BANDIDA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mora

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with the culture, and Mora's "BANDIDA" is a great place to start with modern Spanish. The song's clear narrative of heartbreak and betrayal allows you to learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. The catchy reggaeton beat and repetitive chorus make it easy to pick up phrases and sing along, improving your pronunciation and fluency in a fun and engaging way.

[English]

Maybe it was a bad habit (Habit)

That I was always the bad guy

The one who doesn't suffer for love (Suffers)

But you've got me in a bad spot

Hand in hand walking with uncertainty

The path is dark, I'm still waiting for it to light up (Light up)

That mask no longer covers you

Although you lie so well, it seems like the truth

Mami, you forget that I can be the same

And it's that you're not bad, ma', you are evil itself

You made me waste time and a couple of other things

To realize that you were a bandit

You knew what you were doing, I was doing my own thing

And little by little, I got caught up

I went from being the most wanted

To wondering where the hell you are

And maybe I deserved it, because I never believed them when they told me

That you were a bandit

You knew what you were doing, I was doing my own thing

And little by little, I got caught up

I went from being the most wanted

To wondering where the hell you are, ah-ah-ah-ah

And maybe I deserved it

And I'm paying karma everything I owed it

I swore she was good, but it turned out

That she hasn't lost once since she debuted

She has a crew of girlfriends that she trained

And she doesn't carry her conscience anymore, she buried it a long time ago

It's all clear, you can take off your disguise

And save yourself those crystal tears

Don't call me, don't look for me, I won't answer

Lie, I don't know about that, but to avoid it

So I don't stumble

Let God judge me, I bribe judges

I'd give you one more chance, even though you don't deserve it

Mami, I swear to you, I'd forget you if I could

And with you, I even got romantic

The sex wasn't normal, it was magic

But that heart, to me, is plastic

You think you know, but you fail at the basics (Basics)

Yes (Yes), you think you know, but you fail at the basics (Basics)

You always fail at the basics

Because you're a bandit

You knew what you were doing, I was doing my own thing

And little by little, I got caught up

I went from being the most wanted to wondering where the hell you are

And maybe I deserved it, because I never believed them when they told me

That you were a bandit

You knew what you were doing, I was doing my own thing

And little by little, I got caught up

I went from being the most wanted

To wondering where the hell you are, ah-ah-ah-ah

And maybe I deserved it

And I'm paying karma everything I owed it (Owed it)

...

[Spanish]

Quizás fue la mala costumbre (Costumbre)

De que siempre solía ser el malo

Ese que por amor no sufre (Sufre)

Pero tú me tiene' en la mala

De la mano caminando con la incertidumbre (—dumbre)

El camino está oscuro, sigo esperando a que se alumbre (Alumbre)

Esa careta ya no te cubre

Aunque mientes tan bien, que parece verda'

Mami, a ti se te olvida que yo puedo ser igual

Y es que tú no ere' mala, ma', tú ere' la malda'

Me hiciste perder tiempo y un par de cosa' má'

Pa' darme cuenta que tú eras una bandida

Tú sí sabía' lo que hacía', yo en la mía

Y así poco a poco me envolvía

Pasé de ser el más buscado

A preguntarme dónde carajo tú estás metía'

Y quizá' me lo merecía, porque nunca les creía cuando me decían

Que tú eras una bandida

Tú sí sabía' lo que hacía', yo en la mía

Y así poco a poco me envolvía

Pasé de ser el más buscado

A preguntarme dónde carajo tú estás metía', ah-ah-ah-ah

Y quizá' me lo merecía

Y al karma le estoy pagando to' lo que le debía

Yo juraba que era buena, pero resultó

Que no ha perdío' una desde que debutó

Tiene un corillo de amiguita' que la' educó

Y ya no carga su consciencia, hace rato que la sepultó

Está to' claro, puede' quitarte el disfra'

Y ahorrarte lagrimita' de cristal

No me llame', no me busque', no vo' a contestar

Mentira, eso no sé, pero por evitar

No vaya a ser que me tropiece

Que me juzgue Dios, yo soborno a los juece'

Te daría una vez má', aunque no te lo merece'

Mami, te lo juro, que te olvido si pudiese

Y yo contigo me puse hasta romántico

El sexo no era normal, era mágico

Pero ese corazón pa' mí que es de plástico

Te crees que sabes, pero falla' en lo básico (Básico)

Sí (Sí), tú te crees que sabes, pero fallas en lo básico (Básico)

Siempre falla' en lo básico

Porque ere' una bandida

Tú sí sabía' lo que hacía', yo en la mía

Y así poco a poco me envolvía

Pasé de ser el más buscado a preguntarme dónde carajo tú estás metía'

Y quizá' me lo merecía, porque nunca les creía cuando me decían

Que tú eras una bandida

Tú sí sabía' lo que hacía', yo en la mía

Y así poco a poco me envolvía

Pasé de ser el más buscado

A preguntarme dónde carajo tú estás metía', ah-ah-ah-ah

Y quizá' me lo merecía

Y al karma le estoy pagando to' lo que le debía (Debía)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
costumbre /kostoˈɾumbre/ B1	noun - custom, habit
malo /ˈmalo/ A2	adjective - bad
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
sufre /suˈfɾe/ B1	verb - suffer
mala /ˈmala/ A2	adjective - bad, evil
miente /ˈmjente/ B1	verb - to lie
duda /ˈduda/ A2	noun - doubt
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path, way, road
oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ B1	adjective - dark
esperando /espeˈɾando/ B1	verb - waiting
alumbre /alumˈbɾe/ C1	verb - to illuminate, to light up
mentiras /menˈtiɾas/ B2	noun - lies
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal
perder /peˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• De que siempre solía ser el malo

  ➔ Use of the phrase "de que" to introduce a subordinate clause expressing a reason or explanation.

  ➔ "De que" functions similarly to "because" or "since" in English, introducing the reason for the previous statement.

• Yo juraba que era buena

  ➔ Imperfect tense "juraba" to indicate a repeated or ongoing past action or belief.

  ➔ The imperfect tense expresses habitual or ongoing actions in the past, often reflecting beliefs or repeated states.

• Y así poco a poco me envolvía

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense "envolvía" to describe a gradual, ongoing process in the past.

  ➔ The imperfect tense describes ongoing or gradual actions in the past, emphasizing the process rather than completion.

• Porque ere' una bandida

  ➔ Use of the present indicative "ere'" (colloquial form of "eres") to describe a current state or characteristic.

  ➔ The colloquial contraction "ere'" is a familiar form of "eres", used in informal speech to state a characteristic or identity.

• Tú sí sabía' lo que hacía'

  ➔ Use of the present indicative "sabía'" (colloquial and lyrical form of "sabías") to emphasize knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ The use of colloquial "sabía'" emphasizes an informal or emotional tone in the lyrics, indicating knowledge or awareness.

• Siempre falla' en lo básico

  ➔ Use of the present indicative "falla'" (colloquial form of "fallas") to express a habitual or general failure.

  ➔ The colloquial form "falla'" is used to describe habitual or recurring mistakes in a general, informal context.

• Y al karma le estoy pagando

  ➔ Use of present continuous tense "estoy pagando" to express an ongoing action.

  ➔ The present tense with "estoy" + gerund indicates an action that is happening currently or ongoing in the present.