Yo No Soy Esa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mari Trini

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the empowering message of Mari Trini's classic "Yo No Soy Esa." This song offers a powerful statement of female independence and self-definition, resonating deeply with themes of personal freedom and breaking societal molds. Learning this song provides insight into the feminist movement in Spain and the enduring strength of female artists.

[English]

I'm not the one you imagine

A quiet, simple young lady

Who one day leaves and always forgives

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

I'm not the one you thought I was

The white dove who fawns over you

Who laughs for no reason, says yes to everything

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

You'll never be able to boast

Of having played

With the truth, with love

Of others

If you truly love me, I am no longer that

Who trembles before a storm

Fighting among the waves, finds the shore

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

But if you're only after adventures

Friend, keep watch over your whole house

I'm not the one who loses hope

Think about it now, no

I'm not the one you imagine

A quiet, simple young lady

Who one day leaves and always forgives

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

That girl, yes, not

That's not me

...

[Spanish]

Yo no soy esa que tú te imaginas

Una señorita tranquila y sencilla

Que un día abandonas y siempre perdona

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Yo no soy esa que tú te creías

La paloma blanca que te baila el agua

Que ríe por nada, diciendo sí a todo

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

No podrás presumir jamás

De haber jugado

Con la verdad, con el amor

De los demás

Si en verdad me quieres, yo ya no soy esa

Que se acobarda frente a una borrasca

Luchando entre olas encuentra la playa

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Pero si buscas tan solo aventuras

Amigo, pon guardia a toda tu casa

Yo no soy esa que pierde esperanzas

Piénsalo ya, no

Yo no soy esa que tú te imaginas

Una señorita tranquila y sencilla

Que un día abandonas y siempre perdona

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Esa niña sí, no

Esa no soy yo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
señorita /seɲoˈɾita/ B1	noun - young lady; Miss
perdona /peɾˈðona/ A2	verb - to forgive
niña /ˈniɲa/ A2	noun - girl
creías /kɾeˈi.as/ B1	verb - you believed
puedes /ˈpweðes/ A2	verb - you can
borrasca /boˈraška/ B2	noun - storm; bad weather
olas /ˈolas/ A2	noun - waves
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ B2	noun - strength; force
esperanzas /ɛspeɾanˈθas/ B2	noun - hopes
espera /esˈpeɾa/ A2	noun/verb - wait; hope
olvidar /olβiˈðar/ B1	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo no soy esa que tú te imaginas

  ➔ Present tense of 'to be' (soy) to express identity.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo no soy" means "I am not," indicating a rejection of a certain identity.

• Esa niña sí, no

  ➔ Use of 'sí' for emphasis.

  ➔ The word "sí" emphasizes the contrast between the speaker's identity and the expected one.

• Si en verdad me quieres, yo ya no soy esa

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' (if).

  ➔ The phrase "Si en verdad me quieres" means "If you truly love me," setting a condition for the following statement.

• Luchando entre olas encuentra la playa

  ➔ Gerund form (luchando) to indicate ongoing action.

  ➔ The gerund "luchando" means "fighting," indicating that the action is ongoing.

• Pero si buscas tan solo aventuras

  ➔ Use of 'pero' (but) to introduce a contrast.

  ➔ The word "pero" introduces a contrasting idea to the previous statement.

• Yo no soy esa que tú te creías

  ➔ Use of past tense (creías) to indicate a belief that has changed.

  ➔ The phrase "que tú te creías" means "that you believed," indicating a past belief about the speaker's identity.

• Esa niña sí, no

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "Esa niña sí, no" emphasizes the speaker's rejection of the identity being described.