SUPERPODER – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: María José Llergo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the fusion of flamenco and electronic music in María José Llergo's 'SUPERPODER,' a song that encourages listeners to embrace their inner strength and connect with powerful social messages. Learn Spanish through its evocative lyrics and discover the unique blend of tradition and modernity in Llergo's artistry.

[English]

Years and millennia I took to understand

That I can be a bullfighter, sword and bull at the same time

Now I can see it, now I can see it

Pure as water, fish-hearted

Kissed by the sun, with tanned skin

Mom cries at night, doesn’t know what to do

Another letter arrived in the mailbox

No way to pay, no way to eat

"That girl is broken, feels too much"

Neighbors whisper around the neighborhood

Life passes, years go by

Now I fly around the world, I perform on stages

"That girl is broken, feels too much"

Neighbors whisper around the neighborhood

Life passes, years go by

Now I fly around the world, I perform on stages

I learned to cry while singing

I learned to sing while crying

Together we are changing

The ugliness of this bad world

I learned to cry while singing

I learned to sing while crying

Together we are changing

The ugliness of this bad world

Superpower (superpower), superpower

Superpower, superpower

Superpower (superpower), superpower

Superpower, superpower

The zeros in my account are not inherited

I earned them alone, singing

I'm like the poppy, dark and red

I don’t need anyone, I take care of myself

Dad smiles at me as if nothing's wrong

Even though everything’s about to explode

While his girl goes from hospital to hospital

There’s never been a lack of what can’t be bought

Just in case they told you that you couldn’t

Because of money and its tyranny

For the working neighborhoods, for my Malvinas

You can be whatever you want, blessed be your life

Just in case they told you that you couldn’t

Because of money and its tyranny

For the working neighborhoods, for my Malvinas

You can be whatever you want, blessed be your life

I learned to cry while singing

I learned to sing while crying

Together we are changing

The ugliness of this bad world

I learned to cry while singing

I learned to sing while crying

Together we are changing

The ugliness of this bad world

...

[Spanish]

Años y milenios tardé en entender

Que puedo ser torero, espada y toro a la vez

Ya lo puedo ver, ya lo puedo ver

Pura como el agua, corazón de pez

Besada por el sol, morena de piel

Mamá llora por la noche, no sabe qué hacer

Ha llegao al buzón otro papel

No hay con qué pagar, no hay con qué comer

"Esa niña está rota, siente demasiado"

Murmuran los vecinos por el vecindario

Pasa la vida, pasan los años

Ahora vuelo por el mundo, vivo en escenarios

"Esa niña está rota, siente demasiado"

Murmuran los vecinos por el vecindario

Pasa la vida, pasan los años

Ahora vuelo por el mundo, vivo en escenarios

Aprendí a llorar cantando

Aprendí a cantar llorando

Juntas estamos cambiando

Lo feo de este mundo malo

Aprendí a llorar cantando

Aprendí a cantar llorando

Juntas estamos cambiando

Lo feo de este mundo malo

Superpoder (superpoder), superpoder

Superpoder, superpoder

Superpoder (superpoder), superpoder

Superpoder, superpoder

Los ceros de mi cuenta no son heredaos

Yo sola, cantando, los he ganao

Soy como la amapola, morena y roja

No necesito a nadie, yo me cuido sola

Papá me sonríe como si nada fuera mal

Aunque todo esté a punto de explotar

Mientras su niña va de hospital en hospital

Nunca faltó de lo que no se pue'comprar

Por si te dijeron que no podías

Por culpa del dinero y de su tiranía

Pa los barrios obreros, pa mis Malvinas

Puedes ser lo que tú quieras, bendita tu vida

Por si te dijeron que no podías

Por culpa del dinero y de su tiranía

Pa los barrios obreros, pa mis Malvinas

Puedes ser lo que tú quieras, bendita tu vida

Aprendí a llorar cantando

Aprendí a cantar llorando

Juntas estamos cambiando

Lo feo de este mundo malo

Aprendí a llorar cantando

Aprendí a cantar llorando

Juntas estamos cambiando

Lo feo de este mundo malo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
entender /en.tenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand
ser /seɾ/ A2	verb - to be (permanent state)
poder /poˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to be able to, can
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
temer /teˈmeɾ/ B2	verb - to shake, tremble
vivo /ˈbiβo/ A2	verb - to live
cambiar /kamˈbjaɾ/ B1	verb - to change
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to cry
cielo /ˈsje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
agua /ˈa.ɣwa/ A1	noun - water
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
niña /ˈni.ɲa/ A1	noun - girl
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• Que puedo ser torero, espada y toro a la vez

  ➔ Use of 'poder' (can) + infinitive to express ability

  ➔ 'Puedo' means 'I can', followed by the infinitive 'ser' (to be) indicating ability.

• Soy como la amapola, morena y roja

  ➔ Use of 'ser' + comparison and adjectives to describe identity

  ➔ 'Soy' is the first person singular of 'ser', used here with adjectives to describe personal qualities or identity.

• Pasa la vida, pasan los años

  ➔ Use of 'pasar' in present tense to indicate ongoing passage of time

  ➔ 'Pasa' is the third person singular of 'pasar' in present tense, meaning 'passes' or 'goes by', indicating the flow of time.

• Aprendí a llorar cantando

  ➔ Use of 'aprender' in past tense + infinitive to express learned skills

  ➔ 'Aprendí' is the past tense of 'aprender' (to learn), and is followed by the infinitive 'llorar' (to cry), showing the skill learned.

• No hay con qué pagar, no hay con qué comer

  ➔ Use of 'con qué' + subjunctive to express lack of means or resources

  ➔ 'Con qué' is used with the subjunctive to indicate lack of resources or means to accomplish something.

• Puedes ser lo que tú quieras, bendita tu vida

  ➔ Use of 'puedes ser' + noun or noun phrase to express possibility or potential

  ➔ 'Puedes ser' means 'you can be', suggesting potential or ability to become something, often used positively.