Soy Rock – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Jessico

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm a real slut and I don't work for you

Kept woman, thanks to the propaganda

I won't be your whore

I don't clean up your mess

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

I'm rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

...

I'm shrewd and I don't investigate for you (uh, uh, uh, uh)

Untie me, I don't want to cooperate

I won't be your prisoner

Of your feudal system

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

I'm rock, (rock)

Rock, (rock)

Rock, (rock)

Rock

(Rock)

I'm a real slut and I don't work for you

I live immersed in a lifeless style

I belong to anyone

Not to whoever can buy me

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

I'm rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

I'm rock

Rock

...

Rock

Rock

I'm rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

(Rock)

(Rock)

(Rock)

...

...

[Spanish]

Soy muy puta y no trabajo para vos

Mantenida, gracias a la propaganda

No voy a ser tu ramera

No limpio lo que ensucias

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy astuta y no investigo para vos (uh, uh, uh, uh)

Desatame, no quiero colaborar

No voy a ser prisionera

De tu organismo feudal

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy rock, (rock)

Rock, (rock)

Rock, (rock)

Rock

(Rock)

Soy muy puta y no trabajo para vos

Vivo inmersa en un estilo ya sin vida

Yo pertenezco a cualquiera

No al que me pueda comprar

Rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

Soy rock

Rock

Rock

Rock

(Rock)

(Rock)

(Rock)

(Rock)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
puta /ˈputa/ C2	noun - prostitute (offensive or colloquial term)
trabajo /tɾaˈβaxo/ A2	noun - work, job verb (trabajar) - to work
propaganda /pɾopaˈɣanda/ B2	noun - advertising or promotion, often political
ramera /raˈmeɾa/ C1	noun - prostitute (literary or dated)
limpio /ˈlimpjo/ A2	verb (limpiar) - to clean adjective - clean, pure
ensuciar /enˈsuθjaɾ/ B1	verb - to make dirty
astuta /asˈtuta/ B2	adjective - clever, shrewd
investigar /inβestiˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to investigate or research
colaborar /kolaβoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to collaborate, to work together
prisionera /pɾisjoˈneɾa/ B2	noun - female prisoner
organismo /oɾɣaˈnismo/ B2	noun - organization or living organism
feudal /feuˈðal/ C1	adjective - relating to feudal system or hierarchy
mantenida /manteniˈða/ C1	adjective/noun - kept woman; supported financially by another
pertenecer /peɾteneˈθeɾ/ B1	verb - to belong to
comprar /komˈpɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to buy
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
estilo /esˈtilo/ B1	noun - style, manner
inmersa /inˈmeɾsa/ C1	adjective - immersed, deeply involved
rock /ɹɑːk/ A2	noun - rock music; musical genre with strong rhythm and electric instruments

Key Grammar Structures

• Soy muy puta y no trabajo para vos

  ➔ Negation with **no + verb**; Intensifier **muy**; Preposition **para**

  ➔ The sentence uses the negation "no" before the verb ""trabajo"" to show that the speaker does not work for you. The adverb ""muy"" intensifies the adjective "puta", and "para" marks the indirect object "vos".

• No voy a ser tu ramera

  ➔ Future periphrastic construction **ir a + infinitive**; Negation with **no**

  ➔ The phrase "No" negates the future periphrasis "voy a ser"; together they mean "I am not going to be your prostitute".

• No limpio lo que ensucias

  ➔ Relative clause with **lo que**; Negation with **no**

  ➔ The negation "No" precedes the verb ""limpio"". The clause ""lo que ensucias"" ("what you dirty") is a **relative clause** introduced by "lo que".

• Soy astuta y no investigo para vos

  ➔ Negation with **no + verb**; Coordination with **y**; Preposition **para**

  ➔ The speaker says "I am clever" ("Soy astuta") and then negates the action ""investigo"" with "no", adding the prepositional phrase "para vos" ("for you").

• Desátame, no quiero colaborar

  ➔ Imperative mood with direct object pronoun **-me**; Negation with **no + verb**

  ➔ The verb ""Desátame"" is an **imperative** with the clitic ""me"" attached, meaning "Untie me". It is followed by the negated statement "no quiero colaborar" ("I don't want to collaborate").

• No voy a ser prisionera de tu organismo feudal

  ➔ Future periphrasis **ir a + infinitive**; Negation with **no**; Possessive preposition **de**

  ➔ The negated future phrase "no voy a ser" means "I am not going to be". The noun phrase "prisionera de tu organismo feudal" ("prisoner of your feudal organism") is introduced by the possessive preposition "de".

• Vivo inmersa en un estilo ya sin vida

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective (**inmersa**); Prepositional phrase **en**; Temporal adverb **ya**

  ➔ The verb "Vivo" is followed by the past participle ""inmersa"" used adjectivally, meaning "I live immersed". The prepositional phrase "en un estilo ya sin vida" adds "in a style that is already lifeless".

• Yo pertenezco a cualquiera, no al que me pueda comprar

  ➔ Verb **pertenecer a** + noun; Negation with **no**; Relative clause with **que** + subjunctive **pueda**

  ➔ The speaker states "Yo ""pertenezco"" to anyone ("a cualquiera"). The clause after the comma uses negation "no" and a relative clause "al que me ""pueda"" comprar" ("to the one who could buy me"). The verb "pueda" is in the **subjunctive** because it is hypothetical.

• Soy rock

  ➔ Copular verb **ser** + noun as predicative complement

  ➔ The simple sentence uses the copular verb ""soy"" with the noun ""rock"" as a predicative complement, meaning "I am rock" (identifying oneself with the genre).