A Ella – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Karol G

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ella jugó a darte lo que más querías

She played to give you what you wanted most

Yo jugué a creerte que nunca lo harías

I played to believe you'd never do it

Ella con un beso, yo con mil razones

She with her kiss, I with a thousand reasons

Para estar confiando en tus explicaciones

To keep trusting your explanations

Ella te dio algo, mientras tú te arriesgabas

She gave you something, while you risked it

Yo te lo di todo, tú no quisiste nada

I gave you everything, you wanted nothing

Ella es un segundo y yo era para siempre

She is just a second, and I was forever

Algo pasajero, te condenó a perderme

Something temporary that condemned me to lose you

Esta se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Que se cree que por bella, ella

Thinks that because she's beautiful, she

Puede robarme todo lo que nunca tuvo ella

Can steal everything I never had from her

Se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Por aunque sea tan bella, ella

Even if she's so beautiful, she

Cada que te acaricie, tu piel ya tendrá mis huellas

Whenever I touch you, your skin will carry my traces

Hoy quiero decirle a ella

Today I want to tell her

Que si fue así conmigo

That if it was like this with me

También lo será con ella

It will also be with her

Tú no te mereces nada, no estoy hablando contigo

You don't deserve anything, I’m not talking to you

Ella se merece menos de lo que hiciste conmigo

She deserves less than what you did to me

Aunque intente sorprenderte siempre será su castigo

Even if I try to surprise you, it will always be her punishment

Que todo lo que te haga, tú ya lo hiciste conmigo

That everything I do to you, I already did to her

Ella te dio algo, mientras tú te arriesgabas

She gave you something, while you risked it

Yo te lo di todo, tú no quisiste nada

I gave you everything, you wanted nothing

Ella es un segundo y yo era para siempre

She is just a second, and I was forever

Algo pasajero, te condenó a perderme

Something temporary that condemned me to lose you

Esta se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Que se cree que por bella, ella

Thinks that because she's beautiful, she

Puede robarme todo lo que nunca tuvo ella

Can steal everything I never had from her

Se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Por aunque sea tan bella, ella

Even if she's so beautiful, she

Cada que te acaricie, tu piel ya tendrá mis huellas

Whenever I touch you, your skin will carry my traces

Hoy quiero decirle a ella

Today I want to tell her

Que si fue así conmigo

That if it was like this with me

También lo será con ella

It will also be with her

Ella jugó a darte lo que más querías

She played to give you what you wanted most

Yo jugué a creerte que nunca lo harías

I played to believe you'd never do it

Ella con un beso, yo con mil razones

She with her kiss, I with a thousand reasons

Para estar confiando en tus explicaciones

To keep trusting your explanations

Esta se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Que se cree que por bella, ella

Thinks that because she's beautiful, she

Puede robarme todo lo que nunca tuvo ella

Can steal everything I never had from her

Se la hice a ella, ella

I did this to her, she

Por aunque sea tan bella, ella

Even if she's so beautiful, she

Cada que te acaricie, tu piel ya tendrá mis huellas

Whenever I touch you, your skin will carry my traces

Hoy quiero decirle a ella

Today I want to tell her

Que si fue así conmigo

That if it was like this with me

También lo será con ella

It will also be with her

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jugó /xuˈɣo/ B1	verb - played (from jugar)
darte /darˈte/ A2	verb - to give you (from dar + a + tú)
querías /keˈɾi.as/ A2	verb - you wanted (from querer)
creerte /kɾeˈeɾ.te/ B1	verb - to believe you (from creer + te)
belle /ˈbɛʝe/ A2	adjective - beautiful
robarme /roˈβaɾ.me/ B2	verb - to steal from me
perderme /peɾˈðeɾ.me/ B2	verb - to lose me
huellas /ˈwe.ʝas/ B1	noun - footprints, traces
mismo /ˈmizmo/ A2	adjective - same
castigo /kasˈti.ɣo/ B2	noun - punishment
explique /eks.pliˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to explain
perdí /peɾˈði/ A2	verb - I lost (from perder)
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Ella jugó a darte lo que más querías

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "jugó a" indicates a completed action in the past.

• Yo jugué a creerte que nunca lo harías

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "que nunca lo harías" uses the subjunctive to express doubt about the action.

• Ella te dio algo, mientras tú te arriesgabas

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

  ➔ The word "mientras" connects two actions happening simultaneously.

• Hoy quiero decirle a ella

  ➔ Infinitive form to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase "quiero decirle" shows the speaker's intention to communicate.

• Tú no te mereces nada, no estoy hablando contigo

  ➔ Negation to express denial or refusal.

  ➔ The phrase "no te mereces nada" emphasizes the speaker's strong disapproval.

• Ella es un segundo y yo era para siempre

  ➔ Contrast between present and past tenses.

  ➔ The phrase contrasts "es" (present) with "era" (past) to highlight differences.

• Que todo lo que te haga, tú ya lo hiciste conmigo

  ➔ Use of relative clauses to provide additional information.

  ➔ The phrase "lo que te haga" provides context for the actions being discussed.