Borrachito – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Organización X

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Organización X's "Borrachito." This cumbia retro classic uses its relatable lyrics about heartbreak and coping with loss through alcohol to offer a poignant look at human vulnerability, making it a special song for understanding themes of love and sorrow in Latin music.

[English]

Let's watch the drunks with their hands clapping

I spend my days sad and drunk

Thinking only of you

Because I know you don't love me anymore

Girl, girl so proud

I try to forget you but can't

That's why I drink all the wine

I wish I could forget you, I wish I could forget you

That's why I live in the tavern

Drunk, little drunk

I spend my days all alone

Drunk, little drunk

Drinking wine, drinking wine

Drunk, little drunk

I spend my days all alone

Drunk, little drunk

Drinking wine, drinking wine

I spend my days sad and drunk

Thinking only of you

Because I know you don't love me anymore

Girl, girl so proud

I try to forget you but can't

That's why I drink all the wine

I wish I could forget you, I wish I could forget you

That's why I live in the tavern

Drunk, little drunk

I spend my days all alone

Drunk, little drunk

Drinking wine, drinking wine

Drunk, little drunk

I spend my days all alone

Drunk, little drunk

Drinking wine, drinking wine

...

[Spanish]

A ver los borrachitos con palmas

Paso mis días triste y borracho

Pensando solo en ti

Como sé que tu ya no me quieres

Chica, chica presumida

Trato de olvidarte y no consigo

Por eso es que me tomo todo el vino

Quisiera olvidarte, quisiera olvidarte

Por eso es que vivo en la cantina

Borracho, borrachito

Paso mis días solito

Borracho, borrachito

Tomando vino, tomando vino

Borracho, borrachito

Paso mis días solito

Borracho, borrachito

Tomando vino, tomando vino

Paso mis días triste y borracho

Pensando solo en ti

Como sé que tu ya no me quieres

Chica, chica presumida

Trato de olvidarte y no consigo

Por eso es que me tomo todo el vino

Quisiera olvidarte, quisiera olvidarte

Por eso es que vivo en la cantina

Borracho, borrachito

Paso mis días solito

Borracho, borrachito

Tomando vino, tomando vino

Borracho, borrachito

Paso mis días solito

Borracho, borrachito

Tomando vino, tomando vino

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
borrachitos /boˈra-tʃi-tos/ A2	noun - little drunkards, small intoxicated people
palmas /ˈpal.mas/ A2	noun - claps of hands
paso /ˈpa-so/ A2	noun - passage, step
días /di.as/ A1	noun - days
triste /ˈtris.te/ A2	adjective - sad
borracho /borˈra.tʃo/ A2	adjective - drunk noun - drunk person
vino /ˈbi.no/ A1	noun - wine
olvidarte /ol.βiˈdar.te/ B1	verb - to forget you
vivo /ˈbi.βo/ A2	verb - to live
cantina /kanˈti.na/ B1	noun - cantina, tavern

Key Grammar Structures

• Paso mis días triste y borracho

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun and adjectives

  ➔ The phrase uses the **present tense** to describe a habitual or current state, with **mis días** meaning 'my days', and adjectives **triste** (sad) and **borracho** (drunk) describing the subject.

• Quisiera olvidarte

  ➔ Imperative form expressing desire with 'quisiera' (I would like)

  ➔ The verb **quisiera** is in the **conditional tense** of *querer*, indicating a **polite desire** or **wish** to forget someone.

• Tomando vino

  ➔ Gerund form indicating ongoing action or habit

  ➔ The **gerund** **tomando** (taking/drinking) is used to describe an ongoing activity or habitual action, in this case, drinking wine.

• Como sé que tú ya no me quieres

  ➔ Subordinate clause with indicative mood (declarative statement)

  ➔ The phrase **Como sé que tú ya no me quieres** is a **dependent clause** using the **indicative mood** to state a fact or belief, with **sé** being the first person singular of *saber* (to know).

• Vivo en la cantina

  ➔ Simple present tense indicating habitual residence or state

  ➔ The verb **vivo** is in the **present tense** of *vivir*, indicating a **habitual or current state** of living.