La Guaracha (Oh Oh Oh) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Manuel Turizo, Martinwhite
• Album: Apambichao

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Colombian urban music with 'La Guaracha (Oh Oh Oh)'. This song is a perfect tool for learners to pick up colloquial Spanish expressions used in party settings and to understand the rhythmic nuances of Latin fusion music that blends tradition with modern electronic sounds.

[English]

I kept saying I wouldn't get caught up - And I went crazy when I met you, lady

Our paths crossed, it wasn't luck - It happened for me now, baby, I have you to myself

Maybe we weren't what we imagined, wo - But between you and me there's a connection

If we have problems, we fix them, wo - Just so the occasion repeats itself, uoh

There's no explanation for what we have, uoh

Seeing you again became an addiction for me, uoh - I don't have this feeling with anyone else, woo

That's why I dedicate this song to you, oh oh - Tell me who hasn't broken a heart, oh oh

There's nothing left between you and me, oh oh - I cure my wounds with alcohol

oh oh - Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Prr hey prr - Where is my guachuita

I haven't seen you in a while - You're looking pretty, come here

Let's hook up again - I spend my time drinking

Looking at your photo - You have me crazy

With a broken heart - Uoh

I kept saying I wouldn't get caught up - Looking for you to see each other, that it wouldn't

hurt to distance myself from you - Everything I promised, the times I saw you

If we did everything, and now what - You tell me you're out there the same way

What's up with you talking about me - We got tangled up, but you know what I mean

The morning we saw in Viña - The drink we opened, my girl

You get attached without meaning to - We fell in love because of what we swore

If I still think about you, well yeah - If you're my type and I'm your type

If life only lasts a little while - We get tangled up and I always find you

If the alcohol erases the consequences - Give me one last little kiss

The desire is greater than the conscience

That's why I dedicate this song to you, oh oh - Tell me who hasn't broken a heart, oh oh

There's nothing left between you and me, oh oh - I cure my wounds with alcohol, oh oh

Uoh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

[Spanish]

Tanto que decía que no iba a envolverme Y me volví loco cuando te conocí, lady

Lo’ camino se cruzaron, no fue suerte Se me dio ahora baby te tengo pa mi

Quizá no fuimo lo que imaginamo wo Pero entre tu y yo hay conexión.

Si tenemo problema lo arreglamo wo Pa que se repita la ocasión uoh

Lo nuestro no tiene explicación uoh

Volverte a ver se me hizo una adicción uoh. Con nadie tengo esta sensación woo

Por eso te dedico esta canción oh oh Dime quien no ha roto un corazón oh oh

Ya no queda nada entre tu y yo oh oh Curo mis heridas con alcohol

oh oh Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Prr ey prr Mi guachuita donde está

De hace tiempo no se ve Tay bonita ven pa acá

Pa comerno otra ve’ La paso bebiendo

Mirando tu foto Tu me tiene loco

Con el cora roto Uoh

Tanto que decía que no iba envolverme Buscarte pa verno, que no iba

doler el alejarme de ti To lo que prometí, las veces que te vi.

Si haciamos todo y ahora que hay Tu me dice, que anda igual por ahí

Que te pasa hablando de mi Nos enredamos pero me cachai

La mañana que vimos en viña La bebida que abrimo mi niña

Uno sin querer se encariña Nos enamoramos por lo que juramos

Que si aún te pienso pues si po Si tu eres mi tipo y yo soy tu tipo 

Si la vida nos dura solo un ratico Nos enredamos y siempre te ubico

Si el alcohol nos borra las consecuencias Dame el último besito 

Las ganas son más grandes que la conciencia

Por eso te dedico esta canción oh oh Dime quien no ha roto un corazón oh oh

Ya no queda nada entre tu y yo oh oh Curo mis heridas con alcohol oh oh

Uoh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
envolverme en-bol-ver-me B2	verbo - To get involved or entangled.
conexión ko-nek-sjon A2	sustantivo - Connection.
adicción a-dik-sjon B2	sustantivo - Addiction.
sensación sen-sa-sjon B1	sustantivo - Sensation, feeling.
corazón ko-ra-son A1	sustantivo - Heart.
heridas e-ri-das B1	sustantivo - Wounds.
alcohol al-ko-ol A2	sustantivo - Alcohol.
encariña en-ka-ri-ɲa B2	verbo - To become fond of someone.
juramos xu-ra-mos B1	verbo - To swear, to promise.
conciencia kon-sjen-sja B2	sustantivo - Conscience.
enredamos en-re-da-mos B2	verbo - To get entangled, to hook up.
consecuencias kon-se-kwen-sjas B1	sustantivo - Consequences.
enamoramos e-na-mo-ra-mos A2	verbo - To fall in love.
prometí pro-me-ti A2	verbo - I promised.
ubico u-bi-ko B1	verbo - To find or locate.

Key Grammar Structures

• Tanto que decía que no iba a envolverme

  ➔ Imperfect tense (decía) vs. Periphrastic future in the past (iba a)

  ➔ "Decía" describes a past habit or state, while "iba a" + infinitive expresses a future action from the perspective of the past.

• Se me dio ahora baby te tengo pa mi

  ➔ Passive reflexives / Impersonal 'Se' (Se me dio)

  ➔ The "se" here indicates that the opportunity or situation "happened" or "was given" to the speaker.

• Si tenemo problema lo arreglamo

  ➔ First conditional (Si + present indicative)

  ➔ The structure uses the present indicative to express a real or possible condition in the future.

• Volverte a ver se me hizo una adicción

  ➔ Pronominal verb with dative of interest (se me hizo)

  ➔ The "se" here acts as an inchoative marker, emphasizing the transformation into an addiction.

• Dime quien no ha roto un corazón

  ➔ Present perfect tense (ha roto) with irregular participle

  ➔ "Ha roto" is the irregular participle of "romper", used in the perfect tense to denote past actions with present relevance.

• Si haciamos todo y ahora que hay

  ➔ Imperfect tense (hacíamos) for past recurring actions

  ➔ "Hacíamos" refers to the ongoing or repeated nature of their relationship in the past.

• Nos enamoramos por lo que juramos

  ➔ Relative pronoun (lo que) + Indefinite past (pretérito indefinido)

  ➔ "Lo que" acts as a neuter relative pronoun meaning "that which" or "what", followed by a finished action.

• Las ganas son más grandes que la conciencia

  ➔ Comparative structure (más + adjective + que)

  ➔ This is a basic comparative of inequality used to contrast two nouns.