Yegua – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through 'Yegua' by Babasonicos offers a unique opportunity to delve into the poetic and metaphor-rich slang of Argentina. The song's lyrics, with their vivid imagery and emotional depth, can help you understand colloquial expressions and the nuances of storytelling in Spanish. 'Yegua' is special for its blend of raw rock energy and sophisticated lyrical content, making it a compelling song for language learners to explore.

[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 sprinkled everything with your charm

I've seen you reduce men to tears

And to despise fortune

Today you scribble

The midday is almost tattered

You're a flamingo with a wounded wing

You wrap yourself in the elements

And like a mare, she poured out her splendor

We were wild, with no brakes on love

And in the same fantasy

It fused 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 kept a rescue for me

I kept reviving through a couple more 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 merged and laughed at us both

I am lost

I am lost

I am lost, everyone knows who I am

I am lost

I am 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
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1	noun - night
fácil /ˈfaθil/ A1	adjective - easy
limite /ˈlimite/ A2	noun - limit, boundary
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
encanto /enˈkanto/ B1	noun - charm, enchantment
hombre /ˈombɾe/ A1	noun - man
llanto /ˈʎanto/ B2	noun - crying, weeping
fortuna /forˈtuna/ B1	noun - fortune, wealth
mediodía /medioˈdia/ B2	noun - noon, midday
flamenco /flaˈmenko/ B2	noun - flamingo (bird); flamenco (dance, style)
ala /ˈala/ B2	noun - wing
intemperie /intemˈpeɾje/ C1	noun - open air, exposure to the elements
yegua /ˈjeɣwa/ B2	noun - mare (female horse)
esplendor /esplenˈdoɾ/ C1	noun - splendor
salvaje /salˈβaxe/ B1	adjective - wild, savage
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
fantasía /fantaˈsi.a/ B2	noun - fantasy
rescatar /reskaˈtar/ B2	verb - to rescue, to recover
sabio /ˈsaβjo/ B2	adjective - wise, learned
robot /roˈβot/ B2	noun - robot

Key Grammar Structures

• Algunas noches soy fácil

  ➔ present simple (affirmative) – verb ser

  ➔ The verb "soy" is the first‑person singular present of "ser" meaning “I am”.

• No acato límites

  ➔ negative present simple – adverbial negation

  ➔ "No" negates the verb "acato", which means “I do not obey limits”.

• Lo salpicabas todo con tu encanto

  ➔ imperfect tense + clitic pronoun + preposition

  ➔ "salpicabas" is the imperfect of "salpicar"; "Lo" is the direct‑object clitic meaning “it”.

• Te he visto reducir hombres al llanto

  ➔ present perfect + infinitive (perception verb)

  ➔ "he visto" (present perfect) + "reducir" (infinitive) expresses that I have seen you make men cry.

• Y a la fortuna despreciar

  ➔ infinitive after preposition (elliptical construction)

  ➔ "despreciar" is an infinitive that follows the preposition "a", meaning “to despise fortune”.

• Y como yegua, derramaba su esplendor

  ➔ comparative with "como" + imperfect

  ➔ "como yegua" means “like a mare”, and "derramaba" is the imperfect of "derramar".

• Era programable en cuestiones del amor

  ➔ imperfect of "ser" + adjective + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Era" is the imperfect of "ser" (to be); "programable" is an adjective; "en cuestiones del amor" is a prepositional phrase meaning “in matters of love”.

• Me fui avivando en otro par de escapes

  ➔ reflexive verb + progressive periphrasis (fui avivando)

  ➔ "Me" is the reflexive pronoun; "fui avivando" combines the preterite of "ir" with the gerund to express a gradual change (“I was getting more lively”).

• Perdido estoy, todos saben quién soy

  ➔ inverted predicate adjective + relative clause

  ➔ "Perdido estoy" places the adjective "perdido" before the verb, a poetic inversion; "quién soy" is a relative clause meaning “who I am”.