Como Una Loba – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Valeria Lynch

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful emotions and evocative imagery of Valeria Lynch's iconic song 'Como una Loba.' This Latin Pop ballad uses the potent metaphor of a she-wolf to capture themes of intense longing, passion, and resilience, offering a glimpse into profound human emotions through its compelling lyrics and melody.

[English]

A she-wolf, walking badly wounded

Trying to find her way in the region

Betrayed by her unsteady nose

That's how I feel, if I lack your love

That's how I feel, without your caresses

That's how I feel, aroused all day long

Walking the streets, I once walked with you

Searching in other men

To discover your smile

Like a she-wolf

Howling at night, alive

So you know

That I’m still alone in my den

And if tomorrow

We meet again in life

Let’s pretend we just met

Steal me a kiss

And take me with you, quickly

Where you know

That I’ll fall into your arms, seduced

Don’t even ask

Take what’s yours, without measure

Because hungry for your body

Loving, I would die

A she-wolf, that’s how I feel

That’s how I feel, an aggressive she-wolf

Smelling dry firewood, covered in dew

Biting myself

Thinking of your caresses

Because the full moon

Calls out to you on my skin

Like a she-wolf

Howling at night, alive

So you know

That I’m still alone in my den

And if tomorrow

We meet again in life

Let’s pretend we just met

Steal me a kiss

And take me with you, quickly

Where you know

That I’ll fall into your arms, seduced

Don’t even ask

Take what’s yours, without measure

Because hungry for your body

Loving, I would die

A she-wolf, that’s how I feel

Like a she-wolf

Like a she-wolf

Like a she-wolf

Like a she-wolf

...

[Spanish]

Una loba, caminando mal herida

Tratando de ubicarse en la región

Traicionada por su olfato a la deriva

Así me siento yo, si me falta tu amor

Así me siento yo, sin tener tus caricias

Así me siento yo, en celo todo el día

Recorriendo las calles, que recorrí contigo

Buscando en otros hombres

Descubrir tu sonrisa

Como una loba

Aullo por las noches, encendida

Para que sepas

Que sigo estando sola en mi guarida

Y si mañana

Volvemos a encontrarnos por la vida

Finjamos que acabamos

Recién de conocernos

Róbame un beso

Y llévame contigo muy de prisa

Donde tú sabes

Que yo caeré en tus brazos, seducida

Ni me preguntes

Y toma lo que es tuyo, sin medida

Que hambrienta de tu cuerpo

Amando, moriría

Una loba, así me siento yo

Así me siento yo, una loba agresiva

Oliendo a leña seca, cubierta de rocío

Mordiéndome yo misma

Pensando en tus caricias

Porque la luna llena

En mi piel te llama a gritos

Como una loba

Aullo por las noches, encendida

Para que sepas

Que sigo estando sola en mi guarida

Y si mañana

Volvemos a encontrarnos por la vida

Finjamos que acabamos recién de conocernos

Róbame un beso

Y llévame contigo, muy de prisa

Donde tú sabes

Que yo caeré en tus brazos, seducida

Ni me preguntes

Y toma lo que es tuyo, sin medida

Que hambrienta de tu cuerpo

Amando, moriría

Una loba, así me siento yo

Como una loba

Como una loba

Como una loba

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminando /kamiˈnando/ B1	verb - walking
herida /eˈɾiða/ B2	noun - wound
ubicarse /uβiˈkaɾse/ B2	verb - to position oneself
traicionada /tɾaiθioˈnaða/ C1	adjective - betrayed
olfato /olˈfaðo/ B2	noun - sense of smell
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
caricias /kaˈɾisi.as/ B1	noun - caresses, gentle touches
celo /ˈθe.lo/ B2	noun - jealousy
recorrer /ɾekoˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to go around, to travel through
buscando /busˈkando/ B1	verb - searching
descubrir /deskuˈβɾiɾ/ B2	verb - to discover
sonrisa /sɔˈnɾisa/ A2	noun - smile
encendida /enθenˈðida/ B2	adjective - lit, ignited, turned on
sólo /ˈso.lo/ A2	adjective - only, alone
guarida /ɡwaˈɾi.ða/ B2	noun - den, hiding place
mañana /maˈɲana/ A2	noun - tomorrow
encontrarnos /en.konˈtɾaɾ.nos/ B2	verb - to meet each other
finjamos /finˈxa.mos/ C1	verb - let's pretend
acabamos /aˈkaβamos/ C1	verb - we finish, we end
conocernos /ko.noˈθeɾ.nos/ C1	verb - to get to know each other
robare /ˈro.βa.ɾe/ B2	verb - to steal
beso /ˈbɛ.so/ A1
caeré /kaˈɾe/ B2	verb - will fall
seducida /seduˈsiða/ C1	adjective - seduced
preguntes /pɾeɣunˈtes/ B2	verb - to ask
toma /ˈto.ma/ A2	verb - take
medida /meˈði.ða/ B2	noun - measure, limit
hambrienta /amˈbɾjen.ta/ C1	adjective - hungry
moriría /mo.ɾiˈɾi.a/ B2	verb - would die

Key Grammar Structures

• Una loba, caminando mal herida

  ➔ Gerund phrase ('caminando mal herida') functioning as an adverbial modifier.

  ➔ The gerund phrase "caminando mal herida" describes how the wolf is. It shows the manner in which she is moving.

• Así me siento yo, si me falta tu amor

  ➔ Conditional sentence using 'si' (if) to express a condition and its consequence. Subjunctive mood is not required here because it's a likely condition.

  ➔ "Si me falta tu amor" presents the condition (if I lack your love), and "Así me siento yo" is the consequence (this is how I feel).

• Recorriendo las calles, que recorrí contigo

  ➔ Relative clause using 'que' to specify which streets ('las calles') are being referenced. Preterite tense ('recorrí') in the relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "que recorrí contigo" clarifies that it's not just any streets, but specifically the ones she walked with the other person.

• Aúllo por las noches, encendida

  ➔ Adverbial phrase "por las noches" indicating time. Adjective "encendida" agreeing in gender and number with the implied subject (yo = feminine singular).

  ➔ "Por las noches" explains when she howls. "Encendida" describes her state of being; she's ignited or passionate.

• Que sigo estando sola en mi guarida

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'que', functioning as the object of an implied verb of saying/knowing. The verb 'seguir' + gerund ('estando') expresses continuous action.

  ➔ The sentence implies 'para que sepas' before this clause. 'Sigo estando' translates to 'I continue to be'.

• Finjamos que acabamos recién de conocernos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood ('finjamos') after the verb 'finjir' (to pretend) expressing a hypothetical or desired action. 'Acabar de' + infinitive ('acabamos de conocernos') expresses an action that just happened.

  ➔ The use of the subjunctive 'finjamos' indicates a desire or suggestion to pretend. 'Acabamos de conocernos' means 'we have just met'.

• Que hambrienta de tu cuerpo Amando, moriría

  ➔ "Hambrienta de tu cuerpo" is an adjectival phrase modifying the implied subject 'yo'. The conditional tense 'moriría' expresses a hypothetical action in the future, dependent on a condition.

  ➔ The phrase describes her being hungry for his body, and the conditional 'moriría' implies she would die loving him if that condition is met (presumably if she has him).