Bolero falaz – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Aterciopelados
• Album: El Dorado

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Aterciopelados with "Bolero Falaz." This iconic track, blending rock with Colombian folk, offers a relatable narrative of suspicion and emotional complexity. Learning the Spanish lyrics of "Bolero Falaz" provides insight into nuanced expressions of relationship dynamics and cultural fusion in Latin American music.

[English]

And he/she says

You look in my pockets for proof of another love

Hairs on my lapel, this smile gives me away

Lipstick on my shirt, my alibi is in tatters

I'm in evidence, cheating has its science

I'm fed up to the back teeth

You're not my better half

Nor the eighth wonder

Bad if I do, bad if I don't, don't even ask

It's not me anymore, you have me out of myself

That if I come, that I don't go

That if I am, that I get lost

That if I have, that I don't give

That if I am, that I come (orgasm)

Bad if I do, bad if I don't, don't even ask

It's not me anymore, you have me out of myself

That if I come, that I don't go

That if I am, that I get lost

That if I have, that I don't give

That if I am, that I come (orgasm)

I feel it in your hands, your caresses have robbed me

I smell it on your mouth, those kisses are already from someone else

Who will be that infamous bitch who doesn't let me love you?

If I found her, I would smash her face

I'm fed up to the back teeth

You're not my better half

Nor the eighth wonder

Bad if I do, bad if I don't, don't even ask

It's not me anymore, you have me out of myself

That if I come, that I don't go

That if I am, that I get lost

That if I have, that I don't give

That if I am, that I come (orgasm)

I told you no more, and you laughed your ass off

I told you no more, and you laughed your ass off

I told you no more, and you laughed your ass off

Ha, ha, ha, ha

...

[Spanish]

Y dice

Buscas en mis bolsillos pruebas de otro cariño

Pelos en la solapa, esta sonrisa me delata

Labial en la camisa, mi coartada está hecha trizas

Estoy en evidencia, engañar tiene su ciencia

Estoy hasta la coronilla

Tú no eres mi media costilla

Ni la octava maravilla

Malo si sí, malo si no, ni preguntes

Ya no soy yo, fuera de mí es que me tienes

Que si vengo, que no voy

Que si estoy, que me pierdo

Que si tengo, que no doy

Que si estoy, que me vengo

Malo si sí, malo si no, ni preguntes

Ya no soy yo, fuera de mí es que me tienes

Que si vengo, que no voy

Que si estoy, que me pierdo

Que si tengo, que no doy

Que si estoy, que me vengo

Lo siento en tus manos, tus caricias me han robado

Lo huelo en tu boca, esos besos ya son de otra

¿Quién será esa infame wue no deja que yo te ame?

Si yo la encontrara le partiría esa cara

Estoy hasta la coronilla

Tú no eres mi media costilla

Ni la octava maravilla

Malo si sí, malo si no, ni preguntes

Ya no soy yo, fuera de mí es que me tienes

Que si vengo, que no voy

Que si estoy, que me pierdo

Que si tengo, que no doy

Que si estoy, que me vengo

Te dije no más, y te cagaste de risa

Te dije no más, y te cagaste de risa

Te dije no más, y te cagaste de risa

Ja, ja, ja, ja

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to look for or try to find
prueba /ˈpɾweβa/ A2	noun - test, proof
sonrisa /soˈɾi.sa/ A2	noun - smile
labial /laˈβjal/ B1	noun - lip (also adjective referring to lips)
coronilla /koɾoˈniʝa/ B2	noun - crown of the head, top of the scalp
malo /ˈma.lo/ A2	adjective - bad, evil
media /ˈme.ðja/ B1	noun - half, middle
costilla /kosˈti.ʎa/ B1	noun - rib
maravilla /maɾaˈβi.ʝa/ B2	noun - wonder, marvel
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to want, to love
encontrar /en.konˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to find
cara /ˈka.ɾa/ A2	noun - face
robar /roˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to steal

Key Grammar Structures

• Buscas en mis bolsillos pruebas de otro cariño

  ➔ Verb conjugation in the present tense for 'tú' form

  ➔ 'Buscas' is the present tense conjugation of 'buscar' for 'tú' (you).

• Estoy en evidencia

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' + prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Estoy' is the first person singular of 'estar', expressing a temporary state.

• Ya no soy yo, fuera de mí es que me tienes

  ➔ Negation with 'ya no' + present tense verb

  ➔ 'Ya no' means 'no longer' or 'not anymore', negating 'soy' (I am).

• Que si vengo, que no voy

  ➔ Conditional clauses with 'que si' (if) + present tense of verbs

  ➔ 'Que si' introduces conditional clauses meaning 'if' followed by the present tense verbs.

• Lo siento en tus manos, tus caricias me han robado

  ➔ Present perfect tense of 'haber' + past participle to express past actions with relevance

  ➔ 'Han robado' is the present perfect tense of 'robar' in third person plural, indicating an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• Te dije no más, y te cagaste de risa

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'decir' + reflexive verb in past, and preterite of 'cagar' for a past action

  ➔ 'Dije' is the preterite form of 'decir' (to say), and 'te cagaste' is the past tense of 'cagar' (to shit oneself), colloquially implying laughing hard.