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16 para 17 [Sixteen Going On Seventeen] (Latin American Spanish)

En un escenario estás deseando
Que la luz se encienda
Tu vida, una hoja en blanco es
Llenarla es lo que esperan
Esperan
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Nena, hay que pensar
Con atención, con mucho cuidado
Nena, vas a cambiar
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Los hombres llegarán
Locos, por vos, fingiendo amor
De todo te ofrecerán
 
Muy poco preparada estás,
De hombres no sabés
Tímida sos y con temor
De aquello que no ves
 
Alguien grande, que te aconseje
Eso necesitás
Diecisiete para dieciocho
Yo te voy a cuidar
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Ingenua puedo ser
Todos los hombres me adorarán,
Y yo les voy a creer
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Fácil de convencer
Conquistadores, poseyendo flores
De hombres ¿qué es lo que sé?
 
Muy poco preparada estoy
Aun para el amor
Tímida soy, y con temor
Aquí en mi corazón
 
Necesito alguien más grande
Que me diga que hacer
Vos tenés casi dieciocho
Me podés proteger
 
English
Translation

16 going on 17

You're on a stage, wishing
That the light would turn on
Your life is a blank page
To fill it is what they hope to do
They hope to do
 
Sixteen going on seventeen
Baby, you must think
With attention, with much care
Baby, you're going to change
 
Sixteen going on seventeen
Men will arrive
Crazy over you, pretending to love
They will offer you anything
 
You are very ill-prepared
You don't know about men
You are shy and have fear
Of what you don't see
 
Someone older who will advise you
That's what you need
Seventeen going on eighteen
I will take care of you
 
Sixteen going on seventeen
I can be naïve
All of the men will adore me
And I will believe them
 
Sixteen going on seventeen
Easy to convince
Womanizers with flowers
What do I know of men?
 
I am still very ill-prepared
For love
I am shy and have fear
Here in my heart
 
I need someone older
Who will tell me what to do
You are almost eighteen
You can protect me
 
The author of translation requested proofreading.
It means that he/she will be happy to receive corrections, suggestions etc about the translation.
If you are proficient in both languages of the language pair, you are welcome to leave your comments.
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bidxaa'bidxaa'
   Wed, 17/09/2025 - 21:01

You "transcribed" the lyrics, think they might have mistakes and somehow another user who has shown time and time again to not be proficient enough gave you 5 stars? What a joke.

Don TornadoDon Tornado
   Wed, 17/09/2025 - 21:23

Hello. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by this comment. What I meant by my submitter's comment was that when I fulfilled the transcription request for the Spanish lyrics, there were a few lines that I was not 100% sure about. Do you have any input on my English translation of this song?

bidxaa'bidxaa'
   Wed, 17/09/2025 - 21:31

Let me elaborate:

You weren't too sure of the lyrics which you transcribed but felt they were "enough" to try and attempt a translation? What parts are you not sure about? When one asks for proofreading, you should leave in the submitter's comments what parts you would like help with.

As for the rest of my comment, that was for the user who gave you 5 stars whose own translations sound unnatural and who has more than once submitted machine-made translators, has made multiple accounts and has made some rather silly questions for someone who claims to be "advance" in the Spanish/Portuguese language.

BalkantürkBalkantürk    Wed, 17/09/2025 - 21:46

Hello Tornado in black, the corrections could be seen. Next time, if you aren't sure, please ask for a proofreading instead of adding a translation, so that users don't get "confused". I'll take a look at your proofreading request and, if it's needed, I'll give you a helping hand

En un escenario estás deseando
Que la luz se encienda
Tu vida, una hoja en blanco es
Llenarla es lo que esperan
Esperan
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Nena, hay que pensar
Con atención, con mucho cuidado
Nena, vas a cambiar
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Los hombres llegarán
Locos, por vos, fingiendo amor
De todo te ofrecerán
 
Muy poco preparada estás,
De hombres no sabés
Tímida sos y con temor
De aquello que no ves
 
Alguien grande, que te aconseje
Eso necesitás
Diecisiete para dieciocho
Yo te voy a cuidar
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Ingenua puedo ser
Todos los hombres me adorarán,
Y yo les voy a creer
 
Dieciséis para diecisiete
Fácil de convencer
Conquistadores, poseyendo flores
De hombres ¿qué es lo que sé?
 
Muy poco preparada estoy
Aun para el amor
Tímida soy, y con temor
Aquí en mi corazón
 
Necesito alguien más grande
Que me diga que hacer
Vos tenés casi dieciocho
Me podés proteger

Don TornadoDon Tornado
   Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:14

Thank you. I appreciate your help and encouragement. Part of why I use this website is to practice my skills with Spanish by transcribing and translating songs. I know that I am not fluent yet, which is why I request proofreading on all of the Spanish songs and translations that I submit. Because of this, I appreciate when people help by proofreading the songs and translations that I have added. Thank you. :)

I do have a question though. Does this mean that I should not translate the songs that I have added to this website? I had always planned on doing the best that I could and fixing errors if people told me that there were any.

Have a good day. :)

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