la culpa

• By: Alleh, Yorghaki
• Album: LA CIUDAD

Lyrics:

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[English]

Yo sé que tú, no sé

I know you, I don't know

Tú a mí me conoce'

You know me

Te haces la que no sé

You pretend you don't know

Fue en un ratito, yo quería y tú quería'

It was quick, I wanted to and you did too

Hacerlo sería un delito, pero qué rico sería

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

Ay, no te vayas lejos, ven, quédate cerquita

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

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

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

No estaba en los planes, pero tuvo que pasar

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

Quieres que te sane, yo voy bueno pa sanarte

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

Quiero empezar siendo sincero

I want to start by being honest

Si nos vamos y por tercero' se arriesga la voz

If we get together and others risk speaking out

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

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

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

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

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

Yo sé que tú, no sé

I know you, I don't know

Tú a mí me conoce'

You know me

Te haces la que no sé

You pretend you don't know

Te haces la que no sé

You pretend you don't know

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

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

Quiero darte de mi ADN

I want to give you my DNA

Somos tú y yo, y nadie nos detiene

It's you and me, and nobody stops us

Sí, ya entendí, en tu mirada lo veo

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

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

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

Decírtelo en la cara que ese cuerpecito es arte

To tell you to your face that your body is art

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

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

Contigo to se siente mejor (sí)

With you everything feels better (yes)

Pintaría el mundo de tu color, bebé

I would paint the world your color, baby

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

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

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

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

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

Fue en un ratito, yo quería y tú quería'

It was quick, I wanted to and you did too

Hacerlo sería un delito, pero qué rico sería

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

Este deseo de besarte

This desire to kiss you

Decírtelo en la cara que ese cuerpecito es arte

To tell you to your face that your body is art

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

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

Contigo to se siente mejor (sí)

With you everything feels better (yes)

Pintaría el mundo de tu color, bebé

I would paint the world your color, baby

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

Diles que un día te vi y al otro te enamoré

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

Échame la culpa a mí, por si llegan a saber

Blame me, in case they find out

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

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

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

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

Este deseo de besarte

This desire to kiss you

Ay, no te vayas, ay, no te vayas

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

Ven, quédate cer-, ven, quédate cer-

Come, stay close-, come, stay close-

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Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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.