Spanish Songs, Translated

A playful duet full of chemistry, confidence, and clever Spanish

Some songs tell a love story.

Others tell the story of two people pretending they’re not interested when everyone can see exactly what’s happening.

“No Soy Una de Esas” by Jesse & Joy and Alejandro Sanz is built around flirtation, playful resistance, and witty back-and-forth dialogue.

The song feels like a dance where neither person wants to admit they’re attracted to the other.

One of the reasons Spanish learners love this song is that it contains:

• everyday conversational Spanish
• idiomatic expressions
• playful cultural references
• subtle double meanings
• natural flirting vocabulary

Listen to the Song

No Soy Una de Esas – Jesse & Joy ft. Alejandro Sanz

Why this song is special

This isn’t a typical romantic ballad.

Instead, it’s a conversation.

Both singers are essentially saying:

“Yes, I’m interested… but don’t think I’m going to make it easy.”

The title itself means:

“I’m Not One of Those Girls.”

In English, we might say:

“I’m not that easy.”

But the Spanish phrase carries more nuance. It’s less about rejection and more about maintaining dignity, mystery, and self-respect.

No Soy Una de Esas – Jesse & Joy & Alejandro Sanz Lyric Translation

Sin prisa y con media sonrisa llegaste agitado a aquél bar
Without rushing and with a half-smile, you arrived breathless at that bar.

Cruzamos miradas y como si nada empezaste a cantar
Our eyes met and, as if nothing had happened, you started singing.

Tus ojos sobre mi boca
Your eyes on my lips.

Mis ojos en otra cosa
My eyes somewhere else.

Tus manos sobre esa guitarra me llevaron a imaginar
Your hands on that guitar made me imagine.

Todo lo que una dama no debe contar
Everything a lady shouldn’t tell.

La música fluye, tus ojos me huyen, te quiero amarrar
The music flows, your eyes avoid mine, I want to tie you down.

Caminas al filo de mi precipicio fingiendo saltar
You walk on the edge of my cliff pretending to jump.

Mis ganas son una roca
My desire is a rock.

Las cosas que no se tocan
The things that cannot be touched.

Seducen al gato explorar los tejados de tu suspirar
Tempt the cat to explore the rooftops of your sighs.

Me deslizo en tus problemas, ni cuenta te das
I slip into your problems and you don’t even notice.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, mejor doy un paso atrás
Oh, oh, I’d better take a step back.

Si te quitas los tacones corres mucho más
If you take off your heels, you can run much faster.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, aunque me interesa no soy una de esas
Oh, oh, even though I’m interested, I’m not one of those girls.

Que tan fácilmente se deja enredar
Who gets tangled up so easily.

Mi nombre se acuesta en tus labios te arranca un suspiro de sal
My name rests on your lips and pulls a salty sigh from you.

Y no deberías haberme tentado, te gusta jugar
You shouldn’t have tempted me, you like to play games.

No confundas la dulzura con la temperatura
Don’t confuse sweetness with temperature.

Pero que yo nunca te imagine mi estrellita ¡ay! así en este plan
But I never imagined you, my little star, acting like this.

Pero yo a ti te conozco y sé por dónde vas
But I know you and I know where you’re heading.

Si no quieres flamenquito, no toques las palmas
If you don’t want flamenco, don’t clap your hands.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, mejor doy un paso atrás
Oh, oh, I’d better take a step back.

A lo mejor es muy tarde para echarte atrás
Maybe it’s already too late for you to back out.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, aunque me interesa no soy una de esas
Oh, oh, even though I’m interested, I’m not one of those girls.

Que tan fácilmente se deja enredar
Who gets tangled up so easily.

Tampoco soy tan facilito, tan facilito
I’m not that easy either, not that easy.

Tampoco soy tan facilito, tampoco soy tan facilito
I’m not that easy either, I’m not that easy either.

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh.

Un pasito de lado, un pasito pa’ tras que doy
A little step to the side, a little step backward.

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Si te quitas los tacones corres mucho más
If you take off your heels, you can run much faster.

Corres mucho más
You run much faster.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, mejor doy un paso atrás
Oh, oh, I’d better take a step back.

Si te pintas tú los labios corres mucho más
If you paint your lips, you run much faster.

¡Ay!, ¡Ay!, aunque me interesa no soy una de esas
Oh, oh, even though I’m interested, I’m not one of those girls.

Que tan fácilmente se deja enredar
Who gets tangled up so easily.

Donde he oído yo esto antes…
Now where have I heard this before…?

Tú te acercas y yo doy un paso atrás
You move closer and I take a step back.

Yo doy un pasito adelante los miedos corren mucho más
I take a small step forward and fears run much faster.

Si te quitas los zapatos corres mucho más
If you take off your shoes, you run much faster.

Te doy cuerda y aunque me interesa no soy una de esas
I give you some slack and even though I’m interested, I’m not one of those girls.

Cuerda dale al muñequito a mi dame compás
Wind up the little doll, but give me rhythm.

Que tan fácilmente se deja enredar
Who gets tangled up so easily.

Dame compás
Give me rhythm.

The hidden meaning behind “No soy una de esas”

The phrase:

“No soy una de esas.”

doesn’t literally specify one of what.

That’s what makes it interesting.

Spanish speakers instantly understand the implication:

“I’m not the kind of person who falls too quickly.”

“I’m not easy.”

“You’ll have to work a little harder.”

It’s playful rather than hostile, which is why the song feels flirtatious rather than defensive.

Learn Spanish Vocabulary from This Song

Spanish Word/Phrase	Meaning	Example
mirada	glance, look	Cruzamos miradas
guitarra	guitar	Toca la guitarra
precipicio	cliff	Está al borde del precipicio
tacones	high heels	Lleva tacones negros
suspiro	sigh	Soltó un suspiro
dulzura	sweetness	Tiene mucha dulzura
palmas	claps	Toca las palmas
paso atrás	step back	Dio un paso atrás
miedo	fear	Tengo miedo
compás	rhythm, beat	Sigue el compás

Learn Spanish Grammar Through This Song

Structure	Example from Song	Explanation
Reflexive verbs	se deja enredar	allows oneself to get tangled up
Present tense	te conozco	I know you
Imperative commands	no toques las palmas	don’t clap your hands
Conditional implication	si te quitas los tacones	if you take off your heels
Object pronouns	me llevaron	they took me
Infinitive verbs	imaginar, cantar, explorar	unconjugated verb forms

Quick Quiz

1. What does

tacones

mean?

A) Shoes
B) High heels
C) Boots
D) Socks

2. What does

suspiro

mean?

A) Cry
B) Song
C) Sigh
D) Smile

3. What does

paso atrás

mean?

A) Fast walk
B) Step forward
C) Jump
D) Step back

4. What does

dulzura

mean?

A) Sweetness
B) Heat
C) Honesty
D) Courage

5. What does

compás

mean in this song?

A) Compass
B) Rhythm
C) Direction
D) Distance

Answers

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B

Want to learn Spanish through music?

Songs like No Soy Una de Esas are perfect for learning real conversational Spanish, playful expressions, flirting vocabulary, and cultural references that rarely appear in textbooks.

I’m a certified Spanish teacher (C1 level) who teaches through music, movies, TV shows, books, and real-world examples rather than memorization-heavy grammar drills.

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