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Hello! I am back after a while. I got the idea from a tiktok I watched, lol: @whoismiel_/video/7165613042695261445?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1. I think I'll prob end up translating the other songs included on the tiktok so yeah, cool. Also! The song uses the pronoun “usted“, which is a formal version of “tú“=you. Since there isn't an “usted“ pronoun in English, I opted for a “no contractions“ translation. The image is an edited (by me), screenshot of an animation by SAD-IST: The MV of the song: Translation: I am who I am I am in no need for an ID I well know where I come from and where I am off to Because I am what I am And not who you want me to be You confuse me and I do not know what you intend I have explained it to you, but it is clear you do not understand And that slipup is a big error I am no son of Hernández I do not care what that paper says I have nothing to do with him And I will not lie though demanded of me I am no son of Hernández You think that I am cynical What fault do I have for casuistry? If my last name is identical It is only logical, say the statistics Do not follow me Nor ask me to be an accomplice in your lie I am who I am I am in no need for an ID I well know where I come from and where I am off to Because I am what I am And not who you want me to be My personality will not change Due to someone telling me how I have to behave But I do not allow anyone to boss me around I am no son of Hernández I will not be someone else just because it is convenient for you And though my declaration convicts me I know who I am wherever I am at I am no son of Hernández I understand nothing of genetics But I am still not sclerotic enough To believe I am a replica In my basic family tree Do not follow me Nor ask me to be an accomplice in your lie I am who I am I am in no need for an ID I well know where I come from and where I am off to Because I am what I am And not who you want me to be I know where I come from, I know where I am off to That is how I know where I stand, I am not ashamed of what I am I know what my place is and where I belong What it is not my right and what I deserve I am the blood of my blood and I am my customs I am my habits and codes and my uncertainties I am my decisions and my choosings I am my actions, alone and in the crowd I am my beliefs and my lackings I am my matter and my essence I am my presence, my absence, my conscience and my appearance, I am my precedent I am my heritage and my experience I am my past and my validity And that life experience is the reference that unites me with others and marks my difference Which is why, do not ask me to unfollow my path I will keep on screaming even if it tears me asunder And shall my voice resonate against The Andes That I am no son of Hernández No, I am not, no son of Hernández I am who I am I am in no need for an ID I well know where I come from and where I am off to Because I am what I am And not who you want me to be -Thank you!
