Gratis – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Infame

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a new layer of Babasónicos with 'Gratis,' a beautiful, introspective track that showcases the poetic depth of Spanish rock lyrics. The song's theme, centering on the concept of sharing essential, non-material truths for 'free,' offers a rich vocabulary for expressing philosophy, generosity, and transcendent knowledge. Its smooth, melancholy style makes it a perfect entry point for exploring the Spanish alternative-pop sound.

[English]

I stretched out

To reach

A piece of madness

And so bring

What’s invisible to you

What you’ve never perceived

What’s right under your nose

You’d never understand

...

And to know

That life doesn’t end where you see it

Being like this costs nothing

...

I traveled

Without humility

To the heart of trash

I did it for myself

Since I have plenty, I share

I don’t keep the secret

And I invite you with words to the thousand wonders

...

And to know

That life doesn’t end where you see it

Being like this costs nothing

...

Being like this costs nothing

Being like this costs nothing

Being like this costs nothing

And to know

That life doesn’t end where you see it

Being like this costs nothing

And to know

...

That life doesn’t end where you see it

Being like this costs nothing

...

[Spanish]

Me estiré

Para alcanzar

Una porción de la locura

Y así traer

Lo a que a vos te es invisible

Lo que nunca percibiste

Lo que bajo tus narices

Nunca entenderías

Y conocer

Que la vida no termina donde vos lo ves

Ser así no cuesta nada

Me viajé

Sin humildad

Al corazón de la basura

Lo hice por mí

Como me sobra reparto

No me guardo el secreto

Y te convido con palabras las mil maravillas

Y conocer

Que la vida no termina donde vos lo ves

Ser así no cuesta nada

Ser así no cuesta nada

Ser así no cuesta nada

Ser así no cuesta nada

Y conocer

Que la vida no termina donde vos lo ves

Ser así no cuesta nada

Y conocer

Que la vida no termina donde vos lo ves

Ser así no cuesta nada

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
porción /poɾˈsjon/ B2	noun - portion, part
locura /loˈkuɾa/ B2	noun - madness, insanity
invisible /inβiˈsiβle/ B2	adjective - not able to be seen
percibir /perθiˈβiɾ/ B2	verb - to perceive, to notice
entender /entenˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand
conocer /konoˈseɾ/ A2	verb - to know, to be familiar with
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
terminar /termiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to finish, to end
costar /kosˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to cost, to be difficult
humildad /uˈmilðað/ C1	noun - humility
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
basura /baˈsuɾa/ B2	noun - garbage, trash
sobrar /soˈβɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to be left over, to have in excess
reparto /reˈpaɾto/ B2	noun - distribution, delivery
guardar /ɡwarˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to keep, to save
convidar /konbiˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to invite, to offer
palabras /paˈlaβɾas/ A1	noun - words
maravillas /maɾaˈʝiʎas/ B2	noun - wonders, marvels

Key Grammar Structures

• Me estiré para alcanzar

  ➔ Preterite tense with reflexive verb

  ➔ The verb 'estiré' is the preterite form of 'estirarse' (to stretch), used reflexively here to indicate an action completed in the past.

• Lo que nunca percibiste

  ➔ Past tense with 'percibir'

  ➔ 'Percibiste' is the second-person singular preterite form of 'percibir' (to perceive), indicating a past action.

• Y conocer que la vida no termina

  ➔ Infinitive after conjunction

  ➔ The infinitive 'conocer' follows the conjunction 'y', which is common in Spanish to express a new idea or action.

• Ser así no cuesta nada

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' in a general statement

  ➔ The verb 'ser' is used in the present tense to make a general statement about a characteristic or state.

• Me viajé sin humildad

  ➔ Preterite tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ 'Me viajé' uses the reflexive pronoun 'me' with the preterite tense of 'viajar', indicating a completed action in the past.