Yo No Soy Esa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mari Trini

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Yo no soy esa que tú te imaginas

I'm not the one you imagine

Una señorita tranquila y sencilla

A quiet, simple young lady

Que un día abandonas y siempre perdona

Who one day leaves and always forgives

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Yo no soy esa que tú te creías

I'm not the one you thought I was

La paloma blanca que te baila el agua

The white dove who fawns over you

Que ríe por nada, diciendo sí a todo

Who laughs for no reason, says yes to everything

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

No podrás presumir jamás

You'll never be able to boast

De haber jugado

Of having played

Con la verdad, con el amor

With the truth, with love

De los demás

Of others

Si en verdad me quieres, yo ya no soy esa

If you truly love me, I am no longer that

Que se acobarda frente a una borrasca

Who trembles before a storm

Luchando entre olas encuentra la playa

Fighting among the waves, finds the shore

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Pero si buscas tan solo aventuras

But if you're only after adventures

Amigo, pon guardia a toda tu casa

Friend, keep watch over your whole house

Yo no soy esa que pierde esperanzas

I'm not the one who loses hope

Piénsalo ya, no

Think about it now, no

Yo no soy esa que tú te imaginas

I'm not the one you imagine

Una señorita tranquila y sencilla

A quiet, simple young lady

Que un día abandonas y siempre perdona

Who one day leaves and always forgives

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

Esa niña sí, no

That girl, yes, not

Esa no soy yo

That's not me

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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.