rebel because always without reason

They denied me everything I asked for

And gave me only misunderstanding

And I wish I could be like that child

Like that man who is happy

And I wish I could give what’s inside me

Everything in exchange for a friendship

And to dream and to live

And to forget resentment

And to sing and laugh

And to feel only love

I am a rebel because the world has made me this way

Because no one has treated me with love

Because no one has ever wanted to listen to me

And I wish I could be like that child

Like that man who is happy

And I wish I could give what’s inside me

Everything in exchange for a friendship

And to dream and to live

And to forget resentment

And to sing and laugh

And to feel only love

...

[Spanish]

Yo soy rebelde porque el mundo me ha hecho así

Porque nadie me ha tratado con amor

Porque nadie me ha querido nunca oír

Yo soy rebelde porque siempre sin razón

Me negaron todo aquello que pedí

Y me dieron solamente incomprensión

Y quisiera ser como el niño aquel

Como el hombre aquel que es feliz

Y quisiera dar lo que hay en mí

Todo a cambio de una amistad

Y soñar y vivir

Y olvidar el rencor

Y cantar y reír

Y sentir solo amor

Yo soy rebelde porque el mundo me ha hecho así

Porque nadie me ha tratado con amor

Porque nadie me ha querido nunca oír

Y quisiera ser como el niño aquel

Como el hombre aquel que es feliz

Y quisiera dar lo que hay en mí

Todo a cambio de una amistad

Y soñar y vivir

Y olvidar el rencor

Y cantar y reír

Y sentir solo amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rebelde /reˈβel.de/ B1	adjective - defying authority or control
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
amor /aˈmor/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
niño /ˈni.ɲo/ A1	noun - a young human being
hombre /ˈom.bɾe/ A1	noun - an adult male human
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
amistad /a.misˈtad/ B1	noun - a relationship of mutual affection
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to experience thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to remain alive
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
rencor /renˈkoɾ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep resentment
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
reír /reˈiɾ/ A1	verb - to make sounds expressing amusement
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to perceive or experience an emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo soy rebelde porque el mundo me ha hecho así

  ➔ Present tense to express a state of being.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo soy rebelde" uses the verb "ser" in the present tense to indicate a permanent characteristic.

• Porque nadie me ha tratado con amor

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "me ha tratado" uses the present perfect to show that the action of treating has occurred at some point in the past and affects the present.

• Y quisiera ser como el niño aquel

  ➔ Conditional tense to express a wish or desire.

  ➔ The phrase "quisiera ser" uses the conditional form of the verb "querer" to express a wish to be like someone.

• Y soñar y vivir

  ➔ Infinitive form to express actions.

  ➔ The verbs "soñar" and "vivir" are in the infinitive form, indicating the actions of dreaming and living.

• Y sentir solo amor

  ➔ Infinitive form to express a desired state.

  ➔ The verb "sentir" in the infinitive form expresses the desire to feel only love.