Canción De Mierda – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mon Laferte

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Voy a ponerme a lavar las tazas

I'm going to start washing the cups

Pa' ver si así el dolor se me pasa

To see if that eases my pain

Pero me quedo triste y sola

But I remain sad and alone

Bailo tango con una pistola

I dance tango with a gun

Dicen que nunca muere la mala hierba

They say bad weeds never die

Por eso te hago esta canción de mierda

That's why I'm making you this shitty song

Con la más simple armonía

With the simplest harmony

Voy a clavarte esta melodía

I'm going to nail you this melody

Tú, ¿qué vas a saber?

You, what are you going to know?

Si tú no sangras una vez al mes

If you don't bleed once a month

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Siempre me pasa por sobrevivir (Ah, ah)

It always happens to me for surviving (Ah, ah)

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Es cuestión de tiempo, no es desearte el mal

It's a matter of time, it's not wishing you harm

Es el karma

It's karma

...

...

Contigo siempre al borde del abismo

With you always on the edge of the abyss

Visitar al llanto como turismo

Visiting crying like tourism

Voy a dejarme crecer la' vena' (Venas)

I'm going to let my veins grow

Para chorrearle al mundo toda mi pena

To bleed all my sorrow onto the world

Tú, ¿qué vas a saber?

You, what are you going to know?

Si tú no sangras una vez al mes

If you don't bleed once a month

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Siempre me pasa por sobrevivir (Ah, ah)

It always happens to me for surviving (Ah, ah)

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Es cuestión de tiempo, no es desearte el mal

It's a matter of time, it's not wishing you harm

Es el karma

It's karma

...

...

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah-ah)

(Ah-ah)

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Siempre me pasa por sobrevivir (Ah, ah)

It always happens to me for surviving (Ah, ah)

Sobreviví (Ah, ah, ah)

I survived (Ah, ah, ah)

Es cuestión de tiempo, no es desearte el mal

It's a matter of time, it's not wishing you harm

Es el karma

It's karma

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lavar /laˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to wash
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad
pistola /pisˈto.la/ B1	noun - gun, pistol
mala /ˈmala/ A2	adjective - bad, evil
armonía /ar.moˈni.a/ B2	noun - harmony
clavar /klaˈβaɾ/ B2	verb - to drive in, to nail
melodía /me.loˈði.a/ B2	noun - melody
sobrevivir /soβɾeβiˈβiɾ/ B2	verb - to survive
tiempo /ˈtjemplo/ A2	noun - time
karma /ˈkɑɾma/ B2	noun - karma, fate
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow, grief

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a ponerme a lavar las tazas

  ➔ Use of 'voy a' + infinitive to indicate near future intention.

  ➔ 'Voy a' is used to express a planned action in the near future.

• Pero me quedo triste y sola

  ➔ Use of 'quedarse' + adjective to express becoming or remaining in a certain state.

  ➔ 'Quedarse' means to stay or become in a certain emotional or physical state.

• Dicen que nunca muere la mala hierba

  ➔ Use of indirect speech 'dicen que' to report what others say.

  ➔ 'Dicen que' introduces reported speech, indicating what others say.

• Es cuestión de tiempo, no es desearte el mal

  ➔ Use of 'es cuestión de' + noun phrase to express 'it's a matter of' something.

  ➔ 'Es cuestión de' introduces a phrase indicating the importance or timing of something.

• Contigo siempre al borde del abismo

  ➔ Use of 'al borde de' + noun to describe being on the edge of something.

  ➔ 'Al borde de' means 'on the edge of' or 'at the verge of' a physical or metaphorical limit.

• Para chorrearle al mundo toda mi pena

  ➔ Use of 'para' + infinitive to indicate purpose or goal.

  ➔ 'Para' + infinitive indicates purpose, meaning 'in order to' or 'to'.

• Tú, ¿qué vas a saber?

  ➔ Use of 'vas a' + infinitive to ask about future knowledge or ability.

  ➔ 'Vas a' + infinitive is used to express a future action or to ask about what someone will know or be able to do.