{"id":10056,"date":"2016-09-08T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=10056"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:46:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:46:16","slug":"music-in-spanish-bomba-estereo-soy-yo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/music-in-spanish-bomba-estereo-soy-yo\/","title":{"rendered":"Music in Spanish: Bomba Est\u00e9reo &#8211; Soy yo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we saw the release of the new official\u00a0video\u00a0by Colombian band <a href=\"http:\/\/bombaestereo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bomba Est\u00e9reo<\/a>, for their song included in the\u00a0<em>Amanecer <\/em>record, <em>Soy yo<\/em>. The video is an excellent tribute to all girls (and boys, why not) who do not fit with standards but struggle to find their place, a place of their own. So words like self-love (autoestima) and positivism (positividad) sure come to our minds when watching and listening to the song. Please, enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bomba Est\u00e9reo - Soy Yo (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bxWxXncl53U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yo ca\u00ed, me par\u00e9, camin\u00e9, me sub\u00ed<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Me fui contra la corriente y tambi\u00e9n me perd\u00ed<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Fracas\u00e9, me encontr\u00e9, lo viv\u00ed y aprend\u00ed<\/strong><br \/>\nCuando m\u00e1s te pega fuerte, m\u00e1s profundo es el beat<br \/>\nSigo bailando y escribiendo mis letras<br \/>\nSigo cantando con las puertas abiertas<br \/>\nAtravesando por todas estas tierras y no hay<br \/>\nQue viajar tanto <strong>pa<\/strong>&#8216; encontrar la respuesta<\/p>\n<p>Y no te preocupes si no te aprueban: cuando te critiquen, t\u00fa solo di<\/p>\n<p>Soy yo<br \/>\nSoy yo soy soy soy<br \/>\nSoy yo<\/p>\n<p>Sigo caminando, sigo riendo<br \/>\nHago lo que quiero y muero en el intento<br \/>\nA nadie le importa lo que estoy haciendo<br \/>\nLo \u00fanico que importa es lo que est\u00e1 por dentro<br \/>\nA mi me gusta estar en la arena<br \/>\nBa\u00f1arme en el mar sin raz\u00f3n sin problema<br \/>\nEstar sentada sin hacer nada, mirando de lejos y estar relajada.<\/p>\n<p>Y no te preocupes si no te aprueban: cuando te critiquen, t\u00fa solo di<\/p>\n<p>Soy yo<br \/>\nSoy yo soy soy soy<br \/>\nSoy yo<\/p>\n<p>Soy as\u00ed, soy as\u00ed<br \/>\n<strong>Relaj\u00e1<\/strong><br \/>\nY t\u00fa ni me conoces a m\u00ed<br \/>\nSoy as\u00ed, soy as\u00ed<br \/>\n<strong>Bien relaj\u00e1<\/strong><br \/>\nYou know what I mean<br \/>\nYou know what I mean<\/p>\n<p>Y no te preocupes si no te aprueban: cuando te critiquen, t\u00fa solo di<br \/>\nSoy yo<br \/>\nSoy yo soy soy soy<br \/>\nSoy yo yo yo yo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for the language used in the song, I would like to highlight the first three verses including first person, simple past regular and irregular verbs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caer: To fall.<br \/>\nThis is an irregular verb (<em>Ca\u00ed, ca\u00edste, cay\u00f3, ca\u00edmos, ca\u00edsteis, cayeron<\/em>) which has the third person usually misspelled as &#8220;<em>call\u00f3 &#8211; callaron<\/em>&#8220;, which correspond to another verb, <em>callar (to shut up).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pararse: in this case, to stand up. Also, to stop.<br \/>\nThis verb has two meanings, depending on the continent you are in. In Europe, it only means &#8220;to stop&#8221;, as in &#8220;Me par\u00e9 a ver los escaparates&#8221;. In America, it also means &#8220;to stand up&#8221;, as in &#8220;Me par\u00e9 para bajar del autob\u00fas&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Caminar: To walk.<\/li>\n<li>Subirse: To climb, to rise.<\/li>\n<li>Ir (contra corriente): To go against the current.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sure why the song uses the reflexive form here.<\/li>\n<li>Perderse: To be lost.<\/li>\n<li>Fracasar: To fail.<\/li>\n<li>Encontrar(se): To find, to find oneself, to be located at. Encontr\u00e9 un apartamento fant\u00e1stico. Me encontr\u00e9 a m\u00ed misma. Me encontraba en la esquina de mi casa cuando escuch\u00e9 que sonaba el tel\u00e9fono.<\/li>\n<li>Vivir: To live.<\/li>\n<li>Aprender: To learn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, the forms <strong>pa&#8217; <\/strong>and <strong>relaj\u00e1 <\/strong>are contractions of preposition\u00a0<em>para<\/em> and adjective\u00a0<em>relajada (<\/em>relaxed<em>\u00a0<\/em>in the feminine).\u00a0These\u00a0are very common contractions, particularly <strong>pa&#8217;<\/strong>, mainly in oral expression. Using it in a song implies a degree of informality, something that can be expected from Bomba Est\u00e9reo, of course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we saw the release of the new official\u00a0video\u00a0by Colombian band Bomba Est\u00e9reo, for their song included in the\u00a0Amanecer record, Soy yo. The video is an excellent tribute to all girls (and boys, why not) who do not fit with standards but struggle to find their place, a place of their own. 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