El Ratico – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Juanes, Kali Uchis

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Llevo varios días pensando en decirte estas palabras

I've been thinking for days about telling you these words

Con dolor en el alma creo es hora que te vayas

With a broken heart, I believe it's time for you to leave

Hace varias noches no duermo y es por culpa de este infierno

For many nights I haven't slept, it's because of this hell

De saber que no puedo cabalgar entre tus

Knowing I can't ride between your

Sueño en las noches contigo

Dreams at night with you

Sueños que no volverán

Dreams that won't come back

Y sé que yo me equivoqué contigo, yeah

And I know I messed up with you, yeah

Pero tú también conmigo

But you also with me

Yo sé que yo me enredé contigo, yeah

I know I got tangled up with you, yeah

Pero tú también conmigo

But you also with me

Pasamos rico, pasamos rico, yeah

We had a good time, we had a good time, yeah

Y sufrimos un poquito

And we suffered a little

Lo hicimos rico, lo hicimos rico, yeah

We made it sweet, we made it sweet, yeah

Pero se acabó el ratico

But the moment's over

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Cielo azul, yo quería darte un cielo azul, ya lo ves

Blue sky, I wanted to give you a blue sky, as you see

Y un baul, de recuerdos sólo me lleve así

And a box of memories, I only take them like this

Cielo azul, yo quería darte un cielo azul, ya lo ves

Blue sky, I wanted to give you a blue sky, as you see

Y un baul, de recuerdos sólo me lleve así

And a box of memories, I only take them like this

You only want me when I'm good and gone

You only want me when I'm good and gone

You think you're always right and me, I'm always wrong

You think you're always right and I'm always wrong

Tú ya sabes me and you just don't belong

You already know, you and I just don't belong

No me digas más cause we won't ever get along

Don't tell me anymore because we'll never get along

Pensando en las noches que perdí

Thinking of the nights I lost

Sólo tratando de llegar a ti

Just trying to reach you

Se acabó el ratico, aquí esta el anillo

It's over now, here's the ring

No, I don't wanna be amigos

No, I don't wanna be friends

Y sueño en las noches contigo

And I dream at night with you

Sueños que no volverán

Dreams that won't come back

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Y sé que yo me equivoqué contigo, yeah

And I know I messed up with you, yeah

Pero tú también conmigo

But you also with me

Yo sé que yo me enredé contigo, yeah

I know I got tangled up with you, yeah

Pero tú también conmigo

But you also with me

Pasamos rico, pasamos rico, yee

We had a good time, we had a good time, yee

Y sufrimos un poquito

And we suffered a little

Lo hicimos rico, lo hicimos rico, yee

We made it sweet, we made it sweet, yee

Pero se acabó el ratico

But the moment's over

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Se nos acabó el ratico

Our time has run out

Se nos acabó el ratico

Our time has run out

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
días /ˈdi.as/ A1	noun - days
palabras /paˈla.βɾas/ A1	noun - words
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
noches /ˈno.t͡ʃes/ A1	noun - nights
infierno /iɱˈfjeɾ.no/ B2	noun - hell
cabalgar /ka.βalˈɣaɾ/ C1	verb - to ride
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2	noun - dream verb - I dream
enredé /en.reˈðe/ B2	verb - I got entangled
rico /ˈri.ko/ A2	adjective - delicious, nice, good
sufrimos /suˈfɾi.mos/ B1	verb - we suffered
ratico /raˈti.ko/ B2	noun - little while, short time
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A2	noun - sky, heaven
azul /aˈθul/ A1	adjective - blue
recuerdos /reˈkweɾ.dos/ B1	noun - memories

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo quería darte un cielo azul

  ➔ Imperfect tense (quería) to express past ongoing desire

  ➔ The verb "quería" is in the imperfect tense, used here to describe a past ongoing desire or wish.

• Se acabó el ratico

  ➔ Reflexive construction with "se acabó" (it ended)

  ➔ "Se acabó" is a reflexive phrase meaning "it ended" or "it's over," indicating the conclusion of an event or period.

• Yo sé que yo me equivoqué contigo

  ➔ Use of "sé" (from saber) in present tense to express knowledge

  ➔ "Sé" is the first person singular present tense of "saber," meaning "to know."

• Y un baul, de recuerdos sólo me lleve así

  ➔ Use of "lleve" (subjunctive) here to express a wish or desire

  ➔ "Lleve" is the present subjunctive form of "llevar," used here to express a wish or hope.

• Tú ya sabes me and you just don't belong

  ➔ Use of "ya sabes" (from saber) to indicate awareness or knowledge

  ➔ "Ya sabes" translates as "you already know," derived from "saber" in the present tense.

• Lo hicimos rico, lo hicimos rico

  ➔ Use of "hicimos" (from hacer) in past tense to indicate past actions

  ➔ "Hicimos" is the first person plural form of "hacer" in the preterite tense, meaning "we did" or "we made."