Ingobernable – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Gipsy Kings, Nicolás Reyes, Tonino Baliardo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of "Ingobernable," a captivating collaboration between Spanish artist C. Tangana and the legendary Gipsy Kings. This song offers a rich blend of flamenco and urban sounds, making it a vibrant entry point to understanding Spanish musical heritage and contemporary expressions of love and longing. Its evocative lyrics and traditional rumba rhythms provide an engaging way to connect with the Spanish language through a story of intense, unrequited affection. [cite: 2, 9, 31, 32 (previous search result)]

[English]

Hey!

Let's go

Pucho

Let's go! That's it

That's it!

Uh!

My good intentions aren't enough (no, no)

My good deeds aren't enough (not enough)

For her, it's not enough that I write her songs (ah, ah, ah, ah)

Ungovernable, the love of my loves

It's not enough

Not even a ladder could help me reach you (hey, Pucho!)

Not even a gun could let me rule you (let's go)

Not even a ladder could help me reach you (hey, not enough)

Not even a gun could let me rule you (no way)

It’s not enough to break my heart

Or to shout "I love you" every time she passes by (Pucho, that's it)

I know you have no price (let's go)

Queen inside and outside the house (hey)

And in my heart, that’s dying of fear because of your threats

Are you leaving? (Water)

My good intentions aren't enough (that's it)

My good deeds aren't enough (not enough, not enough)

For her, it's not enough (not enough, not enough)

That I write her songs (not enough, not enough)

Ungovernable, the love of my loves

That you don’t want to love me

That you don’t want to love me (no, no)

That you don’t want to love me

You don't want to love me (no, no)

That you don’t want to love me (that you don’t want to love me)

That you don’t want to love me (that you don’t want to love me)

That you don’t want to love me (no, no)

You don’t want to love me (ah-eh, that's it)

No, it hasn't been that long (no)

It hasn't been that long (no, no)

Not that long since the day I met you (not even a gun)

And you haven’t wanted to listen (nothing)

You haven't listened at all (no, not even a gun)

To all the signs I kept leaving, and they were for you

Because I love you (go on)

How many times do I have to say it?

The whole world knows you drive me crazy

This isn’t living (no, no)

Not even a ladder could help me reach you (hey)

Not even a gun could let me rule you

Not even a ladder could help me reach you (hey)

Not even a gun could let me rule you

That you don’t want to love me (not even)

That you don’t want to love me (not even)

That you don’t want to love me (not even)

You don't want to love me (not even a gun)

That you don’t want to love me (that you don’t want to love me)

That you don’t want to love me (that you don’t want to love me)

That you don’t want to love me (no, no)

You don’t want to love me (that's it)

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[Spanish]

¡Eh!

Vamo

Pucho

Vamo!, eso e'

¡Eso e'!

¡Uh!

No me vale con mis buenas intencione (que no, que no)

No me vale con mis buenas accione (no me vale)

A ella no le vale con que le escriba cancione (ah, ah, ah, ah)

Ingobernable, el amor de mis amores

Que no me vale

Ni una escalera para poder alcanzarte (¡eje, Pucho!)

Ni una pistola para poder gobernarte (vamo)

Ni una escalera para poder alcanzarte (eje, que no)

Ni una pistola para podеr gobernarte (eso no)

No le valе con partirme el pecho

Y gritar "te quiero" cada vez que pasa (¡Pucho!, eso e')

Que sé que tú no tienes precio (vamo)

Reina dentro y fuera'e casa (ey)

Y en mi corazón, que está muerto'e miedo por tus amenazas

¿Que te vas a ir? (Agua)

No me vale con mis buenas intencione (eso e')

No me vale con mis buenas accione' (no le vale, no le vale)

A ella no le vale (no le va, no le va)

Con que le escriba cancione (no le va, no le va)

Ingobernable, el amor de mis amores

Que no me quieres queré

Que no me quieres queré (que no, que no)

Que no me quieres queré

No me quieres queré (que no, que no)

Que no me quieres queré (que no me quieres queré)

Que no me quieres queré (que no me quieres queré)

Que no me quieres queré (que no, que no)

Tú no me quieres queré (¡ah-eh!, eso)

No, no ha pasado tanto (no)

No ha pasado tanto (que no, que no)

No ha pasado tanto desde el día en que te conocí (ni una pistola)

Y tú no has querío hacer caso (nada)

No has hecho ni caso (no, ni una pistola)

De toa' las señales que he ido dejando y que eran para ti

Porque te quiero (ale)

¿Que cómo te lo tengo que decir?

S'ha'nterao to'l mundo que me tienes loco

Esto no's viví' (que no, que no)

Ni una escalera para poder alcanzarte (eje)

Ni una pistola para poder gobernarte

Ni una escalera para poder alcanzarte (eje)

Ni una pistola para poder gobernarte

Que no me quieres queré (ni una)

Que no me quieres queré (ni una)

Que no me quieres queré (ni una)

No me quieres queré (ni una pistola)

Que no me quieres queré (que no me quieres queré)

Que no me quieres queré (que no me quieres queré)

Que no me quieres queré (que no, que no)

Tú no me quieres queré (eso)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love, affection or strong liking
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ or /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart (organ or symbol of emotion)
reina /ˈrejna/ B1	noun - queen
pistola /pisˈtola/ A2	noun - gun or pistol
escalera /eskaˈleɾa/ B1	noun - staircase, ladder, or stairs
amenaza /ameˈnaθa/ or /ameˈnasa/ B2	noun - threat or menace
locura /loˈkuɾa/ B2	noun - madness, insanity, or folly
gobernar /goβeɾˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to govern, rule, or control
valer /baˈleɾ/ B2	verb - to be worth, to be valid, to be useful
alcanzar /alkanˈθaɾ/ or /alkanˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to reach, catch up with, or achieve
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want or to love
intención /intenˈθjon/ or /intenˈsjon/ B2	noun - intention, aim, or purpose
acción /akˈθjon/ or /akˈsjon/ B1	noun - action, deed
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear
precios /ˈpɾeθjos/ or /ˈpɾesjos/ A2	noun - price, cost, or value
canción /kanˈθjon/ or /kanˈsjon/ A2	noun - song or musical composition
ingobernable /iŋgoβeɾˈnaβle/ C1	adjective - ungovernable, uncontrollable

Key Grammar Structures

• No me vale con mis buenas intencione (que no, que no)

  ➔ Present tense with negative expression

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense verb 'vale' (is enough) with the negative expression 'no me vale' to indicate insufficiency.

• Ni una escalera para poder alcanzarte

  ➔ Double negative with 'ni...ni'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'ni...ni' to express a double negative, emphasizing the lack of both options.

• Que no me quieres queré

  ➔ Affirmative and negative commands

  ➔ The phrase alternates between affirmative and negative forms of 'querer' to express repeated rejection.

• S'ha'nterao to'l mundo que me tienes loco

  ➔ Contracted form of 'se ha enterado'

  ➔ The phrase uses a contracted form of 'se ha enterado' (has found out) common in colloquial Spanish.

• Esto no's viví'

  ➔ Apostrophe contraction

  ➔ The phrase contracts 'esto no es' to 'esto no's' using an apostrophe, typical in spoken Spanish.