en la cara – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Olivia Wald, Rusherking

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythms of "En la Cara" by Olivia Wald and Rusherking, a song that perfectly encapsulates the push and pull of past relationships and new beginnings. By exploring its heartfelt lyrics, you'll gain insight into Spanish expressions of love, regret, and the strength to move forward, all while enjoying its catchy Latin-pop vibes.

[English]

Landing again in Buenos Aires

The sky looks more cloudy than before

I don't want to be anywhere

I don't want to get off

I don't want to face it

It's just that we loved each other out of time

I wanted everything with you

You were slower

And now that I have no desire left

You're outside my house, desperate and crying

I don't want to drink again

Because I don't want to call you again

I don't want you to ask for forgiveness

Because I no longer want to forgive you

And now that I'm not looking for anything anymore

You come begging in my face

Saying "without you, I'm nothing"

Wanting to fix the messes

We took different paths

And now I'm dancing to another rhythm

What a shame we didn't live it

But deep down, we always knew

The one who wants everything wants it when they don't have it

He's a spoiled boy, just entertaining himself

And when he sees he’s losing what he loves most

He comes back crying for a little more

The one who wants everything wants it when they don't have it

And he won't find me, let him beg whoever he wants

And even though the city is huge, we both don't fit

I've already left Buenos Aires, I won't see you again

And now that I'm not looking for anything anymore

You come begging in my face

Saying "without you, I'm nothing"

Wanting to fix the messes

We took different paths

And now I'm dancing to another rhythm

What a shame we didn't live it

But deep down, we always knew

And now that I'm not looking for anything anymore

You come begging in my face

Saying "without you, I'm nothing"

Wanting to fix the messes

We took different paths

And now I'm dancing to another rhythm

What a shame we didn't live it

But deep down, we always knew

...

[Spanish]

De nuevo aterrizando en Buenos Aires

El cielo se ve mas nublao que antes

No quiero estar en ningun lado

No quiero bajarme

No quiero enfrentarlo

Es que nos quisimos a destiempo

Yo quise to con vos

Vos fuiste mas lento

Y ahora que no me quedan ganas

Estas desesperao llorando afuera de mi casa

No quiero volver a tomar

Porque no quiero volver a llamarte

No quiero que pidas perdon

Porque ya no quiero perdonarte

Y ahora que no busco mas nada

Me viene a rogar en la cara

Diciendo "sin ti no soy nada"

Queriendo arreglar las cagadas

Tomamos caminos distintos

Y ahora estoy bailando otro ritmo

Qué pena que no lo vivimos

Pero en el fondo siempre lo supimos

El que quiere todo quiere cuando no lo tiene

Es un chico caprichoso solo se entretiene

Y cuando puede ver que pierde lo que más quiere

Vuelve llorando por un poco más

El que quiere todo quiere cuando no lo tiene

Y a mí no me va a encontrar le ruegue a quien le ruegue

Y aunque la ciudad es gigante, los dos no cabemos

Ya me fui de Buenos Aires, no te veo de nuevo

Y ahora que no busco mas nada

Me viene a rogar en la cara

Diciendo "sin ti no soy nada"

Queriendo arreglar las cagadas

Tomamos caminos distintos

Y ahora estoy bailando otro ritmo

Qué pena que no lo vivimos

Pero en el fondo siempre lo supimos

Y ahora que no busco mas nada

Me viene a rogar en la cara

Diciendo "sin ti no soy nada"

Queriendo arreglar las cagadas

Tomamos caminos distintos

Y ahora estoy bailando otro ritmo

Qué pena que no lo vivimos

Pero en el fondo siempre lo supimos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aterrizando /ateɾiˈsando/ B2	verb - landing (from aircraft)
nublao /nublao/ B1	adjective - cloudy
destiempo /destjempo/ B2	adjective - untimely, out of time
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
destino /destino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
rogar /roˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to beg, to plead
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
perdona /peɾˈdo.na/ A2	verb - to forgive
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ A2	noun - paths, ways
bailando /baiˈlando/ A2	verb - dancing
ritmo /ˈrit.mo/ A2	noun - rhythm
pena /ˈpe.na/ A1	noun - pity, regret, sorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo quise to con vos

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'querer' (quise) to express completed actions in the past.

  ➔ Shows a completed desire in the past.

• Tomamos caminos distintos

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'tomar' (tomamos) in the first person plural, used to indicate completed action.

  ➔ Indicates that 'we' took different paths in the past.

• Y ahora que no me quedan ganas

  ➔ Use of 'quedar' in the present tense ('quedan') to express remaining quantities or feelings.

  ➔ Expresses that there are no more feelings or desire left.

• Diciendo 'sin ti no soy nada'

  ➔ Use of direct speech or quotation to express someone saying something.

  ➔ Indicates the exact words spoken by someone.

• Porque ya no quiero volver a llamarte

  ➔ Use of 'querer' in the present tense ('quiero') to express desire in the present.

  ➔ Expresses a current refusal or desire not to do something.

• El que quiere todo quiere cuando no lo tiene

  ➔ Use of 'quiere' (present tense of 'querer') in a relative clause to express desire.

  ➔ Expresses that those who desire everything tend to do so when they lack it.