Tus siete diferencias – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Manos de Topo
• Album: Escapar con el anticiclón

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with "Tus siete diferencias" by Manos de Topo offers a unique opportunity to delve into clever, metaphorical lyrics about love and heartbreak. The song's narrative style and emotionally charged, yet witty, vocabulary provide a rich context for understanding colloquial expressions and the nuances of expressing complex feelings in Spanish. What makes this song special is its blend of theatrical indie-pop with raw, relatable storytelling, making the language learning process both engaging and emotionally resonant.

[English]

You protest again

that I pet you badly,

that you prefer the sofa,

I'm always alone when I wake up.

You build your coffin

with views of the South Pole,

it seems that you’re not yourself,

I’ll be the last to find out.

And it’s good to know

that other planets exist

where I’m not always the one

to be blamed.

Your freckles shift place

if you cheat on me again,

you convinced the court

that it was convenience love.

Someone wears your skin,

your clothes fit well,

though you pretend to be faithful,

I’ll find the seven differences.

And it’s good to know

that other planets exist

where I’m not always

your second choice,

and when I stain the mattress,

I don’t cause you bad impressions,

where you’re not always the one

who erupts,

if I confuse your underwear,

where you can be happy

without me having to attend

another fakir class,

and we can reincarnate

as the perfect couple,

and not have to discover...

That I’m still in love

without knowing she’s an actress,

the role is bad

though it fits her profile.

He hides my corpse

buried in the garden,

digging a tunnel that reaches me.

...

[Spanish]

Vuelves a protestar

con que te acaricio mal,

que prefieres el sofá,

estoy solo siempre al despertarme.

Construyes tu ataúd

con vistas al Polo Sur,

parece que no eres tú,

seré el último en enterarme.

Y es bueno saber

que existen otros planetas

donde no siempre soy yo

el culpable.

Tus pecas cambian de lugar

si me vuelves a engañar,

convenciste al tribunal

de que era amor de conveniencia.

Alguien viste tu piel,

tu ropa le sienta bien,

aunque finja serme fiel

encontraré las siete diferencias.

Y es bueno saber

que existen otros planetas

donde no siempre soy yo

tu segunda opción

y cuando mancho el colchón

no te causo mala impresión,

donde no siempre eres tú

la que entra en erupción

si confundo tu ropa interior,

donde puedes ser feliz

sin que tenga que asistir

a otro curso de faquir

y podernos reencarnar

en la pareja ideal

y no tener que descubrir...

Que sigo enamorado

sin saber que ella es actriz,

el papel es malo

aunque se ajusta a su perfil.

Esconde mi cadáver

enterrado en el jardín,

cava un tunel que llegue hasta mí.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
protestar /pɾotesˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to protest, to complain
acariciar /akaɾiˈθjaɾ/ B1	verb - to caress, to stroke
sofá /soˈfa/ A2	noun - sofa
ataúd /a.taˈuð/ B2	noun - coffin
vistas /ˈbistas/ B1	noun - view, sight
planetas /plaˈnetas/ B1	noun - planets
culpable /kulˈpaβle/ B1	adjective - guilty noun - guilty person
pecas /ˈpekas/ B2	noun - freckles
engañar /eŋ.ɡaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to deceive, to cheat
tribunal /tɾibuˈnal/ B2	noun - court, tribunal
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
fiel /fjel/ B1	adjective - faithful
diferencias /difeˈɾenθjas/ B1	noun - differences
opción /opˈθjon/ B1	noun - option, choice
colchón /kolˈtʃon/ A2	noun - mattress
erupción /eɾupˈθjon/ B2	noun - eruption
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
actriz /akˈtɾis/ B1	noun - actress
cadáver /kaˈdaβeɾ/ B2	noun - corpse, cadaver
jardín /xaɾˈðin/ A2	noun - garden
túnel /ˈtunel/ B1	noun - tunnel

Key Grammar Structures

• Vuelves a protestar

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Vuelves a protestar" indicates a repeated action, meaning 'You protest again'.

• parece que no eres tú

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for expressing doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "parece que no eres tú" suggests uncertainty about someone's identity, meaning 'it seems that it's not you'.

• seré el último en enterarme

  ➔ Future tense for actions that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "seré el último en enterarme" indicates a future action, meaning 'I will be the last to find out'.

• donde no siempre soy yo el culpable

  ➔ Use of 'donde' to introduce a relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "donde no siempre soy yo el culpable" introduces a condition or situation, meaning 'where I am not always the guilty one'.

• aunque finja serme fiel

  ➔ Use of 'aunque' to express contrast.

  ➔ The phrase "aunque finja serme fiel" indicates a contrast between appearance and reality, meaning 'even if she pretends to be faithful to me'.

• cava un túnel que llegue hasta mí

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive to express a wish or desire.

  ➔ The phrase "cava un túnel que llegue hasta mí" expresses a desire for an action to be taken, meaning 'dig a tunnel that reaches me'.