Buenas costumbres – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maka, Canelita
• Album: Aura

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of "Buenas costumbres" by Maka and Canelita to experience the rich vocabulary of love, loss, and reflection in Spanish. This song offers an authentic glimpse into expressions of heartbreak and longing, set against the backdrop of contemporary flamenco and urban sounds, making it a powerful and relatable piece for language learners to connect with Spanish culture and emotion.

[English]

What's the point of life if you're no longer here?

If I hold onto the hope that you might come back - And all you give me is your scorn.

You know well - That the love I offer you is completely true.

That I feel you as if it were the first time - But it's not enough, you ask for more.

(And I have nothing left...)

Girl, where did - Our good ways go?

I don't know why we destroy each other - And throw to the flames

How much we loved each other - We have forgotten it.

I don't even know what you feel anymore - And being like this consumes me.

Girl, where did - Our good ways go?

I don't know why we destroy each other - And throw to the flames

How much we loved each other - We have forgotten it.

I don't even know what you feel anymore - And being like this consumes me.

It's too late, wake up.

Don't say no - He plays deceptive games that intensify her pain.

She has feelings but a hardened heart - She says you hurt her with your idea of love.

She says she can't find a cure - That the remedy never reaches her.

That she tried again - But found no way.

Only a broken heart with no comfort left - But she will continue on her way without you by her side.

Girl, where did - Our good ways go?

I don't know why we destroy each other - And throw to the flames

How much we loved each other - We have forgotten it.

I don't even know what you feel anymore - And being like this consumes me.

Girl, where did - Our good ways go?

I don't know why we destroy each other - And throw to the flames

How much we loved each other - We have forgotten it.

I don't even know what you feel anymore - And being like this consumes me.

Girl, where did - Our good ways go?

I don't know why we destroy each other - And throw to the flames

How much we loved each other - We have forgotten it.

I don't even know what you feel anymore - And being like this consumes me.

[Spanish]

Para qué Pa qué quiero la vida si tú ya no estás

Si guardo la esperanza que puedas volver Y solo tu desprecio es lo que me das

Sabes bien Que el amor que te ofrezco es todo verdad 

Que te siento como si fuera la primera vez Pero no es suficiente, pides más

(Y ya no tengo más...)

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

Ya es tarde, despierta

No digas que no Juega con engaños que le apretan el dolor 

Ella tiene sentimiento pero duro el corazón Dice que le haces daño con tu romance de amor

Dice que no encuentra cura  que el remedio no le llega

Que ella lo intentó de nuevo  pero no encontró manera

Solo un corazón partío que consuelo no le queda Pero seguirá el camino sin tenerle ahi a tu vera

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

Donde se quedaron niña Las buenas costumbres

No sé porque nos matamos Y echamos a la lumbre

Lo mucho que nos amamos Lo hemos olvidado

Ya no sé ni lo que sientes Y estar así me consume

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
costumbres /kosˈtum.bɾes/ A2	noun - customs, traditions
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to feel
consumir /konsuˈmiɾ/ B1	verb - to consume, to wear out
desprecio /desˈpre.θjo/ B1	noun - contempt, disdain
esperanza /espeˈɾan.θa/ A2	noun - hope
olvido /olˈbi.ðo/ A2	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion
remedio /reˈme.ðjo/ B1	noun - remedy, cure
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
partío /parˈti.o/ B2	adjective - broken, parted
consuelo /konˈswe.lo/ B1	noun - consolation, comfort
lumbre /ˈlum.bɾe/ B2	noun - fire, flame
engaños /enˈga.ɲos/ B1	noun - deceptions, tricks
sentimiento /sen.tiˈmjen.to/ A2	noun - feeling, sentiment
intento /inˈten.to/ A2	noun - attempt, try

Key Grammar Structures

• Para qué quiero la vida si tú ya no estás

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with 'quiero' to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation, emphasizing the condition 'si tú ya no estás'.

• Que el amor que te ofrezco es todo verdad

  ➔ Indicative Mood with 'que'

  ➔ The use of 'que' introduces a subordinate clause in the indicative mood, stating a fact or certainty about the love being offered.

• Donde se quedaron niña las buenas costumbres

  ➔ Preterite Tense

  ➔ The verb 'quedaron' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past, referring to when the 'good customs' were left behind.

• No sé porque nos matamos

  ➔ Present Tense with Negative

  ➔ The present tense 'sé' combined with 'no' expresses a current state of not knowing, emphasizing the ongoing confusion or uncertainty.

• Ya no sé ni lo que sientes

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative with 'no sé ni' to emphasize the complete lack of understanding or knowledge about the other person's feelings.

• Y estar así me consume

  ➔ Present Tense with Reflexive Verb

  ➔ The reflexive verb 'consume' in the present tense indicates an action that affects the subject, emphasizing the ongoing emotional toll.