Tendencias – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Sonora Skandalo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si la miran por ahí

If you see her around

Por las calles caminar

Walking down the streets

Dirán que es una mujer

They'll say she's a woman

Lo podrías asegurar

You could be sure of it

Por su andar tan ambicioso

By her confident stride

Y su forma de mirar

And her way of looking

Y ese cuerpo de modelo

And that model body

Que te hace delirar

That drives you crazy

Si la miran por ahí

If you see her around

De pelo largo natural

With natural long hair

Zapatillas, falda corta

Sneakers, short skirt

Intentando provocar

Trying to get attention

Que los hombres que la vean

So men who see her

No la puedan evitar

Can't help but notice

Despertar la envidia en ellas

Feel envy rising in them

Sé lo que quiere lograr

I know what she wants to achieve

Fíjate bien, fíjate bien

Look closely, really look

Tal vez no sea ella, tal vez sea él

Maybe it’s not her, maybe it’s him

Al que le gustó desde niño vestirse de mujer

The one who’s liked dressing as a woman since childhood

Al que su familia niega por ser como es

Who’s been denied by his family for being who he is

Sé que Dios no se equivoca

I believe in God, He’s not mistaken

Pero algo pasa en él

But something’s happened to him

Que cambió su tendencia

That changed his path

De ser hombre a ser mujer

From man to woman

...

...

Si la miras por ahí

If you see him around

Tomando un trago en algún bar

Having a drink at some bar

Y se te acerca amablemente

Approaching kindly

Y algo te quiere invitar

And wanting to invite you in

Notarás que hay algo extraño

You’ll notice something strange

En su forma de mirar

In his way of looking

Que en su voz hay algo raro

That there’s something odd in his voice

Que a ti te hace dudar

Which makes you hesitate

Fíjate bien, fíjate bien

Look closely, really look

Tal vez no sea ella, tal vez sea él

Maybe it’s not her, maybe it’s him

Al que le gustó desde niño vestirse de mujer

The one who’s liked dressing as a woman since childhood

Al que su familia niega por ser como es

Who’s been denied by his family for being who he is

Sé que Dios no se equivoca

I believe in God, He’s not mistaken

Pero algo pasó en él

But something happened to him

Que cambió su tendencia

That changed his path

De ser hombre a ser mujer

From man to woman

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miran /miˈɾan/ A2	verb - they look at
callar /kaˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to be silent
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A2	noun - woman
andar /anˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk or to behave
ambicioso /amβiˈsjo.so/ B1	adjective - ambitious
forma /ˈfɔɾma/ A2	noun - form, shape
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
modelo /moˈdɛlo/ B1	noun - model, mannequin
pelo /ˈpelo/ A2	noun - hair
natural /naˈtuɾal/ A2	adjective - natural
provocar /pɾoβoˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to provoke
quedar /keˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to stay, to remain
evitar /ebiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to avoid
despertar /despeɾˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to wake up, to awaken

Key Grammar Structures

• Dirán que es una mujer

  ➔ They will say that she is a woman

  ➔ The verb **'dirán'** is the future tense of **'decir'**, meaning **'to say'** or **'to tell'** (in future).

• Fíjate bien, fíjate bien

  ➔ Imperative form of **'fijarse'** (to pay attention / to notice)

  ➔ The phrase **'fíjate bien'** uses the imperative form of **'fijarse'**, meaning **'pay close attention'** or **'look carefully'**.

• que en su voz hay algo raro

  ➔ Use of **'hay'** (there is/are) to indicate existence of something

  ➔ The word **'hay'** is used to indicate the **existence** of something, similar to **'there is'** in English.

• se te acerca amablemente

  ➔ Reflexive verb **'acercarse'** in third person singular with indirect object pronoun, meaning **'approaches'**

  ➔ The verb **'acercarse'** is reflexive, and in this context, it means **'approaches'** or **'comes closer'** with the subject approaching someone.

• que cambió su tendencia

  ➔ Use of **'cambió'** (past tense of **'cambiar'**) to show completed action

  ➔ The word **'cambió'** is the third person singular past tense of **'cambiar'**, meaning **'changed'** or **'altered'**.