Yegua – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic and cynical world of Argentine Rock with Babasónicos' "Yegua." This concise track is excellent for learning Spanish as it blends intense, evocative imagery, like "un flamenco con el ala herida" (a flamingo with an injured wing), with modern colloquial language, giving learners insight into Argentine slang and lyrical dexterity that captures complex emotions of love, loss, and emotional self-defense.

[English]

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

Long ago

You splashed everything with your charm

I've seen you bring men to tears

And scorn fortune

Today you'll flare up

The midday is almost torn apart

You're a flamingo with a wounded wing

You hide beneath the harsh weather

And like a mare, she poured out her splendor

We were wild, without brakes for love

And in the same fantasy

It melted and laughed at us both

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

Today, maybe

Subtlety held a rescue for me

I kept reviving through a couple of other escapes

I grew wise at boycotting

And over time I learned to become a robot

I was programmable when it came to love

And in the same fantasy

I melted and laughed at both of us

I'm lost

I'm lost

I'm lost, everyone knows who I am

I'm lost

I'm lost

Lost, I'm lost

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

Some nights

I'm easy

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

I don't obey limits

And like a mare, she laughed at both of us

...

[Spanish]

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Tiempo atrás

Lo salpicabas todo con tu encanto

Te he visto reducir hombres al llanto

Y a la fortuna despreciar

Hoy rayás

El mediodía casi descosida

Sos un flamenco con el ala herida

Con la intemperie te arropás

Y como yegua, derramaba su esplendor

Éramos salvajes, sin frenos para el amor

Y en la misma fantasía

Se fundía y se reía de los dos

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Hoy, quizá

La sutileza me guardó un rescate

Me fui avivando en otro par de escapes

Me vine sabio en boicotear

Y con el tiempo fui aprendiendo a ser robot

Era programable en cuestiones del amor

Y en la misma fantasía

Me fundía y me reía de los dos

Perdido estoy

Perdido estoy

Perdido estoy, todos saben quién soy

Perdido estoy

Perdido estoy

Perdido, estoy perdido

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Algunas noches

Soy fácil

Uoh-oh, uoh-oh

No acato límites

Y como yegua, se reía de los dos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
noches /ˈno.tʃes/ A1	noun - nights
fácil /ˈfa.θil/ A1	adjective - easy, simple
límites /ˈli.mi.tes/ B1	noun - limits, boundaries
encanto /enˈkan.to/ B1	noun - charm, enchantment
hombres /ˈom.bɾes/ A1	noun - men
llanto /ˈʝan.to/ B1	noun - crying, tears
fortuna /forˈtu.na/ B2	noun - fortune, luck, wealth
flamenco /flaˈmen.ko/ B2	noun - flamingo (bird) or flamenco (music/dance style)
ala /ˈa.la/ A2	noun - wing
herida /eˈri.ða/ B1	noun - wound, injury
intemperie /in.temˈpe.ɾje/ C1	noun - exposure to the elements, open air
yegua /ˈʝe.ɰa/ B2	noun - mare (adult female horse)
esplendor /es.plenˈdor/ C1	noun - splendor, brilliance, grandeur
salvajes /salˈβa.xes/ B2	adjective - wild, untamed noun - wild beings, the wild ones
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
fantasía /fan.taˈsi.a/ B2	noun - fantasy, imagination
sutileza /su.tiˈle.θa/ C1	noun - subtlety, delicacy
robot /ˈro.bot/ A2	noun - robot, mechanical device that performs tasks

Key Grammar Structures

• Algunas noches, soy fácil

  ➔ Present simple (first person singular)

  ➔ The verb "soy" is the present simple form of "ser" meaning "I am".

• No acato límites

  ➔ Negative present indicative

  ➔ "No" negates the verb "acato" (present of "acatar").

• Tiempo atrás lo salpicabas todo con tu encanto

  ➔ Imperfect tense (2nd person singular)

  ➔ "Salpicabas" is the imperfect form of "salpicar", indicating a repeated or ongoing action in the past.

• Te he visto reducir hombres al llanto

  ➔ Present perfect + infinitive (perception verb)

  ➔ "He visto" (present perfect of "ver") is followed by the infinitive "reducir", expressing what the speaker has seen happening.

• Era programable en cuestiones del amor

  ➔ Imperfect of "ser" + adjective (state description)

  ➔ "Era" is the imperfect of "ser" meaning "I was"; it sets a past continuous state for "programable".

• Me fui avivando en otro par de escapes

  ➔ Ir + gerundio (gradual change) with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ "Me fui" (reflexive of "ir") plus the gerund "avivando" expresses a process that was gradually happening to the speaker.

• Me vine sabio en boicotear

  ➔ Reflexive past with "vine" (colloquial) indicating change of state

  ➔ "Me vine" (colloquial reflexive of "venir") means "I became"; paired with "sabio" it conveys a self‑initiated change.

• Estoy perdido, todos saben quién soy

  ➔ Estar + past participle (state) + relative clause with present indicative

  ➔ "Estoy" (present of "estar") + "perdido" (past participle) expresses a current condition; "quién soy" is a relative clause in present indicative.

• Y como yegua, derramaba su esplendor

  ➔ Imperfect tense (third person singular) describing past habitual action

  ➔ "Derramaba" is the imperfect of "derramar", showing that the splendidness was being poured out repeatedly or continuously.