vivo yo

[pogo]

I've been listening to some Spanish language podcasts and in one episode they teach a song, the first line is

En mi cuidad donde vivo yo.

How come it uses vivo yo and not yo vivo? Is it just a stylistic thing or is there a grammatical reason for it.

thanks for any help

[Tomisimo]

"donde yo vivo" or "donde vivo yo" are both correct grammatically. I think it's just a stylistic/rhyming question. Of course, the "yo" is optional altogether.

[sosia]

I agree with tomisimo. It's a stylistic/rhyming writing.
En mi ciudad donde vivo yo.
Normal to complicate:
En mi ciudad.
En la ciudad donde vivo.
En la ciudad donde yo vivo
En mi ciudad donde yo vivo
En mi ciudad donde vivo yo.

[pogo]

thanks guys!