Chica Ye-Ye – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Conchita Velasco
• Album: Las Canciones de Conchita Velasco

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No te quieres enterar...

You don't want to find out...

Que te quiero de verdad.

That I love you truly.

No te quieres enterar...

You don't want to find out...

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...

No te quieres enterar

You don't want to find out

Ye ye

Ye ye

que te queiro de verdad

That I love you truly

ye ye ye ye

ye ye ye ye

y vendras a pedirme de rodillas

And you'll come begging on your knees

un poquito de amor

For just a little love

pero no te lo dare

But I won't give it to you

ye ye

ye ye

por que no te queiro ver

Because I don't want to see you

yeyeyeyey

yeyeyeyey

por que tu no aces caso ni te apiadas

Because you ignore me and don't feel sorry

de mi pobre corazon

For my poor heart

Buscate una chica

Find yourself a girl

Una chica yeye

A girl like Ye-Ye

Que tenga mucho ritmo

Who has a lot of rhythm

Y cante en ingles

And sings in English

Que tenga el pelo alborotado y

Who has tousled hair and

Las medias de color

Colored stockings

una chica ye ye

A girl like Ye-Ye

que te comprenda como yo

Who understands you like I do

no te quieres enterar

You don't want to find out

ye ye

ye ye

que te quiero de verdad

That I love you truly

y vendras a pedirme y arrogarme

And you'll come asking and begging

y vendras como siempre a

And you'll come as always to

suplicarme que sea

Beg me to be

tu chica yeye

Your little Ye-Ye girl

que sea tu chica ye ye

Your girl, ye-ye

yeye yeyeyeye

Yeye, yeye, yeye

buscate una chica una chica yeye

Find yourself a girl, a girl like Ye-Ye

que tenga mucho ritmo y que cante en ingles

Who has lots of rhythm and sings in English

que tenga el pelo alborotado

Who has tousled hair

y las medias de colar

And colored stockings

una chica yeye una chica yeye

A girl like Ye-Ye, a girl like Ye-Ye

que te compreenda como yo

Who understands you like I do

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aaaaaaaaaaaah

Aaaaaaaaah

no te quieres enterar

You don't want to find out

yeye

yeye

que te quiero de verdad

That I love you truly

yeyeyeye

Yeyeyeye

y vendras a pedirme

And you'll come asking

y arrogarme y vendras como siempre

And begging and you'll come as always

a suplicarme

To plead with me

que sea tu chica tu chica yeye

That I be your girl, your girl, Ye-Ye

que sea tu chica tu chica yeye

That I be your girl, your girl, Ye-Ye

que sea tu chica yeye

That I be your girl, Ye-Ye

que sea tu chica yeyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

That I be your girl, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
enterar /ɛnteˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to find out, to realize
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
pedir /peˈðiɾ/ A2	verb - to ask for, to request
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
bailar /βai̯ˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
música /ˈmusika/ A2	noun - music
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk
fiesta /fjesˈta/ A2	noun - party, celebration
reír /reˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to laugh
tener /teˈneɾ/ A2	verb - to have
lindo /ˈlindo/ B1	adjective - pretty, lovely
hermosa /eɾˈmo.sa/ A2	adjective - beautiful

Key Grammar Structures

• No te quieres enterar...

  ➔ Reflexive verbs

  ➔ The phrase uses the reflexive verb "querer" to indicate that the subject does not want to realize something.

• Que te quiero de verdad.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase expresses a desire or wish using the subjunctive mood with "quiero".

• pero no te lo daré.

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense "daré" to indicate an action that will not happen.

• Buscate una chica.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a command or suggestion.

• que tenga mucho ritmo.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with "tenga" to express a wish or desire.

• que te comprenda como yo.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with "comprenda" to express a desire for understanding.

• que sea tu chica yeye.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with "sea" to express a wish for being someone's girl.