la culpa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Alleh, Yorghaki
• Album: LA CIUDAD

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with "La Culpa" by Alleh & Yorghaki can be a captivating experience. The song's clear narrative of a passionate, forbidden love and its repetitive, catchy chorus make it easy to follow along and pick up new vocabulary related to love, blame, and desire. The blend of reggaeton and afrobeat rhythms also makes it a fun and engaging way to immerse yourself in modern Latin music.

[English]

I know you, I don't know

You know me

You pretend you don't know

It was quick, I wanted to and you did too

Doing it would be a crime, but it would feel so good

Oh, don't go far away, come, stay close

I don't need it and you do, you do, mami

It wasn't in the plans, but it had to happen

You want me to heal you, I'm good at that

I want to start by being honest

If we get together and others risk speaking out

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I saw you one day and the next I made you fall for me

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I warned you that you'd fall (eh-eh-eh-eh)

I know you, I don't know

You know me

You pretend you don't know

You pretend you don't know

Why don't you come over then and we change our genes?

I want to give you my DNA

It's you and me, and nobody stops us

Yes, I already understood, I see it in your eyes

That you, like me, are also overcome by the desire to kiss me

To tell you to your face that your body is art

There's no other place that disarms me body and soul (disarms me)

With you everything feels better (yes)

I would paint the world your color, baby

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I saw you one day and the next I made you fall for me

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I warned you that you'd fall (eh-eh-eh-eh)

It was quick, I wanted to and you did too

Doing it would be a crime, but it would feel so good

This desire to kiss you

To tell you to your face that your body is art

There's no other place that disarms me body and soul (disarms me)

With you everything feels better (yes)

I would paint the world your color, baby

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I saw you one day and the next I made you fall for me

Blame me, in case they find out

Tell them I warned you that you'd fall (eh-eh-eh-eh)

I know you, I don't know (in case they find out)

This desire to kiss you

Oh, don't go, oh, don't go

Come, stay close-, come, stay close-

...

[Spanish]

Yo sé que tú, no sé

Tú a mí me conoce'

Te haces la que no sé

Fue en un ratito, yo quería y tú quería'

Hacerlo sería un delito, pero qué rico sería

Ay, no te vayas lejos, ven, quédate cerquita

Yo no lo necesito y tú sí lo necesitas, tú sí, mami

No estaba en los planes, pero tuvo que pasar

Quieres que te sane, yo voy bueno pa sanarte

Quiero empezar siendo sincero

Si nos vamos y por tercero' se arriesga la voz

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que te lo advertí que tú ibas a caer (eh-eh-eh-eh)

Yo sé que tú, no sé

Tú a mí me conoce'

Te haces la que no sé

Te haces la que no sé

¿Por qué entonces no te vienes y cambiamos los genes?

Quiero darte de mi ADN

Somos tú y yo, y nadie nos detiene

Sí, ya entendí, en tu mirada lo veo

Que a ti, como a mí, también te gana el deseo de besarme

Decírtelo en la cara que ese cuerpecito es arte

No hay otra casa que en cuerpo y alma me desarme (me desarme)

Contigo to se siente mejor (sí)

Pintaría el mundo de tu color, bebé

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que te lo advertí, que tú ibas a caer (eh-eh-eh-eh)

Fue en un ratito, yo quería y tú quería'

Hacerlo sería un delito, pero qué rico sería

Este deseo de besarte

Decírtelo en la cara que ese cuerpecito es arte

No hay otra casa que en cuerpo y alma me desarme (me desarme)

Contigo to se siente mejor (sí)

Pintaría el mundo de tu color, bebé

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Diles que te lo advertí, que tú ibas a caer (eh-eh-eh-eh)

Yo sé que tú, no sé (por si llegan a saber)

Este deseo de besarte

Ay, no te vayas, ay, no te vayas

Ven, quédate cer-, ven, quédate cer-

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
culpa /ˈkulpa/ B1	noun - guilt, fault, blame
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want verb - to love
delito /deˈlito/ B2	noun - crime, offense
rico /ˈriko/ A2	adjective - delicious, tasty adjective - rich (wealthy) adjective - great, pleasant (colloquial)
necesitar /neθesiˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to need
sanar /saˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal, to cure
sincero /sinˈθeɾo/ B1	adjective - sincere, honest
terceros /teɾˈθeɾos/ B2	noun - third parties
arriesgar /ari̯ezˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to risk
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to know (facts, information) verb - to taste
enamorar /enamoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to make someone fall in love verb - to fall in love (reflexive)
advertir /aðβeɾˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to warn verb - to notice, to realize
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A1	verb - to fall (down) verb - to fall (for someone/temptation) (figurative)
deseo /deˈseo/ B1	noun - desire, wish
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
arte /ˈaɾte/ A2	noun - art
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A1	noun - body
alma /ˈalma/ B2	noun - soul
desarmar /desaɾˈmaɾ/ C1	verb - to disarm, to dismantle verb - to melt, to overwhelm (figurative)
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A1	adjective - better

Key Grammar Structures

• Tú a mí me conoce'

  ➔ Redundant Object Pronoun / Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ The indirect object pronoun "me" is used redundantly with the prepositional phrase "a mí" for emphasis or clarification, which is common in Spanish. Also, "conoce'" is a common colloquial shortening of "conoces".

• Te haces la que no sé

  ➔ Reflexive verb "hacerse" + "la/el que" construction

  ➔ The construction "hacerse la/el que" (literally "to make oneself the one who...") means to "pretend to be someone who..." or "to act as if...". Here, "te haces la que no sé" means "you pretend you don't know".

• Hacerlo sería un delito, pero qué rico sería

  ➔ Conditional Tense / Exclamatory Phrase

  ➔ The conditional tense "sería" (would be) is used to express hypothetical situations or possibilities. "Qué rico sería" is an exclamatory phrase also using the conditional to express how pleasant something would be.

• Ay, no te vayas lejos, ven, quédate cerquita

  ➔ Imperative (Negative & Affirmative, Regular & Irregular)

  ➔ This line contains several commands directed at "tú". "No te vayas" is a negative command, formed using the present subjunctive. "Ven" is an irregular affirmative command (from "venir"). "Quédate" is a regular affirmative command for reflexive verbs (from "quedarse").

• Si nos vamos y por tercero' se arriesga la voz

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Si + Present Indicative) + Impersonal "se" construction

  ➔ "Si nos vamos" is a Type 1 conditional clause, describing a real or probable condition using "si" followed by the present indicative. "Se arriesga la voz" uses the impersonal "se" construction, which often functions similarly to a passive voice ("the voice is risked").

• Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

  ➔ Imperative + Redundant Object Pronoun (for emphasis) + "Por si" (in case)

  ➔ "Échame" is an affirmative command. The indirect object "me" is emphasized by the redundant prepositional phrase "a mí". "Por si" means "in case" or "just in case", indicating a possibility for which precautions should be taken. It's followed by the indicative "llegan" here, indicating a perceived real possibility.

• No hay otra casa que en cuerpo y alma me desarme

  ➔ Impersonal "hay" + Relative Clause with Subjunctive (after indefinite/negative antecedent)

  ➔ "No hay" (there isn't/are no) is an impersonal expression. The relative clause "que... me desarme" uses the present subjunctive because it refers to an indefinite or non-existent antecedent ("otra casa" in a negative context), implying that the existence of such a house is uncertain or denied.

• Contigo to se siente mejor

  ➔ Colloquial "to'" + Impersonal "se" construction

  ➔ "To'" is a common colloquial abbreviation of "todo" (everything/all). "Se siente mejor" uses the impersonal "se" construction, meaning "it feels better" or "one feels better", where the action is performed without specifying the agent.