While there is no official studio recording of Avril Lavigne singing "Complicated" entirely in Spanish, the following is the standard translation used by fans and for covers. English Original Spanish Translation "Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?" "¿Por qué tuviste que hacer las cosas tan complicadas?" Chorus "I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else" "Veo cómo actúas como si fueras alguien más" Chorus "Gets me frustrated" "Me frustra" Verse "Chill out, what you yellin' for?" "Relájate, ¿por qué gritas?" Verse "Lay back, it's all been done before" "Cálmate, todo esto ya ha pasado antes" 2. Key Vocabulary & Concepts

: Used for "Chill out." Depending on the region, you might also hear "Bájale" (slang for "tone it down"). 3. Popular Spanish Versions

: This is the best verb to describe "acting like somebody else" or putting on a front.

Since there is no official Spanish version by Avril herself, many listeners turn to high-quality covers to hear how the phonetics work in Spanish:

: When "putting together" your own version, note that English "-ated" rhymes (complicated, frustrated) are often replaced with Spanish "-ado/a" or "-ante" endings to maintain the flow. 4. Meaning & Context