Culpable – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Junior H

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful sounds of Corridos Tumbados with Junior H's 'Culpable.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary Mexican Spanish, offering a look at emotional vocabulary and modern slang used in the regional music scene today.

[English]

[Music]

Wow.

[Music]

And if I find out about someone else.

If I see you, I get jealous. I know he's not the

real one, he's just a prisoner. I've already been

through that and even lost my footing. Deep down,

I love you.

I tried to follow your path,

but I lost your tracks. Maybe you should

move on. I'm sorry.

[Music]

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 you look at me, don't expect me to

act right. I like girls from the north, just like you.

I wonder what it is that you're

questioning. If I come looking for you again, would you

forgive me? It would be different seeing you in

person.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

It would be different seeing you in person.

It would be

[Music]

and if I find out about someone else.

If I see you, I get jealous.

I know he's not the real one, he's just a

prisoner. I've already been through that and even

lost my footing. Deep down, I love you.

I tried to follow your path,

but I lost your tracks. Maybe you should

move on. I'm sorry.

We used to turn on the TV and not even watch the

movie.

That felt so good, there was always a happy

ending. You never wanted a designer

bag. You were always there, being faithful to me.

How do you feel? I don't know, but I am

the guilty one.

It's just that you live here.

A

that photo in

that wore my feet out

and if I find out about someone else.

If I see you, I get jealous. I know he's not the

real one, he's just a prisoner. I've already been

through that and even lost my footing. Deep down,

I love you.

I tried to follow your path,

but I lost your tracks.

to move on, I'm lost.

[Music]

[Music]

Oh.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Ah. M.

[Spanish]

[Música]

Wow.

[Música]

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.

Trate de por tu sendero,

pero perdí tus huellas. Quizás debes

seguir. Lo siento.

[Música]

No entiendo por qué lo nuestro es un

derroche. Es que no he dormido desde

antenoche. Si te miro no esperes que me

comportes. Me gustan así como tú las del

norte. Me pregunto qué es lo que tú te

cuestionas. Si yo te busco de nuevo, me

perdonas. diferente sería verte en

persona.

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

Diferente sería verte en persona.

Sería

[Música]

y si de otro me entero.

Si te veo, teo.

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 por tu sendero,

pero perdí tus huellas. Quizás debes

seguir. Lo siento.

Encendíamos la tele y no veíamos la

peli.

Eso sabe rico del siempre había un happy

ending. Tú nunca le quiste 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.

Un

esa foto en

que me gastó los pies

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.

Trate de por sendero,

pero perdí tus huellas.

de seguir lo suelo.

[Música]

[Música]

Oh.

[Música]

[Música]

[Música]

Ah. M.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enterar en.te.'rar B1	verb - to find out / to learn about
celar se.'lar B2	verb - to be jealous
prisionero pri.si.'ne.ro B1	noun - prisoner
sendero sen.'de.ro B2	noun - path / trail
huella ˈwe.ʝa B2	noun - footprint / trace
derroche de.'rro.tʃe C1	noun - waste / extravagance
cuestionar kwes.tjo.'nar B2	verb - to question
perdonar per.do.'nar B1	verb - to forgive
persona per.'so.na A1	noun - person
fiel fjel B1	adjective - faithful / loyal
culpable kul.'pa.ble B2	adjective - guilty noun - guilty party
piel pjel B1	noun - skin / leather

Key Grammar Structures

• Y si de otro me entero.

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause with present indicative

  ➔ The use of "Si" + present indicative indicates a possible or real condition in the present.

• Ya pasé por eso y hasta perdí el suelo.

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions

  ➔ The verbs "pasé" and "perdí" are in the preterite, marking specific, finished events in the past.

• No entiendo por qué lo nuestro es un derroche.

  ➔ Use of the neuter article 'lo' as a nominalizer

  ➔ "lo" + nuestro turns the possessive adjective into a noun phrase meaning 'what is ours' or 'our relationship'.

• Si te miro no esperes que me comporte.

  ➔ Negative command (imperative) + Subjunctive

  ➔ "no esperes" is the negative imperative (Tú form), followed by "que me comporte" in the present subjunctive.

• Diferente sería verte en persona.

  ➔ Conditional tense to express hypothesis

  ➔ The verb "sería" is in the conditional, suggesting a hypothetical outcome if the action occurs.

• Tú nunca quisiste una bolsa de piel.

  ➔ Preterite of 'querer' (negative)

  ➔ "Quisiste" indicates a definitive choice or desire (or lack thereof) in the past.

• Siempre estabas ahí siéndome fiel.

  ➔ Imperfect tense + Gerund

  ➔ "Estabas" (imperfect) describes a continuous state in the past, combined with "siéndome" to indicate ongoing action.

• Yo soy el culpable.

  ➔ Use of 'ser' for identity/attribute

  ➔ The verb "soy" (from ser) establishes a permanent attribute or self-definition.