El Gato Y Yo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Amanda Miguel
• Album: El Sonido Vol. 3

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Una de estas noches

One of these nights

Yo voy a raptarte

I'm going to snatch you

Voy a seducirte

I'm going to seduce you

Voy a arrinconarte

I'm going to corner you

Como una gatita llegaré

Like a little cat, I'll arrive

De un salto a tu balcón

With a leap to your balcony

Y con mis caricias ya verás que te hago ronronear

And with my caresses, you'll see, I'll make you purr

Quieras o no quieras tú serás mi gato malandrín

Whether you want to or not, you'll be my mischievous cat

Una de estas noches

One of these nights

Con mi serenata

With my serenade

Mostraré las uñas

I'll show my claws

Tú no te me escapas

You won't escape me

Con un maullidito ronco

With a hoarse meow

Me dirás al fin que sí

You'll finally tell me yes

Una luna llena nos dará

A full moon will give us

La luz para el festín

The light for the feast

Y en algún tejado tú y yo

And on some rooftop, you and I

Haremos el amor

We'll make love

...

...

Pata con patita

Paw in paw

Cola al viento vamos tú y yo

Tail in the wind, off we go, you and I

Y soñamos con tener

And we'll dream of having

Gatitos de todo color

Kittens of every color

Quieras o no queras tú seras mi gato malandrín

Whether you want to or not, you'll be my mischievous cat

Alguien nos arruina

Someone spoils

Nuestro amor de gatos

Our cat love

Porque desde arriba

Because from above

Nos cayó un zapato

A shoe fell on us

Y desde el tejado el gato y yo

And from the rooftop, the cat and I

Rolamos un balcón

Tumbled off a balcony

Qué confección

What a tumble!

Y pasado el susto otra vez

And once the fright passed, again

Comienza el festín

The feast begins

En el jardín

In the garden

Pese al zapatazo siete vidas

Despite the shoe attack, seven lives

Tiene nuestro amor

Our love has

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...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
raptar /rapˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to kidnap, to abduct, to carry off by force
seducir /seðuˈθiɾ/ B2	verb - to seduce, to entice, to charm
arrinconar /arrinkoˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to corner, to push into a corner, to marginalize
gato /ˈɡato/ A1	noun - cat (domestic animal)
balcón /balˈkon/ A2	noun - balcony
caricias /kaˈɾiθjas/ B1	noun - caresses, strokes, fondles (plural of 'caricia')
ronronear /ronɾoneˈaɾ/ B1	verb - to purr (of a cat), to rumble (of an engine)
malandrín /malanˈdɾin/ C1	noun - rascal, scoundrel, rogue adjective - mischievous, roguish
serenata /seɾeˈnata/ B1	noun - serenade
uñas /ˈuɲas/ A2	noun - nails (fingernails/toenails), claws (of an animal) (plural of 'uña')
maullido /mawˈʎiðo/ B1	noun - meow, cat's cry
ronco /ˈroŋko/ B1	adjective - hoarse, husky (voice); deep, rumbling (sound)
festín /fesˈtin/ B1	noun - feast, banquet
tejado /teˈxaðo/ B1	noun - roof (especially a tiled roof)
pata /ˈpata/ A2	noun - paw, leg (of an animal or furniture); (informal) foot (of person)
cola /ˈkola/ A1	noun - tail (of an animal); queue, line; glue
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
arruinar /arruiˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to ruin, to spoil, to destroy
zapato /θaˈpato/ A1	noun - shoe
susto /ˈsusto/ B1	noun - fright, scare, shock
zapatazo /θapaˈtaθo/ C1	noun - blow with a shoe; kick with a shoe

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo voy a raptarte

  ➔ "Ir a" + Infinitive (Periphrastic Future) + Attached Object Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "voy a raptarte" expresses a near future action or intention. The object pronoun "te" (you) is attached to the infinitive "raptar" (to abduct).

• Como una gatita llegaré

  ➔ Simple Future Tense + "Como" (Comparison)

  ➔ The verb "llegaré" (from 'llegar') is in the simple future tense, indicating an action that will happen. "Como" is used to make a comparison, meaning "like" or "as".

• Y con mis caricias ya verás que te hago ronronear

  ➔ Causative Verb "Hacer" + Infinitive + Object Pronoun

  ➔ "te hago ronronear" is a causative construction where "hacer" means "to make" or "to cause" someone to do something (in this case, "ronronear" - to purr). "te" is the indirect object pronoun.

• Quieras o no quieras tú serás mi gato malandrín

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Concessive Clause) + Simple Future Tense

  ➔ "Quieras o no quieras" uses the present subjunctive to express a concessive idea, meaning "whether you want to or not". "serás" is in the simple future, indicating certainty.

• Tú no te me escapas

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Dative of Interest / Redundant Pronoun + Present Tense for Future Certainty

  ➔ "escapas" is from the reflexive verb 'escaparse'. "te" is the reflexive pronoun. "me" is a dative of interest, indicating the action affects the speaker (e.g., "you won't escape *from me*"). The present tense is used here to express strong certainty about a future event.

• Me dirás al fin que sí

  ➔ Simple Future Tense + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "dirás" is the simple future tense of "decir" (to say/tell). "Me" is the indirect object pronoun, meaning "to me" or "for me".

• Y soñamos con tener Gatitos de todo color

  ➔ Verb + Preposition + Infinitive

  ➔ "soñamos con tener" shows a common verb-preposition combination, 'soñar con' (to dream about/of), followed by an infinitive "tener" (to have). "de todo color" uses 'de' to describe variety.

• Porque desde arriba Nos cayó un zapato

  ➔ Preposition "Desde" + Preterite Tense + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Desde arriba" indicates a starting point or origin ("from above"). "cayó" is the preterite tense of 'caer' (to fall), denoting a completed action in the past. "Nos" is an indirect object pronoun, meaning "to us" or "on us".

• Qué confección

  ➔ Exclamatory Phrase with "Qué"

  ➔ "Qué" followed by a noun (like "confección") forms an exclamatory phrase, expressing surprise, admiration, or sometimes ironic disapproval, similar to "What a...!" in English.

• Pese al zapatazo siete vidas Tiene nuestro amor

  ➔ Concessive Phrase "Pese a" + Present Tense

  ➔ "Pese al zapatazo" uses the concessive phrase "Pese a" (or "a pesar de"), meaning "despite" or "in spite of", to introduce a contrast. "Tiene" is in the present tense.