La vida te da sorpr3sas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: DELLAFUENTE, 3NOC
• Album: NO FAAVORS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, emotive world of Spanish urban music with 'La vida te da sorpr3sas.' This song is an excellent tool for learners to master conversational Spanish idioms and the nuanced, poetic slang often used in contemporary music, all while experiencing the cultural depth of the Spanish soundscape.

[English]

[music]

I rehearsed [singing] the conversation

a thousand times [music]

in the car, in the [singing] shower, on the

street, a thousand times.

I polished it so much that [singing][music] it lost

its edge

until it came out perfect and I felt

at peace. [music]

Change the order, [singing] change the tone

and even the beginning

I repeated it all [music] as if I were

on trial.

Change the order, change the tone, and even

the beginning. [music]

I repeated it so much it became an addiction.

[music]

And I convinced myself, I told myself, "I'm in control." I

lied to myself, and I believed it all by [singing] myself.

[music]

But it wasn't like that, because life gives you

surprises.

[music]

[music]

[music]

I built

[singing]

a [music] story that I can now see through

because I rehearsed it [singing] until

[music] I thought I was an expert.

I was the judge and you were [music]

on one side, in the same room,

and you [music] gave a sentence that

meant nothing.

Change the order, change [music] the way it

already starts.

I repeated it all as if [music][singing]

I were on trial.

Change the order, change the tone, and even

the beginning.

I [music] repeated it so much it became an

addiction

and I convinced myself, [music] I told myself, "I'm in

control, [singing]

I lied to myself, I believed it all by myself." It wasn't

like that [singing] because life gives you

surprises.

[music] And I convinced myself [singing] that I'm in

control.

I lied to myself. I [music] believed it all by

myself. It wasn't like that, because life gives you

surprises. Ah.

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[Spanish]

[música]

Ensayé [canto] conversación

mil veces [música]

en el coche, en la [canto] ducha, en la

calle mil veces.

La pulí tanto que [canto][música] perdió

su filo

hasta que perfecta me salió y me quedé

tranquilo. [música]

Cambia el orden, [canto] cambia el tono

y hasta el inicio

lo repetí todo [música] como si fuera

tener un juicio.

Cambia el orden, cambia el tono y hasta

el inicio. [música]

No repetí tanto que ya era vicio.

[música]

Y me convencí, me di, yo controlo. Yo me

mentí, me lo creí yo [canto] solo.

[música]

No fue así porque la vida te da

sorpresa.

[música]

[música]

[música]

Construí.

[canto]

Una [música] historia que ahora detectó

porque la ensayé [canto] hasta que

[música] me creí experto.

Fui el juez y fuiste [música]

en un lado misma sala

y diste [música] una sentencia que no

valía nada.

Cambia el orden, cambia [música] como ya

está el inicio.

Lo repetí todo como si [música][canto]

fuera tener un juicio.

Cambia el orden, cambia el tono y hasta

el inicio.

Lo [música] repetí tanto que ya era un

vicio

y me convencí, [música] me dije, "Yo

controlo, [canto]

yo me mentí, me lo creí yo solo." No fue

así [canto] porque la vida te da

sorpresa.

[música] Y me convencí [canto] yo

controlo.

Yo me mentí. Me [música] lo creí yo

solo. No fue así porque la vida te da

sorpresa. Ah.

[música]

[música]

[música]

[música]

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ensayar en-sa-jar B1	verb - to rehearse
pulir pu-lir B2	verb - to polish
filo fi-lo B2	noun - edge / sharpness
juicio hwi-sjo B2	noun - trial / judgment
vicio bi-sjo B2	noun - vice / bad habit
convencer kon-ben-ser A2	verb - to convince
controlar kon-tro-lar A2	verb - to control
mentir men-tir A2	verb - to lie
sorpresa sor-pre-sa A1	noun - surprise
construir kons-tru-ir A2	verb - to build
experto eks-per-to B1	adjective - expert
juez hwes B1	noun - judge
sentencia sen-ten-sja B2	noun - sentence / ruling
valer ba-ler A1	verb - to be worth / to cost
detectar de-tek-tar B1	verb - to detect

Key Grammar Structures

• Ensayé conversación mil veces

  ➔ Pretérito Indefinido (Simple Past)

  ➔ The verb "ensayé" is in the first-person singular Pretérito Indefinido, used to describe a completed action in the past.

• La pulí tanto que perdió su filo

  ➔ Consecutive clause with 'tanto que'

  ➔ The structure "tanto + [verb] + que" expresses a consequence of an excessive action.

• como si fuera tener un juicio

  ➔ Hypothetical comparison with 'como si' + Imperfect Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase "como si" is always followed by the Subjunctive to express a hypothetical situation.

• No repetí tanto que ya era vicio

  ➔ Imperfect Indicative for descriptions in the past

  ➔ The verb "era" is the imperfect of "ser", used here to describe a past state or ongoing habit.

• me lo creí yo solo

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage and pronominal emphasis

  ➔ "Creerse" is a pronominal verb indicating an internal process. "Yo solo" reinforces the subject.

• No fue así porque la vida te da sorpresa

  ➔ Pretérito Indefinido + Present Indicative

  ➔ "Fue" (past) contrasts with "da" (general truth/present) to show the change in reality.

• Una historia que ahora detecto

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ "Que" acts as a relative pronoun connecting "historia" to the clause "ahora detecto".

• Fui el juez y fuiste en un lado misma sala

  ➔ Pretérito Indefinido of 'ser'

  ➔ "Fui" and "fuiste" are the first and second person singular of 'ser' in the past, used for roles.