What is the difference between "tú eras" and "eras tú"

Question

I was listening to a song and I got confused with tú eras and eras tú. Also, I was confused about the conjugation of the verb cambiar in the following sentence, "Llegaste tú y todo cambio" Why is combiar conjugated with "yo" not "tu" or "el/elle" here?

That's the link of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwz8CuZgkI

Answer 1

For the first part, a little more context is needed to fully explain. Are you sure it's not "tú eres" and "eres tú"? In the second part, it is more than likely that the verb "cambiar" is conjugated as "cambió" with an accent in the past tense, agreeing with the word "todo". "Llegaste tú y todo cambió" - "You came/arrived and everything changed"

It is the same as in "llegaste tu". And now I realized the o with an accent! It wasn't accented in the lyrics. My mistake! :$ - spuny, Aug 23, 2013

Yeah, some Spanish speakers drop the accents in writing in informal situations. Kind of like our English abbreviations. - HackerKing, Aug 23, 2013

Are abbreviations in English orthographically correct? Dropping accents in Spanish NO. :) - 003492fc, Aug 23, 2013

I meant like :okay" becoming "ok" and "you" becoming "u" - HackerKing, Aug 24, 2013

Answer 2

I am pretty sure that's not cambio, but cambió. Third person singular of preterite indicative conjugation.

In relation to the order of the words, I have to say that syntax is much more flexible in Spanish than in English.

"tú eras" = "eras tú" if they are both affirmative sentence.

¿eras tú? = were you?

¡eras tú! = it was you!

Also, can be just hyperbaton used in a song. I can not do more without a proper context.

I hope this helps.

EDIT: Now I've checked the link. pescador1 gave you the right translation.

[Feel free to correct my English. Thank you]

Thanks, and I would say, "I've CHECKED the link OF the video." - spuny, Aug 23, 2013

I had to search for 'hyperbaton' :-) Thanks for a new word. - 0095ca4c, Aug 23, 2013

@spuny: "I checked the video link" sounds a lot more natural to me. "link of the video" sounds a bit contrived. - HackerKing, Aug 23, 2013

Thank you all. - 003492fc, Aug 23, 2013