EL TONTO – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Lola Indigo, Quevedo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "EL TONTO" by Lola Indigo and Quevedo to explore themes of resilience and self-love through vibrant urban rhythms. This song offers a modern perspective on navigating past relationships and emerging stronger, making it a great way to connect with contemporary Spanish music culture.

[English]

[STRONG WIND]

♪♪

♪ (IT WAS YOU, IT WAS) ♪

♪ THE FOOL WHO LEFT ME, - BUT I'M NOT SAD ♪

♪ I GO OUT AT NIGHT UNTIL LATE - AND YOU ONLY WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ HOW I COULD ERASE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SAW ME - THE GUCCI YOU GAVE ME ♪

♪ WEARING IT TO GO OUT WITH HIM ♪

♪ (WITH HIM) - EH ♪

♪ TODAY, I WAKE UP - IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE ♪

♪ I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I AM ♪

♪ BECAUSE LAST NIGHT I DRANK - THE NIGHT AWAY, YOU KNOW HOW I AM ♪

♪ IT'S NOT THAT I WANT TO GO BACK - BECAUSE EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT YOU ♪

♪ IT WAS YOU, IT WAS - THE FOOL WHO LEFT ME ♪

♪ BUT I'M NOT SAD, - I GO OUT AT NIGHT UNTIL LATE ♪

♪ AND YOU ONLY WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ HOW I COULD ERASE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SAW ME - THE GUCCI YOU GAVE ME ♪

♪ WEARING IT TO GO OUT WITH HIM ♪

♪ SHE WAS THAT GIRL - FROM SCHOOL ♪

♪ BUT THAT LEFT HER WITH SCARS ♪

♪ NOW SHE SNEAKS INTO - EVERY VIP IN THE PARTY ♪

♪ GUCCI GLASSES, - SEQUINED DRESS ♪

♪ WE SEE EACH OTHER - AND WE DEVOUR EACH OTHER WITHOUT CAUTION ♪

♪ AND NOW SHE'S A BAD GIRL - WHO'S LOOKING FOR HEAT ♪

♪ AND EVEN THOUGH YOU LEFT HER, - THAT ASS DOESN'T LOSE VALUE ♪

♪ SHE LEAVES EVERYONE ON SEEN ♪

♪ (SEEN) ♪

♪ BABY, I'M SORRY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE - SINCE I LAST SAW YOU ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU, - BUT I INSIST ♪

♪ THAT I FELL IN LOVE - WITH YOUR SHOUTS ♪

♪ WITH THE PHOTOS - YOU UPLOAD WITHOUT A FILTER ♪

♪ WITH HOW YOU TWERK - IN THE CLUB ♪

♪ I COVER YOUR EYES, - LIKE IN BIRDBOX ♪

♪ AND I START DOING THINGS TO YOU - THAT NO ONE HAS EVER DONE TO YOU ♪

♪ TONIGHT - YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THE CEILING ♪

♪ AND GIVE IT MORE, - LET'S DO IT LIKE IT IS ♪

♪ AND REMEMBER - THAT THAT BOZO IS ONLY ♪

♪ THE FOOL WHO LEFT HER ♪

♪ BUT SHE'S NOT SAD, - SHE GOES OUT AT NIGHT UNTIL LATE ♪

♪ YOU ONLY WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ HOW SHE COULD ERASE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SAW HER - THE GUCCI YOU GAVE HER ♪

♪ WEARING IT TO GO OUT - WITH ME, BABY ♪

♪ AY ♪

♪ STOP, STOP, - STOP SO I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ I COUNT BOTTLES, - I DON'T COUNT LOVERS ♪

♪ DANCING TO OLD - REGGAETONS ♪

♪ WITH ALL MY GIRLS - I'M STILL IN THE RING ♪

♪ I WON THIS FIGHT ♪

♪ YOU SAY NO, - I KNOW YOU CRIED ♪

♪ YOU, IT WAS YOU, IT WAS ♪

♪ THE FOOL WHO LEFT ME ♪

♪ (IT WAS YOU, IT WAS) ♪

♪ THE FOOL WHO LEFT HER ♪

♪ BABY ♪

♪ (BABY) ♪

♪ HOW I COULD ERASE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SAW ME - THE GUCCI YOU GAVE ME ♪

♪ WEARING IT TO GO OUT WITH HIM ♪

♪ THE FOOL WHO LEFT HER, - BUT SHE'S NOT SAD ♪

♪ SHE GOES OUT AT NIGHT UNTIL LATE ♪

♪ YOU ONLY WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ HOW I COULD ERASE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SAW ME - THE GUCCI YOU GAVE ME ♪

♪ WEARING IT TO GO OUT WITH HIM ♪

♪♪

[Spanish]

[VIENTO FUERTE]

♪♪

♪ (FUISTE TÚ, FUISTE) ♪

♪ EL TONTO QUE ME DEJASTE, PERO NO ESTOY TRISTE ♪

♪ SALGO DE NOCHE HASTA TARDE Y TÚ SOLO QUIERES SABER ♪

♪ CÓMO PUDE BORRARTE ♪

♪ YO SÉ QUE ME VISTE EL GUCCI QUE ME REGALASTE ♪

♪ PUESTO PA SALIR CON ÉL ♪

♪ (CON ÉL) EH ♪

♪ HOY, ME LEVANTO EN LA CASA DE OTRO ♪

♪ NI SÉ DÓNDE ESTOY ♪

♪ PORQUE ANOCHE ME BEBÍ LA NOCHE, SABES CÓMO SOY ♪

♪ NO ES QUE QUIERA VOLVER PORQUE TODOS YA SABEN QUE TÚ ♪

♪ FUISTE TÚ, FUISTE EL TONTO QUE ME DEJASTE ♪

♪ PERO NO ESTOY TRISTE, SALGO DE NOCHE HASTA TARDE ♪

♪ Y TÚ SOLO QUIERES SABER ♪

♪ CÓMO PUDE BORRARTE ♪

♪ YO SÉ QUE ME VISTE EL GUCCI QUE ME REGALASTE ♪

♪ PUESTO PA SALIR CON ÉL ♪

♪ ERA AQUELLA NIÑA DE LA ESCUELA ♪

♪ PERO ESO LE DEJÓ SECUELAS ♪

♪ AHORA CADA VIP DEL PARTY, ELLA SE CUELA ♪

♪ GAFAS GUCCI, VESTIDO DE LENTEJUELAS ♪

♪ NOS VEMOS Y NOS COMEMOS SIN CAUTELA ♪

♪ Y AHORA ES UNA NIÑA MALA QUE ANDA EN BUSCA DE CALOR ♪

♪ Y AUNQUE LA DEJASTE, ESE CULITO NO PIERDE VALOR ♪

♪ A TODOS DEJA EN VISTO ♪

♪ (VISTO) ♪

♪ BEBÉ, LO SIENTO, HACE TIEMPO QUE NO TE HABÍA VISTO ♪

♪ NO QUIERO PRESIONAR, PERO INSISTO ♪

♪ QUE YO ME ENAMORÉ DE TUS GRITOS ♪

♪ DE LAS FOTOS QUE SUBES SIN FILTRO ♪

♪ DE CÓMO PERREAS EN LA DISCO ♪

♪ TE TAPO LOS OJOS, COMO EN BIRDBOX ♪

♪ Y EMPIEZO A HACERTE COSAS QUE A TI NUNCA TE HAN HECHO ♪

♪ ESTA NOCHE VAS A TOCAR EL TECHO ♪

♪ Y DALE MÁS, VAMOS A DARLE COMO ES ♪

♪ Y RECUERDA QUE ESE BOBO SOLO ES ♪

♪ EL TONTO QUE LA DEJASTE ♪

♪ PERO NO ESTÁ TRISTE, SALE DE NOCHE HASTA TARDE ♪

♪ TÚ SOLO QUIERES SABER ♪

♪ CÓMO PUDO BORRARTE ♪

♪ YO SÉ QUE LA VISTE EL GUCCI QUE LE REGALASTE ♪

♪ PUESTO PA SALIR CONMIGO, BEBÉ ♪

♪ AY ♪

♪ PARA, PARA, PARA NO PENSARTE ♪

♪ CUENTO BOTELLAS, NO CUENTO AMANTES ♪

♪ BAILANDO REGGAETONES DE ANTES ♪

♪ CON TODAS MIS NENAS SIGO EN EL RING ♪

♪ GANÉ ESTE COMBATE ♪

♪ DICES QUE NO, YO SÉ QUE LLORASTE ♪

♪ TÚ, FUISTE TÚ, FUISTE ♪

♪ EL TONTO QUE ME DEJASTE ♪

♪ (FUISTE TÚ, FUISTE) ♪

♪ EL TONTO QUE LA DEJASTE ♪

♪ BEBÉ ♪

♪ (BEBÉ) ♪

♪ CÓMO PUDE BORRARTE ♪

♪ YO SÉ QUE ME VISTE EL GUCCI QUE ME REGALASTE ♪

♪ PUESTO PA SALIR CON ÉL ♪

♪ EL TONTO QUE LA DEJASTE, PERO NO ESTÁ TRISTE ♪

♪ SALE DE NOCHE HASTA TARDE ♪

♪ TÚ SOLO QUIERES SABER ♪

♪ CÓMO PUDE BORRARTE ♪

♪ YO SÉ QUE ME VISTE EL GUCCI QUE ME REGALASTE ♪

♪ PUESTO PA SALIR CON ÉL ♪

♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tonto /ˈton.to/ A2	noun - fool adjective - foolish, silly
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
borrar /boˈraɾ/ B1	verb - to erase, delete
casa /ˈka.sa/ A1	noun - house
beber /beˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to drink
niña /ˈni.ɲa/ A1	noun - girl
escuela /esˈkwe.la/ A1	noun - school
gafas /ˈɡa.fas/ A2	noun - glasses, spectacles
vestido /besˈti.ðo/ A2	noun - dress verb - dressed
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - heat
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
fotos /ˈfo.tos/ A1	noun - photos
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
techo /ˈte.t͡ʃo/ A2	noun - roof, ceiling
botellas /boˈte.ʎas/ A1	noun - bottles
amantes /aˈman.tes/ B1	noun - lovers
nenas /ˈne.nas/ A1	noun - girls
combate /komˈba.te/ B1	noun - fight

Key Grammar Structures

• FUISTE TÚ, FUISTE

  ➔ Past tense of 'ser' in the second person singular (you were)

  ➔ This expresses a completed action in the past.

• NO ES QUE QUIERA VOLVER

  ➔ Use of 'no es que' to express that something is not about wanting or wishing

  ➔ It introduces a negation of the desire or reason behind an action.

• YO SÉ QUE ME VISTE EL GUCCI QUE ME REGALASTE

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'saber' (sé) with relative clause

  ➔ It uses the present tense of 'saber' to indicate knowledge, with a relative clause providing specific information.

• SALE DE NOCHE HASTA TARDE

  ➔ Use of the verb 'salir' in the third person singular in the present tense

  ➔ It indicates that he or she leaves or goes out, emphasizing habitual or ongoing action.

• CUENTO BOTELLAS, NO CUENTO AMANTES

  ➔ Use of 'contar' in the present tense in the first person singular

  ➔ It illustrates the speaker counting bottles instead of lovers, using the first person singular of 'contar'.

• GANÉ ESTE COMBATE

  ➔ Past tense of 'ganar' in the first person singular

  ➔ It communicates that the speaker won a 'battle', using the past tense of 'ganar'.