Gabriela – English Lyrics

• By: KATSEYE
• Album: Beautiful Chaos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of KATSEYE's "Gabriela," a song that blends English and Spanish lyrics to tell a story of love, jealousy, and empowerment. Inspired by Latin telenovelas, this track offers a unique opportunity to explore cultural themes and modern femininity while learning a catchy, genre-bending pop song.

[English]

Hot like a bullet, flying too fast I couldn't catch it.

Heart in the casket.

You always knew it, the starring role, the main attraction.

Got cameras flashing.

Like, ooh,

You got everybody's eyes undressing you.

And I see it too.

Yeah, ooh,

You can have anyone else you wanted to,

I'm begging you.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

Back off of my fella, Gabriela.

Back off, Gabriela, la la la.

Cause, ooh,

You can have anyone else you wanted to,

I'm begging you.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

Skin on my willow,

I bet you taste just like the summer.

Under the cover.

Me in the middle,

Overprotective of my lover.

You made me wander.

Like, ooh,

If you made all of these fantasies come true,

What would you do?

Yeah, ooh,

You can have anyone else you wanted to,

But I'm begging you.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

Back off of my fella, Gabriela.

Back off, Gabriela, la la la.

Cause, ooh,

You can have anyone else you wanted to,

I'm begging you.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

La la la la.

Él llegó conmigo y conmigo se va.

Sus ojos son míos, eso no va a cambiar.

Me quiere a mí, no importan las demás.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Él llegó conmigo y conmigo se va.

Sus ojos son míos, eso no va a cambiar.

Me quiere a mí, no importan las demás.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

Back off of my fella, Gabriela.

Back off, Gabriela, la la la.

Cause, ooh,

You can have anyone else you wanted to,

I'm begging you.

Hands off, Gabriela, Gabriela.

Hands off, Gabriela, la la la.

La la la la.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air with wings
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to seize or grab something in motion
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
flash /flæʃ/ B1	verb - to produce a sudden bright light
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - the organ used for seeing
attract /əˈtrækt/ B1	verb - to cause someone or something to come closer or interest
beg /bɛg/ A2	verb - to ask earnestly for something
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm used for holding or touching
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer layer of the body
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year
lover /ˈlʌv.ər/ B1	noun - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
fantasy /ˈfæn.tə.si/ B2	noun - an imaginative or unreal scenario

Key Grammar Structures

• Hot like a bullet, flying too fast I couldn't catch it.

  ➔ Participle Clause (Present Participle) & "Too + Adjective/Adverb"

  ➔ The phrase "flying too fast" is a present participle clause modifying the subject, describing how the bullet is moving. "Too fast" indicates an excessive degree of speed, making it impossible to catch.

• You got everybody's eyes undressing you.

  ➔ Causative Verb ("Get/Have someone/something Doing Something")

  ➔ The structure "got ... undressing" is a causative construction meaning "caused or allowed for someone/something to be doing something." Here, it implies that the subject's presence caused people's eyes to metaphorically "undress" them.

• You can have anyone else you wanted to,

  ➔ Modal Verb "Can" for Possibility & Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "Can have" expresses capability or possibility. "You wanted to" is a reduced relative clause (originally "whom you wanted to have") modifying "anyone else," indicating that Gabriela has many options for partners.

• I'm begging you.

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis / Strong Emotion

  ➔ The use of the present continuous "I'm begging" instead of a simple present ("I beg") conveys a sense of urgency, ongoing action, or strong emotional appeal from the speaker.

• If you made all of these fantasies come true, What would you do?

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional structure ("If + past simple, would + base verb") to talk about a hypothetical or unlikely situation in the present or future, and its probable result.

• I bet you taste just like the summer.

  ➔ Sensory Verb ("Taste") + Simile ("Just like") & Informal Expression ("I bet")

  ➔ "Taste" is a sensory verb followed by a comparison using "just like the summer" (a simile), implying a pleasant, warm, or refreshing quality. "I bet" is an informal way to say "I'm sure" or "I believe."

• Overprotective of my lover.

  ➔ Adjective with "Over-" Prefix & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The adjective "Overprotective" uses the prefix "over-" to indicate an excessive degree of protection. It is followed by the preposition "of" to specify what or whom the protection is directed towards.

• Él llegó conmigo y conmigo se va.

  ➔ Spanish Pronominal Verb "Irse" & Preposition + Emphatic Pronoun ("Conmigo")

  ➔ "Se va" is the pronominal verb "irse" (to leave/go away), not just "ir" (to go), implying leaving with someone or from a place. "Conmigo" is a special form of "con" (with) + "mí" (me), meaning "with me."

• Sus ojos son míos, eso no va a cambiar.

  ➔ Spanish Possessive Pronoun ("Míos") & "Ir a + Infinitive" Future Tense

  ➔ "Míos" is a possessive pronoun that agrees in gender and number with the noun it refers to ("ojos"). "Va a cambiar" uses the common "ir a + infinitive" construction for expressing future actions or intentions in Spanish.

• Me quiere a mí, no importan las demás.

  ➔ Spanish Emphatic Personal Pronoun ("A mí") & Impersonal Verb ("Importar")

  ➔ "Me quiere a mí" uses the redundant "a mí" for emphasis, stressing "me" as the object of affection. "No importan las demás" uses the verb "importar" (to matter/be important) impersonally, where the actual subject ("las demás" - the others) follows the verb.