CULPABLE – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Junior H

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern Mexican music with 'CULPABLE' by Junior H. This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore colloquial Mexican Spanish, the emotive storytelling of Corridos Tumbados, and the linguistic nuances of heartbreak and apology.

[English]

And if I find out about someone else

If I see you, I get jealous

I know he's not the real deal, he's just a prisoner

I've already been through that, I even lost my footing

Deep down, I love you

I tried to follow your path

But I lost your trail, maybe I should have kept going, I'm sorry

I don't understand why what we have is such a waste

It's just that I haven't slept since the night before last

If I look at you, don't expect me to behave

I like them just like you, the girls from the North

Curvy girl, I wonder what it is you're questioning

If I come looking for you again, will you forgive me?

It would be different if I saw you in person, eh

Eh, eh

It would be different if I saw you in person

It would be different

And if I find out about someone else

If I see you, I get jealous

I know he's not the real deal, he's just a prisoner

I've already been through that, I even lost my footing

Deep down, I love you

I tried to follow your path

But I lost your trail, maybe I should have kept going, I'm sorry

We would turn on the TV

And we wouldn't even watch the movie

That tastes so good, delicious

There was always a happy ending

You never chose a leather handbag

You were always there, being faithful to me

How you're feeling, I don't know

But I am the one to blame

It's just that you live right here, yeh-yeh-yeh

How do I enjoy, yeh-yeh-yeh

That photo of you in a bikini, yeh-yeh-yeh

Who am I spending my thousands on?

And if I find out about someone else

If I see you, I get jealous

I know he's not the real deal, he's just a prisoner

I've already been through that, I even lost my footing

Deep down, I love you

I tried to follow your path

But I lost your trail, maybe I should have kept going, I'm sorry

Yeh, yeh

Yeh, yeh

Yeh, yeh

Junior H

Tell me, Klizous, yeah

Yeh

Yeh, yeh

...

[Spanish]

Y si de otro me entero

Si te veo, te celo

Sé que no es el verdadero, es un prisionero

Ya pasé por eso, y hasta perdí el suelo

En el fondo, te quiero

Traté de ir por tu sendero

Pero perdí tus huellas, quizás debí seguir, lo siento

No entiendo por qué lo nuestro es un derroche

Es que no he dormido desde antenoche

Si te miro, no esperes que me comporte

Me gustan así como tú, las del norte

Culona, me pregunto qué es lo que tú te cuestionas

Si yo te busco de nuevo, ¿me perdonas?

Diferente sería verte en persona, eh

Eh, eh

Diferente sería verte en persona

Diferente sería

Y si de otro me entero

Si te veo, te celo

Sé que no es el verdadero, es un prisionero

Ya pasé por eso, y hasta perdí el suelo

En el fondo, te quiero

Traté de ir por tu sendero

Pero perdí tus huellas, quizás debí seguir, lo siento

Encendíamos la tele

Y no veíamos la peli

Eso sabe rico, deli

Siempre había un happy ending

Tú nunca elegiste una bolsa de piel

Siempre estabas ahí, siéndome fiel

Cómo te sientes, no lo sé

Pero yo soy el culpable

Es que tú vives aquí, yeh-yeh-yeh

¿Cómo le hago deleite, yeh-yeh-yeh

A esa foto en bikini, yeh-yeh-yeh

¿Con quién me gasto los mil-?

Y si de otro me entero

Si te veo, te celo

Sé que no es el verdadero, es un prisionero

Ya pasé por eso, y hasta perdí el suelo

En el fondo, te quiero

Traté de ir por tu sendero

Pero perdí tus huellas, quizás debí seguir, lo siento

Yeh, yeh

Yeh, yeh

Yeh, yeh

Junior H

Dímelo, Klizous, yeah

Yeh

Yeh, yeh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
culpable kul-pa-ble B1	adjective - guilty
entero en-te-ro A2	verb - to find out / become aware
celo ce-lo B2	verb - to be jealous
prisionero pri-sio-ne-ro B2	noun - prisoner
suelo sue-lo A1	noun - ground / floor
fondo fon-do A2	noun - depth / bottom
sendero sen-de-ro B2	noun - path
huellas hue-llas B1	noun - footprints / traces
derroche de-rro-che C1	noun - waste / squandering
comporte com-por-te B2	verb - to behave
cuestionas cues-tio-nas B2	verb - to question / doubt
perdonas per-do-nas A2	verb - to forgive
persona per-so-na A1	noun - person
fiel fiel B1	adjective - faithful / loyal
deleite de-lei-te C1	noun - delight / pleasure

Key Grammar Structures

• Y si de otro me entero

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause with present indicative

  ➔ The structure 'Si' + present indicative is used here to describe a real, possible condition in the present.

• Ya pasé por eso

  ➔ Pretérito Perfecto Simple (Past Simple)

  ➔ The verb 'pasé' is in the first-person singular preterite, indicating an action that started and finished in the past.

• quizás debí seguir

  ➔ Adverb 'quizás' + Pretérito Indefinido

  ➔ 'Quizás' expresses doubt/possibility, followed by 'debí' (I should have/must have) to reflect on a past mistake.

• No entiendo por qué lo nuestro es un derroche

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'por qué'

  ➔ The phrase acts as the object of the verb 'entiendo', using an interrogative adverb to introduce an indirect question.

• Si yo te busco de nuevo, ¿me perdonas?

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' with present indicative and future/present intention

  ➔ This is a hypothetical future condition: if 'x' happens, will 'y' happen? It uses the present for both parts to sound immediate.

• Siempre había un happy ending

  ➔ Pretérito Imperfecto (Imperfect Past)

  ➔ Used 'había' to describe a repeated or continuous state in the past (habitual action).

• Cómo te sientes, no lo sé

  ➔ Indirect question with interrogative pronoun

  ➔ The 'cómo' clause acts as the subject/topic being discussed, followed by the main clause 'no lo sé'.

• Pero yo soy el culpable

  ➔ Verb 'ser' for permanent trait/identity

  ➔ Using 'soy' (first person of 'ser') establishes a definitive identity or responsibility.