CON OTRA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cazzu

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Cazzu's 'CON OTRA' is a perfect song to dive into the world of Spanish. The lyrics tell a compelling story of betrayal and empowerment, using clear and emotionally charged language that can help you understand nuances of expression. The song's cumbia rhythm makes it not only a great learning tool but also a track that will make you want to dance while you learn.

[English]

She who owes nothing

fears nothing

What comes stolen, goes stolen

What comes stolen, goes stolen

Your mom and dad should've taught you that

You go crazy when he talks to me

He misses me and I don't even look at him

Girl, I have no intention of taking him from you

But you were bad

and everything comes with a price

I'm not your enemy

You have your enemy sleeping in your bed

And you're so clueless, guarding yourself from the wrong one

I don't wish you any harm

But he's gonna cheat on you with someone else

It'll be with another, and you'll remember

How you laughed the day I was in your place

And I don't doubt it

I assure you

I don't wish you any harm

But he's gonna cheat on you with someone else

It'll be with another, and you'll remember

How you laughed the day I was in your place

And I don't doubt it

I assure you

He's gonna cheat on you

The insecurity drives him crazy

You weren't the problem, and neither was I

The love you're waiting for, he's not going to give it to you

I would never do to you what you did to me

And with everything you said

I could still forgive you

But you were bad

and everything comes with a price

I'm not your enemy

You have your enemy sleeping in your bed

And you're so clueless, guarding yourself from the wrong one

I don't wish you any harm

But he's gonna cheat on you with someone else

It'll be with another, and you'll remember

How you laughed the day I was in your place

And I don't doubt it

I assure you

I don't wish you any harm

But he's gonna cheat on you with someone else

It'll be with another, and you'll remember

How you laughed the day I was in your place

And I don't doubt it

I assure you

He's gonna cheat on you

[Spanish]

La que nada debe

nada teme

Robado se va

lo que robado viene

Tu papá y mamá debieron enseñartelo

Te enloqueces cuando él habla conmigo

Él me extraña y yo ni siquiera lo miro

niña no tengo intenciones de quitártelo

Pero fuiste mala

y todo se paga

No soy tu enemiga

tienes tu enemigo durmiendo en tu cama

y muy despistada te estas cuidando de la equivocada

No te deseo el mal

pero el te va a engañar con otra

será con otra y recordaras

De cómo tu te reias el día en que estuve en tu lugar

Y no lo dudo 

Te lo aseguro

No te deseo el mal

pero el te va a engañar con otra 

será con otra y recordarás

de cómo tu te reias el día en que estuve en tu lugar

Y no lo dudo

Te lo aseguro

Te va a engañar

La inseguridad lo vuelve loco

No fuiste tu el problema y yo tampoco

el amor que esperas no va a dártelo

Yo jamas te haria lo que me hiciste

y con todo y eso que dijiste

Aun así pudiera perdonártelo

Pero fuiste mala

y todo se paga

No soy tu enemiga

tienes tu enemigo durmiendo en tu cama

y muy despistada te estas cuidando de la equivocada

No te deseo el mal

pero él te va a engañar con otra

será con otra y recordarás

de cómo tu te reias el dia en que estuve en tu lugar

Y no lo dudo 

Te lo aseguro

No te deseo el mal

pero el te va a engañar con otra

sera con otra y recordarás

de cómo tu te reias el dia que estuve en tu lugar 

Y no lo dudo

Te lo aseguro

Te va a engañar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
robar /roˈβar/ A2	verb - to steal
enseñar /en.seˈɲar/ A2	verb - to teach
enloquecer /en.lo.keˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to drive crazy
extrañar /ekstɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss
intención /in.tenˈθjon/ B1	noun - intention
mala /ˈmala/ A1	adjective - bad
enemigo /e.neˈmi.ɣo/ A2	noun - enemy
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ A1	verb - to sleep
despistada /des.pisˈta.ða/ B2	adjective - clueless
equivocada /e.ki.βoˈka.ða/ B1	adjective - mistaken
engañar /eŋ.ɡaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to cheat
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A1	noun - place
asegurar /a.se.ɣuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to assure
inseguridad /in.se.ɣu.ɾiˈðað/ B2	noun - insecurity
loco /ˈloko/ A2	adjective - crazy
problema /pɾoˈβle.ma/ A2	noun - problem
perdonar /peɾ.ðoˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - forgive

Key Grammar Structures

• Robado se va / lo que robado viene

  ➔ Passive Voice; Impersonal 'Se'

  ➔ The structure "robado se va" uses the impersonal "se" indicating a passive meaning. 'Se va' translates to 'it is taken away'. Similarly, "lo que robado viene" implies 'what comes stolen'.

• Tu papá y mamá debieron enseñartelo

  ➔ Past Perfect Modality (deber + haber + participle); Pronoun Enclisis

  ➔ "Debieron enseñartelo" uses "deber" + "haber" (implied) + past participle to express a past obligation that was not fulfilled. The pronoun "te" and "lo" are attached to the end of the infinitive "enseñar" (enclisis).

• Y muy despistada te estas cuidando de la equivocada

  ➔ Present Continuous (estar + gerund); reflexive verb

  ➔ "Te estas cuidando" uses the present continuous with a reflexive verb. "Estar + gerund" indicates an action in progress. The "te" indicates that the action of caring is directed back to the subject.

• No te deseo el mal, pero el te va a engañar con otra

  ➔ Future Simple (ir a + infinitive); Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Te va a engañar" uses the "ir a + infinitive" structure to express the near future. "Te" is the indirect object pronoun, indicating *to you* he will cheat.

• De cómo tu te reias el día en que estuve en tu lugar

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'de'; past tense (reías); Relative Clause

  ➔ "De cómo..." introduces a prepositional phrase indicating 'of how'. "Reías" is the imperfect past tense of "reir", describing a repeated action in the past. "En que estuve en tu lugar" is a relative clause modifying "el día."

• Y no lo dudo / Te lo aseguro

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun (lo); Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns combined (te lo)

  ➔ "Lo" is the direct object pronoun. "Te lo aseguro" uses both the indirect object pronoun "te" (to you) and the direct object pronoun "lo" (it) combined. The order is always indirect before direct when combined.

• La inseguridad lo vuelve loco

  ➔ Pronoun as direct object ('lo'); verb 'volver' meaning 'to make someone become'

  ➔ Here, "lo" is a direct object pronoun referring to the insecurity. The verb "vuelve" comes from "volver", and in this context, it means "makes him become" or "drives him". The insecurity drives him crazy.

• Yo jamás te haría lo que me hiciste

  ➔ Adverb of time ('jamás') intensifying negation; Relative Pronoun ('lo que'); Past tense

  ➔ "Jamás" emphasizes the negation. "Lo que me hiciste" translates to 'what you did to me', using "lo que" as a relative pronoun to refer to the action. The verbs are in the past tense.